Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1881-01-12
The Confederate Generals Of
Tennessee.

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Tennessee.
H. w. G., the Atlanta Constitutions
New York correspondent, who has
been o~verhauliRg the roster of Con-
federate generals, thus locates those
frSm Tennessee
Brigadier-G General Dibrell, of Tea
nessee, is comfortably fixed, and is re-
elected to the house for his third term
and Atkins and Whitthorne, from
the same state, were generals of state
troops.
There are a number Of Confederate
generals in the departments and in
various service in Washington. First
in the Importance OF his work is Gen
eral Marcus j. Wright, who has charge
of the Confederate records, and who
was looking towards a literary con-
nection, when he was offered this
place, that would have brought him
fame and money.
General Kirby Smith is chancellor
Of the University of the South at
Sewanee, Tennessee, his necessities
making him greatly dependent on his
salary. Lieutenant General A. =.
Stewart IS chancellor ofthe University
of Mississippi, where he gets a good
salary aud has a fine position. The
railroad business has captured its
quota of generals and pays good sa.la-
ries for light and genteel work. Ma
ior-G General John G. Brown, Of Ten
nessee, is first yice-president of the
Texas Pacific, with headquarters at
Marshall and a salary Of $40, 600 year
and expenses. He had money before
he took this place, had a practice OF
$4,000 to $4,000 from soon after the
war.
There is a number who have turned
the sword into a pillow, and are leading
bucolic lives. Besides the Lees, who
have gone to farming, there is Major
General Frank B. Cheatham, who has
a fine place in Coffee county, Tenn,
en- which he makes a good living.
General w. H. C'Red") jackson, who
married a daughter of General Hard
ing, and has charge Of the famous
Belle Meade farm, the home of Bonnie
Scotland, Great Tom and Enquirer,
and from which came Bramble, Ben
Hill and Luke Blackburn. He is rich
and is up to his knees in clover, liter
ally and deservedly.
General j. j. Polk has a fine stock
farm in Maury county, Tenn.
Major. General Bate has a good
practice in Nashville, and is looking
to the senate.
r-General w. Y. c. Humes is
p%racticing in Memphis, where he has
already amassed a competency, and
Brigadier- General g. W.. Gordon is in
the same city doing nearly as we'll.
General Tom Benton Smith lost his
mind, and was, the last time | heard
of him, in an insane asylum In Ten
nessee.
General ZOllicofer left nothing to a
family of five daughters, but they have
all married save one, and have married
we'll. General Pillows death caused
the sale of his house and library,
which, however, his friends rebought
by subscription. General Polk left
nothing to his family, but his son, DR..
Polk, has an immense practice and
distinguished character in New York.
General Busbrod johnson left only
one son, who is doing we'll. and Gene
raj Forrest, who left but little, left il
with a thrifty and prosperous son, who
makes all that is needed. General
Ewell's wife had about 800, 900 worth
Of property in st. Louis. | think,
which was saved from confscation by
a friend. Mrs. Ewell died within
three days Of her husband.