Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-02-19
The Fate OF Some Confederate
Generals.

Major. General S. b. f3uckner has had
a varied experience. His wife owued
large tracts of nnimproyed real estate
in Chicago, which was conhscaiei, but
afterwards recovered. Ii was then
mortgaged and built up--and ir tho
panic was sacrificed for lis mortgage
money, leaving General Buckper poor.
lie is now living ia Louisville. Briga-
der General Zach Dcas, OF Alabama,
went into Wall Street and made about
100000, with which he retired, pnd i,
now living in ease. Brigader General
Z. ID. Roddy, the brave aud chiyalrio
cayalryman, also made fortune 10 Wall
street, but lost over 500, 900 10 few
days and went to London, where be 10
now living as financial agent OF soms
banking firm. in moderate circumstances,
Brigadier. General J. w. Frazier, who
surrendered Cumberland Gap, is ia New
York, in The brokerage business, doing
we'll Brigadier. General Thos. Jourdag
is the Editor Of The Mining Record, ON
Broadway, prosperous paper Major
General Loring, who served four years
in the Egyptian army, is now engineer
for mining company in New Mexico,
and is taking chances Of q big fortune.
General Frank Armstrong has made q
fortune by running q pony" express 10
Texas, "a and rssp SsS AAtS Y SSs. sSsSSSSl4s who
there-though out OF service General
Tom Benson Smith lost his mind, and
was, the last time heard Of him, ia an
insane asylum in Tennessee. q..,,.,
il is a melancholy TACT that nearly
every General who died or was killed,
died in poverty brought aboat by his
devotion. Raphael and Paul Scenes
both died poor, but daughter Of tho
former married Luke Il. Wright, .
promising and prosperous lawyer Gen.
Zollicoffer left nothing ITO family Of
i've daughters but they have all ,narri-
ed save ore, aud have married well.
General Pillows death caused the sale
of his house and library. which, how
ever, his friends rebougbt by subscrip-
ton. General T. Z. lIindn,an, who
was asssssinated, lett nothing NJ all, but
the people VI Helena loved aBd respsct-
ed bim. This family has many friends.
General Dick Taylor died poor, and
his two daughters arc living with bis
sister at Warrenton.A His book did not
pay anything Of accoup'. >GenersI
aStonewall" Jackson left his wife and
daughter without means, bnt bis name
had raised friend. for them, ope Of
whom, Mr. Wade Bolton, Of Memphis,
/ think, left them $1,000 in bis will.
General Polk lett nothing 70 bis family,
but his son, DR.. Polk has an immense
practice and distinguished character In
New York. General Bushrod johnson
left only one son, who is doing. well,
and General Forrest who left but little.
lett it with thrifty srd prosperous
son, who mskes all thst is needed.
General Ewell's wife had about $780,
900 worth Of property in ST. Louis, I
think. which was saved from coD6sca-
ton by q friend. Mrs. Ewell died with.
in few DAYS Of her husband. Z. General
Bragg died without property, and his
wife lives with her sisier In New Orr
leans The history Of General Hoods
children Is part Of the history OF ti,s
country. General ID. n. Cooper dird
10 poverty; and bis vile lives Nth her
daughter 10 Texas, I believe Msjer.Geu-
erai w H. g. wbiiiSe, Of Foft fisher
fame, who died IN Wilmingtoa piisosf
10 81, left nothing. snd sGsperA u. ~,
Wslker, Who was killed In . duri with /.
MsrhIsduke, lpM but lttlets me whe,,
who no~ lives in Charlottesville, III
iaafa CoHsfifufica. 1-ltso 80, liros sd,