The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19
A Little History
OF THE CONFEDERATE GENERALS.
The Men Who Offered up Their Lives
and Property on the Altar Of Their
Country, and How they Accepted the
Arbitrament of the Sword and Abid-
ed by ii.

ana property on the hltIT vi IhciT
Country, and How they Accepted the
Arbitrament of the Sword and Abid-
ed by it.
From the Charlotte Observer we a K the fol-
lowing article, which that paper says was
talk en- from the atlanta Constitution. We
transfer 1t to our columns because we believe
1t to be Of general Interest to our readers, and
because It furnishes one Of the best argu'
m+nls in favor OF education. Those who
took O leading pnrt in the war, and who after
ward held important positions In the pollti'
cXl or the clvll pursuits Of life, almost With
out exception, were men of education.
Tho fate Of the "rcbel brignuier" at the close
of the wal was enough TO depress the mos,
buoyant among them. They had put every
thing on the turn OF the sword and had lost
or course tho privateS Of the Confederate army
were deserving Of ull sy nrathy but II seems
to me that the generals had somewhat harder
times.
suppose VIC take the living Lees with which
to open the hurried review. W.. H.. r. Lee
the oldest SON of Robert =; Lee; Is living u,
that belonged to the estate of his aunt, Mrs
Fitzhugh. Custis Lee, the nextson, succeeded
his father as president OF Wa%shinglon-Lec
University, and lives in Lexington. Hc IL n
UuCIlt'lOI, Nlll liz WV Nv v w AiAafh
Robert Lee lives on the old Lee estate in West.
noreiaud county, where he Is moving along
smoothly. General Fitzhugh Lee has = farm
on the Potomac, that belonged to his aunt
and. 1t Is said. IL showing considerable enter
prise, though not anlaSsiny money.
The House and the Senate have q good
many of Il generals. Gen. Vance was living
very easily. and added to his fortune by hi,
late marriage. senator Cockrell, who was Il
brave AMI daShln. officer, built up a luC rntivt
practice In 81. Louis before he came to the
Senate, and Is we'll fixed. Besides these ther,
arc in the Senate, Major.Gcneral Matt Ran
som who Is struggling TO clear his property O.
~cncunbranceS that he was forced to put upon
1t to make 1t productive. Brisadier, Genera
John l.. Morgan, OF Alabama. who depended
upon his law practice, which was larger II
volume thai In income ; Lleutenant.Gencra
Hampton Of South Carolina, who lisa compar
alively poor man, though a large landowner
hiajor-Gsneral Butler, his colleague, who los
all IN the war and has not recovered much
Mnjor.GeneInl MaNey, Of Texas, who, by thu
way, has an independently income from lii
practice, and owns a beautiful home In Paris
Texas.
In thcH House there arc many brigadlers, ant
q few heavier generals. General Joseph L
Johnson leads in rank. though his service haI
not been brilliant. Alabama has done wei
General w. H. Forncy, who has little beyont
his salary, and Brisadior-Gcncrul Z. NJ. Shei
ley, who is about In the same condition
Georgia has Brigalier-ieneral Phil Cook, wht
has 4 good law Iftct,ce tn h.icIicus, "I;, ums
VINO mas nn9 n MI Iin ~ ~ ~ oeI 10 :o, n,rSI
ably fixed, and is reelected to the House To-
his third term-and Atkins nnd Whitthorne
Of the SANE Stntel We're Rr,ge e edtcp. ener rne R SsIt,
who is doing we'll outside of Congress, AM
General Eppa Hunton, who retirss a. the clos
Of the present Congress, perfectly ahie 70 tux
care OF hlInSelt. Norm CnrollDa mas Hcnera
RI bert Vance IN the House, to balance Gcner
al Zeb in the Senate. Louisiana has Genera
Randall Gibson, VINO mas oeen erected 20 III,
next House, and TO inc sena!e. Gencrni Ina
merS Is representative OF inc famous shOc
string district OF Mississippi, and Is moder
utcly well of. ,
There are a number OF Confederate general
IN the departments and IN various services II
washington. Flrst IN the Importance Oh III
work is Gen. Marcus j.: Wrlsht; Who ma
charge Of the Confederate records. Major
General C.. w. Field, VINO Iousnt 20 tne ihs
day In the morning win Lee, IS aGor,kccpc
OF the House. MN0or,Geheia u. j.. Lamar
who was q! brave soldier, nus some positlo!
about the ilouse, propaoly peing IN inc oocu
nieht room. MaJol-ueEeI Saalius ~: W !.
cox Is with the Serseaht'at,ar,ns OF tneSenatt
Major-icneral sam Jones Is IN the Au1ulan
Generals Office, where be mas 4 good tnougl
not a prominent place. Major-Gcneral Harr.
Hcth has a comfortable position IN the Treas
%g .pSgala of I'm the ssoatS / 1ne armies rH,, shaat Wash ST
iington In any capacity unSo6E General G.. l.
Stevenson, who was flsftcrIy clerk OF Il con
grc>sional committee, Hil holds his place.
The cause OF education has engaged the tim
and gives support tojs good many Of the oil
leaders OF the boys Id gray. General Custi
Lee is at Washington.Lee as before noted
General Kirby SmitH is chancellor Of the Uni
y"rSt'" IF. tho South mt Suwanee, Tennessee
his necessities nkf.@@aJrslt- -Sr,r.tT-;
on E,o airy. =. n III III
rs ~ ltoi t"f S.ate Lo,,os
OF :!s' a. fsSetteG'se' AZ q rm,a,y y
ssarse Of fs q ismsie School at Salem, Miss, an
Is prosperinS mnely. eT tIa I'M vn siav q
;"teW"rt he vcts a ~ood n,inry' Brip
MLnfs.HSC.ppo, I ;liv is professor sUmcwhere
a W. this 7 brIievs' closes the list of general
Wno SS"s%Hs nd ret here is General = Arryl
sne2 ~ snMnrtntnndcnt OF Stale instruc
E. NV ], ~ II;
tl9n ior Miss,ss,pp,, or orr ol, ccnero,s wb,
nave accepCeu olice I.U,i. .no nnnsas oh
nlent. ntSSssnniid 6 q
was o0rn IA Inc ~ i ~ w.x mo pr the niles
Generals In the Conledtr"te army aho non
. a more proinliIent part y ~ wa
since the war he has hclu several reoes u az i
ointilien'SC%a tor ,i'n s'hsem ncntlv nos,
master At Gainesville. Ca, and is now won min IN
,S.er To u.ne Gr a oenerai' is Consul to Hong
pronlinenSe y! ~ semi'I'; r. vie Nell rs
inSns; MaJ = VI tba nn%ars of the Army q
VINO WAS WA +, one nos o, ,ne p nt s%avannnI Major
rlrslnia; Is postM an a.. 10 Ifnitnd States n,mr
General James tagin WIS OnitGu Stn no, l. nn
shai OF ArKansas unuer nfur noii : ao onm ~
Q, any en odn nci;e tnI there et are none Others. OF
yes; thereis ueueraI Jnsh iu az N to -, tba EnS
lana, who took tue ~nrSnaish' o' 'ne Ne'
Orleans dlstrlct ie" yGats MEO; tee omit,
Of the generals n pays good salaries Ioh 10
light and genteel WORK, Zen * 1 Iin,,
e.. Br"wn, OF tennessee, Is misC iSe,p,sstu ~ -
Of me texas racine, WIZ W en- n SMS \ Hc ,T.o a
expenses. Majo,-General John y: Marine
duk IS railroad omliiss'Smer q. aIc M q
Missouri on q salary OF so,Voo a year. Mnrol
General NJ. i. L. ftosser, one VI eme n!oSe u"i
chief engineer Of the Northern taEinc al a a G'
salary. He Is Q oache'or, ana alsiHcs WIZ
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ana Is genera c0unsei iv Hn n ~ a.on,no,rp' o'N
tr1i ROAD A. Taiasy % Sro,voUp PEI 10 whn hov
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become chiefs OF ponce. brlgadler.Sener
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chief OF police III pIisauiet."e =,
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q gooo iIVlng. Senelaa ": 81 ,nMaroI Hor
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stock larih ina ~ ~ i.sea "1,un IN,
being gem OF the oiue.sLass. P'isauie MTssi.
eIal Wiist Aaa!us 10 eet1ius LII ~ " mus -
slppl larln. Generai JOG DatIs 70 itiaiiInI
near the famous beauVolI Piace in "'Ss.ss,pp
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