The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-29
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VI ONus RuNiSA hONAN tN ANNNtfN0
in the South.
II am not prepared to speak for
the South,n said the General. shut
| think it would meet with strong
opposition in that quarter, al
though he may not be guilty Of all
the charges brought against him
while in command there. His
subordinates may be responsible
for many of the acts complained
Off
"How did he treat your family
and friends ~ was the next ques.
tion.
"With proper consideration, as
l was more particularly informed,
on my return to New Orleans. |
left home suddenly February %,
1861, having resigned from the
United States Corps of Engineers,
on the call of the provisional gov
ernment of the Confederacy, at
Montgomery, Ala. l expected at
that time TO return in about a
fortnight to my command, in Lou.
isiana, where had been stationed
for many years. Instead, | was
ordered to Charleston, thence to
Mannasses, thence to West Ten
nessee, etc, to the end Of the war |
remaining absent from home four
years and three months. When
started from New Orleans, Mrs.
Beauregard was in very bad
health, and | was compelled to
leave her with her own family to
be taken care of; hence / was ex-
tremely anxious to return to be
with her; but in war soldier be-
longs first, to his country, and
then to his family. Shortly after
New Orleans was taken posses.
sion of by tho Federals, my wife
and farily-composed only of la
dies, tho gentlemen having gone
to the war-reccived an order
from Gen. Buffers chief quarter
master to vacate their house in
forty.eight hours, as il would he
occupied by Federal soldiers. An
old friend OF the family, DIR. Mer-
Ger, who was well acquainted with
Gen. Batter, went to him to re-.
monstrate against such proceed.
ing, aud to explain tho condition
of Mrs. Reaurcgard's health. Gen.
Butler at once countermanded the
order, which he said had been
given without his approval. More
over he sent a guard to protect
the house from further intrusion.
But the ladies' requested the guard
to be withdrawn, which was done.
"The war progressed with vari.
able results while Mrs. Beaure.
Cards health became worse. At
last in the early spring of 1864, it
became evident to her physician
and her family that she had not
long to live. Our good old friend,
DR.. Mercer, again went to Gen.
Butler to know If there was no
possibility Of my seeing once more
the tender and loving wife from
whom | had been so suddenly and
long separatedl He Immediately
turned to his desk, and, with his
characteristic promptness, wrote
an unconditional pass which au
thorized me to enter his lines aud
to come to New Orleans, where
could remain unmolested, as long
as circumstances required my
presence there. That was q no
BILE act for which | shall ever be
grateful. 1t is doubtful in my
: mind whether many officers of the
United States service would have
been willing to assume such q re
: sponsibiity without first referring
the matter to the War Depart
ment at Washington. When re
ceived the pass Charleston wal
threatened with another serious
attack, and Gen. Seymour, of thu
United States army, was about tt
leave Jacksonville, Fla, on an ex
! pedition across North Florida
thence to the Gulf Of Mexico, anC
l was organizing force to checl
his march, which was done short
| ly after by Gems. Finnegan ant
Colquitt at the battle of Oluste'
4 at Ocean Pond. was thus place.
: in the painful dilemma of select
ing between my duty as com
| msnder and my affection as hus
0 band. | declined the pass 80 gen
7, erously rendered.
1.-TWO weeks after, while with m,
l troops in front of Jacksonyill, t.
Q which Gen. Seymour had retreat
Q ed after his defeat, | received ant
4 read by the dismal light of camp
= fire, the news of the death of on
I whom loved deareI than life
We had been married less tha