The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-02-24

1881 about 10 miles north Of hls
lale residence Died September IS,
1889 Ct lis residence in the town Of
Bagaad. CalcAsieu parish, II. lie
married Miss N. A Neal in RaPides,
December ], 1857, who died April
z7, 1869, leaving him two children,
one Of whom Ten Smart, still lives.
August q, 1868, he married Miss q
8 Neal, whom he leaves to mourn his
sss. lis remains lie buried under the
soiI ol Louisiana. His career With its
tolls, its struggles and lis anxieties is
eIRled He was plain IN mariners and
dress, and If he could speak on this
solemn occasion, he would declare for
The words Of irath in preference 10
the exaggrration and extravaganza Of
eulogy. He was good citizen and
spoke the truth and WIS snhonest
man. His death was q shock TO his
many relatives and friends. lie has
passed the portals Of the tomb, been
elairned by The insatiate archer, his
spirit summoned 10 God who gave it,
and his body consigned to the place
appointed for the dead
He has leftusl We must All soon
fellow Eanlts be may have had, let
them 20 Nith him. We viii remeul-
Der the many services me rendered to
his country. friends and party.
He was elected from the parish of
llapldes to thesecession convention in.
1851, and voted against the passage
efthe ordinance Of secession, but when
the state seeded; he returned home,
and volunteered in the I'd La. infantry
a. private. The regiment was sent
10 Virginia where be had bad health,
and while IN his feeble condition the
regiment WAS ordered in double quick
some thirteen miles to Bethel, TO rein
force Gen. Magrader. Although sick,
be arose from bis eeueh, and made
the rapid march 10 Bethel. The battle
was over and they were ordered back
in quick time, which he attempted 10
do, but bis physical strength gave
way and be feilby the road side, when
lis gallant captain, John Kelso, placed
han on bis horse and carried him to
the camp.
In the fail Of 1862, the Anaeoeo
Rangers, in Sabine parish, La, elected
him captain Of their company.
Governor a. o. Moore commits
stoned him aud sent a fequisition to
Virginia for bin and be met The
strangers in New Orleans, where he
mustered into the 18th Louisiana
regiment. A few months afterwards
he was moved to Gofinth, Mississippi.
The weather was desperate and he and
his men suffered from wet and cold in
open ears, and be and a large number
Of his faithful and gallant men, con
tracted pneumonia and other diseases
of which many died. All hope Of his
recovery was at one time given up by
his physicians and friends.
his brother, DR.. 2. r. Smart, learn.
ingaof bis situation, made haste to SOC
him, and 10 his great qualification
fa,,9d Inn Iivipsr with shana of racov.
a,,- M rea,s;;nod w;,b b;n Nv,
weeks administering TO his wants and
many other soldiers, when Col. B. J.
Hodge gave him q sick fnrloagh and
~ frie5sas carried bim MA ana Nh.
io,ss ~ ~ cars ,g;fb Eli con,foyts >,
their command forllis ionraev home
His brother Dr. p and his faithfal
aervsaf Saw,,ev Remained IL his sid,
,rtil ,they saw linn safely n old
Ranides and sabine n ~ .comforted
.n,I nprsed l,v III ,aran n ana friends
ID was seyaral months before he was
.bls IL retprn ~ his command and
tbe1 his bro,her Dcc lad 10 earry bin
N sl,;s b,g,,,, N Boolybaysn .nd thence
IN raiI ~ 1innelo Mississippi wbers
IA was honorable diseharged after
which h. returned bame II was there
,e hid III. comrades and relatives. j !,
w s,aart. ana r IB Fstepbens. q last
NM ,afFsetionate farewell Stenbens
No. a bis dyinc bed and i. W.
Ssasat III l,;s Sac adn,inisteriner Ia his
wants. "a which position be continued
u serve until lis Aealtl, was destroyeJ
ana IN siad with IN reputation 81 \
gallant. soldier 4 christian gentleman
md one " tie most Kind ,affeetioaate
and attentive nurses n tlle army
Cant. Smart was commissioned as
aeon 81 III was able as aren't for the
confederaey N 4pprehasinc And for
spisI,iac bacon and beef ~ the army
DurinG ire year 1894 he was called
by.fhe I home pnards' . 10 lead them
,Tstbegprotectien Of women. children.
ansl nroperty, of sRapides and ssl,ine
fra,n I IN rsvagss sf The iav s,g kars
ard th;asas ,yb;eb IL Xxi galIantI,I
spd e 'the Satisfaction Of 1hose IL
.go,a,,,s.s@s,.d and nyafacted II was
tla, aa,,layad ~ hn;fa a ,,il;tar,,