The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-12-13

tory. of which old Gen. Harvey was
| in command. We were quarreling
then over the boundary. Harvey put
Pickett on San Juan island, which
commands Buget Sound. He held it
against an English squadron, and it
has never been lost. Pickett COM
manded division at Gettysburg I'M
der LOngstreet. His assault of the
third day was the greatest charge of
that fight. His men fought with
mine about our guns. We drove
them back, but Pickett came nearer
winning that fight than it is pleasant
to think of. Veg, he is dead.
"Of thuse who are alive, Beauregard
and Jubal Early are managers of the
Louisiana lottery. They get $4,000
each, and so great is the feeling still
existing in the South over their gen.
erals, that one of the lottery mana
gers told me the other day that their
namtS were worth TO the company
more than their salaries. Both Of
them were West Pointers and artillery
officers, but Beauregard never was a
soldier. He is dapper Creole gentle
man, and the Louisianians swear by
him. Early fought well. longstreet
comes to Washington occasionally. He
IS United States marshal in Georgia.
but his magnificent physique is show
ing the effects of his wounds. In
Mexico he and Grant were lieuten-
ants in the same regiment. After the
war Grant induced him to join The Re-
publican party. He has been under a
ban in the south ever since, but never
without the consolation of a good Of
flee. l only remember one other
prominent rebel who is Re-
publican. McLaws was recon-
structed, and is postmaster at Sa-
vannah. Lee used to say of Nc
Laws division that it was always
ready for fight. A good many of
them have drifted into politics on the
other side. Joseph Wheeler, weight
107 pounds, and the best cavalry off,
Ger next to Stuart in rebeldon, is
member of congress from Alabama
M. G. Butler and Wade Hampton rep
resent South Carolina in the senate.
Butler lost his right leg at Brandy
Station in 1868, when Wade Hamp-
tons son was killed. Hampton was
one of the richest men in the state.
He raised. armed and equipped, at his
own expense, the Hampton Legion
and regiment of cavalry and artil-
lery; Malone came to the front in the
last campaign about Richmond, and
is a senator; Johnston has been in
congress; Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, rose from the ranks to be q
brigadier general; in fact, of the ten
congressman from the state nine were
in the rebel army; 80 with all but one
of the Alabama delegation; Senators
rail-
major generals. One of the doorkeep-
ers of the senate is Cadmus Wilcox,
one of the best major general of Lees
second crop.
"Gen. Lees son, William H., sue
ceeded his father as president OF the
Washington and Lee university in
Virginia. His nephew, FitZhugh,
lives on one of the family estates at
West Point, which Mcclellan made
his base depot, before the famous
change of base to Harrison's landing.
Both of them are rich, for the family
estates are among the best in Vir-
ginia. For Arlington last winter
Congress voted them $4,000, al
though it was confscated while Les
was in arms against the flag. An
other son, G. w. Curtis Lee, lives in
Virginia All of these young men
were cavalry officers in the army of
Virginia. D. II. Hill lives somewhere
in Virginia, but no one seems to
know where. Buckner, who was man
enough to stay in Fort Donelson, and
surrender with his men, is in Ken
lucky. Last year he came near BENZ
nominated for governor over Proctor
Knott. His wife inherited a large &C.
n n ChInonn A
aud Rosecrans were close friends.
During the whole war the latter man
aged his friends property, and re.
turned it to him afterwards"
My friend took up the West
Point register, and pointer sosE
that of those of whom he hah
spoken, all but Breckenridge, Forrest,
Price, Taylor, Floyd, Pillow, Butiar,
West Point gradutes and regular
army men. 1--WE had perfect hegiGa
of southern officers in the early day.
of 1861" he added. 'but the people at
Washington did not seem anxiors 70
keep them, and their designations
were accepted as fast as they WeTo
sent In. No one had to leave without
his discharge. 1 only know of one mGl
dLlOuR oil OllOoO VIM JOAAON OAAO AODOa-
who laid himself open to the charge OF
desertion. And with him it was only
technical offense. Bee Robinson
was a captain in the dragons. he
was a Virginian, and full of secession.
His station was out in Utah sonlc-
where, and he sent in his resignation.
At the same Tins he started EaSs
himself. In some way they heard o.
it at headquarters, and his application.
He knew nothing of this, and Went
South. Not appearing, he was dis
missed as a deserter; when hostilitie1
finished he was Confederate bri6a-.
dier. Since then he has been an it,
surance agent; but when he sent u0
his application for an amnesty, it wfs
returned from the war department.,
because he had not been discharged
from the army. He, Davis and
Toombs are the three who have moi
been restored to their civil rights or
all those who went into the war for
slavery and secession"