The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-06-27
THE CONFEDERATE CHIEFTATNS.
THEIR ST ORDS HA We BEEN BEATEN INTO PLOUGH
SHARES AND THEY ARE PROSPEROUS.
AND AS a RULE ARE NOT POL1TIe
(Fronn the Loamger's Column the Washington Post)

manded all of Gen. Johnston's cavalry
when he was only twenty nine years
old, is a planter in North Alabama
was member of the last, and is a
Inember-elect of the next Congress
Gen. Lawton. the QuartermasterG Gen.
eral of the Confederacy, is leading
member of the Savannah, Ca, bar,
and Gen. Gorgas, the Confederate
Chief of Ordnance, died in Alabama
the other day. Cockrell, the ranking
Confederate General from Missouri, i.
the Senior United States Senator from
that State. E. G. WalthalI, of Missis-
sippi, who was seriously considered az
a possible Commander of the Army of
the Tennessee in 1864 by Mr.. Davis
and his Cabinet, is a United States
Senator from Mississippi and the at
torney for the Illinois Central's South
ern connecting lines, at a salary. of
$12, 900 year. just after the war he
was law partner of Judge Lamar at
Oxford.
Three West Point Governors and
ex. Confederate Generals rode at the
head of the troops from their respec-
tive States in the New York Centen.
nial parade. They were Fitzhugh
Lee, Of Virginia. Buckner, of Ken
lucky, and Nichols, of Louisiana.
Nichols, who was terribly wounded,
losing an arm and a leg, both close to
the body, was elected Governor tor the
second time in 1887, and inaugurated
in 1888. Robert Lowrey, who was a
Brigadier General in the army of
Northern Virginia, is Governor of
Mississippi and Sully Ross, who COM
manded a Texas bri gade in Forests
troops, is now Governor of the great
State of Texas. Pagan lives in Ark
ansas, as does Movan and Louis He
bert Gone of the best mathematicians
that ever left West Point), who was
Colonel of the Third Louisiana Infan-
try and Brigadier General, and who
lives up in his native Attakapas, in
Louisiana. Rosser lives near Char
lottesville, and is rich, while B. H.
Robertson, the courtly, gracious gen.
City. George Stewart livesi Balti-
more, as also does Bradley johnson.
William II. Payne lives here in Wash
ington and at Warrenton, Va, and is
the attorney for the Virginia Midland.
Thomas M. Logan, the youngest Brig
adler General the Confederacy ever
made, being just twenty-one when
commissioned, is at the head Of the
great Richmond and West Point Ter
minal system. He lives in New
York.
William P. Roberts, of North Car.
olina, a cavalry Brigadier General
under w. H. F. Lee, and next to
Logan in youth, lives iu North Caro-
lima, and was State Auditor for long
time Malone is at Petersburg.
John G. Brown, the ablest General
officer from Tennessee, who was the
first Democratic Governor of that
State after the defeat of the recon
struction policy here. is now the So
licitor General for the combined
Gould system of railroads, with head
quarters at st. Louis. George D.
Johnston lives at Charleston, S. c.,
and is the Superintendent of the Cit
adel Military Academy. Gen. Fergu-
son lives at Greenville, Miss, and is a
member of the Mississippi River Com
mission. Holtzelaw lives in Alabama,
at Selma, believe.
Gen. Buckner, who is worth mil
lion, is Governor of Kentucky. Lieut..
Gen. Kirby Smith lives at Sewanee,
Tenn, where he is President of the
University Of the South. McLaws
lives at Augusta, Ga. Featherston
lives in Mississippi. Slaughter, Gen
A. S. Johston's Inspector General, af
terward a general officer, is the Re-
| publican candidate for United State.
Marshal of Northern Alabama. Har
ry Heth is in Texas E. Porter
Alexander is Vice President of the
Georgia Central Railroad. A. R
" right, Of Georgia, is dead. Pierc.
M. 3. Young lives at Cartersville, Ga
George D. Cosby, who was Adjutan,
General of California under Stone
man, lives in that State.
!. Kershaw 10 Judge in South Caro-
lima. Conner has been Attorney Gen
eral of South Carolina and is now
Judge, and Chestnut, Bonham ant
8 Poumans are all living in that State
Walter Taylor, Gen. Lees Adjutan
!, General, lives at Norfolk. Corley, th
Quartermaster of the army of North
ern Virginia shot himself sewers
years ago, and Charles III. Marshall
the Aide de Camp who was with Ger
: Lee when he surrendered, is leadin
: lawyer in Baltimore. G.. M. Wilco
: lives here and John Witchers is livin
!. quietly. at Mobile.
I could name others, but beliey
;. ! have mentioned the greater numbe
of those who are best known to th
j. public, North or South. Taking thel
J, all in all, the late officers Of the Coz
t federacy have steered remarkabl
Z clear Of poverty and are 'Senerall
e very averse to having anything to d
!. with politics, and their infuens
: has always been in favor Of la
s ard order. There are many name
J, in this list who were not in the regl
# lar army before the war, but Il
: information I am endeavoring to fur
it ish would not be complete witho,
II mention ofthem.