The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1889-08-22

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AT Il called meeting Of Dibhre L
lSivouac No. II, Confederate Vctsr-
ans, AT Lewlsburg, Tennessee, ont
the l9sh OF August 1889, IN refer
!ence TO the death of Maj. General
J no c. Brown, the following Pream-
IDLE and resolutions were adopted.
John G.. Brown was born u til,
/ adjoining county OF Giles and spenii
IL part OF his lille, when younsi
sman, in !. nei hborhood which Ill
snow embraced In this county.
He came up rom the humb',
walks of life, taught school, stu tied
Il aw and became distin suIshei mi
shis profession as "a member oI the
kBar at Pulaski, Te,n ssee and on
a The Stat. When the wa came,
Halthough dcvot.'d totne UnIon OF
AState4, lie tuo1 .dcs with his ma
Give state ana espodseJ .h1 cAuss
Eot the South, Was ifs eected
.SCsptain, then Culonei ot th" SO
HPennes,ee Regiment q; lnfantrJ
MS hngaie az tie
HSenior Colonel until after battle oil
wFort Donelson, was surrendered as
q a prisoner OF war n that plACe
Nippon the exchange of PRISONERS ht
" as made Brig adier-Gen aud Liter.
wards Major General IN VA
E4ry Vas Il uiscipi ,.rlao, yet =
3vhe same lIne, nffiblc ami very
Hkind 10 mem bers vi his com'nnni
s. He w.s vigiiant, AMI ,,ntirlns III
Huis effort. 20 promote the lnteres
Aof his command. B:ave, .gallan
land ever performed his duty as al
,0offlcer and sOidieI, aul was a
Wtrue as steel ~ Tie huse 81 tn
ASouth.
q He never once taitered, but dl'
Ans whole dutf until She Cpn!cd
lHerate flag was furled forever, u
lgGr.eustoro, North C,ro ina
q lie vas emlnentiy successful a
ia lawyer. Was President oil th
Unconstitutional Co vention OF III
.anative state In 1870, in which Ia
cE ser.el as delegate from thus Com
-xty, Giles and Lincoln.
Il Was twice elected Governor O
"A he State. He served a, V.cs'
q President, Receiver, and subse
5 %qucDtlv President Of the Tcxa
NJ Pacific Railway Co. Was til
}. Chief attorney of a great system {
SRailways lin the Southwest, an
Fat the time OF his untlnely deatl
aNwas President of the TeuDesse
-ACoal, Iron and Railroad compan.
M He was intensely Interested |
THE building up OF the ed.cationa
/ &industrial and manufacturing int
Il est OF the Country and especla.l
eE That OIL his native State and oil Il
@South
nj He knew no sucn word as ID
D. nut was a great success 10 every q
,hH .,artment of life, which BE W
Hcalled upon u fill an went step
le step Always higher.
rel He w=s kinu husband and faith
II social aud genial by nature,
N~arrn md devoted I'll nj.
,eH He was preemioeatly oae
leE rennts,ee's knight!yaDd noble 30
n md W. regard his deati q pub
es alamity.
lie Where ore be IL resolved.
al lst. That it is with uuf.ign
,r so,row and regret that We ia
ht earned If his death, and We mou
ng ,is io. to us AID t. the country
b, n former comrade in ann, as
n,s, pstriotic md useful citiz n
he Stete. IS kind and gen
fr,.nd and An irreparable loss
his wife snd children.
7. md Thst the badge OF mourn
adnpted ~ tn Association OF &
Rs, federate soldiers, Tennessee Dir
,on I've sa.n n the mem oers
8,b;s Bivoua: for thirty days as
oxen of respect l., the memory
hour decs eel comrade, and !
Hthese resolutions be spread on
Eminutes Of this Bivouac.
B ard. That the Secretary OF
:, SBiyouac forward a copy OF this
amble, and resolutions TO hts wis
and family.
4th. That he also have this
ons ambIe. and resolutions publis
:; lin the Marshall Gaz tie and
, Y the Nashville and Pulaski paper
requested TO publish them ard
md this purpose the necessary ca