The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1889-06-27
THE DEAD TEXANS.
The Soldiers Who Sleep Along the
Potomac IN Old Virginia.

Joseph A. Nsgle, of this city, seeing it
wrote to the secretary for list of Texans
buried there, He has just received the
following reply:
FREDERICKSBURG, June 8.
Dear Sir-Owing to the irreguarity of
the mails your letter only reached me yes
terday evening. will try at once to com
ply with your request, although it is a
right hard thing to do satisfactorily. The
names are so faint on some OF the posts
that may have made mistakes in copying
them. took paper and pencil and copied
them as we'll as 1 could. My heart is in
this work and my dead soldiers do touch
me deeply, The ladies were in
spair-thought there was no hope
of restoring the posts. 1 begged them to
give me one year and l would try to let
our needs be known throughout our dear
southern land. l believed there was life
there yet. Then 1 wrote my appeal and
| started it out with prayer that it might
do its work. l am receiving letters every
day, many from poor people who send o
mite and good wieh-both help me. A
poor woman brought me ten cents few
days ago. Knowing her extrlme poverty,
which | had relieved more than once, |
hlnOlN Will hcEs Que OuIsU
into tears and said: "Honey, 1 have got
two boys under these posts. Please let me
help" l believe her mite will be blessed
Fredericksburg has suffered so much
from the recent terrible flood that / fear l
cannot expect any contribution from
there. This is sore disappointment to
me, for my dear old native town has al
ways responded noby to every appeal
Her more fortunate southern sister will
have to help her by giving more literally
to the post fund. Thank you so much for
the encouragement your letter gives, and
if You will help to extend these notices,
you will lay one under more obligations
still. Pardon the length OF this letter,
but am too much interested to be brief.
Respectfully, Mamie Seldom BARNEY.
As kind of postscript, she writes: "My
husband was United States naval officer,
resigned and came south, thus burning
the bridge behind him. He commanded
the Jamestown in the fight in Hampton
Roads. He was at Drewry's Bluff, and af-
forwards commanded the Florida. So We
have felt all the pTiVatiOns that southern
people have, who gave up everything for
the cause so dear to us."
The following is the list of Texas dead:
R. I. Eskridge, First regiment; r. Samuel,
First regiment; - Hopkins, company d,
First regiment; James Mahop, company
NJ, First regiment: f. G. Hopkins, COM
pany M, First regiment; William Harris,
company 1, First regiment; G. w. Harris,
company K, First regiment; I. w. Willing
ham, company E, First regiment; W. A.
Ford, company II, First regiment; T. COLI,
company L, First regiment; John Arnold,
company o, First regiment; II. H. Htn-
dren, company G, First regiment; NJ. G.
Copeland, company G, First regimeat
- Boswell, captain, FIRST regiment; James
Martin, company NJ, First regiment; T.. @.
Hopkins, company D, First regiment; c.
A. WioOman or Widoman, COMPANY d,
Fourth regiment; T. Beavers, sergeant,
company c, Fourth regiment; james
Hendricks, company F, First regiment;
L. w. Henry, com pany M, First regiment;
W. II. Turner, company M, First regi-
ment; G. p. B., company l, First regi
ment; g. l.. BOges, company A, First regi-
ment; Green MOrgaiD, Company M, FIRST
regiment; J. II. Rude, company H, First
regiment; E. o. Perry, company E, First
regi nent; L. A. Hamilton, maj)r, First
regiment; j. H. Massey, captain, com pany
X; W. p. Randall, lieutenant, company L,
FIRST regiment; L. W. Henry, company X.
Second regiment; R. NJ. Berner or Bonner,
captain, Fourth regiment; W. d. Shumake
company d, Fourth regiments II. L.
Walker; j. G. Mccall, company X, Fourth
regiment; VIM. McClenney company u,
Fourth regiment; E @. Scouler, oompeny
A, Fourth regiment; G. W. Tripye,
company II, Fourth regiment;
J. E. Conklin, company Fl, Fourth
regiment; H. Travis, company H, Fourth
regiment; W. II. Hite, company II, Fourth
regiment; s. Copeland, company P,
Fourth regiment; M. L. Easton, company
G, Fourth regiment;J. W. johnson, com
pany R, Fourth regiment; s. W. Man
ming, company d, private, Fourth Texas;
G. w. Lawrence, W. f. Lewis, John Davis,
V. W. Perks, Charles S. Brown, James
Martin, c. Blackburn, E. Tilley, K. II.
Griffin, E. Auerbach private, company B,
Fifth regiment; - Maxey, Lieutenant;
- Carr, W. S. Hanson, W. A. Hanson,
G. L. Cherry, Vim. Gray Washington, R.
H. o. L. ST. j. l.. Gray, j. g., Lycur-
gus McNeal Brown, George Jett, Richard
Jett, j. j. w., W. Il. s., T. H., W. Jouson,
John A. Oliver; James Southland, ".
Jones and II unknown.
This list is the best | can make on short
notice. 1 will endeavor to get the initials
right before 1 restore the posts. do
want granite posts so that they will last.
The following is the appeal from the
ladies of Fredericksburg:
SPECIAL APPEAL.
The Ladies' Memorial association, of
Fredericksburg, Va, respectfully call
your attention to the fact that there lie
buried in our Confederate cemetery 1900
southern soldiers from the following
states: Maryland, Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, AL
ALBANIA, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Ar
kansas, Tennessee.
The wooden posts, with their names on
them, are rapidly decaylng, and it is nee
essary to replace them as soon rs possible
Having no means at our disposal for this
purpose, we are compelled to ask for aid,
feeling sure that our appeal will not be in
vain.
Many of these graves, which we have
lovingly cared for during SO many years,
contain the dear ones of southern homes,
where their memories are still cherished,
and a throb of sympathy will go out to Us
in our efforts to rescue their names from
oblivion. Mothers, widows, orphans, sis