Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-29

William Millor, Florida
John e. Moare, TexsA
Fraac!s =. Nichols, New Orissns
T. A. OiNoai, MONTGOMERY. Ala
n. /. Page, Norfolk, Va
W. ". Payne, Warrenton, Va
w Y. Perry Glendale, ny.
Roger A. Pryor, New YORK.
Lucus X. Polk. Tennessee.
J. X. Palmer Tennessee.
w. H. Parsons, Texas
N. IL Pearce, Arkansas.
X W. Pettus, Selma, Ala.
Albert Pike. Washington, ID. c.
w. A. Qua "a. ClarEsvliIe, Tenn
b. Il. Robertson. Washington, ID. G.
4. II. Robertson, Austin. Tex.
J. n. Robertson, Waco, Tex.
Daniel RuggleS Fredericksburg, Va
George w. Rains, Augusta, Ga
A. r. ReyDods, Mississippi.
ID. II. Reynolds Arkansas
v. Richs-dson, renDessee.
william 4. Roberts, Raleigh, N. Q.
L. >. Ross. Austin, Tex.
Thomas NJ. Scott, louisiana
c. w. sears, Mississippi
Charles NJ. Shelly, Alabama
j. A. Shoup. SewG1co, Tenn.
A. NJ. Scales, Greensboro N. @.
q. NJ. sorrel, savannah, Ga.
George II. Steuar,, Baltimore.
Msrcelus A. stoyall, Augusta, Ga.
Fiward l. ThOn a., Washington. u. Z.
W. X Terry, Richmond. Va.
!. G. Tappan, Oznrk. Ark.
John G. Vaughan, Tennessee.
Robert h. Vance. Asaoville, ". G.
A. \. Vaughan, Memphis, Tenn.
James A. WalEer, Wy neville. Va
X. Lindsay Walker. Columbia, Va
D.. 4. Weisgsr Petersburg, Va
q. c. Wharton, New River, Va
NarcusJ. Wright, Washington, d. G.
@. J. Wright, Grimm. Ga.
II. n. Walker, New York.
W. 9. Walker. Florida
w. n. Wallace, Columbia, 8. G.
X. WaterhOuse. Texas
r. MAul, Galveston, Tex.
John =. Williams. Mt. Sterling. Ky.
). A. NJ Wood, Alabama.
PosT-BELLUM CAREER.
The post-bellum career of many Of these
men is well known. and vet few brief
notes on some OF them will lie of interest.
General Joseph f.. Johnston was for
years actively engaged in the insurance
business, was for one term q repre-
sentative of the Richmond district in Con-
gress. and was Railroad Commissioner
under Cleveland. Though over eighty
years old he is remarkably vigorous. is one
of the finest conyersatlonailsts we nave
ever known. and is a very fine writer.
General Beauregard has lived in New Or
leans ever since the war, and was for some
time Adjutant-General of the State He is
very popular among his people, and has
occupied various civic positions
General Kirby Smith has been engaged
ever since the war III educational pursuits,
and is at present q professor in the Uni
versity Of the South at Sewanee. Tenn.
General James Longstreet was for wears
a resident of New Orleans, was once Minis
ter TO Turkey. and has been for some years
a resident of Gainesville. Ga.
General Stephen ID. Lee has lived since
the war at Columbus. Miss, where he was
very prominent and for some years repre-
sented his district in the State Senate, and
for soue years past has been president of
the Mississippi Normal and Agricultural
College. which he has made one of the most
successful in the whole country.
General J. A. Early, of Lynchburg, is too
well known as the able lawyer, the walk
ing encyclopedia about Confederate at
fairs. the able and pains-taking writer who
has done so much to vindicate the name
and fame of the COnfederacy and its lead
ers, and the stern old patriot who has
never yet asked pardon for his heroic
service for the land and cause he loves so
well. to need anv comment from US.
General Ambrose Z. Stewart has been
the able president of the University of
Mississippi.
General Wade Hampton has had career
in civil life which has been scarcely sur
passed by his brilliant military career. His
people hailed him as their Saviour" when
he was elected Governor of the gallant
Palmetto State and threw of the yoke of
"carpet-bag" and negro rule and have ever
since been proud of him as one Of their
representatives in the United States Senate.
General John Il. Gordon has been the
idol of his people ever since he carried
back to Georgia his brilliant record in the
Army of Northern Virginia. At the first
opportunity they elected him Governor by
an overwhelming majority, and though the
military authorities refused to allow him TO
take his seat, they afterwards sent him to
the United States Senate, where he remain
ed until he voluntarily resigned. They have
twice again by unprecedented maiorties
elevated him to the gubernatorial char,
and il is as certain as anything can be in
the future that the next Legislature will
elect him to the United States Senate
again.
General John n. Forney. General Joseph
Wheeler, General W. II. f. Lee. General
p. NJ Il. Young, General II. l.. T. Beale,
General James Il. Chalmers. General VII
liam II. Cox, General l.. J. Gartrell, Gem
eral Eppa Hunton. A. NJ. Scales. and Rob
ert b. Vance have served in the House of
Representatives, while Generals Wade
Hampton. John b. Gordon, w. b. Bate. j..
c. Walthall, J. T. Morgan. N. G. Butler
A. II. Colqultt, II. l.. Gibson. and NJ. w.
Ransom have graced the United States
Senate. and Generals Gordon. Hampton
Buckner, Fitzhugh Lee. Bate, Kemper,
DOlHulO, tOiNuilts -VOht tLpNi y, 4h"i
maduke, MCGOWAN, Nichols, O'Neale. and
Scales have been governors of their re-
spectiye States.
lime and space forbid further particu-
lars but we do not hesitate to say that
after that sad day ut Appomattox our
Confederate soldiers-generals. colonies,
captains, and privates alike-as q rule, in
stead OF sitting down TO weep over the
ashes of ruined fortunes and blighted
hopes, took off their coats and went to
work; that they have filled places of
honor, profit, emolument, and trust, and
have proven themselves the best citizens
the country ever had. and that this New
South" of ours has owed its great pros
perity under God more to the brain and
Drawn OF the men who wore the gray"
than TO any other cause.
Richmond greets the survivors OF that
heroic band tO-day--the capital of the Con-
federacy opens wide her gates to bid them
welcome; their old comrades extend to
them the hand of fellowship, and our pao-
pie generally stand before them with un-
covered heads and say, An hail to the
chivalry of our Southland-the grandest
heroes the world ever saw--as they come
to honor the grandest man that ever walk
cd this continent"