The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-09-23
sEN0 I'M ALL THE ARMY RECORDS.
Uncle Sans War Department Mu-t Have
Them 1t Once.

COLUMBIA, S. c.. Sept. lit seems
| that, Notwithstanding all belief to the
contrary, the gallant soldiers who lad
down their lives for the lost cause, and
who fought bravely torit are to geS their
just dues. Recently The State published
d number OF requests from the war re-
cords office OF the War Department OF
the government, ard much information
was consequently obtained.
Yesterday the assistant aGjutanf gen
eral received a circular trGin ELi- war
Department. publication Office, war
records 1861 .63." 1t recounts the pro-
visions OF the act OF June %, 1874, pro-
viding for the publltat!,i: and cojlec-
tlon OF the Confederate records. The
signer announces his appointment in
1878, and his success so far.
The circular concludes thus:
| From these papers, and a large num.
Der OF others previously ID the posses
Sion Of the department, forty volumes
have, up to this date (Noyemder, 1889,
Ueen published by authority Of Congress
and others will soon b.. issued, aud the
compilation and publication will con-
tinue until all are published. 1t is,
therefore, important that the War De-
partment should be placed in possession
OF all Confederate military papers, books
and records which are eXtant and which
may be valuable in illustrating the
nature of the great struggle from which
the country mas emerged so as to put
them in print, in order to preserve them
precisely as they are for historical use.
Of hal z
| this publication complete if any of the
records are withheld from the govern
ment; besides, such action would be
unjust to the actors in this great Strug-
gle by depriylng them OF their proper
place in history.
While the most important large col
lections of Confederate papers have
been obtained, it is known that many
Very valuable papers are still IL the
hands Of persons who have not Yet been
reached; and as these are important to
full and complete history Of the Con
federa,e armies, il is hoped that none
will be withheld but that all parties
having custody OF such papers will
submit them for the examination or
the officer charged With the publication
of the Official Records or the War OF
the Rebellion.
70 persons having such records and
not desiring to part with their owner
ship, bur who are willing to have their
contents preserved and made pubic, l
am authorized TO say that II delivered
to this office for the purpose above indl-
Gated, they will be duly returned to the
| owners.
Packages Of papers too large to send
conveniently 10y mail may be Sent by
express at the expense OF the depart
ment. All packages OF letters should be
addressed to me as indicated at the head
of this circular. MARCUS J. WRIGHT,
Agent OF the Wac Department, ate
Brig. Gen G. 5. A.
Approved: GEO 3 DAVIS.
Maj. and Judge Advocate U. :. Il, in
cnar2e.
The following letter, which is Of in
tererst, accompanies the circular:
Ny DEAR SIR: | have Seen by the
paper that Col. Zimmerman Davis has
sent 70 you roster OF the field officers
OF the Fifth South Carolina Cavalry.
l would like to nave a copy OF 1t: l
was a brlgadier general in the Confed-
crate army and am collecting records
for publication in the War Records
publication.
refer to Gen. Wade Hampton and
! Gen. ii. c. Butler. both OF whom know
me. Please give me the address OF Col.
L. Davis. Very truly yours,
MARCUS j. WRIGHT.
The adjutant general yesterday re-
ceiYed letter from Mrs. Clementina
L. Legge, of Charleston, returning
brief sketch OF the record OF ner late
husband Lieut.. Col. George ". II.
Legge, of the Fifth Regiment OF Sonth
Carolina Infantry Volunteers.
All the records of South Cardinals