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WASHINGTON, May iA-Ths monument which
has lust been raised In honor Of Gen. Patrick
Ronsyns Cleburne. at Helena. Ark. bsafs Wit
ness TO the fact that the memory Of this
gallant Irish soldier 10 still cherished. althoukh
more than quarter Of century has passed
since his death on the battlefield I'd the Con-
fsdsrats cause. 'Ns, y -
Cleburne has often been called "ths Stone
wall Of the west:' but while that spfthet ID In
several ways not felicitous. there issno doubt
that he was . rem msrkable soldier. whoee apti-
tude for the profession OF arms became more
and more apparent with his rise in command.
"I think" said Gen. Gordon. who delivered the
address at the unveillnR Of the Clsburne shaft
at Helena. that We do no injustice to any one.
living or dead when We say that he was the
most distinguished and efficient soldier OF his
rank that fought In our Western Armics: the
most ilustrious exponent Of Irish valor and
rrowess that has yet appeared on American
Helds" Remembering the mSny famous
Irish.born soldiers who have fought In our
country We need not institute comparisons
among them; but Cleburne was undnestion-
ably an illustrious figure among the Confedsr-
ate Major Generals at tho West .:.-'' ''-
It is interesting to note that ClsburnA who
was born in county Cork. ireland. on st. Pat
william cl:yborns who had been Colonial
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Ills father ins.nded lin FOR the IL IeD medical pro-
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ana Il as adns tho sio q
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i BriHadior:: g enernl, At Shiloh he command ded
r. OK nd snd w4 ss
ing 2.75o electives. Gen. .Cleburno attacked
@ o snd S4sas
81 he command. aocorIing to Gen Force. were
E SssafsS kss s ose
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made IN the Coniede.ate line. and with splsn-
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Throughout Tho spsssemsns nSe he Shoxsd sreas
sso oI anG az s close care ana
AZ ohictamausa clsburn. performed ad.
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lettering under representation Of The seal Of
1S az Tn.ss 's s nS
sh 6s 6ss'es sfa made
Rss spSn ana
was one oi those which held shsrms AZ IN check
81 ahy carried the RdSS and
oirsar sna1d. His troops oops there her Wsrs from Ar Ar:
kansas. Tennessee AIabar,n. Mississii,pi. and
:si. as d E9s. h.4S Il .Ss
r. tho Atlente eamG.ign Of 1884. under
win sSrel i; I His sisi.oa under Haraes. com. 10
h bs bSE .ad n tbs bSsh a1
A csroh sna ssa
IN cieSurnos skirmlsh line pRssaP tSa. MsPherson w
was killed: At tho latter part Of this campsign
he was for . time IN command Of hardee's
transier Of command. that mo offlcer of the
Confederate army bad a hetter establishsd
HOOD moved Moth ts Tennessss 11 ss,ti tIi.busnss
q eSlumn g ;GrossIns Duck Hiyer:. e .he
IN ofiicers and men. Gieburne led bis command
With an energy amounting almost to despera-
40 10Th that the emblem Of IL. setting I'll sOs sun which
surmonnts the word Franklin Oh bis shaft
r. RSsi name csburn. will long b. r.
mem bere1 by the Confederate veterans OF tho
West, with whom he was q isvorite. Hs instt-
hs @
a vs:y sensDicueas place :aeas she' c"piea.
West is an act Of justice which neither bis com.
rades nor bis opponents will questions. s''2