The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-02-02
BRIGADIERSA ARE FEW
Only Twelve Rebel Generals Sit
in This Congress.
COLONIES EVEN MORE SCARCE.
The Confederate Privates Make . Lusty
Showing, Twenty-Six of Them Re-
spending to the RolI-Call.
Washington City Post.

1t has long been the custom of certain
newspapers and politicians TO characterize
the Southern represen tatives IN the two
houses of congress as rebel brigadiers,"
and the Northern mind has become inocu-
lated with the belief that some twenty-five
years ago all of the Southerners III the
national legislature were engaged in di-
recting gigantic war on the government.
This is erroneous, and a casual study of
the congressional directory will easily up
set the allegation. Let US consider the
facts as they stand, and figure somewhat.
The states which attempted secession, and
actually did secede. were Maryland, Vir-
ginia embracing West yirginia) the two
Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky,
Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana,
Texas, Arkansas and Missouri-fourteen
in all. These fourteen states, or fifteen
counting the new commonwealth of West
Virginia, are represented in congress at
this period by $50 senators and members
of the House. OF these senator's and con-
gressmen about seventy were Confederate
soldiers, FIVE or six were Federal soldiers,
few We're employed in staff positions,
and three were war governors. The bal
ance, more than one-half, were non-com-
batants. Some of these civilians were of
military age, but the majority were not
Accepting the directory as a guide, we
find that there are exactly twelve South
ern "brigadiers, so-called, holding seats
in the Fifty-hrst congress. OF this num-
Der the state OF Alabama contributes
three, Morgan, Wheeler and Forney;
Georgia one, Colquitt; Florida one, Bull
ock; South Carolina two, Hampton and
Butler; North Carolina one, Ransom; Vir-
ginia one, Lee: Tennessee one, Bate; Lou
islana one, Gibson; and Mississippi one,
Walthall
The list of colonies is hardly so long
Herbert and Oates of Alabama were Off
GERS of this grade, and Pool of Arkansas,
Hooker of Mississippi, Gambler of Georgia,
Mills and Culberson of Texas, and OFFER
raj OF Virginia. Houk commanded regi-
ment of East Tennessee Unionists for
brief period.
Five members constitute the whole num-
Der of lieutenant colonies who cast their
fortunes with the Confederacy, Davidson,
OF Florida; Blount, of Georgia; McCreary,
of Kentucky; Stockdale, of Mississippi,
and Cowles, of North Carolina. Stockdale
is Pennsylvania by birth and emigrated
to Mississippi in 1S56-just five years prior
to the beginning of the war-yet he seems
to have made an admirable mill
marked during the progress of the
war that Northern men domiciled in
the Southern states, and owning property
there, not only espoused the cause OF that
section, but were counted among the BRAY
est soldiers who fought on the Confederate
side.
A single name represents the quota of
malors-McClammy, of North Carolina,
one of the two pronounced Alliance men
in this congress who hold the fort as an
advance guard of those who are to follow.
Carleton and Stewart, of Georgia, were
captains, the tirst having reputation as an
artillery man. Hatch, of Missouri, was
of South Carolina, and Coke and Hare, of
Texas, were also of this rank, and Mr.
Martin of the same state, the inimitable
Major of this day and generation.
Congressional lieutenants are likewise
few as to number. Clarke and Cobb, of
Alabama, come hrst in the directory, fol-
lowed by Berry, of Arkansas, and Rogers,
OF the same state Judge Crisp won renown
In his subaitern rank and so did Anderson,
of Mississippi. Dibble, of South Carolina,
and Richardson, of Tennessee. Abbott, of
Texas, completes this roster.
The priyates make a lustv showing in
congress, as they did in war, and just
twenty-six of these have won their respec-
tive ways up to the high estate of national
legislators. Ii any of the following bore
higher commission than the one held by
Private John Allen, of Mississippi, they
have been too modest TO recount 1t in their
congressional biographies. Five members
Messrs. Tarsney and Wade of Missouri;
McDuffie of Alabama, Evans of Ten
nessee, and Smith of West Virginia
fought for the Union. Senator Jones, of
Arkansas, shouldered a rifle in the Confed-
crate ranks; and so did Pasco of Florida
Kenna of West Virginia, and Pugh,
of Alabama. The others were Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas. Lester and Grimes of
Georgia, Bankhead of Alabama, Stone and
Ellis of Kentucky, Coleman of Louisiana,
Catchings, Lewis and Anderson of Missis-
sippi, Skinner and Henderson of North
Carolina, Tillman al d Perry of South
Carolina, Pierce of Tennessee and Wilson
of West Virginia.
various capacities, military and civil,
in the prosecution of the war. Sem
ator Faulkner, of West Virginia, for
example, was a cadet at the Virginia
Military Institute, but did some field
service. Senator Daniel was the
adjutant general of Early's division. Sem
ator Eustis was an aid-de-camp on the
campaign at Atlanta. Representative
Whitthorne was the adjutant general of
Tennessee, and Colonel Buck Kilgore acted
in similar capacity for Ector's famous
Texas brigade. Senator Vest was men,
Der of the Confederate congress. represent
ing Missouri constituency, while Senator
Brown, of Georgia, Vance, of North Caro-
lima, and Harris, of Tennessee, were the
war governors of their respective states.
Wade Hampton held a higher Confed-
crate commission than any of his coll
leagues. He was a lieutenant general of
cavalry, and succeeded Stuart after the
death OF that gallant trooper at yellow
Tavern. His associate, General Butler,
was a major general, and lost leg in the
com nat ~ Brandy Station lime 1879