The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-19
CONFEDERATE GOVERNORS.
Prominent Confederates who Have Been
Governors Since the War.

national politics, it may not prove an
uninterestipg inquiry to examine into
the question as to which Of the men
prominent in the councils or army Of
the Southern Confederation have been
honored with the position Of State
Governors since the conclusion OF the
war.
The list here presented. upon the
preparation of which much time and
labor have been bestowed, may be ac-
cepted as complete. It's chief utility
| is to show how freely the Gubernatoriai
compliment has, in the past, been ex-
tended to those who jeopardized their
lives in defence of home and right, and
whose intellects have impaired special
| lustre to Confederate annals:
David P. Lewis, signer of Confed-
crate Constitution, Governor Of Ala
bama, 1S72-74.
Williamson r. W. Cobb, member of
the Confederate Congress, Governor OF
Alabama, 1852.
Edward A. o'Neal, brigadier general,
Confederate States of America, Cover
nor of Alabama, 1882 -86.
Augustus 81. Garland, member OF
both Houses of Confederate Congress,
Governor of Arkansas, 1857.
It. J. Churchill, brigadier general,
Confederate States Of America, Cover
nor of Arkansas, 1888.
Edward A. Perry, brigadier general,
Confederate States of America, Gov
ernor of Florida, 1859. =
Charles J. jenkins, State Supreme
| Court Judge of Georgia during Con-
federacy, Governor Of Georgia, lS65-SS.
| James NJ. Smith, member Of Con-
federate Congress, Governor OF Geor-
gia, lS72-7S.
Alfred 81. Colquilt, brigadier gen.
eral Confederate States of America,
Governor of Georgia, 1852.
Alexander H. Stephens, vice presi-
dent Confederate States of America,
Governor of Georgia, 1928.
John 3. Gordon, lieutenant general
Confederate States of America, Cover
nor of Georgia, l8S6-90. x ,..4-.
Simon B. Buckner, lieutenant gen.
eral of the Confederate States of Ameri-
ca, Governor of Kentucky, lS87-9l.
| Francis T. Nichols, brgadier general
of Confederate States of America, Gov
ernor of Louisiana, 1870. ,..........,
Benjamin G. Humphries, brigadier
general Confederate States of America,
| Governor of Mississippi, 1S65-6s.
James Z. Alcorp, brigadier general
of Mississippi State troops during Con-
federacy, Governor of Mississippi,
| 1SS2-90. ....r.:-,... ~
John s. Marmadnke, major general
Confederate States Of America, Gov
ernor of Missouri, 1885 81.
Zebulon B. Vance, Confederate war
Governor, Governor of North Corolina,
1878.
Alfred NJ. Scales, brigadier general
Confederate States Of America, Gov
ernor of North Carolina, 1855 49,.
Benjamin F. Perry, Confederate Dis
trict Judge, Governor of South Caro-
lima, 1865-66.
| James L.. Orr, member Of Confed-
crate Senate, Governor of South Caro-.
lima, 1868.
| Wade Hampton, lieutenant general,
Confederate States Of America, Gov
ernor of South Carolina, lS76-78.
William D. Simpson, member OF
Confederate Congress, Governor OF
South Carolina, 1902.
Johnson dagOoG, Drlga0aer general,
! Confederate States of America, Gov
| ernor of South Carolina 1S80-S2.
John C. Brown, major general, Con.
| federate States Of America, Governor OF
! Tennessee, 1915. --
William 3. Bate, major general Con-
/ federate States of America, Governor
of Tennessee, 1SS2-S7.
James w. Throckmorton, brigadier
general of Texas State troops during
the Confederacy, Governor of Texas,
1S66-67.
Lawrence S. Ross, brigadier general,
| Confederate States of America, Gov
ernor of Texas, 18S7-o1.
James i. Kemper, major general,
Confederate States of America, Gov
ernor of Virginia, 1S747S.
F. W. M. Holiday, member of Con-
federate Congress, Governor of Vir-
ginia. 1882.
Fitzhugh Lee, major general, Con-
| federate States Of America, Governor
of Virginia, 1886 ....
CHARLES EDGEwoTH JONES.
Augusta, Ga, August l3.