Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1895-03-26
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IThe Sunday State, New Orleans, March lol
The Veteran Confederate States
Cavalry Association never performed
more graceful act than when they
presented the Rouss Certificate of
Honorary Membership of their camp
On the fifth day of last November,
Camp No. 9 of the Veteran Cavalry
men met in New Orleans and for
mally took to membership citizen
of the Empire State" There was
something very affecting in this
action, for it betokened hearty fell
lowship with one who, since the war
of the States. has sundered his asso-
Citations and his business interests
with the South, and who now resides
an honored member of the commu-
nifty of the city of New York
Charles B. Rouss, yirginian by
birth, went into the struggle of the
civil war with his whole heart and
soul, but bowing to the Inevitable
when Appomattox came, he at once
proceeded to endeayor to retrieve
those fortunes, that in common with
hundreds of others, had been en-
tirely shattered by the events that
occurred between 1S61-65. With
true Southern energy and ''sand,"
Mr.. Rouss went to work and it is
satisfactory to note that in the course
of few years he had gotten his foot
on the ladder again, and in a yet
briefer space of time he had secured
a leading position in the commercial
world of Gotham. And still yet he
prospered, until to-day Mr.. Rouss is
recognized as one of the millionaire
merchants of the Empire City OF
New York.
Through all the varying changes
of his fortune Charles B. Rouss never
wavered in his attachment to the
South, and the noble survivors of
of that heroic struggle. When he
went to New York Mr.. Rouss was as
poor as the often referred to church
mouse. To-day he is said to be sew
eral times millionaire, yet he is ac-
cessible to the humblest of those old
heroes who wore the gray, and who
fought with Lee and johnson and
"Stonewall'' Jackson, Longstreet
aud others and who went to the end
of the greatest fight that the world
has ever witnessed, with courage un-
daunted. To-day the honored guest
in the Rouss mansion is he who
fought beneath the stars and bars
and the Rouss bounty is never ex-
tended with greater alacrity than
when the benefciaries arc established
as the widow or the orphan of some
old Confederate veteran now passed
away to await the final roll call. Mr..
Rouss is ever present in manifold
works of charity, yet much of his mu-
nificence is disbursed in that unos-
tentatious manner that marks the
true samaritan and cheerful giver.
In the community in which Mr..
Rouss resides he is honored among
all his fellows, revered and respected
by all, and mis- name will go down to
posterity as man who has conferred
signal service upon his fellows.
The Rouss certificate of member
ship is a splendidly gotten up spec
linen of record work. At the head
of the document on either side are
vignettes of Generals Morgan and
w. II. jackson and Generals Stuart
and Forrest. Between these is
depicted the figure of cavalrymaD
on foot at his horses side. A broken
shaft with the ivy twining around
and a dismounted horseman with
open sabre forms very beautiful
portion of an exquisite picture. Be-
meath this is Gen. Sherman's testi-
mony to the excellence of the cavalry
of the Confederate Army.-"TEey
are the best cavalry in the world"
The badges of the Association go TO
form most effective setting for
what is not only handsome work of
are but handsome memorial of a
very graceful act.