Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30


10 years Of age lie raised local COM
| pany. Of which he was made captain. IN
/ Kansas City FOR home service on the
/ border between Missouri and Kansas.
and assisted TO capture Liberty Arsenal
! in Clay county. and bring the arms south
! OF the Missouri river lie disbanded the
/ home comuany. and on the approach Of
Z the Federal forces commanded by Cap
/ tain Stanley afterwards General stan
/ ley). Joined an infantry company as pri'
/ waite. and was al the engagement al
/ Dry Creek. near independence. Mo. where
/ the n-r. gun was fred west Of the Ms
/ sissipni river lie was made captain and
/ alo-lc-camp on the staff q General
/ Eocar Hanson Weightman. and was at
/ times during the war. on the star OF
/ Generals ". JEFF Thompson. Gid. J. PHI
/ low. Governor Thomas c. Reynolds. Of
/ Missouri. John p. McCown. Milton A.
1 Haynes Lloyd Tilghman. Bushrod Il.
/ Johnson. Mansfield Lowell. William II.
J Jackson. Writ Adams. y. 3. Forest and
! steuhon j. Lee.
General Norman served with distinction
IN az lrms OF the sorvIce-infantry. arul-
lory. and caValgy-was private and cap
tain OF infantry. Lieutenant OF artillery,
and aijutant Of the Tennessee Corps OF
Artillery. and Northumberland and colo
mel Of cavalry. and was successfully
aide-de-camp and assistant adjutant-
general OF brigade. division, corps. and
department commanders. thus eminently
fitting him for the important position he
now holds, 81 adjutant-general Of all the
United Con o1orate Veterans, and chief
Of General Gordon's staff.
lie was a prisoner OF war three times.
served nearly year on Johnson's Island.
and was wounded once. At Fort Donei-
son be carried to Colonel afterwards
General Forrest the first order he ever
received 20 move forward into regular
battle. lie served every day Of the war,
from the first 20 the last aud was tho
hero OF some Of the most thrilling and
romantic episodes Of the war-notably.
nj Fort D0nclson Coffeevlle. and near
Sharon. Miss and his name is specially
and repeatedly mentioned for gallantry in
battles IN the "Ofcial Records Of tho
Rebellion" and the many orders in those
publications signed hy him show the
conspicuous and important part he acted
in the great civil war az Belmont. Fort
Doncleon. Corintn, Sherman's Meridian
campaign, Holly Springs. ConeeviEe
Franklin. Spring HID. Columbia. canton,
Yazoo CITY. Birds0n's Ferry. Mechanics
burg Harrisburg; Thompson station
Tenn. Livingston. Miss; Jackson, Miss;
Roads. and i'm nearly all of General VII
liam IT. Jacksons battles. engagements
ekirmishos. campaigns and raids-about n
HUNDRED in all-beiug nearly daily engaged
with him from the 9th Of February, lS'5
% March ~, 1854. lie resigned from the
staff. on account OF injury 10 his eye
efeht from constant writing and was
placed I'm command of MOOrman's Cavalry
battalion. with rank Of ieutenaht-colohel,
which was increased to a regiment ana
finally surrendered with General DICK
Ta-'or'a forces.
General Norman IS a wonderful or
gonizor This was shown I'm his success
I'M work in behalf OF immigration for
Louisiana. and I'm cffocting the organiza-
ton OF the Southern Cavalry, IN New or
leans. and he has displayed even SUI
porior gifts along this line in working
ND the United Confederate veteran
camps The United Confederate Neie-
ran Association was formed June l''
1859. the first reunion held at Chaltd-
u0oza. Tenn, was on July 3, lo5l; the
second. AT jackson. Miss, on June @ 1871.
and but very little enthusiasm had beeh
manifested only thirty-thrce camps
having been formed. General Gordon app
pointed him acknowledgement and chiet
of staff. in orders dated July 2. 1871, ana
II was late in the fan or winter be-
fore ne received all the books and
papers. and commenced active work;
and. although only two years had
ELAPSED since the date of oreanizauon'
and only thirty-three camps had been
formed 10y the time Of the third reunion.
az New orleans. April 9, 1892. and IN
about six months after be assumed the
duties OF Acknowledgement, he Nad worked
up 112 camps. and at the fourth re-
union CAT Birmingham. Ala. held April
p. 1880 there were so camps registered
and az the fifth reunion Cat Houston,
Tex. held May o. 1850 there were G'6
camps. and at this writing over so. with
papers and applications in for about go
more. General Norman was voted
thanks for his great work twice by the
veterans at the New orleans reunion,
and at Houston received an ovation upon
motion or Northumberland S. d. Lee,
and seconded by General Gordon. the
veterans rising and shouting, the Ike OK
which has been accorded to very few
men.
General Norman, soon after the war,
married Miss Helen Shackleford. daugn-
ter of Chief-Justice Thomas Shackelord,
of Canton. Miss
MAJOR-GENERALJ J. r. SHIP.
Major-CeneraI J. T. Ship. quartermas-
tcr-ecneral on the staff OF General j. b.
Nav 8. 1915. Joined the Confederate army
April y. 1861. az q private In the Glover
Guards OF said county. which, In the
organization Of the Virginia army. was
made Company c. OF the Fourth Georgia
Infautrv Regiment. lie served with this
rerimeut until the latter part OF 1852
after which he was connected with the
Ouarterma ster's Department. with the
rank Of captain The war left him with
out means. and with but little elucatio7
or business experience. except such as
had been acquired in the school OF hard
ships. pIivations. and danger incident TO
the life Of Confederate soldier. After
the war he engaged I'm various lines OF
trade. and located in Chattanooga In 1874, /
tho owner Of an estate worth about $1,000. R
and engaged ia business from hich be /.
retired iu 1891 Served as a member OF
the Board Of Aldermen Of CHATTANOOGA. /
also Board of EducatiOn president of the /
Board of Trade. and once a candidate OF /
the Democratic party for Mayor lie was +
the originator ana organizer Of the n. /.
B. Forrest Camp OF Confederate Nete- /
rams iu 1885. which was the first Con- /
fedcrate Veterans Association organized I
in the State. and served as It's .nmaudcr /
eight years cOnseCutyely. ana then zee I
tired. with the unanimous endorsement OF /
the members for his continuance in Of /
fee. Tie was one OF the prime movers I
and orleinators OF the United Confederate /
Veterans. and was one Of the prime .
movers iu getting a Confederate soldiers /
home established tn Tennessee. which is /
ono of the best In the South, and has /
been one Of the board since its estlb- /
lishwcnt.
DIR. c. II. TEBAULT.