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

famous Cobbs Legion, In Captain Jeffer-
son Lamsrs Company, from Covington.
Iucius remained at home until the
fan OF 1862. when he ran away
and Joined Captain John L. Hardee's
company. and was mustered into the
Confederate service on the 18th OF Sep
tember. 1852. at Atlanta, Ca, and at
tached 10 Lees Battalion, Georgia Vol
unteers-twolve months troops-and as
signed 10 duty at Atlanta. Soon after
wards he was elected second sergeant OF
his company. when the twelve months
expired he returned home being too
Young to be required 70 enlist Tor the
war. In 1861 he was elected by his neigh
bor bovs a lieutenant In the state troops
and went into active service in May
under Johnston and Hood, above Atlanta,
and participated in the campaign and
siege OF Atlanta. he continued in the
service until the close Of the war, being
I'm South Carolina after the evacuation OF
Savannah.
In 1871 he read law and was admitted TO
the bar I'm C0ylngton, Ga. where he has
practiced SINE.
COLONEL GEORGE VI. HELM.
Colonel George NJ Helm, another mem
Der OF General Lees STAFF. was born in
Christian county, Ky, October 4, 1884,
was educated IT the Masonic College NJ
Clarksvilie. Tenn. and adopted civil en-
cheering. In 1851 he Joined Byrnes Bat
terry. of Greenville, Miss. as a private
This battery was engaged by the county
OF Washington. Miss. At Camp Boon.
near GAINESVILLE. Tenn. was detailed to
buy horses In his native county, payment
10 be made six months after the indie
pendence Of the Confederate States and
supply the battery. At Bowling Green,
Ky, he was appointed lieutenant OF en-
gineers and assigned 10 obstruct Cumber-
land river az Governs Ford, fifteen miles
below Nashville. He did so, preparing
batteries to command and protect obstruc-
tions. leaving sixty feet for passage OF
boats between Donelson and Nashville;
held this until the fall OF Fort Donelson
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South Carolina will have many OF the
ola bows who marched through Virginia
,n,rty-odd years ago IN her historic
c.nital to-day. The south Carolina D'Vis-
Can Of the United Confederate Veterans
will he in charge Of Msjor-General C.
Irvine Walker. Of Charleston whose stan
will be composed rs follows;
colonel James G. Holmes. adjuian'-
geocral and chief Of staff Of Charleston
Yrleadier.Geuoral Ashury Coward com
nandlng First Brigade, OF Charleston
rleutenant-Coloncl j. +. j. Caldwell au-
,utant-General and chiefSf stan New
berry.
Below is given a Est OF the camps ON
hraced IN the division OF the f'ine''o
state showing their commanders ana "u-
3utants: =
81. stephen Elliott. at ST. Georges A.
y Minus. commander J. otey Reed ad-
1utant ?,
81 Barnard p. Bee, at Aiken B. H.
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He enlisted with a company from ms
county; was promoted TO the rank OF
major and then colonel, and early IN 1874
was promoted TO general, ana
then raised to the command OF division
i'm the army of General Lee.
General Evans served under Stonewah
Jackson. Ewell Early. and Gordon In the
campaign OF Virginia and the invasions
of Maryland and Pennsylvania. finally
surrounding at the last battle, at APP
pomattox. He was wounded several
times; twice severely one wound Ia tho
body az Frederick City, Nd, which did
not heal for eleven years. Another Sc
we're wound at Gettysburg, from which
he still suffers His other three wounds
were painful but not dangerous. His
brigade was the famous Gordon Brigade,
with which he served from the nrst 10
the last It was composed Of seven Geor-
gia regiments, ami came from all sec
tons of Georgia.
After TIE surrender at AppomattoN
General Evans returned to his home. I'm
Stewart county. and Immediately carried
out his purpose % erHr the ministry hY
Joining the Georgia Conference. IN which
he has served for over twenty-five years
actively. until released from active duty
by the conference. on account Of trouble
with his old wounds. which disqualified
him 10 some extent, at least. from the
pastoral duties Of hi. profession.
ADJUTANT-GENERAL WEST.
Colonel A. j. West, General Evans's
adjutant. IS widely known throughout
Georgia and the Union lor valuable pub
lie service. and a. one OF Atlanta's most
successful businessmen. His father,
James r. West. was murdered I'm Vera
cruz. Mex by the death Of his father
In early life. Colonel West was thrown
upon his own resources and began In
his boyhood TO take care of himself. AT
the age Of l6 no Joined the Troup Light
Guards, which became Company y, Forty
first Georgia Regiment Colonel Jack
Cartwright commanding. and shared In
the battles OF the Army OF Tennessee, TO
the final surrender az Greensboro, In
May, 1865. and actively participated In
the chief battles-such as Nicksburg. Shi-
loh. Tupelo. Perryviile, Chickamausa.
Missionary p Dee. Atlanta, Franklin,
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louisiana.

IIol Louisiana,
There is no cline like thine:
Land of the broad savannah,
Land Of the citrOn vine;
Land Of the monarch river,
OF lake and prairie plain,
Our freedom home forever.
y beauteous, bright domain
Above. the deep blue heaven,
Looks down wish laughing eyes,
And breezcs mildly driven
Float Ger the sunny skies.
Around. rich fields extending,
Are clothed in emerald green,
And birds their music blending
on every bOush are seen.
With orange-blossoms laden,
or golden fruit. each bower
Reveals the dark-eyes maiden,
Herself q faircr flower.
The sunny Creole beauty.
With voice Of song and mirth,
And true 10 love and duty,
The hour OF the earth.
Hoi Louisiana,
Home Of the brave and free,
Thy fertile, broad savanna
Goes smiling 10 the sea:
Where princely wealth iuherits,
And generous thoughts expand
The chiyalric high spirits.
The guardians OF the lana.
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battle Of Perryvlle. Ky, October s. 1862.
Owing 10 the great depletion y the Ar
kansas regiments they were consolidated
I'm the fan Of 1863. lie was appointed cap
tain Of Company \, which was the adj
vance guard Of General Fagans Division
during Prices raid into Missouri and
Kansas in the fall Of 1864. lie was badly
wounded January 60 1866, and did not get
out Of bed until after the surrender. After
the war General Arnold went back 10
Laconia and engaged I'm mercantile bust
ness until 1865, when ne again returned to
Kentucky and married Miss Eleanor Hart
Talbot, Of Bourbon county. in 1869. He
became agent at Cincinnati. O., Of the
Cincinnati Southern railroad I'm 1882 and
IS stlll in the service Of that company.
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tered Into mercantile pursuits. In when
he IL still engaged. He was twice eiec.ed
president OF the Memphis Merchants TX
change. an honor never conferred on any
one else before or since. and was twice
elected president OF the Southern whole
sale Crocers' Association.
COLONEL SHAND.
Colonel G.. d. Shand. OF oxford, MISS
another OF General Lees aides, was born
in South Carolina. and entered the Con-
tederate service at i6. lie spent his nrst
year in Major Mar.gaultS Battalion OF
South Carolina Infantry. and the other
three years or the var In the sixth
South Carolina Cavalry. In May, lsoi,
this regiment was in Buffers Brigade
Hampton's Division. Army Of Northern
Virginia, and continued IN this regiment
to the surrender at Hilisboro'. y. G.,
April IS. 1895. Colonel Shand removed
from South Carolina to Mississippi In
ii15 lie vas for four years member
Of the House Of Representatives OF MIS-
sissippi. was FOR eight years Lieutenant
Governor OF Mississippi. and is now pro-
fessor OF Law in the University OF Mlssis-
eippi.
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a private in the Buckner Guards, Gle
burne's Division. Hardee's Corps. Army OF
Tennessee. and remained with this COM
mand until the close Of tho war. lie was
I'M the battles Of MurfreesborO', Chicka-
manga. Missionary Ridge, Rngold Cap
the campaign from Chattanooga TO At
lanta. Jonesboro. Dalton, Franklin, ana
Nashville. He was surrendered by Gene
raj Joseph Y. Johnston at Greensboro,
n. C.. May !. 1865
Since the war he has been engaged In
the saddlery business, and Is now a mem
Der OF the firm OF Thompson & Boyd, in
Lexington. KY He Is president Of the
Confederate Veteran Association Of Ken
lucky. and has long been an enthusiastic
and untiring worker in the interests OF
the Confederate veterans Of his state.
General Boyd's Acknowledgement and
chief Of staff is Colonel Joseph VI. Jones
while the commander Of the First Bril-
gade i7 General J. i. Briggs.
IT, DIER-GENERAL ARNOLD.
b. General James NJ Arnold,
who command the Second Brigade
Of % ntucky Veterans. was born at
Pari, hy.. and went 10 Laconia. Ark
in 1850. and volunteered May Z, 1861 Cthe
day after the State seceded). In the Flour
nOy Guards, K. {. tlournOy, captain
Arnold was elected Junior second lieu
tenant at the organization Of the COM
pany. This company reported to General
Leonidas Polk, at Columbus, KY ana
was assigned to the Seventh Kentucky
Infantry. c. 4. Wickliffe colonel After
the battle Of Shiloh the company was
transferred to the Thirteenth Arkansas
Infantry, Colonel J. c. Tappan, Gel
burne's Brigade, and was known as
Company +. Lieutenant Arnold was pro-
NOTED to first lieutenant after the battle
Of Shiloh, and was in all the battles and
slIirmishcs ln which the brigade was en-
gaeed. until 1869. He took General VII
liam H. Lyle, Of Ohio. prisoner at the
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General James b. Briggs, Of Russellyile.
KY. commanding the First Brigade OF
Kentucky Veterans, and Brigadler-Gene-
raj James NJ. Arnold, commanding the
Second Brigade.
MsIor-GeneFal John Boyd IL resident
OF Lexington, Ky. lie was born In Rich
mond. Ky. BE entered the army OF the
Confederate states at Lexington In the
summer OF 1852 enllsting and serving as
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GENERAL. WILLIAM RICHARDSON.
Commanding Second Brigade, AlabamaD
OF Shiloh. slurfreesboro'. and Chicka-
manga. He rose from private 70 captains
and was 50 severely wounded al Chicka-
manga that he was discharged from the
service. Immediately after the close OF
tho war he located at Huntsvii, ana
commenced the practice OF law. He was
County Judge OF Madison county FOR
twelve years and was n representative
OF Limestone county In the General As
sembly OF Alabama.
In 1890 Judge Richardson entered the
contest for the Democratic nomuatlon
for Governor Of Alabama. II was CONF
IDENTIFY believed that he would bs nomi-
mated but HE strength was his weakness.
as is so cfton the case In conventions.
and the honor was a last given 90 another
gentleman. as a compromise. Judge
Richardson WIS appointed brisafisr-Ssne-
raj OF the Second Alabama Brigade oe
United Confederate Veterans IN 1888. He
takes an active and Jealous p@t In every
thing that pertains 20 the memory OF his
gallant comrades. and his brigade At.
tends the reunion In great numbers.
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THE TENNESSEE DIVISION.
Commanded by General w. n. Jack<
son-COntsins 30 Caaps.

The Tennessee Division includes twenty.
nine camps. among which arc n. r.. For
rest Camp, OF Chattanooga: Fred Auls
Camp. OF Knoxville. Turney Camp. "a
Winchester; Confederate Historical Asso.
citation. OF Memphis: Frank Cheatham
Camp, OF Nashville; John Ingram Camp.
OF Jackson: St0newall Jackson Camp oe
Mckenzie; Felix X. Zoliiconer Camp, %
Knoxville: Dibrell Camp. OF Lswisburg;
Forbes Camp. OF Clarksville Palmer
Camp. OF Murireesbofo. Frlegscn Camp.
Of ShelbyylLe: Shnctoirord- Fulton Camp.
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CAdiutant-General Army OF TENNESSEE
raised in Columbus, which responded 10
the first call for troops made by the
President Of the Confederacy. and as
color-bcarer Of the company, LETT his
home on March 81, 1861. for service at and
near Pensacola. Fla, where General
Braxton Bragg was In command Of the
Confederate States forces. He was soon
promoted to the position Of adjutant OF
his tenth Mississippi regiment, in which
capacity he served until after the battle
Of Shiloh, when he was made captain Of
Company X, Tenth Mississippi and so
served until after General Bragg's Ken
lucky campaign, when, in November, 1862
mon the promotion Of Colonel L. <. Wal
thau TO brigadier-general, Captain
sykes was commissioned and assigned 10
duty upon his stan as adjutant-general.
He remained on General Walthalls staE
until June, 1864. when and during the
Georgia compsisn he was transferred TO
General W. II. Jackson's division Of cav
slry, with the rank OF major, and with II
served as adjutant-general Of division
until the close Of the war.
oUARTERIASTER-G GENERAL.
Colonel Henry c. Myers, Of Memphis,
Tenn. quartermaster on General Lees
stan. is native OF North Carolina. HIS
parents removed TO Mississippi when he
was quite a small boy. lie was therefore,
reared in the latter State. He is the
youngest Of six brothers, all OF whom be-
longed to the regular Confederate army.
He volunteered when but lad 10 years
old and served under Generals Bedford,
Forrest. and stephen ID. Lee. Since the
war he has held several State and county
Offices in his adopted State (M-ssissippD;
was Secretary OF State from 1878 70 1886,
and is now a citizen OF Memphis, Tenn,
and member OF Bivouac, No. IS, United
Confederate Veterans, OF that city.
JUDGE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Colonel William Lowndes Calhoun,
Judge zavocatc-genersl. stan OF General
s. ID. Lee, is descendant Of the Cal
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Jefferson Davis.
An Acrostic.

(FOr the Dlspdtcu)
Justice. thou even-handed matron, bravely
stand.
Erect upon thy pedestal OF truth. so
grand. go
Facing. as thou hast ever done with
fearless mein,
Falsehood and wrong, behind Whatever
screen.
Enveloped they may hide; so let thy
Judgment clear
Release this name from passions wrong
fu faint and sneer;
Shelter thou the genius battling for
principle
or faith, by force defeated-yet invincible;
Never again, however. TO be solved by
wars
Destructive arbitrament; then let detrac-
ton pause.
And yield TO kindlier estimates OF a chief
Valued for his genius, that blazed in
storm ard grief
In peace, then rest. thou champion OF a
ruined cause,
success hath been thy foe; but glory thine
applause.
LAWKERBA.
Norfolk, Va, June 10. 1896.
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Tennessee during the war as captain OF
Company X. Forty-secOnd Regiment,
Georgia Volunteers, until severely
wounded in the battle % Resaca; was also
I'm the siege OF Nicksburg and the battles
preceding il, and. for awhile commanded
the post at Madison, Ca. Colonel CAL
houn has always taken deep interest In
the Confederate cause, serving for five
years as president Of the Fulton County
Confederate Veterans Association, and
Is now member Of the jefferson Davis
Monument Committee of the United Con-
feGsrate Veterans.
INsPECTOR-GENERAL ROGERS.
Colonel Walter II. Rogers. Inspector
general on the STAFF OF General Lee. was
born in New Orleans. October -. 1873;
entered the Confederate army April II,
1851. as a private i'm the Orleans Cadets,
under Captain afterwards colonel c.
d. Dreux. who was killed near
Newport News Va, July 5, 1851
Colonel Rogers served at Pensacola, Fla.
until June 1851; was at Yorktown with
General Magruder: was wounded April
lS 1852 at Lees Mills. Va; discharged
from service April 2i. lS52. and re-enlisted
the May following IN Furis's Louisiana
Battery. He served IN Folks Corps. In
1854 he was appointed on military court
and was paroled at Meridian, Miss. May
10 1865 Colonel Rogers married Miss
Elizabeth Goeet OF Demopolis, Ala, in
June, 1867. He has served as Judge OF
IN. District Court and Court OF Appeals
Of New Orleans; was Attorney-General
from 1888 10 1892, and is now practicing law
as a member Of the law firm Of Rogers 4
Dodds, New Orleans.
COLONEL MIDDLEBROOK.
Colonel Luclus L. AIddlebrook. aide-de-
camp TO General Lee, was born on a
farm in Newton county, Ca, February 8
1873 In August. 1861. his only brother
J. B. Auddlebrook. went to the war IN the
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THE GEORGIA DIVISION.
General Clement Anseim Evans
Commands the Crackers.

The Georgia Division is commanded by
Major-General Clement Anselm Evans.
one OF Georgla's most distinguished citi-
zens, who has won fame In peace. as
well as in war. General Evans was born
in Stewart county, Ca, and was Judge
Of his county when the war broke out.
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Teag7ie commander; J. n. wigfan, ad-
3utant.
go. Sumter. at Charleston. Dr. r. l..
Brodie, commander; J. W. Ward, adju-
tant
ZIG. Catawba. al Rock Hi. Cad'r Jones,
commander; IredeI Jones. adjutant.
2s5. Jasper hawthorn. at Easley. r..
j.. Bowen. commander; II. II. Bowen. ad-
.ltant
297. r. c. Pulliam, at Grceneville. James
A. Hoyt, commander; h. T. Hayne. adju-
tant
sl5. Palmetto Guard at Charleston, G
J. BUST. commander. George IL. Manson,
Rd!utnnt
23l DICK Anderson, at Sumter. J. D.
Banding. commander. Z. j. Gailard, ad-
ss. walker at spartanburg. D. r.
Duncan, commander; Moses Foster, adju-
tant
s36. James D. Nance. at Newberry. J.
W Gary, commander; c. T. Boyd, ad-
jutant.
s56 Beaufort. At Beaufort. Thomas c.
White. commander j. OH. sanders. ad-
jutant
357. Abner Perrin. at Edgeheld. John
Kennerly. commander. J. b. Hin, adju-
tant
2.l General James Conner. at Summer
VILE George Upper. commander; W. r..
Dehon, adjutant
$50 Hampton. at Columbia, r. s. Des-
P0r;es commander. ID. II. Flenniken, ad-
1utant.
900 Pee Dec. al Florence +. W. Lloyd
commander Dr. =. b. Bacot adiutagt.
800 Giymphvllle. at Glymphvile. T. r.
Miller commander; , adjutant
40 Thomas 81. Wagner. at Mt. Plea
SAINT S. +. Smith, commander; j. r.
Thomlnson. adjutant
N2 Wolf Greek az pickens James \.
Griffin. commander; II. Il. Hendricks ad-
jutout
as. j. r. Kershaw. at Charaw, Theo-
dore f. Mauoy, commander; S. G. Cod
frey. adiutant
AG Secession. at Abbevllle, J. Fuller
lyon. commando; W. a. Templeton, ad-
;utant.
commander. John r. Cooper, adiutant.
49, j. Wyatt Aiken, at Greenwood, G.
4. C. Waller. commander; l.. NJ. Moore
adiutant
4S7. Dean. 40 Duncans, A. IT, Dean
commander T.. j. Zimmerman, adiutant
4o Hampton. at Hyman, NJ. L. Mum.
commander r.. j.. Coleman. adiutant.
45f Manning Austin, NJ Simpsonvillc.
W. i. Gresham, commander; d. c. Ben
nett. adiutaut.
45L Oranrcburg. at Orangeburg. J. T.
Izar commander; Samuel Dibble, ad-
jutant.
i62. Hayward. at Waterford. John D.
Edwards commander: C.. G. Henderson,
adiutant.
80 rr,r-,. r,.,i.l.... 90 ,r.....i..-- q, <,
Land. commander; S. j. Bowman. adju-
tant.
5g. Darlington at Laurens b. W. Ball
commander; B. ". Lanford. adjutant.
534. Rion, at Bidgeway. John ID. Harri-
son. commander; George Moore. aliutant
535. Jack II onlricks. at Mckay. W. A.
Evans. commander; j. Il. Sowell. adju-
tant.
536. Ebert Bland. az Bradley. w. Z
Cothran. commander; +. W. Watson. ad-
jutant.
50. J. Foster Marshall. at Ninety-six
Thomas L. Moore. commander James
Rogers. adiutant
81. jenkins at Bamberg. +. r, Hays,
commander. W. A. Riley. adjutant
Gil Marion. 81 Marion, s. a. Durham
commander. T.. IA. GasQue. adiutant.
66S Lexington, at Lexington. 5. NJ.
Roof. commander; NJ. ID. Hartman, adju-
tant
C97. Confederate Veterans. at Sallys. d.
H. Sally. commander; A. l.. Sawyer, ad-
1utant
Css Rains. at Winnsooro', w. w.
Ketchln, commander; W. G.. Jordan. adju-
tant
7N North. 81 North Post-Ofice. G
". Dannely, commander; ID. l.. Cloud
adiuturt
702. Micah jenkins az Yorkville. ]. F.
Hart commander. Joseph +. Walton
adjutant.
7OL Richard Kirkland. at Camden, c..
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DoYs FROM GOLD KENTUCK."
How They VIII lie In hne-Com-
mnnded by General boyd.

The Kentucky Division VIII be under
command OF Major-General John Boyd.
whose stafr will be composed of Colonel
Joseph NJ. Jones, OF Paris. KY, adjutant-
general and chief OF stan: Brigadier-
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OF Georgia; was Mayor OF the city OF
Atlanta for two years, and is now the
Ordinary and Judge OF Probate of Fulton
county. which office he has held for six
teen years. He served In the Army Of
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houns Of South Carolina; but was born
In Georgia, and resides in Atlanta. where
he has spent most Of his iife' lie IL a
lawyer by profession; has represented his
county several times In the Legislature
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LAND OF PALMETTOS
Voy the South Carolina Veterans al 'ha
Reunion viii Be Commanded.
,yrs OF CAMPS ~ TIVE STATE.

r,tc Irvine walker VIII Tie In
cbrrcc-CoIoncl James IT, ho'"e''
.s,,,opt-ceneraI. and CHIEF OF
s,.o-sL.tche. OF the Officers.
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OF Fayetteville; John l.. Melvin Camp
OF Franklin: +. h. Anderson Camp. OF
Tullahoma; w. II. Trousds!s Camp. OF
Columbia: ]. II. Woodbridge Camp. OK
Pulaski; John a. Treanor Camp. Of c.sve-
land; T. V. Fu.kerson Camp OF Bristol.
and Joe Johsrons Camp. 0, Mayasrts-
VILE
II Is Commanded BY Major serssl w
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ADJUTANT JONES.

His adjutant and chief Of stan, Colonel
Harvey r. Jones, is a resident OF Mobile.
and enlisted in the Confederate servic ,
al IYnchburg. May 10. 1851. a. fourth
corporal. Washington Light Infantry.
from Mobile: Captain Archibald Oracle,
Jr.. Third Alabama Regiment, command
ed by Colonel Jones NJ. Wlthers. Cap
tain Oracle was afterwards made colonel
OF the Fifty-third Alabama Regiment,
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and Corporal Jones was appointed adju.
tant After Kirby Smiths Kentucky
campaign Colonel Oracle was appointed
trigadier- general. and Jones captain ana
assistant acknowledgement. After the bat
tie OF Cbickamauga Gracies Brigade was
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sent back 10 Virginia. and saw severe
service. especially in the trenches az
Petersburg. until surrender. Captain
Jones was wounded. losing his risht leg.
at White Oak Roads, March T. 1865.
Colonel Jones, or. captain Harvey" a.
he i. familisrly cal cd. was recording Sec
rotary 10 Governor Jones, private SEQ
rotary TO Governor Oates. and Is now As.
sociate Railroad Commissioner. and Al.
mtant-General or the Alabama State
troops. and tho Governors chiof 81
sfoN
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very muzzle at sharpsburg. whore 5000
C0nfedcrates withstood nearly 10000 Fed
erals under Mcclellan, Stephen ID. Lee
won his spurs" as one of the most bril-
liant Of that galaxy of Confederate ar
tillery officers. who, with inferior guns,
inferior ammunition. and inferior equip
ments Of every description, were always
more than a match for the artillery op-
posed 10 them.
His service during the siege OF Nicks-
burg, his service I'm command OF all Of
the cavalry Of Alabama. Mississippi, and
West Tennessee; his able command OF all
OF the troops In that department; his
brilliant defeat Of Sherman at Chickasaw
Bayou; his command of a corps in John
ston's and Hoods Army of the Tennessee;
his services IN Hoods Inflated Tennessee
campaign, and the skill and daring with
which he commanded the rear guard and
saved the remnant Of Hoods army on the
retreat from Nashville all combine 10
make a record Of which any soldier
might be proud. and there can be but
little doubt that had the war lasted longer
and General Lee lived he would have had
higher command and still more brill
liant career.
ADJUTANT SYKES.
General Lees adiutant, Brigadier-Gene-
raj l.. T. Sykes. is one OF the foremost
LAWYERS OF Columbus, Miss. He enlisted
in Captain George Lipscomb's company