The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-04-25

in Mexican war, but resigned in 1861 to
enter confederate army. Was colonel of
the Twelfth Georgia Infantry before he
became a general.
LAWTON, ALEXANDER r.. born in
South Carolina, graduated from West
Point into the First Artillery in 1899 and
] resigned the next year. Became a dis
tinguished lawyer and railroad official in
Savannah. holding many offices of honor
and trust. Was colonel of the First Geor-
| gia Volunteer Regiment when the war
! commenced, but became the efficient quar-
| termaster general of the confederate
army. After the war, served his city and
state and the nation in high position, the
4 last being minister to Austria. He died
about year ago full of years and honors
! deservedly won.
| MERCER, HUGH W., was a distin-
| guished Virginia, who graduated from
! West Point in 1925 into the Second United
| states Artillery, and resigned in 1885.
| When Gov. Joseph E. Brown organized
| the second regiment of Georgia Regu-
| lars, the command was given to this old
! and experienced officer who was made a
| brigadier general, Oct 90, 1861. He did
| good service in the war. being wounded in
the bloody battle of Atlanta, on July %,
| 1864.
| SMITH, WILLIAM D., graduated from
West Point into the Second United States
| Dragons in 1916, became a captain of
| 1858, but resigned in January, 1851 to es-
| pouse the cause Of his native state. He
was appointed colonel of the Twentieth
| Georgia Infantry
| STOVALL, MARCELLUS A, was a
| cadet at West Point in 1895. but did not
| graduate. l find.no record of his first con-
nection with the confederate army in
! which he was a gallant brigadier general.
| After the war, until his death, he was a
| prominent citizen of Augusta.
| SEMMES. PAUL j., captain of the
| Columbus Guards, was a conspicuous fig
ure in the early days of the war and
was made commander of the Second Geor-
| gia Infantry. He soon rose to the rank
! of brigadier general and sealed his de-
votion to the southern cause with his life's
| blood, being mortally wounded at the bat
| tie of Sharpsburg.
TWIGGS, DAVID e, was a brigadier
general in the United States army when
the war commenced and gave up that high
rank to serve his native state and the
south. Owing to old age, he was not able
| to do much active service al major gem
| eral, and died in 1862. He entered the
| United States army as captain of the
Eighth Infantry in 1872, and was a vet
eran Of many battles in the Florida and
| Mexican campaigns.
| THOMAS, BRYAN NJ, Of Milledgeville.
| graduated into the Eighth United States
| Infantry from West Point in 1858 and re-
| signed in April, 1861, to enter the confed-
eIdte service, IN winch ne became q cav
| airy commander.
TOOMBS. ROBERT, of Washington.
Ga, had been representative and SEN
ator in congress before the war, and was
| elected to the confederate congress. How
| ever, he accepted the higher position of
| Secretary of State. which he soon resign
| ed to become a brigadier general in the
| field, where he served in various positions.
| TRACEY, EDWARD DORR a talented
| graduate Qn 1850 of the University of
| Georgia, who removed to Huntsville, Ala.
| to practice law, was killed in battle near
Port Gibson, Miss, during the bloody
campaign of 1868.
| VILLEPIGUE, JOHN B.. of South Car
/ DINA, graduated into the Second Dragons
| from West Point in 1854 and resigned in
| March, 1861, to enter the confederate army
| he became lieutenant colonel of the First
| Georgia battalion of infantry, and rose to
the rank of brigadier general through his
| gallantry in the field.
| WAYNE, HENRY c. of Savannah
graduated from West Point into the Fourth
| United States artillery in 1898; became cap
! tam IN 1S46 and was breVetted major for
| gallantry in Mexican war. He resigned
December, 1860, to join southern cause, and
rendered valuable service TO Gov. Brown
as major general and adjutant general of
state troops, for which service he was adj
mirably fitted by his Old army experience
| WOFFORD, WILLIAM T.. of Carters-
vile, had won some military reputation in
| the Mexican war, and when the late war
| begun he was elected commander of the
Eighteenth Georgia Infantry After the
war he was active in public affairs, his
| last service being as member of the con-
| stitutional convention of 1877, in which he
| was the Soldiers champion" but with
unwise measures.
WI rs, EDWARD S., was a classmate
at West Point with Gen. P. NJ. B. Young,
and like him resigned on the eve of grad
| uating to join the southern army. He was
one of the enthusiastic young heroes who
| sealed their devotion with their lives fall
ing on the field of battle with their faces
to the foe. From major and colonel of
the Twelfth Georgia Infantry he was pro-
| NOTED to be brigadier general and was
killed at battle of Spottsylvania, Va.
WALKER, WILLIAM Fl. T. of Augusta,
graduated into the Sixth United States
Infantry from West Point in 1887; was Sc
verely wounded in Florida Indian war and
brevetted for gallant conduct. He had
similar experience in the Mexican war,
but survived and became major of the
Tenth Infantry and brevet lieutenant
colonel. He was the first officer from
Georgia to resign (Dec. %, 1860, to es-
pouse the southern cause. He was a
brave dashing soldier and fell early in
the great battle Of Atlanta on July %, 1864.
WILSON, CLAUDIUS c., of whom 1
nave no particulars, was COLONEL OF the
Twenty-fifth Georgia Infantry in 1861. and
became a brigader general in November,
1863 just before his death occurred.
WRIGHT, AMBROSE r., Familiarity
known as Rouse" as there was another
Col. A. r. Wright In the service, was a
prominent actor in the scenes that preced-
ed open hostilities, being editor of the Au-
gusta Chronicle. He went into the war as
commander Of the famous Third Georgia
Infantry, and made a splendid record.
After the war Gen. Wright was elected to
congress and died during his term of Office
YOUNG, PIERCE NJ. B., of Bartonu
county, was one of the Georgia cadets
at West Point Academy, who resigned on
the eve of graduating and rendered their
services to Georgia. He was major, lieu
teant, colonel and colonel Of the famous
Cobb Legion and became dashing major
general Of eava,ry. After the war he rep
resented his district in congress, and later
was In the diplomatic service. in which
he died while under surgical treatment in
New York few years ago.
Gov. Joseph T.. Brown was quite
active In military affairs during the war