The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1897-05-12
FIRST A SOUTHERN SOLDIER.
Osman Pasha Fought in Stonewah Jackson's
Division.

Division.
Savannah News. C
Is the famous Turkish general,
Osman Pasha, of Southern birth, /
dashing dare devil whosssst the |
army in disgrace in 1864.
Police Sergeant John Holiday, ]
of Pittsburg, in an interview,
which was published in the Morn
ing News few days ago, says that
he was born in East Tennessee 63 +,
years ago. Holiday claims to
have followed his career, and to
be positive that Osman Pasha IS
none other than Col. Crawford,
of the First Tennessee artillery.
A Morning News representative
Yesterday found an ex-Confeder-
ate soldier, a veteran of the ia
nous Stonewall brigade, who says
that Sergeant Holiday, of Pitts
burg, is correct in regard to Os-
man Pasha's being a Southern
man, but incorrect with regard to
the place of his birth. The
Morning News informant is
practicing physician, who lives
within fifty miles of Savannah.
: He said:
81 know Crawford we'll.
Charles L. was his name. He was
born and aised in Wytheville,
Wythe county, Virginia, some
sixty miles from Bristol. In 1857
when l was about II years old,
, my father removed to Wythe-
Vile, and I entered school there.
Charley Crawford, as he was then
known, was 8 or 10 years my Sc
Nor, and was just about to grad
;, Euate from the academy. He was
l. known as bully, with dare devil
b, proclivities but the boys generally
'e regarded him as lacking in moral
d courage. Indeed, those of his own
:; age looked upon him as coward
os l knew him him personally for
IN more than two years.
ee CATER leaving Wytheville,
le followed his career through some
he of our schoolmates. At the be.
m ginning of the war Crawford
It, joined the Wytheville Grays
he Company A, Fourth Virginia reg
-, !, iment, which became the FRS
brigade of Stonewall Jackson's di
no vision. This was about February
les 1861. I went into the war in tn
in Thirty-seventh Virginia regiment
AN Company A, attached to Gen. W
INC B. Taliaferro's brigade, which wa
part of the same, division. Abou
for March II, 1862, memorable be
airs cause the Conscrspt Act went int
ere effect at that time, I learne
his through comrades that Crawfor
nat had deserted onthe battlefield 6
Bull Run. 1t was asserted O
,,s. good authority that he had @
DO various occasions acted dishonor
. bly,. He afterwards returned
paid his former home at Wythevill
ena- but things became SO hot there Fl
him that he left Virginia and wei
II 20 North.
NOV "For time 1 lost sight of hi1
/. 7 The next heard of him he was
war Egypt. / think Sergeant Hol
day is in error in saying he fiji
on. joined the Turkish army. My
dge' formation was that he was wi
the Khedive's army, which
: 81 Joined about the time that nul
re- Der of other ex-Convederates we
to Egypt for the same purpo
pain In Egypt he first distinguish
les himself as a fighter and attract
'st TO the attention of the Sultan
Turkey. Some time during
) ~ ~ seventies Crawford left the serv
ok of the Khedive and joined
army Of the Sultan.
three "This much with regard to
vent career was sent back to Virgil
one by ex-Confederates who were w
"" him in Egypt. There lost sil
o,,,,, of him though I am pretty "
assured with Sergeant Hollid
have of Pittsburg, that Crawford s
here Osman Pasha are Identical. CIR
ford came of good family {
police married an excellent Virgi
some lady, so understand. After 60
49, to the Orient, however, 80
,;,,a story goes, he became intens
,on Oriental harem and all.
ceman geant Holidays statement. v
hings. regard to Crawford's career
novedI West Point and in the Fed
Look or,,ov ORC enthusiastically &c
ma re- heard them previously"
Of his career in the Fed
ching. army sergeant hollloay SAID:
of the In 1868 he was authorize
raise regiment of artillery
. succeeded in organizing five
teries. In 1864 Col. Crawford
he was then called, was dismi