Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-02

Dor OF Congress from New York. ex-
changed for Charles ]. Faulkner. OF Vir-
ginia." The next thing in the book Is a
statement OF the army wages" paid by
the Confederate states. running from the
Sll-a-month private to the SS0i-a-month
orieadier-general. A list Of the general
officers in the armies Of the Confederate
States follows: In this list is given the
names OF five generals, fourteen major
generals, and se%venty-one brigadier-
generals, with their stations and COM
mand Many generals famous in the war
are not in the list, as they became gene
rails after 1862. The generals named are
Samuel Cooper. acknowledgement, Vir-
Sinia; Albert Sidney Johnston, Texas.
commanding in Kentucky; Joseph L.
johnston, Virginia, commanding I'm
Northern Virginia; Robert Il. Lee, Vir-
ginia, commanding South Atlantic coast;
l.. q. I. Beauregard, Louisiana. COM
handing Army Of the Potomac. one
page is given to those generals who
graduated at West Point with year OF
graduation. Samuel Cooper being the
Oldest in class Of 1915. and ]. +. +.
Stuart the youngest in class Of 1854. A
list Of generals who were not graduates
Of West Point. but had been appointed
20 the old United States army. These
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ing. IN 1896, and r. Y. Fauntleroy, 1886.
A list Of generals who first saw service
in the Mexican war: M. L. Bonham. ii.
r. Jackson, Gideon J. Pillow. S. r.. An
derson. Charles Clark. Thomas c.. Hind
man. John G. Breckenridge, Benjamin f.
Cheatham. Richard Griffith. Albert Pike.
Adley II. GLADDEN.. and Maxey Gregg. and
also Generals Ben. Mccullough and Louis
r. Wigfall. who served in the Texas
wars. and those generals who had seen
no military service previous TO this war
John b. Floyd. Henry A. Wise, Robert
Toombs. Richard Taylor, Thomas b.
Flournoy. l. Pope Walker, +. X. Zolli-
Golfer. William Mahore. l.. OBJ. Branch.
William II. Carroll, and r.. Il. Rhodes.
II gives the nU-iDer OF generals furnished
by the different States up to January J.,
1S62-Virg.nia, &c; South Carolina, q;
Louisiana. 8; Georgia. z; Tennessee, S.;
NOr.d Carolina, 6; Kentucky. Z; Mary
lz1d, 4; Alabama, 4: Mississippi, 4; Texas.
3; Arkansas. 2; Florida, /. A list OF
southern generals born in the North:
General Cooper. in New York; Ripley, in
Ohio; Pemberton, I'm Pennsylvania; Whit
ing. Pike. Ruggles, and Blanchard. in
Massachusetts. and French IN New Jcr-
sey. A list Of South Carolina generals
and those native Of South Carolina, but
living in other States. THE First Con-
gress Of the Confederate States with
tw~enty-six senators virginia not yet
elected. and 1O7 members Of the House OF
Representatives virginia having sixteen
congressman. The Virginia congress
men. by districts. were NJ. r. ii. Garnett,
John r. Chambliss, John Tyler. Roger A.
Pryor. Thomas S.. Bocock, John Goode,
Jr., James T.. Holcombe, Daniel c. de
Jarnette. William Smith, Alex. r. Bote-
Ter. John b. Baldwin. Waller r.
Stapies. Walter Preston. Albert G..
Jenkins. Robert johnson, and Charles
w RUSSELL. A page is given
to state Governments" with names OF
Governors, term. salary. meeting OF legis-
lature. &C. Population of the South by
Races" and a full description OF the cot
ton crop Of the South in 1860 and 1851.
Then follows q comparison OF southern
and northern ommerce. In this the ex-
ports for the year 1859 shows merchandise
OF southern origin $l9S,So9,35l, and OF
northern origin S7S,2l7.2O2; "A List OF the
Principal Cities of the South; the prices
of breadstuffs-four. $50; wheat Si.op;
corn. y cents; potatoes, a.0O; bacon "a
cents: apples. g. The next article, on the
Commercial and Financial Independence
Of the Confederate States Is a strong
and vigorous one, and whoever wrote II
saw I'm the Southern Contederacy a
stronger power than either Rome or
Greece in their day. The last page is an
advertisement Of the popular music OF
the day-"The Bonnie Blue Flag "Ihe
Volunteer" 1T is My Country's can"
Missouri. or a Voice from the South,
"The Confederate Flag" Maryland. My
Maryland" "God and our Rights our
First Presidents Quickstep," March or
the Minute Men" &c. The little book Is
IN a splendid state of preservation, and
Is not like so many papers and books OF
the present day. a reprint, as 1t mas IAN
hidden in a garnet for over thirty years
and comes as a song from the past TO
cause the tears TO gather in the eye OF
the old veteran and the bosom OF the
youth to swell with pride as the pages
are slowly turned. a great deal OF mat
ter / fail TO mention. as space forbids, but
l have given the most important. 10 the
Confederate veteran who reads the Con-
federate page in your Sundays issue
doubtless this will be of interest, as IL
will awaken In his breast many Things
long forgotten, while many will be glad
TO place it in their scrap-books.
w. 7. QUINN.