The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-23

"reminiscences
OF THE CONFEDERACY. Z:
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r,o,,.. auNdnceu as II on dress parade
thosa 81 lne preastworks and captured
nv sm,en.y-nve cannon and pledge YOU
my word that not cheer was given nd,
a shot fired, e''eA no'
iIat was what one man saw. ana I
WOULD give much to tell II as we'll as he
.oiu IL 10 me. 1t was a personal experi
ence, and to my mind the account doe,
sIeater honor TO the men who made that
charge than any number OF official re.
ILLS OF pages OF history have ever done,
because IL is tribute to brave soldiers
oy brave soldier. The story suits INV
purpose In two ways II enables mo ~
introduce the veterans column with a
good short war story, and 1t also enables
me 10 let the veterans know what Kind NJ
stories want. The column is theirs. and
! want them to NIL 1t. l want them to
also, like Judge Flournoy, what they saw
otners DO. Don't be afraid to use the bIr
he is the very fellow we are after
IL Y charged q battery and CAPTURED n
single, handed. want him to say so. He
may depend on II there will be another
laying for him and prepared TO cali
MN gown II he goes too far. Talk right
oi,i however however, and tell your story. There
VIII always be place for it.
~
THE GRAVES OF TEXANS.
s. O. Young. Adjutant General. Texas pi.
vision, U. G. ", Galveston, Texas.
Locknart. Texas, July l2.-Dear Sir and
comrade: Having in 1897 noticed a print.
ed circular from Captain C. T. Young
ioiwarued MIN list of my company COM
RACES VINO succumbed to disease at that
ii-iateu camp. Austin, Ark, and were
buried in that vicinity in 1862 and az
near as possible, the location of their
sidNes. deemed 1t impracticable to at :
tempt by companies or any particuIsr
plancn OF the service to effect ANYTHING
anu win my list | promised to have the
matter oil a general care of our Teya.
soldiers graves presented TO our stata |
reunion to the end of having some con-
cert OF action in this matter so long IN
etxcusaply deferred. Being rather old and |
IN Feeble health. I was not able 10 attend |
tne last reunion at Austin, and the cues
tion was not presented.
No.icing tnat You are taking laudable
interest in the history and incidents ner-
tanning to Texas Confederate heroism ana
occupying the high position you do, | have
concluded to inclose you Captain Young's
letter Tor such consideration as YOU think
It may be entitled to-
inlrty-hve OF my company from Cald
well county rest in, the soil of Arkansas
sAN -OulS4aud, not unWept ana ulsuQg,'
put IN graves unhonored, victims II dis
ease aud battle. Frateraally
yours. S J. p. Mcnoweil
Late Captain Company X, Seventeenth
Texas Volunteer Infantry.
Captain Young's letter:
Captain S, j. P. Mcdowell.
Austin Texas, June dear Sir and
comrade; If you remember, we had some
In regard to the Confed-
.rate soldiers buried about Old Austin.
AXE the present opportunity to write you
n regard to this matter. 1t seems to me
have done all in my power to have these
raves cared for. You told me in your
etter TO me OF October ~ 1897, that you
would try to bring this matter before the
eunion at San Antonio. | have been in (
ormed that they did not meet because /
# yellow fever. Now. II you have a re.
nion this year. try to bring this matter ,
p, that something may be done before :
he old veterans pass away and they will
e forgotten entirely Please let me hear
rom you. The most Of thecN soldiers
uried here are Texans and belonged to
Walkers division. Let me hear from you.
T. j. Young.
ldjutant Camp james Adams No. 1886, U.
G.. ".