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

n Adjutant ue oS
explains what is wanted;
personal narratives
wherein the IL" figures,
are desired for this col
.mn: the IL" in stories /;
4 camp life, Of battles OF :
avery and daring adds +:
|sIue to them :
I.,...........'.sseeeeses.:
uIar No. j
a confederate Veterans.
=. II Adjutant General. Galveston,
Ju,y 2l.-Comrades In order to
..nswed interest in United Confed-
veteran affairs in the Texas division
also to preserve from oblivion the
heroic deeds. the self-sacrt'ice and
seyotion Of yourselves and companions
!. made arrangements with the daily
.racers of our State whereby space Will
..,ae each Sunday morning to be de-
.,t,rely TO our organization. have
r,..en TO fiji that space, but can not
,,i,bout the cooperation and active
stance Of the comrades of each camp In
I. The object OF this circular Is to
hat assistance, and hope every Con-
rata soldier will feel that thisiappeal is
. directly and personally to himself.
ha. want Is stories of camp life,
les Of battles, stories of extraordinary
,ery and daring, stories of every sort,
act where Confederate soldiers 'wero
actors. Tell me OF the bravest thing
witnessed during the war. Tell me OF
saddest sight. Tell me of the most
borous or laughable thing. Tell me of
hardest march, the most dangerous
4 YOU got into. Tell me of how sleepy,
tired, how hungry and how scared
were. Tell me of the most seriously
pded man who recovered. Tell me OF
these things. and of any others that
lest themselves to you.
you are good writer so much the
Ter; II not, jot down the facts in your
way and send them to me. l have
! pretty good experience in newspaper
X and will put them in shape for
printer. All ask Is facts, and plenty
Them, and guarantees to do the rest,
to, also. at the same time, put our
|as division head and shoulders above
|other divisions in the late Confederacy |
hdress all letters to me at Galveston. |
|pectiully, S. o. Young, /
utant General Texas Division United
Pnfederate Veterans.
49,
TO THE VETERANS.
| would willingly write something for
j Veterans Column, said 4 gallant
pwer Of Forest, but I am ashamed to
%. You see, ! would have to use that
}. big i ali the time, for, of course. |
d write only about those things which
kw myself
pc comrade who uttered the foregoing
more for mo by refusing in that way
DO could have done had he given ME
es Of manuscript, for he solved a prob
that has worried me for days past
Of how best to introduce this Veterans
pmn TO the comrades OF the Texas d.
|cn and to the reading public generally.
OBJECTION was that OF gallant soldier,
Fave man who did mis- full duty from
70 nnlsh, and having acted his part
\ ielt 10 others the task of telling the
|! OF now twas done. Unfortunately
men VINO did the most are modest and
ing' and knew in advance that while
Y were whole volumes of interesting
lras; OF stories of camp fire and biv- ,
; Of tlresome march; of glorious mo-
US Of blood-thrilling battle; OF mo-
" OIL citation over victory and of de-
'sile enagrin over defeat; whole vol {
y OF suon matter stored away in the
poF'es OF the Confederate soldiers of
~ also knew that the chief obstacle
ouio nave to overcome would be the
stance OF those who helped to make
many iuDlime pages of our history to
'as PERSONAL pronoun 81" !
li.e Is Inc point, however. 1t is the :
lnat am after, and 1t is the special
~ OF MS column to drag the Il"
" tle PUBLIC. Hearsay is interesting !
isn put mat which man did himself, :
WIN ms own eyes and heard with :
wv eart mas a charm peculiarly its +
= Aau olen the seemingly trivial in /
sains yalue because of its having I
personal experience. !,
Was struG with the. importance OF 4
nol long ince. or course everybody h
'eau OF WHAT'S charge in the Shenan- 2
., yaliey' ofhow he led his Louisiana 4
- - sgainst twenty-five pieces of ar b
enu captured the whole outfit. It y
: ven III book or newspaper, but
70 Always the flavor of dressing
Ou. pok or newspaper. had
n " Two accounts of the incident, .,
.ha er saw he exquisite gallantry of :,
s.s e. IL hay use the term, until e.
~ y oescribd by Judge Flournoy
% or two ago. :
o "as boy at te time" said the Judge, .
,aer with myfather. who command Y
resiment OF caalry. The ground was y
,ei as the strees of Galveston for sew y
" .hns yardsand at the end of the "
A. a',e was afidge of low hills as p
Fsssr., iIosd eibankment. On these b
TSera a's mad plated twenty-five can n
4 ha was not aorush or rock to OBJ n
ros,r view DOW the small valley. b
~ A. was on he side out of the is
= ana l heard SINE one say, Look
AZ, NV turning messed one OF the .,
years n.s ! sawduring the whole "
RI had :, me war syheat's Louisiana 81
VALLEY sm,hs into be across the mar n,
le o,,,cr nu were mfing forward at Sc
as s s,ra at trail ans, and with ia
40 u iase and perLt as If on dress 6,
Cd On su ~ as they psed the artillery SC
bomb a mem and graz shot, canister d,
no hal, .arougn Cir ranks. There ST
d M an, aowever; y ranks merely
ard. colo, .ne gray LIN swept steadily
J 10 the rssr "nest re about thirty