The Grenada sentinel., 1899-11-11

l - 10, VI 1ne civil war
wriSsng from billiard, Miss, in cora.
ing some dates In q Roster of M;.s;"
sippi Generals. I" indulges in soma .as
lcctions that win be Appreciated ~. o.- ~.
comrades Of ''the war betw..s MS
States" We shall be n,e,soa the
i other brief sketches .aa 49, W receive
them in these ,.olumns. ~ VIII utilize
II =, .r.,,,. ..- ...g-
o.. ,.,.,. ~ = ,es, o =. youts' recently published.
Gen p;,h..s cs:...s uo ~@te OF the death Of
1900 y. .os ~. 49,, -. wnen 1t should be-
4aanth 80, ...-..s. -, 'sslment-the Eigh.
h;s d...h M ~ ~ smell that caused
lar hs.tia :. - ~. my engaged in regu-
vss ooin. -, i .,s An artillery duel
front th., snns 3d. ..1 ol,st sK'rmish fire iii
II In,i.t.L. -. .n
bnrv wera for.ht -. .s'ses OF aettys-
Inv ,sca ~ " ~ Ast, "a and Sd Of
20 that Gan ps-.sds,- .ousns on the ID,
date. instead ~ N ~. y. A4ea On that
Tina An .nd ro.- :, ~. .s..," 1'' ~ you havsit.
hi, n.trr. ''' 'ee'neo suited to
Historv ...r,. :.
all thu flrhtin~ ~ cs....h'..~ ~ 'nat about
tioninr VA. dor. ~ DIS p;.,. worth men
Nov. i vantrr. ~ ..:..., ..Ae'1s diVlson.
the record. -i,, .r...,, ~. a' -. ana am sure
did a. mnch ~ d,soor,a. ~ 49, oui brigade
lost a m.rv ,n.n ~ susny, and
Pickett,s d,vjs;or n, saoe In
throuch an opar ao,d A charge
enemy. ercent . lot ~ ,on.ras '.I w.. .ack inc
us for soma time from a .tnne sa',u "no lousnt ~!
finally surrendered to us, At .no.hs,
house, about quarter Of a mile of. tho
enemy rallied and poured heavy fire into
~. But they soon foil back.
"nen den' barksdale ordered forward
.ulvusn sn open nelo-aoout fifteen hun
.ss 49, .s.".M as :. n ~, snsseco mousse ""found
~ o"'.'o VI 'ae e"st Side
m v;+h ssr,;n.. ~. ~ s.ae s.:A "lae' grown
.i,nos, - : .L;s.,,.,, H., sUe-reooced ."
ocorn;.d ~. ,r.s. - .,sa M L.. ~ oaua'tles-
shots a. ~. ..s.s.. 49, .o "o ua' snap
.n.~+ IN ~ 49,. ' ~ ~. .oe S"en'y yards
vourdad Ts.,,t w., ~ TO- TO-. "e.o A''eo or
oon,n,ond - ~ r,..h..a".s 49, ' w "uo" inc
col rr;ea+h 49,. s.o.s1ss o4'ou a1tes
sh;,, 80 ,.,s.s =. .n .' .s WIN e'' 'ne
He was captured at this r.yine 1sua,a..
Gen. Barksdale was killed at this r,vins
My gun failing to fire after three or four
snaps, concluded to get the gun Of tho first
man that fell. did not have long to wait
Tor in few minutes four OF my company
1ell s'de oy side' Yours H. M. HcGe.
Gen. Griffith was killed at what is
known as the battle OF Savage Station,
June 93, 1862. In "1he Rise and Fall
OF the Confederate Government by
Mr.. Davis, referring to that battle, he
thus refers to his adjutant-general Of
the First Mississippi in the Mexican
war: ,..u.
Our loss was small In numbers, but great
IN Vaioe. among otners VINO could III be
spa.ea' mere ien 'ne eelah. soldier th" use
p.,- % - .u.a n.. 1uu ;a,a 1 os:a..s u ten4enan
,v;ts d;st;nat;on - - ,a..;an NV - a ana 's sseu
the south was invsd.d was amona tb, tirs,
to take up arms in defense Of our Fights
The Choctsws In Mississippi.
State Superintendent of Education
Whitfield will embodv in his biennial
report to the legislature a report f,or,
H. 8, Halbert of Newton county on the
condition of the Choctaws of Missis.
sippi, Mr.. Halbert,s report is not on)y
of interest as setting forth accurately
their education condition and general
propress, but also because it gives some
highly interesting dnt. concerning the
work accomnlished bv the Dawes com
mission which visited the Indian conn
ties Of this State last January. The
report of Mr.. Halbert recites that dur.
ipe the last two wears seven schools,
some of them public and some private,
nave oeen malntalned 1or varying pc.
RODS OF time among the cnocta"s o,
Aemper' Nesnooa' Newton heaNe An"
Jasper count,cs' tne puohc scnoos
oeing taught oy white ana 'he private
scnools oy ohocsaw teachers' ne An
o'an scnools arc not as wen eau'pPe'
as they should oe' OUT tn's' Mf' 1a''
pert states must DC IN measure as
crloed 10 tne Ignorance ana poverty %
the INDIANS. speaking OF 'ne pros'.ss
IN clvlllzatlon that mas oeeh nauo "y