The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-09-23
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MISSISSIPPI MATTERS,
NOTES OF PAST AND CURRENT EVENTS
BY J. L. POWER.
BY J. L. POWER.
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,.,,l Oniccrs FROM Mississippi In tho
Ciyii War

..,,l Onicers From Mississippi In tho
Clvii War.
r5e data given below is the result Of
. .n,l, correspondence aud investigation
y, ,,, editor Of this department It
I'm answer numerous inquiries from
,J.,orlnns and students in this and
",h.r states, received during the past
s.,y years. II there are any errors in
M, dates OF deaths, as stated, we will
\. grateful 10 have same corrected, or
4, any omissions will be thankful to
have them supplied:
Major. General samuel G. French, died Au.
EI y, tl General Earl Van Dorm, died May s,
~ Major. General Edward c. walthall, died
Major, General W. II, c, Whiting, died March
y RIsadIer. General Richard GrIfnth. died June
4. 1861
BHgader'Genera Wllllam barAsualo, died
July l. 1868.
Rylgader. General Benjamin G. Humphreys,
died December ~, 1852
grlgader. General NJ. 2. Lowrey, died Feb.
mary q, 1895.
'I R,ipadler. General W. f. Tucker. died Sep
iemDer 70, 1851
RrIeadier. General Carnot Posey, died Noyem-
Der 49, 1853
FEBRUARY 10. 1921.
Brlgadier- General Samuel Benton, died Feb
uary rs, 1864.
Brigadler- General William Z, Baldwin, died
February 10, lsbl
grIgadler- General Writ Adams, died May l,
gdpadiar- General Charles Clark, died Decem-
her D. 1871.
grradIcr- General William 5. Featherston,
del May %, 1891.
grsadIer- General Douglas II. Cooper died
-, 1861
grladler. General william l.. Brandon, died
August 3, 1890.
gngadIer. General William f. Brantley, died
November 2, 1870.
Brigadler- General James II. Chalmers, died
April g, 1888
Brgad.er-General Joseph K, Davis, died Sep
itmbsr Do, 1896
grinder.General John W. Frazer Tor Frazeel,
elplured at Cumberland Gap, removed to Ar
kansas and died there.
BrIgader-Gcnera Peter b. Stark, died -.
Br.gader-Genera Samuel J. GhoIson, died
october lG, 1883.
Brigadier- General James g. George STATE
troops died August "A, 1897
Brgadier- General James l.. Alcorn. died De-
cember 20, 1894.
Of those commissioned to high com
mand from Mississippi who still sur
yiye are:
william T. Martin, captain OF Adams troop,
First Virginia Cavalry, February 8, 1861 Major
Jen Davis Legion, November "A, 1861; lieulant-
colonel same February 10, 1852; brgader-gen-
eral, Provisional Army Confederate States. De-
eember p 1862; major-general, November TO- 1868.
Resides In Natchez.
James Argyle Smith, brigadler general, Sep. |
80, 1868. Resides in Jackson.
Jacob H. Sharp, brlgadier general. July &c, /.
ls4 Resides in Lowndes county
Samuel W. Ferguson, brlgader- general, cav
airy, July %, 1868.
n II. Harris brigader- general, Jan. 80, 1864. /
In California.
Robert Lowry, brlgader- general, Feb. 4, 1865. |
Generals deceased, %; living, g.
| have recently received from the .
widow of DIR. c. A. Rice, assistant-sur-
geon of the First Regiment Mississippi
Light Artillery, a seemingly complete
list of the generals of the Confederate
armies in the order of their appoint
ment, showing from what States, and
other data entered as the war pro-
crossed. This roster shows:
Eight fun generals sixteen Iieutenant-gen-
erals; sixly-three maior-generals; hundred
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