The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-04-01
LETTERS 10 a Friend.

y Letters 10 a Friend.
nine ago a few very interesting
lame into my possession. They
intended for publication in the
bate column originally, but at my
&Solicitation the author. Judge w.
son of Richmond, Texas, consent
lie to use them l present them
Las they were written, changing
wv lines in the Introductory. Not
y cen originally intended for publ
ne letters have personal favor
em which l am sure the veterans
IN as keenly as | have.
"a S. o. Y.
t1ond. March 24.-My Dear Lew.
@Sceiyed. White and several of the
"a have written me asking pretty
~ same questions, and as 1t is inn
1ftfor me to write TO you all, | viii
f&t through the Confederate column,
RI will answer for all.
3 leon Smith did not command the
edition that attacked and defeat
sfederal fleet in Galveston bay on
4S63, though my understanding was
as at first intended for him TOT do
failing to respond as
~ as was expected. then Colonel
lid General) Green proposed to
(5ahe men IL they would let him
ia the expedition. This was ac-
I'd and It was then he made his
|<ed call:
Il. l want 800 volunteers who are
Ios die in an hour"
b in person commanded on the
CIV. Then Colonel tatterward Gen
I.gP. Bagby commanded on the Nep-
INC call was for 300 men, but many
rom various commands shipped on
Ill. There was an artillery company
( Boat, the captains OF both of which
He'd. Wier and Hardy. Then there
he regular officers and crews of the
tats. Leon Smith accompanied the
Ei0n and proved himself brave and
.lIsoldier, though he had no COM
III was not Lords cavalry that
d aus at johnson ranch on March
|2,3 and got companies A and { OF
fth in a pretty tight hole. ALI Pit
+ wrong about that. Lord cavalry
It'll General Candy. 1t was Slough's
ind we fought at Glori-tta, and !
the name of the officer who com
d their cavalry was Chivington.
ls sthe given name of Colonel (then
ID shannon in Pittuck's piece was a
aphical error, as Joe Pearson, All
K, Tite johnson, Henry and those
III knew his name better than we
His name was Denman-not Dun
He was captain Of company C. but
2Sth Of March, 1862. when Major J.
opshire was killed Shannon became
A. Shannon became captain OF
~ c, but he died in a very short
and Phil Clough became captain OF
,r11pany.
1wrote history Of Green's bril-
but in doing SO / had necessarily "a
j rood deal of the history of Majors
g. Rovndtree's and A. II. Davidson s
ons and Vincent's Second Louisiana
y We're 80 much associated with il
hfstory of the brigade would be in
5te without them. have passed the
J over to the committee on history
resume that they will from it form
) perfect and complete history.
Texans buried at Mansfield are from
B Texas regiments who participated
8 battles of Mansfield. Peach Orchard
|easant Hill. You will remember tina
those battles our wounded were sem
o the town of Mansfield, where many
n died and were buried. Those ladie;
king a very small sum from Texas
$175-and they must have 1t, Th'
line go to Galveston I'm going t
wn In Ike Kempner's office and tel
I've come TO stay right there until h,
those ladies that money, and yot
sill hustle that money to get rid o
Lew, those were great women. You
nbsr on the evening of the 9TH o
1864, portion of our command Eel
through the town. and those ladie'
out with their brooms sweeping tn
IS, ITO keep the poor little fellow
conldn't fight from stubbing theil
and hurting themselves while the.
running." On the upper edge of tn
the order came to countermarch, an
y boys countermarchsd, Lord. Lord
N change came over those ladies
Bis Mere thrown down and forgotten
~, flags and handkerchiefs wnve
B air. and their cry was Go en- an
fhem, and If you get wounded wei
K YOU" and the next morning--o
d -when Dick Taylor's little arm,
& Forward to grapple with tina
~ Horde those ladies. true to thsi
were right there almost up to tn
4 line. succoring the wounded an
Ing the dying. Lord. Lord, Lew,
that is not willing TO bleed. suiie
III for the Southern woman is not i
NJ. ] do not claim TO have done
deal of fighting, but | was goo
nloag the firing line. and saw grca
hat went on there. but | never Sc
Z f<aose women without thinking | ow
II tpology. for after all she suitere
<fkhave done more. but in apologl7
& lei l wish it distinctly understood
yx{ze to no one else on this cart
I>6ets and conduct during those fou
ri Your old comrade.
w. L. Davidson.