The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1900-03-31
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taught school for time in Ten
nessee, and in 1855 he located at
Eastport. Miss, where he engag-
ed with a business house. Upon
the completion of the Memphis
and Charleston Road he was ten
dered the position of agent at
Iuka, which position he resigned
to enter the Confederate service.
and in April, 1861, he was made
the captain of Company a. Sec
ond Mississippi Infantry. At
Harper's Ferry his company was
made a part Of the Third Brigade
General Bee. He was in the fierc-
est of the fighting at Manassas. At
Yorktown the troops were reorga-
nized and Captain Stone was elect
edon April to, 1862; colonel of he
Second Mississippi Regiment
This promotion was in recognition
of his efficient services as a soldier
and of his gallantry as captain.
Among the battles in which he
participated were those of Gaines
Mill, Malvern Hill. the first and
second battles of Manassas, Get
tysburg, + alling Waters, Spottsyl-
vania, and the Wilderness.
When General Robert E. Lee
began his movement, Northward
in Maryland, Colonel Stones bri-
gade under command of Brigadier
General Health, was ordered to
ION him. This offensive move
ment brought on the battle of
Gettysburg, in which the Second
Mississippi Regiment was hotly
engaged. The regiment was sta
toned on the left, and was Op-
posed by General Reynolds forces
In this fight Colonel Stone was
wounded in the side by piece of
shell, while gallantly leading his
troops. He was carried from the
field disabled, but he insisted the
next day in witnessing the fight
in which his regiment was In con-
slant action, being placed imme-
viately to the left of Pickett's di-
vision. and was conspicuous in the
famous charge for the possession
of Red Top Colonel Stone was in
the center of the action, but on
account of his wound, after the
charge he was taken from the field
and carried to the hospital, being
again wounded on the way. At
Spottsylvania after the battle,
General LOngstreet rode up to
Colonel Stone and asked him his
name. When told, he said: "You
have won today stars of a major
general" He could have had
this promotion, but declined it
would necessitate his leaving, not
only his regiment, but the Missls-
sippi troops.
Colonel Stone was subsequently
ordered to the defense Of Peters
burg, where he remained in COM
mand until the evacuation of that
place, except when he was called
out to meet a feint of General
Grant. This was at the time the
Grub mine was sprung.
When grim-visaged war had
smoothed his wrinkled front,
Colonel Stone returned home,
and again assumed the duties of
station agent which he had laid
down to go to the front. His old
soldiers were enthusiastic over
him, stating that he was the same
courteous gentleman, whether in
the hottest battle or on dress
parade.
Colonel Stone was elected
mayor of Iuka, treasurer of lis
homingo county, and in 1873 a
State Senator. He was chosen
president pro tenn. of the Senate
in 1876, when the Democrats re-
gained possession of the State.
Governor Ames having resigned,
and Lieutenant Governor Davis
having previously impeached by
the house of representatives and
convicted by the Senate, by virtue
of his office as president pro TEN,
of the Senate, Stone succeeded to
the GOvernorship.
He was elected in 1877 by a
large vote for a term of four
years. In 1881 he was a candl-
date for reelection, but was de-
feated for nomination by General
Robert Lowry, who was elected
and reelected, serving two terms
of four years each. Governor
Stone retired with the unlimited
confidence of the people. He re-
turned to Iuka, and began the
pursuits of agriculture. He was
soon after appointed railroad
commissioner by Governor Low
nv, and discharged the duties of
that office as he had that of
governor, with signal ability. In
1899 he again became a candidate
for Governoa, and the people re-
calling his clean, able and states
man-llke administration, gave him
an almost unanimous nomination
and unanimous election at the
polls.
The constitutional convention
of 1890 extended his term for two
years, and he retired from that
office Jan. 2, 1896.
When General Stephen D. Lee
resigned the presidency of the
Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Starkville to accept COM
missionership on the military
park at Vicksburg, Governor
Stone, who was then president Of
the Merchants Bank, in this city,
was unanimously chosen by the
board of trustees of that institu-