The Atlanta constitution., 1900-11-12
LAWYERS WHO BECAME
CONFEDERATE GENERALS

Among the 473 general officers in the
regular confederate army many there
were who were figuring, not as trained
soldiers. but as painstaking lawyers
when the dread conflict was inauguraied'
In a hurried review OF the list in question
we nOte the names Of lS3 who We're mem
hers of the lega! fraternity al the time oil
the precipitation OF the greatest o. DC
fensIvc wars. The record as we nave H.
partial though * may be. X as lolio"S'
virginia lieutenant General Juba, y.
Early Major Generals William Smlth
and William Il. Taliaterro aad BriSldier
Generals Il. l.. T BcaIc. y. T.. Co.st"n'
John Il. Floyd. Samuel Garland. Jf''
Eppa Hunton. William T.. jackson. Aipert
q. Jenkins. John y. lmboden. Robeft -
Lilley. Thomas + MUutord. William IL.
Payne. Roger \. Pryor, George ". h'n-
dolph, William Terry, James \. Walker,
e. e. Wharton. William G. W .cknah an"
Henry \. WISE. {. ;. Al.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS General simon
+. Buckncr. Major Generals John =.
BRECKENRIDGE ana William Preston ana
Rriead.cr Genera.s Bash w. Duke. Ben
jamln II. Hem. Roger W. Hanson
George b. Hodge. Joseph II. Lewis. hum
phrey Marshall and John ;. Nilhasns' I.
:. A.-le.
Gordon. Major Generals Howell Cob3 and
Ambrose X. Wright and Er gadier GEN
ers.s Francis :. i5actow, Henry l. brh-
nin@,T. r. Il. Cobh, Pniiip COok.A. II. Co.
oultt. Dudley VI. DuBosc .. \. Evans. L"
j. Carried. Gcorge J.. Harrison, Jr., A.
fred lyerson. Robert J. Henderson, Henry
II. Jackson. william II. King. AeNahder
n. Lawton, Robert Toomus Edward -
Tracy. William r. Wofford and Gilbert J.
Wright. c. :. Al
AIabama.-Major Generals Jones NJ
Witaels. Henry y. CLAYTON and v imam
". Allcn and Bvi-adier Gencrd.s AtoheaS
Baker. cullen \. Battle james ii Can
ton. William n. Forney, James /. iio''z-
cav. joan r. Mor-au. roWdid ~ - .\t1l,
Edmund ". Pcttus. Leroy T. Walker ana
:. 4. NJ. Wood. G. :. A.-la. -:..
Missouri -AIatInr General sterling iFlNc
ana lirleadler Generals lonn f. 6 a. N'
Jr., +. NJ. Cockrcli and Daniel VI. f'o7-'
Arkansas- Major Generals T. c. Hind
man and Patri,k K. C.cbJrne ana i'lis
dier q .nerals DapdrlGgc Mckd'. - -,
Reynolds, Nlort lihc, J. ?, h''h' ''''''
'rT'sxa.-NIat'r G,rera.s John y. Wh2r-
ton ana samuel =. MaXe> and 8ris' Gi.'
Generals " B. pei}ray. John L. Ha> t'
II d. Fctor Thomas Harrison, \. ~
johnson. +. II. Robert+,n Thomas y.
Waut and Louis r. Wi2fdll. {. :. A.-!V.
'Tcnncsscc- Major Gtucr1! William y.
Ba:c ana Brigauier Generals Robert Hat
TON George Nancy. Gideon j. F4I4o"
and J l.. T. Sneed. c. :. Al.
south Carolina-Maior Generals Joseph
r Kcrshlv VI. q. Butler and Martin ".
GARY and Bripadier Generals NJ. J.. b"h-
nam John Brat.ou. James Conner. Jonn
punurvant. johnson H.gold, .Joi'u y
Kennedy. Samuel NJ 'ioNan Johu ;.
Preston and Wiliiem II. Wallace g .
A.-i2 -,
Mississippi-M General z. G. Wal
mall and Brieadirr Gen, rails Writ Ada NJ,
William r. Baldwin. Villain BaFN-d- 'lr'
William : Barry. James X. Chalmers,
Charles clark. Joseph X. Davis " l3H'
= FeatherSton. Sauucl } Gho.son- y. ~.
Harris. Benjamin G. humphrey an"
Robert Lowry. q. <. A.-l3.
IouiSiaha-Maje General Henry ".
Alen aud Harry r. HaNS ami B;lsadIee
Gcn rails Randall L. Gibson. Henry Gray
and Francis r. Nichols. G. :. A.
North Caroiua Major Gen raj M1tt
W. Ransom and BriEadinr Generals Rufus
Barrinecr. j. O'B. Branch TIN mas /.
C.ingman. William r. Cox. Robert -
Johnston. William ". Kirkland a1d A.
fred NJ Scales -. s As.
Florida -pr gadier Generals Robert Hul-
lois Jesse J. Finley aud Edward \.
Perry. c. 5. A-3.
Mary.and-EIigadicr G neral Bradley =.
Johnson .. :. Al.
CHARLES EDGEWORTH JONES.