The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-03
ARRIORS PAID TRIBUTE
Memory of Mrs. Louis A.
Adam.
10, WHITE AND RED OF cONFEDERAcY
.loSrolno In Deathless Beauty About Her
GsaVe in the Tomb Of the Army
Of Virginia Veterans,

-" 80 - 800
scouni of the funeral Of Mrs. Louis A..
dani, which occurred In the Crescent city
the hour OF sundown on August 30,
lrs. Adam was the only sister OF Mrs. j.,
Il. Wtaties OF this city. Her name is so
yustiio JUS in Confederate annals aud h +
" ubrk 81 inseparahly blended with the
STORY of the Lost Cause that every lover
Ri SOU sentiment Will read With
nilgle1 tears and pleasure a portion Of tae
nraxnnes review of the life Of this rCnntk-
Die dnughter Of our fair southland. Tnat
nrer says,
Mithin the sacred Enclosure of the tomb
\ Athe Army Of Northern Virginia, beside
ae Sonfederate Veterans whose cause sac
al cbpuusel ond whom She had serVe1
b. 1a4thiully, the remains Of that veteran
Nntef,Tate and noble Christian woman,
tfx louis 4. Adam, We're laid to rest NJ
be suliset hour YESTERDAY.
iNhe4 was buried as She had wanted u
e.4 robcl In white. with the culors of the
Nnfed 1lacy resting on her heart-the
lule worn and faded badge of red,
1nlte md red that she hal worn as the
hissioii as officer from the COlfedcrA c
prflEmt mt during the days of that long
nd memorable strife: and that little
ndgc. lying Sc pathctically above the
cart THAT once beat 50 warm. 50 tue,
he helrt that never once W8vOred in allegi-
lucc ID the dark days In New orleans and
rpnhu Richmond, and that continued loyal
ttt'. ufdtN NlIii- the NhkiuEllE NfILh llittt
- bowed those Stir. ing scenes, told more
prchtngly than worls the remarkable MS
nly OF one of the most remarkable women
MT the. South ever pro luced, aud one
hose llfe-reCord deserves to he cmhtlmcd
IS Try and forget-me-nots In the archives
{ the COnfeleracy.
she was buried as she had wanted to be,
iith the old soldiers from the Confederate
amps gathered around her Whiting gave;
gitn nrtillerymen and Infantry aud ca airy
M thr. veterans frcm the Soldiers hume
II standing with uncovered heads and tear
tgtRed ryCs. They had gathered In the
I'd Creole home, resting within tle shadow
q the cathedral ana Jackson square, and
atlt thczr gentle offerings ~ lowers. In
which ever the old historic cOlors blended,
reside her bier; and thence they followed
ne c~crtegt, one of the most Unique and
,1emorable that ever honored a soldier vet
Ifan. out t. beautiful MetIirie. where their
comradc, who had en- Ssel the
liver, was left to rest under the shade
The pieavunc OF Yesterday told her $ orr;
4 was q story known from the Rio GrNud'
Seen tailed over by camp fire aud home
Hearth. sand which showed the deep ana
ue hcart of this woman an how d'yc.
oa ta principle was the abiding rlic 4
~ lie The S'Hth WAS her a lnptel lana.
md nfyfr dill notlvc-hOrn yield her Il trucr
nol3er homage.
/ Hsrshv ton to the Cpnfed rate Gu e
N nntea to a passion, pur, intense, ctcr.
|Aii ~ rose 10 helEhJH oi Sl llNle q utaEH
|yhcn She slrIcl the sword GA her hus.
~ he went forth to duty. II rose IL
AZ hgher heights wlea $40 refused 10
axe the o1th OF allegiance dcmGn lel by
5enefalt Butler infer the caplure OF MN
orleans, ald was ord red t. leave III, ct
Tlfhin the next few hours: ten wl} pre-
sentrd thc memorable I. lure OF this gentle
ffupg q m & Ing forth from her idullLet
aemesg ling no. III river on q llatNolt,
With her four little children, not knowing
IN thpr she should hni a sAclree. and all
prcuuse Of hNr devotion t. the prlucipl,
.stence. Again she is found In Richmond in
he inter part of 1862. seeking To reach her
3ashapd, end Mt the same time serve hnt
SlnthPrn 6ro'hers; Il certificate han-ln. ~
the little parlor OF her huale toll how
ha received her commission MS llcutcu-
HtsNiol'o 70 serve IN mat capacity IN the