The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-09-08
UNPUBLISHED LBTTfRs
In Relation to the Career James <, Fleming waddell in the Con ';
 fcsferate Arrnv D s

Jfederate Army. z fyA
 BY JOHN .WITHERSPOON DUs BOSE. It Is important to an adequste history of Alabama that the lives Of the best ex- exemplars of the virtue and valor of the people shall be given in succeeding gene rations. to the siinderstanding or the null tftude These lives are not the staple product often of the marketable books of the book merchants. The State of Ala hau1a has provided repository for the source. wisely proffered by law, to all who will contribute to its wealth. that valuable and intensely interesting charac- ters will, from time to time, be brought into viewriu this column. 4 ] tN Jamesp Fleming waddell, of Russell county. swas a man of heroic cast, great energy. high aspirations and an inborn patience and constancy in pursuit of his lie He was born at Hiilsboro, N. c, in tsas. and had good education when ne camelto Russell county, in 1857. While he was yet twenty years old only he vas a u1' pattern officer in the Mexiran war, ana ma in 1851. holding commission IS United States Consul to Matamoras, in reastlns an pinsurfectionary attack on the property gtAmericans there. he was wounded. "The following letters from the originals en file explain themselves:
 sCamp at Davis Ford. tnear Ceaeerviile. Va, Dec. 10, 4. D.. 1861; %Mar N4ni Judah F. Sen'a"'H' secretary 9 5..sir-.-I have the honor herewith 10 transmit through the proper channel my reegnation of my com.ni sip as Calai or GO. H of the Sixth Lsg'1nant of Stta- barna Volunteers, to take effect on 'the 1st day of June, 1862 This resignation Is ths Department will act upon it before that time E --. .- ,,.- .t~g ,.
 ..RespsctfulIy submitted. l. .e,-i > James '. Waddell. Ye3 :'Capt. Co. Ii, ith Ala. Rcgt.'
 .t'N. B.-l desire to stat in ruuncction. that if any operations occur on the. line bstween. this time and that. dnsigAHtea as. tfl% date or which this v sig laiion is t5 fake effect ret pectfaliy SIX airo that Emay have timely notice of rhe action of the Department, upon this resignation, and that I do not ask release from my ptesent<. obligations until the full time has expirtd q. .e3 James F. Waddell% T. ",Capt. Co. II. 9th Ala Res" ssiRsstsnaaon. of, capt-.J. F. WaddellI Vt ''J--J s:i3leo, Col 6th. Regt. A. VI, s,..vlId; oss, Sd Brigade, 1st Div, A, P. Bee. 1Ith, 1S5l.
 .'T hall be sorry to see sl!ch a fine ofti- cer as Capts-J. F. Waddell leave the ser vice. ',i ..'R E. Rcd $, Brig. Gen.' ,.,'Hd. Qrs. rst Dlv. A. F., Union Mills, Va, i'tc. IS f3'. "!:aeIo Van Dofn, Mai. Gen" Innd Id Qrr Q;l,it It &forp.t A P Dec. ia., t6l'
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 VI NN !! I'R. l.. hilton, A. A e. { f5E tgtth5tasding the O. lginal disapprov- al oi the x 6tury uf War. foundtd. no eNub.' ia ia! mta1urc. upon E. 2. Gen. 3.coe5 reGtt,s, Capt. NaddeitS re. igna- n Eapitoh. m tnb IS ct to"g ss. took. up 'Gi ~-s. c. ], I.9dta Wrcll !ctt ts.' all S&h R$H. Lftell wrote pne. to tte, See. c. faE. sd that lhs iol owing l4ttsr be- LAh: upon u career ih the artillery arm tlSth to Vice, N.hi h carried b.m sw.th ,ts1 wn-n Ii: la1t g4n5 opcnsd on the ..ApS. nos t1 echo oS tne roa. req h d in bannds of hi1 own hone in itlssel 3ssi4d. 6s+s.Sfh E gad 1st Div. A. p.' ,, ''H b. zd, 1,62. Du,is Ford"
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 'l)Hl@5 Baldwin Let. lis introduce to 'yeii nNstyalsnd Capt. j. r. WaddcIl of 'Alabs HdH lsrt 'ly ot the Sixth Alabama RTEiiEant' now Captain of an artillery Gstbph q. At once J the Government per rlujs ullGer syoiHH immediate direction. In l;sli event vi 10 sec ure for Capt. w. ;np.' attent'oAs and influence il tssiet- t1g flm to equip his establishment. The tEptail Is an educated gentleman, finp So.tner ana sup '!"r off1c, r. and h is just picked out of tn" sixth Alabpma l00 of the best men in tue service I am deeid- .AAy in hopes of ha ,ing I i'm placed with fJ4 battery under my command and hence apart from the interest 1 feel in cu,iD- Hag good men and good officers with Eotd tto!s, l have a p'rsonal interest in the matter So help him in all leettimata a ways to get up first class battery. And believe that your kindness win be flnlV appreciated by the captain and by your old friend,
 
 1t will be remembered that the Con ftderate forces about CenteTvillS before and after the first battle of Manassns < %eIe. known as the Army Of the Pot0,' mac. Hence the abbreviati1r A D. tound in the military orders. No N,j,ing oi1Cer could better commend himsalf to HIS supeTiors In rank than by nroT rint, an endorsement of himself by Gen RndsS Capt. Waddell carried such an endorse. Hisnt kodes was polished gentleyr;in er society thoroughly we'll educated in tne military science the incarnation of tFee military habits, in camp or on inc TEL y9sng. able and ambitious; and, sDove all. an unbiased, yet rigid lud&e of 9ut% performed and capacity to perTorTn n the soldiers he commanded.
 The following letters, antedating those apoVe produced, are of rare historicaI
 Bull Run, July Esd, lSs1
 EfDear GeorRt--If can manage to make ieTout. l will pencil you a letter, on uo,. Aaversack. lying on the classic shore oS 6ull run, near the scene of the lat des- perAte conIlct which in my Judgmput has decided this war; but if not, hHg ds1' cided the question between Northern and Southern valor The South, with 35 6OS men and thirty guns, has met the North With SO.00O men and seventy guns and She God of battles has decided it In our favor. On Sunday. July Fist. cloudless Inorning dawned upon this beautiful val ley, and 105.C0O met, face to face, armed wlh the deadltest weapons of modern warfare. On one side not regular: up- on the other 13, ,0D0 machines whose bust. ness was war.S sfT cannot Stop now to describe the scene as 1t was watched by me- holding N1th my little company the advance of Se1. Ewells Brigade and expecting every my nank. Need l tell you that in all Hly ire never suffered such deep anx- IetS and that l shouted with irnpatience St the Tate which compelled one portion or the army to remain inactive while the. battle ragged! But at length the order t9[ auvance' came. and with it the order tv tapt Waddell to deploy his company as.Fkirmlshers and bring on the action. Tn moment it was executed, and I had forty or my brave boys covering the Relsnts ana advancing upon the foe We nad reached point near the enemy $ nenk. the column following in the road, WHen the General rode up and ordered me to march in retreat! Nv heart t u., sa ni, pii within me, for the order told me too plainly that the bIWle was desnarata and the odds against us. But we could pIhy oDey. and, Facing about we march 60 with great rapidity for the enemyis FTont, 70 help redeem the day, and ar rived there just in time to see the enemv retreat. helped in that. conclusiveIw as the shout went mp as We entered the Scene Of action. Hardly had we stonnsd 0 take breath when Beauregard sent ms