The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-11-16

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 This paper has already been extended to greater length than Intended, but for the information of the generation who have come on the stage of action since the thrilling events of the civil war were ended, some brief history of the renowned command known as Wileox's brigade should have popular record. The Eighth, Ninth, Tenth. Eleventh and Fourteenth Alabama regiments composing this brig ade were among the first to respond to tho call to arms for the defence of the rights and honor of the south in 1s61. No more true. brave and patriotic men ever enlisted in q nobler cause They were of the highest type of manhood, with all the inspirations of q brave and intelligent patriotism These regiments, officered by men of the highest character, were hurried on to Virginia in the late spring or early summer of 1861 to meet the "On to Richmond' advance of the federals from Washington. Some of these regiments reached the field of first Man assas only in time to see the backs of the fleeing federals.
 Under general orders from the war de- partment October 22 1861, the troops serv- ing in the Potomac district were required to be brigaded, in which it was provided that Brigadier General Wilcox should command four Alabama regiments. Four days after there came 0 special order by command of General Joseph F. Johnston, assigning him Ito the command of the Fifth brigade, Second corps, army of the Potomac" On November 18 following 8 general order was issued requiring that the brigades of Wilcox and Rodes should each consist of five Alabama regiments. But it was not until November, 1892 that T-T v411A Arx Wilcox's brigade, completing the com mand of five Alabama regiments noted for Its gallant heroism in all the sanquin- ary conflicts in which the army of North ern Virginia was engaged.
 General Wilcox continued in command of the brigade thus organized till after the battle of Gettysburg, where Major General Fender fell at the head of his fa- nous '1ight Division" Wilcox was now promoted to the rank of major general and placed in command of this division.
 Col John c. c. Sanders of the Eleventh Alabama, now assumed command of the brigade, and continued in command until the early part of 1S64 when Briga ger General Abner Perrin, gallant son of South Carolina, was assigned to its com- mand. General Perrins career with the brigade was brief and tragica1. On May F, at Spotsylvania, he fell at the head of the brigade in a heroic charge in the re- capture of the celebrated salient" characteristic in the confederate line of that great battle. On the death of this gallant officer the command of the brig ade again fell on Colonel Sanders, who led it with distinguished bravery and judgment in all the fierce conflicts of the campaign from Spotsylvania to Peters burg. In the late fall of 1864, in a sharp engagement with the enemy a few miles west of Petersburg, this gallant Alabam- ian was stricken down at the head of this noble brigade.
 The command of the brigade now de- volved upon Col. J. H. King of the Ninth Alabama, who led it's columns and shared It's fortunes till the cause of the Confed- eracy went down at Appomattox. And thus ended the valorous exploits of this renowned brigade of Alabamians, which had participated in every great battle fought by the army of Northern Vir- ginia, besides many sharp engagements with the enemy in which 1t was the chief and some times the only opposing force In the many brilliant charges made by the brigade 1t was never repulsed, and its back was never seen by the enemy,