Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-10-30

/ J included only those from Virginia, North
! and South Carolina and Georgia.
| I shall now endeavOr to show you how
/ other southern states Jared. Texas fur
nished twenty-nine major and brigadier
| generals. out OF that number seven gave
up their lives Tor the Confederate cause
Brigadier General Hiram Bronson
! Granbury was killed during the Inflated
| Tennessee campaign of General Hood, in
l the fearful charge at Franklin. His loss
| could never be compensated. and to this
| day the survivors of the Army of Ten
nessee- mentions his name with rever-
ence.
Major General Thomas Green was born
IN Amelia county. Virginia. June s, 1874
i and lost his life at Blair's Landing. April
/ Il. 1858. Mai. Gen. Banks commanding the
| Federal army I'm his report To General
Sherman. said: Gen. Green was killed by
the fire of the gunbOats. on the 18th; he
was the ablest officer in their service.
Brigadier General John Gregg.-On the
second day Of the battle Of the Wilder
ness. when Longstreet's corps checked
the victorious onset OF the Federals. Gen.
Gregg and his Texans won immortal
fame. He was killed on October Z 1864,
on the field OF battle before Richmond.
Brigadier General Ben McCulloch was
born in Rutherford county. Tenn, Nov.
IL. 1911. In the spring Of 1862. under the
the brigade OF Gen. Mcintosh against the
Federals at Elkhorn Tavern. and at the
opening OF that bloody struggle. while
accommodating the Federal lines. rode di-
rectly into a party OF sharpshooters, and
was MORALLY wounded by a rifle ball in
the breast. He died near Pea Ridge. Ark.
March :. 1852.
Brigadier General Allison Nelson was
promoted to brigadier general on Sept. 10,
sasalfF ar-
General Holmes announced this event as
follows: II have the painful duty to per-
form Of reporting the death of Brigadier
General Nelson. who commanded a divis-
ion. He is an irresparable loss to me.
Brigadier General w. r. Scurry was
killed I'm the battle at Jenkins Ferry.
April So 1854 the gallant and daring
Scurry." as he was called by Gen. Waul
in his report fell MORALLY wounded.
Brigadier General Joseph Lewis Hogg
died near Corinth on May Is. 1862. from
some disease while in the service.
The state OF Florida furnished twelve
Confederate major and brigadier generals,
but fortunately none were killed In the
service.
THE STATE OF ALABAMA.
Alabama furnished to the Confederacy
thirty-three major and brigadier gener-
ais. and lost out Of that number. seven.
bTlEd0leE GGueIdl JAMES OtsultE was
a native Of Tuscumbia, Ala, born Febru-
airy. 1893. He was killed in the battle OF
Chickamauga September 80 1868. He
sleeps on the field Of his country's victory
and glory surrounded by the bodies of
those who stood around him IN life and lie
around him in death.
Brigadier General Isham w CARROT
was a native OF the old North state. born
IN 1916. He was killed at Vicksburg, June
Il. 1858.
Brfgadier General Archibald Oracle was
born in New York. December 1, 1888. lie
was killed near Petersburg. Va. Deem
Der 2 1854. while inspecting the enemy
line with telescope In hand, he was struck
I'm the head by a bullet from a shrapnel
shell and instantly killed.
Brigadier General John Herbert Kelly,
was born in Carrollton. Pickens county.
Alabama, March 81, 1870. He was killed
near Franklin. Tenn. on Aug. 20. 1854,
during Wheeler's raid against Sherman
communications I'm Tennessee.
Major General Robert Emmett Rhodes
was born at Lynchburg. Va. on March
-. lS2q He was killed at the battle of
Winchester September Is, 1864 just after
infiicting a severe repulse upon the foe i'm
the very moment of triumph and while
conducting the attack with great gallant
~ and skill.
Saunders was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala,
April 4. 1870. He was killed on August p,
1854. while leading his men in one Of the
fercest battles along the Weldon railroad.
He was a man Of serene courage and I'M
blemished moral character. He won gen.
eral admiration.
Brigadier General Edward Dorr Tracy
was born in Macon. Ca. in 1893. He was
killed May !, 1868, near Port Gibson.
THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI.
Mississippi furnished twenty-nine major
and brigadier generals and out Of that
number lost four splendid men.
Major General William Barlksdale was
born in Rutherford county. Tenn. Aug
ust 2s, 1878 He was killed at Gettysburg
in the second days battle.
Brigadier General Samuel Benton was
killed during the Atlanta campaign June
18th to July, 1864.
Brigadier General Richard Griffith was
killed at Savage Station during the cam
paign against Mcclellan I'm 1852 thus fell
this noble son Of Mississippi on the
threshold OF Wat promised TO be a bril-
liant career.
Brigadier. General Carnot Posey was
born In Wilkinson county. Miss. in Aug
ust. ISIS.
He was killed at Bristoe Station. Va,
October IA, 1863. He gave TO his country
with patriots death.
THE STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Louisiana furnished to the Confederacy
twenty major and brigadier generals, and
lost three out OF that number. BrigadieT
General Adley III. GLADDEN. was born in
South Carolina. He was killed in 1862 al
Shiloh. General Beauregard said of him
We early lost the services of the gallant
GLADDEN.. a man of soldierly aptitudes and
experience"
Brigadier General Alfred Mouton was
born at OpelOusas. La. February 1S 1923
He was killed at the battle OF Mansfield
The Confederacy lost in him a modest
unselfish and patriotic citizen and sol
der.
Brigadier General Leroy A. STAFFORD was
killed I'm the battle OF the Wilderness in
May, 1854 while leading his command
with conspicuous valor."
ARKANSAS.
Arkansas furnished nineteen major and
brigadier generals. and lost two Of that
number.
Major General Patrick r. Cleburne was
a native OF ireland. In the awful carnage
at Franklin November So 1854. he gave his
last battle order. Within twenty PAGES OF
the union line, pierced by three wounds