The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-25
HAVE TROUBLE IN PREPARING ROLLS Gen. AinsWorth Refuses to Have Records Disturbed GEORGIA COMMISSION BUSY Eager to Get Roster of Soldiers and Sailors o: the confederacy
 Who Enlisted in
 That State.

Atlanta, March 24.-(special)-The work
 of the Georgia roster commission which
 is preparing rosters of all the soldiers
 and sailors from this state who served
 the Confederacy, has been seriously ham,
 pered by the refusal of Brigadier General
 F, c. Ainsworth of the war records
 office in Washington, to permit copies
 to be made of these rolls of Georgia
 troops now on file there. and which have
 not yet been copied for the state ar-
 chives.
 General Clement A. Evans, who is chairman of the Georgia roster com mission, recently took the matter up with General Ainsworth through Senators Ba- con and Clay, who urged that permission
 be granted to have copies made of these
 remaining rolls at the expense of the
 state, the work to De done by anyone
 selected for the purpose by General Aims
 worth himself.
 General Evans has just heard from the two Georgia senator's who state that in spite of their earnest requests, General Ainsworth has refused the permission
 asked, giving as his reasons that the
 rolls are very old and would be endan- gered in handling them, and besides the | United States government is preparing to have them printed and these printed copies may be secured by Georgia free of charge as soon as they have been pub 1 lished
 This is by no means satisfactory to the | Georgia roster commission which is just now in the midst of it's work and is de- 1 pendent upon these rolls for completing | it. It would all be very well if the war 1ar1 artrT 1af,f
 within the next few months, but such Is | hardly the case. It may be four or five 1 or even ten years before the government | printing office can turn them out, as | from the government standpoint there | is no immediate hurry.
 Two Score Regiments. l These uncopied Georgia rolls number | between thirty and forty regiments or
 about three hundred companies, includ- l ing artillery, cavalry and state troops,
 those which served within the limits of | the state in contradistinction to those who served the confederate government | direct The rolls of the Georgia troops | in the Confederate service numbering 1 sixty-six regiments, have already been co pied and the roster corAmission is at | work on these. These copies were made l some fifteen years ago under a resolution passed by Congress directing the war of l
 The roster commission is determined
 to secure copies of these remaining rolls
 as soon as 1t Is possible to do so, and
 with that end in view will take up the
 matter with. the Georgia delegation In l Congress in the hope. of securing the l passage of a similar resolution directing l Genersl Ainsworth to allow the copies to be made at this states expense. Of course nothing can be done now until | Congress reconvenes, but 1t is felt that | there is no doubt that this small favor will be readily granted to the Georgia | members by their colleagues in Con- gross.
 1 In the meantime the roster commission will proceed with it's work upon the rolls 1t now has with a view to com pleting them and preparing them for publication as soon as possible. The com mission had expected to complete its work within three years. but as It must now await the action of Congress to get these remaining rolls, it' may require year longer.
 The roster commission is composed of General Clement A. Evans, as chairman, Governor Terrell. Pension Commissioner I w Lindsey and Adjutant General W. Harris.
 Miss Mallory Appointed. Lieutenant General Clement A. Evans, commanding the army of the Department O., Tennessee. United Confederate vet
 erans, has appointed Miss Rucy Nal iory of Pensacola, Fla, granddaughter
 of Hon. s. R. Mallory. who was sec
 retary of the Confederate navy. as chief
 sponsor of the department at the com ing reunion of Confederate veterans at
 Louisville. Ky.
 General Evans today received letter
 from Miss Mallory. accepting the ap-
 pointment and thanking him for the
 honor. Miss Mallory is also niece of
 Hon. s. R. Mallory, the present senior United States senator from Florida. and
 who was midshipnan in the Confed-
 crate states navy. She is a daughter of A. F. Mallory of Pensacola, who is too
 yc ung to have been in the Confederate service Miss Mallory is a charming and cultured young lady. who will represent the great department for which she has Dc en chosen chief sponsor.
 Miss Mallory's maids of honor will be chosen from Kentucky and Louisiana Their appointments have not vet been announced
 As was announced today, Miss Lucy Evans. daughter of General Evans. has been appointed by Commander General P McGlashan of Savannah. as chief