Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-28
Snecfal Correspondence of The Star.

Snecfal Correspondence of The Star
RICHMOND. Va. May -. 1905.
Maj. Robert W. Hunter secretary of mill
tary records for Virginia. has compiled Il
list of the surviving confederate generals.
giving their seniority as far as possible
There are fifty-seven generals living to-
day, while during the war not less than
900 were commissioned This includes lieu
tenant generals, major generals and briga-
der generals. Interest IN the question has
been awakened by the death of Gen. Fitz
Lee.
Maj Hunter spent some time in going
over the records. visiting Washington in
order that he might have access to the
records in the office of Gen. Marcus j.
Wright. The list, with rank. place from
which appointment mace and place of
residence at this time, are as follows:
Lieutenant generals-Simon Is. Buckner.
Rio, Hart county, Ky: Stephen ID. Lee, Co.
lumbus, Miss; Alexander T. Stewart, Chat
tanooga, Tenn
Major generals.-Samuel G. French CFlor
idal. New Jersey; Joseph Wheeler. Wheeler,
Ala; Camillus j. Polignac Ofrance), Paris
France; Mathew c. Butler South Augusta
S. c.; G. w. c. Lee, Burk's Station, Va.
Lunsford l.. Lomax Nifginia). Gettysburg
Pa; Thomas l.. Rosser, Charlottesville
Va; w I. Martin. Natchcz. Miss. Robert
r Hoke, Raleigh, \. c.
Brigader generals-Roger A. Pryor (Vir-
ginia), New York; Beverley II. Robertson
(Virginia). Washington. d, c.; Evander Nc
Law, Alabama; Francis T. Nichols, Louis
lana; James II. Lane North Carolina: Jer
0me b. Robertson, Texas; James c. Tap
pan, Helena, Ark. Marcus J. Wright (Ten-
nessee), Washington, d. c.; George b. Cos
by Qkentucky). Sacramento, Cal; Marcelus
A. Stovall, Georgia; Frank. Z. Armstrong,
tTennessee), Washington, ID. c.: William l.
Cabell (Arkansas), Dallas, Tex; John w
Frazier (MississippD, Richland Springs. n.
y; John T. Morgan, Alabama, United
States Senate Washington, D. G.; Francis
NJ. Cockrell (MissourD, Washington. D. c. !;
Samuel w. Ferguson, Mississippi; Eppa
Hunton, Richmond, Va: Benjamin q. Hum
phreys, Mississippi; William w. Kirkland
North Carolina; E. w. Pettus U-ouisianaD
United States Senate Washington. ID. c;
Basil W. Duke, Louisville, Ky; James L.
Harrison. Texas; William McComb Cren-
nessee), Louisa, Va; Robert Lowry, Missis-
sippi; James =. Smms, Georgia; Thomas
NJ. Logan (South Carolna), Richmond, Va. ::
William p. Roberts, North Carolina; Eli
son Capers. Columbia, S. C, bishop of
South Carolina; Young Y. Moody, Ala,
bama; Walter P Lane Texas; Richard
Waterhouse. Texas: Richard NJ. Gano, Tex
as: Bryan NJ. Thomas, Rome. Ga; L. p.
Alexander, Georgia; William r. Cox,
Raleigh, n. c.; Jacob II. Sharp, Columbus,
Miss; George ID. Johnson Tuscaloosa, Ala;
Thomas B. Smith, Nashville. Tenn; Will
liam Miller Point Washington, Fla;
George w. Gordon, Memphis. Tenn:
Charles NJ. Shelby, Birmingham. Ala; Rob
ert Bullock Florida.
In connection with the foregoing some
reference to the work now being done by
Maj. Hunter will be of interest. He Is col
lecting an immense amount of data con-
nected with the civil war-paperS, docu-
ments orders muster rolls. discharges.
transfers, details for duty and much else
that will go to make up history. 1t may be
that some of the records will conflict with
the titles of some of the ''colonels' and
-ln how Si,1pa he
the service rendered by some-as claimed
may receive shock, but all the same, the
work is of incalculable value.
Mai. Hunter spends considerable part of
his time in correspondence with parties
who have knowledge of the existence of old
muster rolls ard often much time is con-
sumed in getting into communication with
the owners of these papers.