Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-04
SOLDIERS IN SENATE
Those Who Were Opponents
During Civil War.
MEXICAN VETER A Ms
BOTH LATER FOUGHT FOR THE
CoNFEDERACY.
Gen. Alger Now the Ranking Union
officer in the Upper House
of Congress.

Twenty-Five members of the Senate served
in the great civil war which was nearing its
end when Abraham Lincoln was inaugural
ed for the second time forty years ago. As
years pass the number of Union and confed-
crate veterans in the Senate does not seem
to decrease very rapidly. although but very
few officers of high rank remain in that
body. Major Gen. Joseph r. Hawley of the
Union army and Brig. Gen Francis Nj.
Cockrell of the confederate army each
ceased to be members of the Senate at noon
today. Their services In the war were as
brilliant as their records in the Senate have
been long and faithful.
General Hawley was thirty-five when the
war began, and enlisted as captain four
days after the fall of Sumter and served for
five years with great distinction. General
Cockrell wes first a colonel and afterward
commanded the celebrated Missouri brigade,
which passed several years of the war bait
Ting In other states. He took distin-
guished part In the defense of Vicksburg,
the Chickamauga and Atlanta campaigns.
and was severely wounded in Hoods daring
but disastrous advance into Tennessee.
Only one major general now remains in
the Senate in the person OF Gen. w. b. Bate
of Tennessee, who made one OF the most
honorable records earned In the confederate
service. He entered the army as colonel Of
the Walker legion, took part in the early
nBnIlDg near washington, was prominent Ut
Shiloh, where he was desperately wounded;
played a leading part at Chickamauga and
In Johnston's rugged resistance to Sher-
mans stubborn advance on Atlanta, and
bravely played his part at Franklin and
Nashville, where Hoods brave army was
finally broken and scattered by Thomas.
He was three times wounded, and Is regard
ed as one of the most valiant as well as dis
tinguished confederate officers now living.
Two Fexican War Survivors.
General Bate is one Of the two senator's
who are also survivors Of the Mexican war;
which closed nearly sixty years ago. He
was a private in the march to the halls OF
the Montezumas.
Senator Pettus of Alabama was neuten>
ant in the Mexican war and major leu-
tenant-colonel. colonel and brigadier of tbs
lost cause. He won honorable mention for
bravery and skill at Vicksburg and did his
whole duty in the Chickamauga and Atlanta
campaigns and took a creditable part in
Hoods fatal dash into Tennessee. General
Morgan, Senator Pettus' juvenile colleague
Che is by three years the junior had an
independent command during a large part
of the war and operated to a large extent
within the limits of Alabama. The confed-
crate records are replete with compliment
tary references to the courage and eff
cheney of himself and his men and the val-
liable services they rendered to the Rich
mond government. He originally enlisted
as Il private, soon became a colonel, and
was brigadier from 1863 until the close
of the war. Both Generals Morgan and
Pettus reside at Selma, one of the last
southern cities to surrender to the Union
armies.
The retirement of Major General Hawley
leaves Brigadier General Russell A Alger
the ranking Union officer of the Senate
He was a dashing cavalry officer and sue
ceeded Sheridan and Custer in command OF
the famous Michigan cavalry brigade,
which operated so effectively in Virginia
He filled every grade from captain to brig
adler.
Senator Redfield Proctor of Vermont was
colonel of one of the regiments of that
state. John G. Spooner of Wisconsin was
a Union major. Joseph B. Foraker of Ohio
and Julius c. Burrows Of Michigan were
line captains in the Union army. William
B. Allison served officer of the staff
of the governor of Iowa and greatly aided
in enlistments and the organization of Iowa
regiments. Senators Scott, Warren Nelson
and Patterson all carried muskets with the
boys IN blue
Fought for Lost Cause
Senator McCreary of Kentucky was a
confederate lieutenant colonel, Senator
Daniel of Virginia was a major and chief Of
staff to the famous Jubal A. Early Senator
Bacon of Georgia was a captain. Senator
McEnery of Louisiana and Berry Of Arkan-
sas were leutenants. The latter left that
missing leg at Corinth. Senators Money
and McLaurin were private soldiers. Sena-
tor Martin of the Virginia military
cadets who We're suddenly enlisted in the
confederate army and bore themselves so
bravely. Senator Tillman tried hard to en-
list, but was rejected because of i'll health.
Senator Mallory of Florida served in the
confederate navy. His father was Jcffer-
son Davis secretary OF the navy through