Macon beacon., 1907-04-27
An Open Letter to the Water Barker
Chapter of the U. D, C's.
Lacksnn Miss Anril %. 1907

jackson, Miss, April -, 1907.
NV Dear Daughters Almost wher-
ever l go | find that the local chapter
Of the U. D. C's are working to make /
money and soliciting contributions to
pay the expenses of the needy Confed- !
crate Veterans Of their town and coun-
ty to the Reunion to be held at Rich
mond on the 30th Of May and lst, 2nd,
and 3rd of June
Now | know that we have as loyal
and generous daughters as any town
can boast of and our citizens are just
as willing to contribute to this end as
citizens of other communities are, so |
hope you will commence at once to raise
enough money to send all the Veterans,
who served in Virginia at least, who
are not able to pay their own way.
Noxubee sent two companies to Vr-
ginia-The Noxubee Rifles, Company
F. 11th Miss. Regt. Davis Brigade,
and the Davis Guards, Company A, 10Th
Miss. Regt., Harris Brigade, and no
1olnty sent Drawer or more gallant
men than the rank and file of these two
companies.
NoXubee county was represented by
one or the other, and most of the time
by both Of these companies in every
great battle that was fought by the
army OF Northern Virginia, and it is
fitting and well that the survivors
should be afforded the opportunity Of
visiting once again, and for the last
time, the old battle fields where their
comrades gained imperishable renown
and made record that their children
will be proud Of to the latest genera
ton.
Very few Of the Noxubee men who
went forth so proud and gay in the six
ties and fought for Dear Old Dixie"
ever returned to the county they left,
but now sleep on the battle fields Of old
Virginia, made sacred by the precious
blood they shed.
Forty-two years have elapsed since
the last gun was fired and our flag was
furled forever, " and most of those who
survived the war, have also passed over
the river and gone to join their comrades
Of the long ago, and | can only recall
the names of nine men who belong to
these companies now living IN Noxubec:
Our beloved Commander Dr.. H. A. Mi
nor, Aleck McCaskil. William Haynes,
and w. Il. Smith Of the Noxubee Ri
des. John Burrage, Old Rough and
Ready (Henry JacEson), Thos Hughes,
! Gus. Mcdonald and myself Of the Davis
| Guards, and ! am just writing to Henry
that | win give him a ticket to Rich
mond and hope he may help me frd the
place on the battle field Of Gaines
| Mills where Captain Thomas bestowed
| knighthood on US by slapping US on the
shoulder with his old hat, and telling us
if he had an army like US, he could
| whip the world. Who ever kept up
with Henry Jackson was always in the
the lead. When Henry's old comrades
meet him. they viii surely know him,
and can say that he has held his own
since the war and is just as handsome
as he was during the war
There may be others of the two
companies now living in Noxubee but
can't recall their names just now. We
have other veterans living in Noxubee
who served in Virginia during the war
Capt Prince, Of the Neshoba Rifles,
Capt. Snowden of the Van Dorm Re
serves, Capt, Thos. Patty Of the
l7th Miss, Peter Minorof the llth Ala.
]. c. Aust of the JEFF. Davis Legion,
Thos. Wilkins, SrJno. Morgan II Miss.
j. F. Jones, Wilcox's Brigade, a.
Klaus, eleventh Mississippi and Mr..
Lee of Mashulavlle. who was
in an Alabama Regiment in the Yir.
ginia army and saw me ride and take
the honor from the very flower of the
i, southers chiyalry, in the celebrated
tournament at Orange Court House II
, 1863.
! am glad to say that most of thes,
old veterans are able to pay their owl
expenses, 50 Daughters, | have nc
sent YOU . hard task. think it woult
be a nice compliment IA you would pre-
sent ticket to Capt. 7. J. Stokes, nov
the only living ex-captain of the oil
Noxubee Rifles. and let him once visi
the battle fields Of Gettysburg, wher