The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-09-28
OF MISSOURIANS
N Open Letter to Major General John B.
Stone. Facts Interesting to old Con-
fedefateS.

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" locs Stone. Facts Interesting to old Con- q
Rev. a federates, Ii
Col. James w. Allen is work
Blueng to compile a roster of all the
,e waames of Confederates from
ID foMissouri. He introduced the
ey a%rfolowing resolution at the re
40 cent reunion in Fulton.
10y ST. LOUIS, Mo, SEPT. IA, 1907
aissesTo Mai. Gen; John B. Stone.
! Commanding Missouri Divls
.chersion, U. G. V.
here Dear General desire to
o hausubmit the following statement
dysIand report of my effort to in
err 10 augurate the work of compiling
complete roster of persons who
,ditio entered the Confederate service
,ed to from the State Of Missouri; and
J eat Confederates from other states
zen b who settled in Missouri after
mach ~ the war:
,tion While attending the Reunion
n of at Richmond, in May last, my
.ole a attention was called to the fact
! that Congress, by an act APP
row + proved Feb. 25th, 1908, author
ant lied and directed the Secretary
Ben of War to compile a roster by
esday States of officers and enlisted
re hf men of the Union and Confed-
~ crate armies" Knowing that
the records of the Union Soldiers
: lit were complete, and seeing that
+ the records of the Confederate
a 5 soldiers we're very incomplete
G the Honorable Secretary of War
g re- by letter, called upon the Gov
ernor of each Of the Southern
,ndt. States to cooperate with his
hort Department in making it as com
Il ste plete as possible, in order t.
first give to the Confederate soldie.
~ my the place that is due him in thlt
49, compilation" Maj Gen. f. I
thac Ainsworth, the Adiutant Gen
ne t, eral of the United States Army
ops referring to the recommendatio.
oy of the Secretary of War, in hi
6 sbo9 Report said: 1T is felt that tn
,ersto publication of such a rosie
!. would be an appropriate an
III valuable addition to the gre;
ming work that contains the histor
of the Civil War, and would hay
went the merit Of giving to the seryiC
make of the enlisted men a public re
: Sun ognition that has heretofore bee
reserved almost exclusively
commissioned officers
the Nearly, if not all these State
'e. possibly with the exception
,Tnie Missouri, responded to his ca
the legislature providing t
IHe 5
it. necessary ways and means
nds perfect their rosters. Nilsson
rant having done nothing in this
'glsu rection, was urged to inaugl
ate the work with your hear
in W approval, and report the sal
ev. to the next Annual Reunion a
.ngs Convention of Missouri Divisi
r. an of United Confederate Veterj
IN for it's consideration and acti
u This / did, under the circu
stances and conditions stat
d. and the st. Louis Republic a
Globe Democrat On July p
called attention to the fact.
,rda, was but a few days when lett
ads i commenced coming in contain
RS. Il lists of names and copies of m
evel ter rolls.
IN : Over five hundred letters h
win been received; some from ain
ing every State and Territory in
- United States. | now have
IS J N I'LL. 4horsond nan
ding O"lieu f
ansa IN Uhe oonlpii"uioi
even roster two distinct objects
IS. Al in view.
even First: The collection Of
ht original muster rolls, recC
70 i other materials showing ]
souri's contribution to the {