The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-02-16


1t his HON. in Ennis on the evening
of January rs. won distinction as a
roidier In the Confederate army and
from the close OF the "Sar until the
time OF his dsath he was conspicu-
Gus figure In III. railroad service OF ,
Texas.
, Col Daffan. WAS born April, 30,
1916, in Conecuh county, Alabama,
and came with his parents To Texas
in lS49, living first at Montgomery.
Montgomery county, and IN 1860 go
ing to Navasota.
His first employment. $500, was
carrying the United States mail from
Montgomery to the old town OF
Washington, in Washington county.
In 1861, age l6 years, he enlisted In
the Confederate army, private sol
der, and went TO Virginia. His regi-
ment went to Virginia in companies,
the entire brigade did. His regiment
was organized at Camp Bragg near
Richmond. Three regiments were or
ganized at this time from the thirty
two companies which had gone there.
His regiment consisted of company
A, under Captain Key company Is,
under Captain ]. b. Carter; company
IC, under Captain Townsend; com
pany d, under Captain Bains; COM
pany e, under Captain Ryan; com
| pany, F, under Captain Ed Cunning
ham; company G, under Captain VII
liam n. Hutcheson; company n, hn-
der Captain Porter; company |, I'M
der "Howdy' Martin.
Lawrence Daffan was a member OF
company G, Fourth Texas regiment
under Captain William n. Hucheson.
When asked by the new regiment
for the best man he could furnish
them for their colonel the president
appointed Major John b. Hood OF the
Confederate cavalry, who had made
reputation in Eastern Virginia as
a cavalry officer. He later became
prominent and greatly loved general
of the Confederate army.
The first engagement in which this
young soldier participated was at
Seven Pines, near Richmond.
During the Seven days fight
near Richmond he was sick in the
hospital, which was in the university
| of Virginia at Charlottesville.
He TOOK part in the following en-
Engagements: Thoroughfare Gap, An-
gust 80, 1859, second Manassas
| ,Bnli RUM, August 30-3l. 1862
crossed the Potomac into Maryland
September q. 1859; Boonsooro Gap.
September l5, 1862; Sharpsburg
| tAntietarn), Sep,emb.r 1917, 1867;
RI, rossed the Potomac AZ Shepherds
town September Is. 1862. Frcder-
lIcksbury. December 1919 1869. SUI
folk. on Nanoeman river in southwest
| Virginia. twenty-thre.f day1 In ApFli'
IlNG3. fighting Franklins corps AT
| Gettysburs July I. ?. 3. 1868. hooa p
principal engagement a. E"tlySbuik
was At Little Round Top I'm rout"
to Gettysburg on June 20. Win MS
hr,sAas. b. crossed The Potomac 80
| Williamsyort. Gcttssbutg was a
| drawn battle Hoods brigade rv-
manned there al day Jnly :. AZ the
pniat from which they started whvh
ihe attack ~ss made
/ Three az -four day. after the battle,
/ 2ith his company, h. r'rTusstd thr
4 Potomac ON pssnsoon bridge al var
ling WAts~. the rtv"- ~aa ristn~ ana
GENERAL t1s 1as Ga the virginia side
IA IN, Acsdiufs of hood bFiEadt
n..vs.~i ts~nsrsl tsss. where nc Stood
susrvarv-i ON ht@ hor~s. each soldier
barred hsr bead T'hor .sa No aaiuir.
na eresr. no ~ora Sas spusrn As tA"
men MARI bed sss~niiy nv
WIZ hts regiment he remained fnt
ssrn" a. Cnit- pp~sr th.u on tD FIRED
~giesmnnrr theme to PORT kuYat.
~h.rw they ~er~ camp"a f"r -aFre
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a.grn.thln~ nks tot In the regi Hs"n'
And This sneic.nt lH well -~rne N s"fs's'
y, tA., TsrAs bvixaa. \ member 81
IN. Tsvas regiment was ordered e.
sear 4 Dali Azd chain. his teiios -sot
stta~~ eoss.iss.Hrssi thf~ a disgrace 81
their r~nnsne Aa.a 10 the state %
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