The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1907-12-14
NEW OFFICERS IN CHARGE.
Gen. r. w. Castleman and Major Edmund
MaurIn Assume Command OF LOUIS
lana Division of Confederate
Veterans and Sons OF
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lana Division OF GohfeueE
Veterans and sons OF
Veterans.
Gen. z. W. CsstlemaB, who was
elected to command the Louisiana al
vision of United Confederate Veterans
at the annual state reunion OF that or
ganization held at Shreveport on oct.
and 9 last, has issued the following
oaneral orders announcing the person
mel of his staff:
Headquarters Louisiana Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
New Orleans, Dec. I, 1907.
General orders No. y.
I, In assuming command OF the d.
vision it affords me pleasure to an
nounce the appointment OF my per-
sonai staff as follows:
L. II. Gardner, adjutaut general and
chief of staff, with the rank OF colonel;
J. w. Gaines, first assistant adlutant
general, with the rank Of lieutenant
colonel; John G. Henry, second assist
ant adiutant general, with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel; E. G. Rogers, in
spector general, with the rank of lieu
tenant colonel; Will Miller, assistant
inspector general, with the rank OF
major; Honore Dugas, paymaster gen
eral, with the rank of lieutenant col
onel; L. II. Marrero, assistant pay
master general, with the rank of
major; Alden Mcclellan, quarter
NJ aster general, with the rank of
lieutenant colonel; M. L. Costley,
assistant quartermaster general, with
the rank of major; B. I. Walshe,
commissary general, with the rank OF
lieutenant colonel; o. D. Brooks, as
sistant commissary general, with the
rank of major; Ernest S. Lewis, M.
! D., surgeon general, with the rank of
i lieutenant colonel; D. M. Key, M. D.,
first assistant surgeon general, with
the rank of major; w. M. MEG alliard,
NJ. D., second assistant surgeon gen.
era1, with the rank of major; L. B.
Claiborne, Judge advocate general,
with the rank of lieutenant colonel;
w. w. Wilmington, assistant judge
advocate general, with the rank OF
| major; A. G. Bakewell, D. D., chap
lain general, with the rank of lieuten-
| ant colonel; r. II. Prosser, D. D.,
| assistant chaplain general, with the
rank Of major.
II. In later general orders further
staff appointments, including aides
de camp and full list of the history
| committee and past major generals,
will be announced.
BY order of T. W. Castleman,
major general commanding.
Official: L. 81. GARDNER,
Adiutant General and Chief OF staff
ORDERS TO U. S. C. V.
! Edmund Maurin, of Donaldsonville,
recently elected as commander of the
Louisiana division, United Sons OF
| Confederate Veterans, assumed COM
mand of the division on the 4th inst.
and issued the following general or.
ders announcing the appointment Of
his personal staff:
Headquarters Louisiana Division,
United Sons of Confederate Veterans,
Donale 80 vile, La, Dec. 4, 1907
General Order No.
By virtue of election as comm ander
OF the Louisiana Division, United
Sons of Confederate Veterans, at the
last annual convention held in the city
OF Shreveport, I hereby assume com,
mand of the division.
Division headquarters are hereby
| established at Donaldsonville.
In accord ance with section 20 Of the
| constitution l hereby announce the
following staff:
Glenn J. Estopinal, adjutant and
chief of staff, Estopinal P. O.; A. E.
Shaw, assistant division adjutant,
Nav Orleans; J. B. Rosser, Jr., divi
sion inspector, New Orleans; Hugh G
Smith, division quartermaster, New
Orleans; e. A. Fowler, division com
missary; Victor Camel, assistant di.
vision cemmissary, DonaldsonVille
Edward Rightor, division judge advo-
cate, New Orleans; DIR. E. K. Sims.
division surgeon, Donaldsonyille;
Rev. Louis Tucker, division chaplain.
Baton Rouge.
Aides-de-camp-Theodore Atchison,
New Orleans; H. S. Armstrong, New
Orleans: l.. A. Landry, Jr., S. Fl. ST.
Martin, Jas. E. Ayraud, Donaldson,
vile; P. II. Gilbert, Napoleonville.
Advisory committee. Y. Sanders,
monument; Charles Morris, finance;
w. O. Hart, historical: r. G. Pleas
ant, A. A. BursIey, DR.. Sydney Vega,
Division historian general, r. F.
Green, New Orleans; r Division
keeper archives, George K. Remand,
New Orleans.
Brigade commanders = W. W.
Kemp, Amite City, first brigade;
David Israel, Jr., Donaldsonville,
second brigade; A. V. Coco, Marks.
vile, third brigade; JOS. Renwick,
Monroe, fourth brigade; Henry Hun.
sicker, Shreveport, fifth brigade.
! Sons of Veterans, for four. long