The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-01

Editor Advertiser:-
 Shelley, Morgan ana Pettus are all gone from the walks of men, leaving g the Spirit Land For nearly half a eiated, and for more than half a cen true Alabamians. mourn the loss to the state and nation. and in adition a sense of deep personal loss, for 1t was a source of pleasurei and pride to friend. both in public and private life; and by their death am reminded that most of the links that bound me to the I never met Shelley until we were united in the same brigade in 1862. in East Tennessee But from then on were so related until just before the close assigned to another brigade. Since the war we have frequently met in Wash ington and other places, the last time, his offics at Birmingham. He was al ways the same genial soul. true to his friends and his principles.
 My first acquaintance with Morgan was in the spring of 1854 at Stockford. He was for years regular member of the bar there. co-temporaneous with storrs. Sampson W. Harris, Smith who were then prominent in the legal profession. and in civil life Morgan, though young. was even then looked upon as likely 10 become a strong rival for the honors of the bar with those already near the zenith of their power. Here we met regularly, and strong friendship was. formed which never had break. We were both members of the Democratic convention, he, l be- | lieve for the first time when he won the appointment on the Breckenridge cleo toral ticket by his masterly conduct of the argumentative battle upon the floor of the convention, and by that readiness at repartee by which he threw into ut ter confusion every one that made all / when Judge Richard Walkers name was put In nomination for the place OH tine electoral ticket he arose and ask ed to amend by putting John T. Nor gan. who Tad proven himself to be the fitting man by his brilliancy and eff ciency on the floor of that body. This was very graceful act on the part of Walker, for for he had been G,s the heenes, st Morgan. Our friendship has never di- minished. but grown stronger with the years of war and peace as they have his own home at Washington. May God ever give Alabama such men to guide her affairs.
 NPettus, soon after being elected tc the bench, exchanged with Judge A B. Moore. and presided over our court at Rockford more than fifty years ago There first formed the acquaintance with the noble old Roman. But 1t was during the war that we were brought close together. In the same brigade ir Tennessee and Kentucky under Kirby Smith; in the same. after re-organiza- tion, under Tracy and stephen D. Lee and under him in the famous Pettus Brigade We were together in every hardship, peril and battle, Bakers creek and Port Gibson excepted. throughout | the campaigns from 62 to 65.
 At the battle of Bakers Creek. af' ter nobly fighting. the Regiment (46ti Alabama) was surrounded and abou
 kat trA nd ha were captured. Col. Pettus was put 1T command of what was left was 2 cripple at the time of this fight, and unable to march, and so escaped. Bu' when the trenches around round a,n Vioksnure No,I,e be and was done Col. Garrott, of the a0th being killed. Col. Pettus returned to his own regiment and assumed com mand, and being senior captain. I wal ordered to take conlr.and Of the 46th While Pettus was in command of the 46th came on the general vigorous as sault of the 22nd of May. when Gram made his desperate effort to capture th'