Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1908-05-17
"reminiscences OF PINE BLUFF
DURING the civil. WAR

| About this the entire battalion was
drawn to participate in the ceremony
General Cleburne made an enthusiastic
address i'll reply to Miss Rozelle, as he
stood up in a plain split-bottom chair
in front of the stand.
Capt. Charles Carlton, of the Jelfer-
son Guards, and General McRae also
replied to Miss Rozelle's address,, On
another occasion Miss Eta Bocage
presented hag to the Jefferson
Guards, a company whose member
ship represented the most popular
young men of Pine Bluff and belonged
to Colonel Cleburne's regiment.
Sewing Circle.
While these ladies showed their pa
triotism in such an inspiring manner,
others displayed their interest in man
Der equally encouraging
\ circle was organized for the puv-
pose Of making clothes for the soldiers.
Mrs. Hennie Houston was president
aud Mrs. Robt Walker and Mrs Louis
ianne Scull We're the presidents.
Certain mornings in the week the So
ciety met at the court house. \ COM
mittee cut out the garments which
were distributed among the members
to be made. Some made them on the
SRWino n1anhinnC Of A0
others took them home
In July, 1861, the 9th Arkansas Reg
iment, commonly called the "ParsOn S
Regiment, because there were II Meth
odist preachers numbered among it's
officers WAS organized and sworn i'm at
Pine Bluff
Hi>trionic Club.
lhIs regiment was encamped on the
commons north Of Pullen street and
west OF Walnut and extended to the
river. We thought it quite a pleasure
10 stroll up there late in the summer
afternoons with.a party of friends and
see the soldiers cooking their supper
VI Nldl DIV ME With Inenl.
1t was at this time that | made the
acquaintance of Nora Dodd. the sister
OF our hero David Dodd. Her parents
lived on the corner of Pulen and
Laurel streets during the summer of
81.
The two battles-one of Manassas
Jniy list. the other Of Oak Hill, Aug.
10th, 81 in which our troops were
raised our enthusiasm to
the highest pitch; we never thought
we learn the meaning of the word
defeat When autumn came we were
sill devisinS ways to assist the SOL
Tiers. This venture Was the organi-
cation of a Histrionic Club to give
for the benefit of the
soldiers.
col. D. w. Carroll was elected pres
denr, Robert Hutchinson, vice presi-
tent and William McGhie, stage man !
tSer: r. V. McCracken. secretarv: b. !
Norsham, treasurer
Later the young men organized
band. The interest was MAIN /
tanned during the winter of '61-'62, /
'ut by the next winter conditions had /
and no attempt was made to
'eorganZe
While they lasted these societies
we're Of considerable benefit to the |
soldiers and to their widows and Or
)hans.
Major Douglas Newspaper.
When the war began Mr.. W. f.
Douglas was editor of the jefferson
Independent, a newspaper which had.
ormerly been known as the Jefferson
but in 1858 was purchased
" Lee and Douglass and its name
hanged.
Formany years Mr.. Albert E. Lee
lad been foreman of the Richmond
enquirer office, but having desire to
e in companionship with his brother,
d. Il. W. Lee, who had been in Ar
'dHsaS since the early ~ S he decided
o make Pine Bluff his home.
He died March, 1861 and Mr., Doug
ass Joined the amy, left the paper in
he sole charge of W. A. Lee, son of
llbert Lee. William Lee was just q
ears old, but he had learned his trade
nder his father and was a printer
/ exception ability. He continued the
utilization of the Independent until
ater the scarcity of paper caused him
, reduce its size and he changed it's
anne to the War Bulletin 1t was
ever daily, as stated in The PROV
ice and the States, Vol. VII, Page
;. nor was Mr.. Henry Worsham its