The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-11-21
UNITED DAUGHTERS
OF THE CONFEDERACY

ergy to work for another scholarship
and suggested the name Of Winnie Da-
Wis for 1t. but / am asked by our State
President and many In the Division to
name the next scholarship after our
own dear Mrs. Virginia Clay Clopton.
only wish could claim tho honor
Of thinking Of her frst. for there Ii no
Mrs. John b. Knox. Director of the
r. e. Lee Memorial Auxiliary of An
niston. was first to think OF her and I
am sure you will all gladly consent to
letting the next scholarship be called
The Virginia Clay Ciopton Scholar
ship and work all the harder 50 as
to endow II during her life time. and
later on we can have winnie Davis
Scholarship" for hope to see many
scholarships endowed by you children.
Let me hear from you all real soon.
Faithfully your Director.
Mary @. Pickens
Letters From . Confederate soldier.
Manassas Junction. Jan. "a. 1852.
My Deaf
have been for several days look
ing for q letter from you. yet moth
ing comes. wrote Q few days ago.
but win write again a. In all prob
ability shall have no opportunity
again soon. Orders have come from
headquarters to move our present
place OF encampment to Dumfries.
about eighteen miles distant from
this. We have very comfortable win
ter quarters and are very <loath to
leave them, and our Officers are maxi
Ing great efforts to get the order
rescinded. Don't know yet what will
be done about 1t: so direct your let
tiers as usual. until I send further In
struction.
We are In good health ana spirits.
but very idle and time hangs heavily
on our hands. therefore we sleep as
much as we can and write long let
ters to everybody at home.
Tell everyone to write us-oh. 1t 10
so good to get those sweet letters
when we think they may be our last!
God bless you every one.
Yours devotedly,
T. s. T.
Manassas Junction. Jan. 80. 1863
My Dear: / have just received
your precious letter of the Gath inst.
and. although 1t 10 I o'clock at night,
feel must write you. had been
anxiously looking for a letter for
several days and had begun to have
the blues" very badly before your
letter came.
I was much amused over the anxiety
guarded moment OF excitement I
might re-enlist for another term Of
military service!" You beg me, for
your sake, not to do this without
consulting you" Now, dearest, do
you suppose could do such a thing?
IN never could Now I will tell you
what intend to do. There will, no
doubt. be soldiers needed next sum-
mer. and the present volunteers will
be urged to again enlist; but do not
intend-I could not enlist again. until
1 had returned home and seen the
dear onesi Not only this; I would not
join any company except an Autauga
one The report that our company
had re-enlisted for another term IL
faise--only three or four have done
so, out of the total number; the others
are willing, when their services are
again needed. to shoulder their guns
and do their duty to their country
There are many men at home who
have not yet served their country.
and. while we rest and visit our dear
Zones, they will have an opportunity to
Eprove their patriotism.
You speak of the anxious hours you
spsy15 kt acme; think not you ate
alone in this, for while the camp d
deep In sIeep--itss silence only. broken
| by the tramp of the sentine1s and the
heavy breathing OF the sieepers. sit
by the fire and think Of our humble
but l hsppy ! A 4, me- hs s Z, Sweet
all-4safe until we meet again.
think you q grand patriot! You
have borne the separation with meek
ness patience ard that fortitude that
has ever characterized the Southern
wonlani
o, what have @hey not done? They
have given son, husband, father.
brother--all they held dear. at their
country's call.
What happy meeting we shall
havei
The boys all send love and greet
ings and bid you tell their people they
are web. Mr.. Holley SAYS you must