Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-24

General John B. Gordon is the
subject of study for the May pro-
gram of the United Daughters of the
COnfederacy, the program having just
been issued here under the supervis-
! ion of Mrs. Frank Harold, chairman
of the committee on publication, af-
ter ii had been prepared by Mrs. W.
! n Benton, of Augusta, who was in
charge of the preparation of the pro-
gram for the month.
The fact that General Gordon was
such prominent figure in the war
period makes the paper one of absorb
ing interest In addition to a series
Of questions and answers, Mrs Ben
ton has given some tributes to Cor
don extracts from his "Reminis
cences, and some Illuminating verse
The complete program is as follows:
Study General John B. Gordon.
!. When and where was John B
| Gordon born?
2. Where was he educated and
with y hon, cid he practice law for a
short time?
3. Whom did he marry?
4. Where was his home at the out
break of the war?
5. Describe Gordon's first COM
mand the "Raccoon Roughs."
6. Of what regiment did the COM
Pany form part?
7. What of General Gordons mill
tary career.
8. Name some battles in which he
especially distinguished himself.
9. What civil offices did General
Gordon hold?
10. What Of General Gordon as a
lecturer and author?
II. When and where did Gordon
die?
IL. How has Georgia honored his
memory?
10. How was he honored by South
Carolina?
1. In Epson county, Georgia. Feb
ruary 6, 1882.
2. He was educated at the Univer-
sity of Georgia, and afterwards prac-
ticed law with his brother-in-law, Lo-
gan E. Kleckly, afterwards chief JUS
tice of Georgia.
3. Fanny, daughter of Hon. Hugh
A. HARRISON, of LAGRANGE.
4. At that time he was develop
ing coal mines in the mountains OF
Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. In
his "Reminiscences" he says he lived
so near the border lines of these
states that his house was in Ala
bama, his mines in Georgia and his
postoffice in Tennessee
5. A company of mountaineers was
organized in 1861 and Gordon chose,
captain. The only point of uniformity
in their dress was that each man wore
rough fur cap, made of raccoon
skins, the long bushy tails hanging
behind. A wag among the men, dis
daining the name Mountain Rifles,
Which had been chosen by the cap
tain, christened the company the
"Raccoon Roughs"
6. The company formed a part d
the Sixth Alabama regiment, one OF
the largest regiments in the arm}
The company offered their services tc
the governor of Georgia and also 1C
the governors of other Southern
states, and had been finall yaccepted
by Governor Moore of Alabama.
Z. He served throughout the war
taking part in all the great battles
which made the Army of Northern
Virginia famous. He was promoted
again and again, being successfully
major, lieutenant-coIonel,c colonel, br:-
gadier general, majorgeneral, Lieu
tenant-geneIal and at the close of the
7 war commanded one wing of General
Lees army.
, 8. Sharpsburg, Spottsylvania, ret
ersburg, the battles in the Wilderness.
8. He served in the T. S. sena,r
from 1872 to 1880 and again from
1891 to 1897. He was noted for his
eloquent speeches and became one OF
the leaders of the democratic party.
In the interval between his term, IS
senator, he was governor of Georgia,
1886 to 1890.
10. His lecture on, THE Last Days
of the Confederacy," was received with
enthusiasm North as well as South.
The "reminiscences of the Civil
War" is intensely interesting, written
in a manly, modest style, and is re-
garded by critics as a valuable addi-
ton to the literature of the period.
II. At Biscayne, Florida, January
9, 1904.
IL. A handsome bronze equestrian
statue, the work of Scion Borglum,
has been erected on capitol square,
Atlanta.
10. On account of the aid he rem
dered General Wade Hampton during
reconstruction in Kidding the state of
federal troons life size DOTtrait re