Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-09-20
LETTER FROM BIG BUD.
DR.. Minor Moves to Columbus.

Dr. Minor Moves TO COLUMBUS.
We have just learned that Noxubee's best be-
loved citizen, DR.. H. A.. Minor, has removed to
Columbus, Miss. All of our people both white and
black will regret to know this for no man who ever
lived in our county was closer to our people and
more beloved than DR.. Minor. Coming to our
county from his native State, Alabama, when quite
q young man about 1858, he went at once into the
practice of medicine and with the exception of the
four years given to the Confederate States of
America he has devoted all of his life to relieving
pain and ministering to the people of our county.
Blessed with a strong and vigorous mentality
a superb physical man he was rarely ever absent
from duty and day in and day out he was busy for
over half a century practicing his chosen profess
sion and the day was never too cold or the night
too dark for him to go whenever needed and no
call was ever refused because the fee was uncer.
tain. He prided himself on this fact and no ply
stefan ever did more charity practice and did it more
cheerfully. | said to him once that he had done
80 much of this and as he was growing old he
ought to let the younger physicians do this, but he
said mo, | am a surgeon in Gods army and |
must answer every call just as | did when a sur
geon in the Confederate army"
DR.. Minor enlisted as a private in the Noxubee
Rifles in 81, that being the first company that left
our county for the seat of war. Was with his
company at the first battle of Manassas and was
severely wounded. Was made assistant surgeon
of the 10Th Mississippi Regiment in the fall of '6l
and in the spring of '62 was promoted to surgeon
of the 9th Alabama and served in that CAPACITY
until Appomattox.
DIR. Minor was a most gallant and efficient Of
ficer and while assistant surgeon of my regiment
the 18th Mississippi was always to be found on the
firing line giving first aid" to the wounded and
have seen him frequently on the long hot marches
put a sick or weary soldier on his horse and he
marched on foot carrying one or two guns to re-
lieve other worn out soldiers, He remained behind
at Gettysburg caring for his wounded men anG
was in prison for a long time.
After the war he joined the Methodist church II
Macon and for fifty years he has been a consistent
member and leader in that church and beer
identified with everything that tended to milf
and make better our county. He was ALWAYS q,
the side of morality and right-living and no ma,
ever associated with DR., Minor without being i'm
pressed with his strong Christian character an,
faith in God. His religion is a comfort to him 70
ne is q man of prayer and believer that the Divin
hand guided him in every undertaking. An arden
and true Confederate he has been Commander q
our Camp since its organization, We had hone
that the evening of his life would be lspent wit
the people he loved so wei, and had served 50 lon
and faithfully, but his physicians had forbade HI
practicing his profession any longer and mis- viii
being in feeble health he yielded to her wishes an
agreed to move to Columbus where she could b
with her daughters. Mesdames Carter and Cha,
man. and have their loving care lin her declinin
years. Mrs. Minor is a consecrated Christion W,
man and is in every sense a worthy wife and {
companion for this good man.
When | metDr. Minor after he had been told n,
to practice his profession any longer. he said
me that he had to live the balance of his life