Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1916-10-11
KEEPING RECORD
STRAIGHT IS PLAN

STRAIGHT IS PLAN
In the October number of the Con-
federate Veteran, an interesting ar
ticle appears by H. T. Owen, of Rich
mond, Va, under the heading of Keep
the Record Straight" The article is
important because of the compiled list
o. generals in the War Between the
States. showing their various nation
alities and the strains of blood which
flowed through their veins. 1t is:
In the April Veteran, page las, Col.
G. n. Saussy added seven names Of
Confederate generals to the list of
those born in the Northern States, as
furnished by John c. Stiles in the
March number. To these I have added
twelve more names. making altogether
thirty-eight. without, however any
assurance that these complete the
roll.
southern Generals Born in the North.
Adjutant and inspector General
Samuel Cooper. Mai. Gems. Louis 6.
DeRussey. Frank Gardner. VI. L. Smith
and Brig. Gems. D. NJ. Frost Archibald
Oracle, William Steele, and Walter H.
Stevens were born in New York
Lieut. Gen. Richard 5. Ewen. Maj.
Gems. Arnold Elzey and Mansfield
Lowell and Brig. Gen W VI. Mackan,
District of Columbia.
Lieut.. Gen. John c, Pemberton. Brig.
Gems. johnson ". Duncan, Josiah
Gorgas, William McComb. R. P Mac
Lay, and William S. Walker. Pennsyl-
vania.
| Maj. Gen. S C. French and Brig.
Gen. ]. A. DeLagnel, New Jersey.
Maj. Gen. Bushrod R. johnson ami
Brig. Gems. D. H. Reynolds, Roswell s.
Ripley. and 0. F. Strahl, Ohio
Maj. Gen. l. L. Lomax, Rhode Is
land
Maj. Gen. Daniel Ruggles and Brig
Gems. A. G. Blanchard, Joseph Cotton,
Charles Dimmock, E. A Perry, Albert
Pike, and C. w. Sears, Massachusetts.
Brig. Gems. j. L. Alcorn, Illinois. D.
Leadbetter. Maine, l. s. Ross, Iowa, F.
A. Shoup, Indiana, and C. H. Stevens.
Connecticut
Foreign. Born Generals in the COnfed-
crate Army.
Maj Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne and
Brig. Gems. James Hagan and Patrick
T. Moore, Ireland; Maj. Gen. Count
Charles J, Polignac; Brig. Gen. H.
Won Borcke, Germany; and Brig. Gen,
Charles T. Henningson, England.
SOuthern-BOrn Generals in Northern
Army.
Alabama Maj. Gen. David Bell
Birney, Brig. Gen. A. J. Hamilton, and
Brevt Brig. Gems. John M. Cuyler and
! Florida: Brig. Gen. John B. Nc
Intosh
Georgia Briggs. Gems William A
Adams, Joel A. Dewey, and Henry D
) Wallen; Brevt Maj Gen. NJ. C. Meigs
Brevt. Brig. Gems John NJ Culver and
q, George B. Dandy.
Kentucky Maj. Gems. Robert And
erson, Francis P Blair, Edward R. S
Candy, ]. A. McClernard, o. Mex
e Mitchell, William Nelson, R. J. Olesby
, J. McC Palmer, John Pope, Lovel H
Rousseau, Thomas j. Wood; Brig
Gems. A. J. Alexander, B. S. Alexander
]. w. Barringer, Robert C. Buchanan
: John Buford, N. B. Buford, Stephen G
a Burbridge, Chris Carson, Cassius NJ
k Clay, Thomas T. Crittendon, John Ed
Y wards, Speed s Fry, Theophilus Ger
> rard Willis A. German, Edward Fl
Hobson. William Hobson, w. S. Hill
= ier ]. Holt, James S. Jackson, Richar
e W. Johnson, William j. Landrum, F
It F. Loan, Eli Long, Thomas Marshal
- f. H. Murray, William NJ Pinnicl
William P. Sanders, James M. Shack
elford, Green c. Smith, ]. p Taylor, {
NJ. Thurston, ]. B. S. Todd, Durba
e Ward. w. C. Whitaker Breyt Ma