The north Mississippi herald., 1919-02-28
GEN. WROTEN NAMES
MISS. OFFICIAL STAFF
Magnolia, Miss, February IL,
l91e-Ceneral Order No. I.
COMRADES:

| In assuming command of the MIS-
sissippi Division CT the United Confed-
crates, ! name as my Official Staff for
the current year, the following:
z. Y. Cavett, Brig. Gen1., 1st Bri-
gade, Macon.
T. I. McGehee, Brig. Genl., End
Brigade, Summit.
]. L. Shenault, Brig. Gen'l. 3rd
Brigade, Oxford.
Jno. A. Webb, Adjt. GenT. and
Chief of Staff, Jackson.
1t. Col. J. Ed Hibler, Asst. Adjt
Genl., Mcleod.
1t. Col Barron Leland, Inspector
General, Water Valley.
Maj. Jno. w. Broughton, Asst.
Inspector General, Lorman.
1t. Col. Owen Brown, Quarter
master GenI.. Yazoo City.
Maj. G. /. Messenger, Asst. Quar-
termaster, Genl., Doddsville.
1t. Col. A. T. Roane, Commissary
General, Grenada.
Maj. W. ]. McCray, Asst. Com
General, Flora.
1t. Col: Jno. T. Jenkins. Inspector
General, Natchez.
Maj. L. F. Rainwater, Asst. In
spector General, Sardis.
1t. Col. Pat Henry, Judge Advo-
cate GenT., Walthail.
1t. Col. Chas. Partee, Chief En-
gineer, Belen.
Major Jno. L. Neal, Asst. Chief
Engineer, Marks.
1t. Col. W. c. Allen, Chief Sur
geon, Glen Allen.
Maj. ]. w. Young, Asst. Chief Sur
geon, Grenada.
1t. Col. Rev R. w. Purser, Chap
lain General, Magnolia.
Maj. P. A. Haman, Asst. Chaplain
GenI., Learned
1t. Col. ]. P. eagle, Chief Ensign.
Louisville.
Maj. Jno. Carpenter, Asst. Chief
Ensign, Batesville.
1t. Col. D. A. Gully, Chief of Ord
nance, Fayette.
Maj: Jas. w. Langley, Asst. Chief
of Ordnance, Jackson.
During the following Aid-de- Camps
with rank of Major: George McGehee:
Liberty; F.. A. Howell, Durant; F. W.
Ross, Philadelphia; A. E. Roberts.
Bogue Chitto; G. A. Teunnison, Mon
tice,lo; Jas. Askew, Askew; s. r.
Quin, McComb; @. C. Champlin, BIZ
loxi; j. H. Jones, Summit; II. w.
Pickett, Preston; /. Fl. Cain, Ope-
lousas; w. M. Lampton, Magnolia:
Jesse K. Brpmfield, Tylertown; Thad
Rollins, Brookhaven.
With the following Honorary Past
Major Generals, to-wit; d. M. Camp
bell, Canton; B. v. White, Meridian;
Pat Henry, Brandon; w. A. Mont
gomery, Edwards; G. w. Price, Water
Valley.
At McComb you honored me by
electing me your Commander Of the
Mississippi Division of u. c. ". I
want to extend to you my heartfelt
thanks for this distinguished honor.
Entering upon my duties, ] find
that the dues are not sufficient to
pay the expenses of our State or
ganization.
This has been caused by so many
Camps, having been dropped for nom
payment, and the fact that year by
year the Grim Reaper claims about
ten per cent of our membership. In
a few years there viii be no such
thing as Confederate Veteran.
In McCcmb, at our last meeting,
the dues to our State organization
were raised to 25 cents per capita,
and minimum Of $3.50, and the dues
TO our General Organization to
minimum of $3.50
1t is the duty Of the Brigade Com
manders, their respective Staffs, the
Commanders of the different camps.
and of my Staff, to see that defunct
camps are reinstated by payment Of
one years dues to the State and Gen.
eral organization. Also that camps
in your respective counties meet. pay
dues, and elect delegates to the State
organization.
Our organization cannot live on
sentiment alone. Let US keep up our
organization as long as there Is q
Corporal's Guard left.
l call your attention to the fact,
that up to this time we have no invi-
tation from any town in the State to
hold our meeting for the present
year. This Is the first time in the
history of our organization that this
has occurred. Is it possible that with
so many thriving little cities in our
grand old State which are peopled by
the sons and grandsons of these grand
old men are so devoid of sentimentf
Your invitation would be tribute
to the enduring justice for the princi-
Piles for which these old men sustain
ed their convictions through the four
strnuous years OF American history.
The glorious patriotism and chivalry
of the Confederate soldier win endure
until time shall be no more.
1t seems to me 1t could not be other
wise than that a brave, patriotic and
chivalrous PEOPLE would rejoice to
have with them the gallant old men
who followed Lee, jackson, the John
stons, Bragg, Wheeler. and Forrest,
for four long years In that most won-
derful war. Men who were victorg
on more than one hundred hard
fought battIefelds. Men who fol-
lowed the fortunes Of the Confed-
eracy until human fortitude could no
further go, and furnished commend
able example to all our countrymen
and to all humanity.
w. M. WROTEN,
Commander Of Miss. Div. III. g. ".