Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-07-21

~ URING the Civil war of the SOS there
J was a newspaper published in Rich
- mond, Va, known as the Richmond Elk
aminer, and conducted by Edward A. Pollard
during the entire progress of the war.
Being on the spot, after the Confederate
capital was removed from Montgomery, Ala,
to the city of Richmond, understanding what
was going on at the head-center of 1nforma-
ton, his Examiner had immense circulation
throughout the seeding states. There were
particular advantages for the accumulation
of news. There was a daily record of facts;
next, public opinion. existing with such rec
ords of facts, and lastly, the lessons which
were conveyed or inspired the the Richmond
Examiner held the center of the stage from
Fort Sumter to AppomattoX, and 1t was
obliged to speak the truth.
AS soon as, the surrender was made known.
Editor Pollard, in full possession of current
war events and with data all in his hands. UNI
dertook to prepare and publish compact and
logical narrative which should represent the
facts and the full story of secession and its
military failure
The book was called 1.-THE Lost Cause" 1t
was put on sale in 1866. 1t was only sold by
subscription, and in New York, Baltimore, st.
Louis, Louisville, KY. Augusta, Ga, Charles
ton, S. c., Memphis, Tenn, and Houston, Tex.
The frontispece has an engraved picture of
Jefferson Davis, full page. There was a sim
liar picture of Robert E. Lee, full page. An
Johnston full page. These pictures were the
most prominent and also the emphasized peo-
pie in the book, which contains 1852 pages,
and which appeared early in 1866 and recon-
mended to the public as 1.-THE only official
and authorized history of the war"
Among the testimonials and Endorsements
appear the names of General r. e. Lee,
Joseph E. Johnston, General Dick Taylor and
General Fitzhugh Lee
There are three groups of pictures Seven
foao Wit A In he
ter. The others, and encirclng six, are Ma
son, Slidell, Judah P. Benjamin, Henry A.
Wise, w. L, Yancey and Major General John
G. Breckenridge. The above names were the
chief civil leaders during the Civil war in Con-
federate annals-perhaps we might say the
'brains'' of the Confederacy.
There is another group, which represented
the military generals who came next and clos
est to Lee and Johnston.
There were seven of these military chief
tains. Lieutenant General Jackson (Stone-
wall) occupies the center. Around him are
General Lees trusted lieutenant generals,
James LongStreet, A. P. HILL Richard Ewell,
General p. G. T. Beauregard, General A. S.
Johnson and Major General j. E. Stewart,
all of the Army of Virginia except Albert S.
Johnson, who was killed at the Battle of
Shiloh early in the war. This group received
the commentator of General Lee during his
lifetime. Stonewall was killed by mistake of
his own men. Longstreet was also shot down
by mistake of his own men, General Jeb
Stuart and A. P. Hill were killed before the
Appomattox surrender. Beauregard come
home alive, also Ewell, also Longstreet, the
others killed in battle
This was the roster of General Robert Lee s
most trusted military chieftains when the war
ended, and General Lee owned a copy of 1.-THE
Lost Cause" book when he died in 1870 He
saw this grouping.
There is another group of generals who
represented the military leaders of the west
ern army. Here is the group and their names:
In the center, General BraXton Bragg;
Lieutenant General w. J. Hardee, Lieutenant
General Kirby Smith, General John Fl. Nor
gan, Lieutenant General L. Polk and Major
General J. B. Hood and Major General For
rest.
Do not forget that the war and it's entire
activities were ended. Each of these generals
had copy of this Lost Cause" who had sur
vived the war, and these names represent the
foremost military leaders of both eastern and