The battle of Bull Run (18th of July, 1861) will always remain in my

memory a separate picture, and, like a diamond, however small it may

be when compared with greater jewels, will retain its own halo and its

own setting of gems. Longstreet was the hero of that historic field.

Beauregard was higher in command, but Longstreet began and ended the

fight.

I hope to be pardoned for this reference to an almost forgotten

engagement, wherein nearly four thousand South Carolinians and an

almost equal number of Virginians and Louisianians received their

“first baptism of fire.”

I will relate an incident that occurred after the war, to illustrate

the inward character of General Longstreet, and how this great man

desired to be on friendly terms with every one, especially old friends

whom the accidents of war had estranged. It had come to my knowledge

that in some way or other during the war General Longstreet and

General Lafayette McLaws, lifelong friends and fellow-officers in the

old United States army, had become separated in their friendships.

Seventeen years and more had passed, and yet no healing balm had

been poured upon these two proud hearts. General Longstreet was a

patron of the N. G. A. College. He had two sons, Lee and James, at

this military institution. General McLaws was contemplating sending a

son to the school. Knowing that there was estrangement between these

great military heroes, I induced Governor A. H. Colquitt to place

these two men on the Board of Visitors to the College in the hope that

they might meet each other in the quietude of my mountain home and

become reconciled. They both came, and I arranged that they might be

my guests, with others, and in some way I hoped to bring them close

together. Their meeting was quite formal, and I thought they were very

cold to each other. But after the supper was over, and getting my

other guests to seats on the piazza, where they might smoke and talk,

I gently asked the two to walk into the parlor with me, and seated

them within easy distance of each other. I then began the conversation

by alluding to some affair of the war with which they were familiar,

for both of them had commanded Kershaw’s brigade, to which I belonged.

It was not long before the clouds began to roll away, as these old

warriors passed from one scene to another, and their voices became

friendlier. I then thought I could be excused and passed from the room,

and kept others from disturbing them, and when they came out together,

shook hands, and bade each other “good-night,” I thought then that

they were friends again. That night I called at General Longstreet’s

room and knocked, but heard no response. I pushed the door gently and

peered in, and discovered that the General was kneeling and praying.

I went away as softly as I could, and the next day General Longstreet

thanked me for the quiet way in which I had brought them together.

“For,” said he, “we are friends again.” If I ever knew, I have long

since forgotten the cause of the estrangement. It might have occurred

at Gettysburg.

It was my pleasure to have witnessed the meeting between General

Longstreet and President Davis, so often alluded to as occurring at

the unveiling of the Ben Hill statue in Atlanta. I had been given

by Colonel Lowndes Calhoun on that occasion the command of several

hundred one-armed and one-legged Confederate veterans. When these

two great heroes met and embraced, my command “went wild,” and they

never got into line any more. Longstreet was almost a giant in stature

and always attracted attention and produced enthusiasm. Whatever his

political views were after the war was over, he honestly and fearlessly

entertained them, but he never offensively presented them to any one,

and it remains yet to be seen whether he was not right in many matters

concerning which he was perhaps too harshly judged by some people.

In 1896 General Longstreet’s name was on the McKinley electoral ticket.

He came to Dahlonega to address the people on the political issues of

the day. Although not a member of his political party, I had the honor

of introducing him to the people of my native county in the following

words, as published in the _Eagle_, October 29, 1896:

“FELLOW-COUNTRYMEN AND LADIES,--A few of the survivors of that gallant

band who rushed to arms in defence of the Sunny South more than a third

of a century ago, without regard to past or present affiliation with

political parties, have with only a few moments’ notice met to pay an

humble tribute to one who, with dauntless and conspicuous bravery,

led the Southern cohorts through many bloody battle-fields. Like the

plumed knight, Henry of Navarre, his sword always flashed fiercest

where the fighting was the hottest. His was the first voice of command

to ‘fire’ when the Army of Northern Virginia was receiving its ‘baptism

of fire’ at Bull Run on the 18th of July, 1861. And from the following

Sunday, the memorable battle of Manassas, to Appomattox our comrades

followed him. From Gettysburg to Chickamauga with unfaltering step

they went wherever he led them, and from Chickamauga to the Wilderness

they unswervingly obeyed his commands. His fame has become the common

heritage of us all. No longer the sole cynosure of Southern hearts and

eyes, he is the beloved citizen of a restored country and a reunited

Union. His patriotism, his history, his name, are the common property

of all the people, both North and South. He is with us to-day for only

a few hours. Possibly our eyes may never look into his again, nor our

hands clasp his on earth, nor ever hear that voice once so potent to

thousands of his countrymen. That voice is feeble, but he raises it

now only for the purpose of guiding his friends into what he deems to

be the paths of peace and prosperity. Listen to him with patience. I

now have the honor of introducing to you, my fellow-countrymen, that

distinguished soldier and statesman, General James Longstreet.”--W. P.

PRICE.

* * * * *

(_Washington, D. C., Star._)

“Would have won battle. Never disloyal to his commander.”

Major J. H. Stine, historian of the Army of the Potomac, has this to

say of General Longstreet:

“It would be unjust in me to keep silent after enjoying General

Longstreet’s confidence, especially in regard to that great battle in

which the blue and the gray met at Gettysburg. A quarter of a century

after that great battle I had Longstreet invited here as the guest

of the First Corps of the Army of the Potomac. He came to Washington

some two days in advance, and was a member of my household during that

time. We occupied a room together at Gettysburg and went over the

whole field, when he gave me a full description of the Confederates’

movements.

“He was never disloyal to Lee, but he feared the Pickett charge would

not be as successful as MacDonald’s at Wagram. Longstreet attempted to

persuade Lee not to order it, but rather a retreat at night and take up

a position on the south bank of Pipe Creek, where Meade wanted to fight

the battle.

“He says, in his history: ‘I was following the Third Corps as fast as

possible, and as soon as I got possession of the road went rapidly

forward to join General Lee. I found him on the summit of Seminary

Ridge, watching the enemy concentrate on the opposite hill. He pointed

out their position to me. I took my glasses and made as careful a

survey as I could from that point. After five or ten minutes I turned

to General Lee and said,--

“‘“If we could have chosen a point to meet our plans of operation, I do

not think we could have found a better one than that upon which they

are now concentrating. All we have to do is to throw our army around

by their left, and we shall interpose between the Federal army and

Washington.”’

“‘“No,” said General Lee, “the enemy is there, and I am going to attack

him there.”’

“Lee was a great military student. He had before him Napoleon’s great

victory at Wagram, when he ordered MacDonald, with sixteen thousand

men, to charge the enemy’s centre. But few of that number were alive

when success crowned that daring military movement. If Pickett’s charge

had been successful, it would have crowned the Southern Confederacy as

one of the nations of the world, for it would not only have had foreign

recognition, but valuable assistance. Upon every field except one Lee

had been successful, and that was a drawn battle.

“He had great confidence in himself, and thought that it was impossible

to defeat him with his Southern legions under his command. Longstreet

differed from him on that charge, and I am truly glad, for the sake of

my country, that Lee did not listen to him. They are both gone forever,

but it seems strange to me that any military mind cannot recognize the

foresight of Longstreet at Gettysburg.”

* * * * *

(_Lost Cause._)

“Pendleton’s charge a discharge of hot air.”

The recent death of the gallant old war-horse of the Army of Northern

Virginia, General James Longstreet, has again revived some of the

slanderous and unfounded reports of his lack of duty, unfaithfulness,

and disobedience of orders at the battle of Gettysburg. I want to offer

some thoughts in regard to this matter, and the first thing I want to

say is that General Longstreet retained the love and confidence of

the soldiers of Lee’s army up to the surrender at Appomattox, on the

9th of April, 1865. His soldiers never for one moment questioned his

loyalty, his courage, or his patriotism. If these late reports of his

default of duty at Gettysburg be true, is it not passing strange that

he retained the love and confidence of General Lee until the close

of the war? If Longstreet had disobeyed Lee’s orders at Gettysburg,

thereby causing the battle to fail of success to Southern arms, does

any one pretend to believe that General Lee would have continued to

place faith and confidence in him (his first lieutenant) until the

close of the war? No man who has a proper conception of the character

of Robert E. Lee as a soldier and as a great military commander will

believe it. Another remarkable circumstance in connection with these

grave charges against General Longstreet is, that the men composing the

Army of Northern Virginia never heard a word of them until long after

the death of General Lee, who could and would have refuted or confirmed

them. The fame and character of General Lee as a great military

chieftain does not need that the fame and reputation of another great

and gallant soldier of the Confederate army shall be besmirched.

Another remarkable fact is, these charges came from men that were only

brigadier-generals at the battle of Gettysburg. Brigadier-General

Pendleton, it seems, first made this charge against General Longstreet

in a public speech at Lexington, Virginia, in 1873, in which he said

that General Lee told him that he had ordered Longstreet to attack at

sunrise on the 2d of July. Longstreet emphatically denied that General

Lee ever gave him any such orders, and Colonel W. H. Taylor, Colonel

C. S. Venable, Colonel Charles Marshall, and General A. L. Long, all

of General Lee’s staff, testified, after this charge was made by

Pendleton, that they never heard of any such orders. Colonel Venable,

replying to General Longstreet, said, “I did not know of any order for

an attack on the enemy at sunrise on the 2d of July, nor can I believe

any such order was issued by General Lee. About sunrise on the 2d I

was sent by General Lee to General Ewell to ask him what he thought of

the advantages of an attack on the enemy from his position. I do not

think that the errand on which I was sent by the commanding General is

consistent with the idea of an attack at sunrise by any portion of the

army.”

It seems clearly by the testimony of these eminent officers and

soldiers who were at that time members of General Lee’s official

family and were active participants in that supreme struggle of

Gettysburg, that this charge by General Pendleton was only a discharge

of hot air. I think the general view taken by the best authority

upon the history of the fighting at Gettysburg on July the 2d, which

was the second day of these battles, that up to 11 A.M. General Lee

was undecided as to whether he would attack on the right or left. No

matter in what eloquent words we may clothe our admiration for him as a

soldier, the soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia would regard all

these eloquent words of praise as inadequate to express the admiration

we feel for the brave deeds in war, and the unselfish and gallant

service rendered the Confederate army by this grand old hero, General

James Longstreet. General Lee told General Pickett and the Army of

Northern Virginia that the lack of their success at Gettysburg was his

fault. This man of glorious and immortal fame, as the greatest military

leader of modern times, realized that he himself had overrated the

ability of his army, and underrated the army of his enemy, who had the

advantage of numbers and of far better position. General Lee realized

then, as the world has since, that he made a mistake in attacking

the Union army at Gettysburg after General Meade had secured and to

some extent had fortified an almost impregnable position. Grant made

the same mistake when Lee caught him on the fly in the Wilderness,

at Spottsylvania, and at Cold Harbor, with this difference, Grant

was depending upon his superior numbers and equipment, while Lee was

depending upon the morale and fighting qualities of his army. And while

the morale and fighting qualities of Lee’s army were never equalled

in the history of modern warfare, even they could not accomplish the

impossible. And the traducers of General Longstreet’s fidelity are

strangely oblivious of the fact that General Longstreet at the battle

of the Wilderness made a forced march that taxed his soldiers to their

utmost capacity to get there in time, and when he arrived on the field

he found the Southern line was being driven back by superior numbers,

and throwing his troops into line and with his accustomed impetuosity

drove the Federal line rapidly back and saved the day and gave the

Southern army the victory at the Wilderness. In this fight he was

severely wounded, and the gallant Jenkins of South Carolina at the

same time was killed. Pendleton said that General Lee died believing

that but for the disobedience of Longstreet at Gettysburg that battle

would have been a victory for the Southern army. How did he know that

Lee died with that belief? Did General Lee ever tell any one so? If so,

whom? It is one thing to make an assertion, but quite a different thing

to prove it. I have seen men in my day look pretty cheap in court when

called on to prove some things they had said on the streets.

In conclusion, I want to say that while we all regretted and were

grieved when General Longstreet joined the Republican party, that fact

ought not to have created prejudice sufficient to have caused us to

ignore, and belittle, and cast any reproach upon his character, or

unjust reflection upon his long and brilliant career as a soldier. He

was a soldier by profession, and, according to his own testimony, he

never cast a ballot in civil life prior to the Confederate war. He and

General Grant were warm personal friends. They were school-mates at

West Point, comrades in the Mexican and some Indian wars. General Grant

clasped his hand and called him Jim at the surrender at Appomattox.

Grant at Appomattox was a Democrat and a slave-holder, and he went over

to the Republican party and was elected President of the United States.

What influence General Grant brought to bear upon General Longstreet

may have been very great, for all the outside world knows. Be that as

it may, we do know that up to the close of the war he had taken no

active part in politics in any party. We also have every reason to

believe that if General Longstreet had espoused the Democratic party,

and become a strong partisan in that party, we never would have heard a

word of this imaginary default at Gettysburg.

The soldiers of Longstreet’s corps do not believe he disobeyed General

Lee’s orders at Gettysburg, or at any other time. We don’t believe it

now; we never did believe it, and we never will believe it.--W. H.

EDWARDS.

RESOLUTIONS BY CAMPS AND CHAPTERS

(_Sterling Price Camp._)

“His chivalry is as lasting as the hills of the Old Dominion.”

Tribute to the memory of General James Longstreet, adopted by Sterling

Price Camp, No. 31, Dallas, Texas.

Comrade A. W. Nowlin, in submitting the report of the committee, said

in part:

“Comrades, we have assembled here as a camp to pay tribute to

the memory of the late Lieutenant-General Longstreet. One of the

great soldiers of the age has fallen. He has answered the last

roll-call. Taps has been sounded ‘Lights out.’ The ‘War-Horse of

the Confederacy’ is dead. This great, brave, and fearless officer

is gone. The hard fighter of the Army of Northern Virginia has

surrendered to the arch-enemy death. General Longstreet possessed

the esteem and confidence of his troops in a marked degree.

They were devoted to him, and when and where he led they were

invincible.

“His name and his deeds of daring and chivalry are coupled and

interwoven with that of the Army of Northern Virginia, and

are as lasting as the hills of the ‘Old Dominion.’ The heroic

battle-fields of Virginia will ever attest and pay tribute to

the military genius of this great leader. History will hand down

to posterity the name of James Longstreet as one of the great

generals of the nineteenth century.”

The following was adopted as Camp Sterling Price’s tribute to

Lieutenant-General James Longstreet:

WHEREAS, Lieutenant-General James Longstreet recently passed away at

his home in Gainesville, Georgia, and was buried, amid the tears and

regrets of thousands of those who loved him and had assembled from

every part of this country to pay this last honor to him; be it

_Resolved_, That the comrades of Camp Sterling Price have heard with

profound sorrow of the death of this great Southern soldier and comrade.

_Resolved_, That, educated in the profession of arms, he gave many

years of his young manhood to the service of his country in the war

with Mexico and in conflicts and campaigns with the savages of the

West, and everywhere distinguished himself for courage and ability so

as to win promotion and the gratitude and applause of his countrymen.

_Resolved_, That when wrongs and passion disrupted the nation, and his

native State withdrew from the Union and united with the Confederate

States of America, he felt that his allegiance no longer belonged

to the other States of the Union, but to the one of which he was a

citizen, and he resigned his office in the United States army and

offered his services to the government of the Confederacy. He received

the rank of brigadier-general, and, being always in the front when

campaigns were most important and the enemy the most powerful and

battles were furious, he was promoted for distinguished bravery,

conduct, and generalship to be major-general, lieutenant-general, and

second in command of the great Army of Northern Virginia, under the

great commander Lee.

As brigadier-general at Manassas he held the left wing of the enemy,

by his boldness, so that it could not give assistance to the defeated

right wing. As major-general he covered General Johnston’s retreat

in the Peninsula before the advance of McClellan, and fought the

victorious battle of Williamsburg. As major-general he commanded the

right wing in the bloody battle of Seven Pines, and with D. H. Hill

drove the enemy from the field. In the Seven Days’ battle around

Richmond no general gained greater renown, and soon thereafter, when

Congress directed the President to appoint seven corps commanders with

the rank of lieutenant-general, Major-General Longstreet was made the

ranking lieutenant-general and second in command of the army under Lee,

which position he held through the great battles and campaigns of that

army for three years, until with Lee and the remnant of his heroes he

surrendered at Appomattox.

At the second battle of Manassas he commanded the right wing of the

army, and with Jackson on the left drove Pope into the fortification of

Washington. At South Mountain he held McClellan with a death grip until

Jackson could storm Harper’s Ferry, and commanded the right wing at

Sharpsburg and fought more than double his number under McClellan from

early dawn until darkness spread her sombre shadows over the bloodiest

scene in American history. It was here that Lee knighted him as his

“War-Horse” as the last guns were sending their hoarse echoes among the

mountains. Next, at Fredericksburg he commanded the left wing, and at

nightfall on the 13th of December, 1862, eight thousand of the enemy

were stretched out dead or bleeding in front of his corps.

At Gettysburg, riding by the side of Lee, without expecting nor

desiring at that time to join battle with the enemy, they heard the

thunder of Hill’s and Ewell’s guns, and hastened to their assistance.

The first day’s battle was fought and won before Lee or Longstreet

could take an active part. On the second day Longstreet commanded the

right wing and fought one of the bloodiest battles of the war, driving

almost the entire army of Meade before him, and leaving more than ten

thousand of the enemy slain or wounded on the field. The third day of

this great battle he exhibited the loftiest courage.

Next, he and his corps were sent from Virginia to Georgia and joined

Bragg in the terrible battle of Chickamauga, where he commanded the

left wing and routed the right wing of Rosecrans’s army. When Grant and

Meade, with their forty thousand veteran soldiers, were advancing upon

Lee in the Wilderness of Virginia, the great commander of the Army of

Northern Virginia called Longstreet with his men back from Tennessee,

and with panting breath and quick step and double ranks he headed the

Texas brigade and rushed upon the cheering and triumphant enemy on the

second day in the Wilderness, and drove them over their works amid the

blazing woods, and a great victory was in the grasp of Lee, when a

bullet from our own men, by mistake, crashed through his body and he

was carried from the field desperately wounded. The guiding hand of

the great general and fighter was gone, and victory fled as the fatal

opportunity was lost.

In the long siege and through the many battles around Richmond and

Petersburg, lasting nearly twelve months, Longstreet commanded the

left wing on the north side of the James, and stood like an immovable

mountain between the enemy and the Confederate capital.

When the sad day of Five Forks came, and Lee’s lines were broken about

Petersburg, Longstreet was called from Richmond with his men to the

assistance of his great commander, and covered the retreat and gave

blow for blow to the charging enemy, and when the sun rose on the

day of the 9th of April, and Grant was about to offer terms for the

surrender of the Southern army, Longstreet told General Lee that if

the terms were not honorable they would fight again and die fighting.

Thus he fought and stood by his chief to the bitter end, retaining the

confidence of his commander and his President to the last; and if they

who knew him best and trusted him most, and were with him day and night

and knew his thoughts and opinions, and witnessed his deeds and actions

throughout all the vicissitudes and trials of those days that measured

the souls of men,--if they believed in him, trusted him, leaned on him,

and kept him second to Lee, who shall have the temerity to criticise,

to condemn, and to throw stones at this imperial soldier?

Those of us who have heard the thunder of his guns; those of us who

have seen him leading his warriors in battle; those of us who have seen

him stand like a Gibraltar against the charging thousands of a fierce

foe, will honor him as a great soldier who has added to the fame of

Southern manhood, and who is worthy to stand through the ages with

Lee and Johnston and Jackson and Stewart, and all the brave men who

laid their bare breasts to the storm of war in the name of freedom and

independence. We honor ourselves by honoring such a man.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this

Camp and a copy be sent to Mrs. James Longstreet by the adjutant.

A. W. NOWLIN.

J. R. COLE.

J. W. TAYLOR.

T. C. BAILEY.

MILTON PARK.

* * * * *

(_Camp 435._)

“A Solomon in council, a Samson on the field.”

The following resolution in memory of Lieutenant-General James

Longstreet, introduced by Captain Wm. Dunbar, was adopted by Camp 435,

U. C. V., Augusta, Georgia, by a unanimous and rising vote:

_Resolved_, That we deplore the death of Lieutenant-General James

Longstreet. We recall how, in the opening of the campaign of 1862,

his stubborn gallantry saved the Army of Northern Virginia for its

long career of glory; how, later in the same campaign, his superb

strategy rescued Stonewall Jackson from the swarming thousands about

to overwhelm him; how, in 1863, he flew to the aid of the heroic Army

of Tennessee, and with it won the resplendent victory of Chickamauga.

In short, we know him by the proud title of the War-Horse of the

Confederacy, a title worthily bestowed by General Robert E. Lee

himself. He was a grand soldier, a Solomon in council, and a Samson in

the field.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be inscribed on a special page of

our minutes, and that a copy thereof be transmitted by our adjutant to

the family of the valiant dead.

* * * * *

(_Longstreet Chapter._)

“His fame is imperishable.”

Verily, though dead, yet in history he will continue to live; be it

therefore

_Resolved_, That while we, the Daughters of the Confederacy, deplore

the loss of our beloved Confederate General James Longstreet, who

was the first ranking general of the Confederate army, passes one of

the most gallant spirits of the nineteenth century. In the war drama

of his life he played a most important part. At the beginning of the

scene of the Civil War he took up the Southland’s cause and began as

brigadier-general a career of courageous fighting which won for him the

admiration of the world. He was a comrade of Jackson and a companion

of Lee. In personal appearance General Longstreet was well adapted

to play this important part. So distinguished in appearance, he was

indeed a veritable “war-horse.” His career in the Confederate army was

a magnificent display of this loyal adherence to his views of truth and

right. His fame as a soldier is imperishably inscribed on the scroll of

history.

Worn by recurring paroxysms of exquisite pain, the great warrior was

weary as the evening shadows fell, and patiently asked his devoted wife

to rearrange his couch. “I shall rest better on the other side,” he

said, gently. Then the spirit took its flight.

Let us cherish in our hearts the golden story,

How the chieftain bravely lived and calmly died--

Living for his Southland’s never fading glory--

“Resting better now upon the other side.”

Perish the hand and strike down the pen that would rob him of a

people’s gratitude to a brave and loyal son.

_Resolved_, His death caused universal sorrow among those who honor the

chivalry, gallantry, and bravery which lent to the Confederate cause

the lustre that can never dim, and left a laurelled history that will

never die.

“For he who best knows how to endure shall possess the greater peace.”

_Resolved_, That we extend our heartfelt sympathy to his bereaved

family in this hour of unspeakable sorrow, and pray that the hand

of our Heavenly Father may be laid in gracious healing upon their

broken hearts. That the Holy One may abide with them in comforting

influence, and that the sunshine of His wonderful presence may brighten

the present sad separation by the sure promise of reunion with their

beloved in the land where suffering and death are unknown.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the city

papers, and to the bereaved family, and that they be inscribed in our

minutes.

MRS. R. H. SMITH.

MRS. ERNEST HAM.

MRS. J. C. DORSEY.

MRS. C. C. SANDERS.

* * * * *

(_John A. Green Camp._)

“The battle-fields of Virginia will ever pay tribute to

Longstreet’s genius.”

HEAD-QUARTERS COLONEL JOHN A. GREEN CAMP,

NO. 1461, U. C. V., DICKENS, TEXAS.

We have assembled here to pay tribute to the memory of the “War-Horse”

of the Army of Northern Virginia, General James Longstreet, who died

recently at his home in or near Gainesville, Georgia, at the ripe

old age of eighty-three years. General Longstreet earned his first

laurels at the first battle of Manassas, and fought his way up to

lieutenant-general. Being the ranking lieutenant-general in Lee’s

grand army, he served with conspicuous gallantry in nearly all the

battles in which that army was engaged,--Manassas, Williamsburg,

Seven Pines, under Johnston, the Seven Days’ battles around Richmond,

Cedar Mountain, Second Manassas, Sharpsburg (it was here that General

Lee knighted him as his “War-Horse”), Fredericksburg, Gettysburg,

Chickamauga, the Wilderness, around Richmond and Petersburg, and in

almost all the great battles in which Lee’s army was engaged. However

we may have differed with him in the political path which he chose,

when the army which he led with such conspicuous ability laid down

their arms and returned to peaceful pursuits, we recognize in him a

great general, and the battle-fields of Virginia will ever attest and

pay tribute to his military genius. History will hand down his name to

posterity as one of the great generals of the South, one who was true

and faithful to the Star-Spangled Banner under which he fought, and in

whom our great commander, General R. E. Lee, placed his confidence and

trust. General Longstreet possessed the esteem and confidence of his

troops in a marked degree in camp and field, and in advance or retreat

his deeds of daring are coupled with that of the army of General Lee,

and are as lasting as the hills of Virginia. We extend our sympathy to

the family of this grand old general who has passed over the River.

JNO. A. GREEN, U. C. V.,

THOS. L. WOODS, U. C. V.,

B. D. GLASGOW, S. U. C. V.,

R. L. COLLIER, S. U. C. V.,

_Committee_.

W. C. BALLARD,

_Commander_.

* * * * *

(_James Longstreet Camp._)

“A patriot who commanded the admiration of the age in which he

lived. One of the world’s great generals.”

To the memory of General Longstreet, passed by Camp James Longstreet,

U. C. V., at their regular meeting in Ennis, Texas, January 17, 1904:

WHEREAS, The Commander-in-Chief has been pleased to call the late

Lieutenant-General James Longstreet across the river, to rest in the

shade on the other shore with his former commanding general, R. E. Lee,

and his associates, Hood, Jackson, and others, who had preceded him; and

WHEREAS, In the removal of this great soldier from the walks of life

to his future reward the military world has lost one of the most

distinguished military characters known to the history of civil

warfare; America has lost a loyal patriot, whose inflexible devotion

to duty, as he saw it from a view-point of patriotic loyalty to his

country, commanded the admiration of the age in which he lived; the

South has lost a son, whose distinguished services as a gallant soldier

and whose superior ability as a general in the Army of Northern

Virginia easily classed him with the greatest of the world’s great

generals, one whose brilliant record sheds an honorable lustre on

the Southern soldier of which the American people feel justly proud;

therefore be it

_Resolved_, That while we deplore with sadness the death of General

Longstreet, who enjoyed the full confidence of his commanding general

and of the officers and men of his command as a gallant and prudent

officer, we cherish his record as a general in the Army of Virginia

as a spotless sheen of soldierly merit and worth, faultless in every

respect.

_Resolved_, That a page in the record-book of Camp James Longstreet be

set apart, and that these resolutions in memory of our departed general

be recorded thereon.

Fraternally,

L. A. DAFFAN.

T. G. MAY.

J. C. LOGGINS.

* * * * *

(_Hattiesburg Camp._)

“He was the chosen leader and central figure in every great

conflict from the first battle of Manassas to the fateful day at

Appomattox.”

Longstreet was the chosen leader and central figure in every great

conflict from the first battle of Manassas to the fateful day at

Appomattox.

Sparta never had a worthier son than the South had in General

Longstreet. From the firing of the first gun his ardor never ceased,

his courage never failed. Often in the midst of the greatest battle

did he stand with his men when they fell around him like forests in a

storm. His presence was inspiring, and his word talismanic. No soldier

was ever more loved or confided in than he. Who shall say that his

name shall not emblazon the brightest page of our history? Who will

deny him that great praise, so justly his own by reason of his great

services and terrible suffering? History will be incomplete without

according him her brightest page; and as long as we live to recount

deeds of valor and heroism on the battle-field, will live the names of

Lee, Longstreet, and “Stonewall” Jackson. Who that was at Gettysburg,

Spottsylvania, and the Wilderness, when the earth rocked with the tramp

of armed men and the roar of battle resounded almost to heaven, would

deny him this mead of praise?

In all these was General Longstreet a prime warrior, a conspicuous

actor. He rarely, if ever, was defeated. He planned his marches,

battles, and retreats with a strategy little less than transcendent;

and when he made a stand he placed his back to the rock and bid

defiance to his enemies.

He was to Lee what Ney was to Napoleon, a guide, a friend, and a

confidant.

I cannot pass this occasion without recalling an incident at the

Wilderness. On the 5th day of May, 1864, General Grant had devastated

the entire country from the Rapidan River to Fredericksburg. His

soldiers were as numerous as the Assyrian hosts. Hancock’s corps

had advanced to the west side of the plank road that ran through

that dismal swamp, and had driven both Pendor and Heath out of their

breastworks, thus breaking through the centre of our line of battle.

It was an awful hour--fear and despair could be seen in every face. In

vain did Heath and Pendor try to repossess their works.

Just at that moment Longstreet arrived on the ground. Hood’s Texans

were in front. Lee came in a gallop to meet them. With tears in his

eyes and his long hair flying in the wind, he asked, “What troops are

these?” “Hood’s Texans,” was the reply. “Follow me!” he said. When he

started to lead them, a Texan belonging to the First Texas Regiment,

commanded by Colonel J. R. Harding, now of Jackson, Mississippi,

caught the bridle of General Lee’s horse and turned him back. Away

went the Texans followed by the Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and

Louisiana brigades, and drove the enemy back and saved the day. This

was but one of the glorious acts of General Longstreet.

Cold Harbor, Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg are

not less glorious than others named, and all made so by the energy

and courage of Longstreet and his faithful soldiers. At the battle of

Sharpsburg for a long time our army was threatened with defeat; our

lines began to waver before the terrible fire of the superior numbers

with which we were contending, when General Longstreet, just from a

hot contest on our left, was brought around to the centre, and for six

long hours he repelled the assailants of this numerous host and “kept

the executives at bay and drove back the Mamalukes of power.” Forget

him? No! The names of Lee and Longstreet will live as those of Cæsar

and Napoleon, and when this physical world shall have perished, and the

heavens rolled together as a scroll, the names of these men will be

remembered.

_Resolved_, That in the death of General Longstreet the South has lost

one of her most brilliant soldiers.

_Resolved_, That in battles his name was a synonym of success, and his

presence an inspiration to his men, a terror to his enemies.

_Resolved_, That the Camp wear the usual badge for thirty days and a

copy of this paper be sent to his family at Gainesville, Georgia.

T. B. JOHNSON,

_For Committee_.

Adopted by Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Camp, No. 21, U. C. V., February

6, 1904.

* * * * *

(_John M. Stephen’s Camp._)

“Where his flag waved his lines stood as immovable as Gibraltar.”

COMRADES,--At his home at Gainesville, Georgia, at 5 P.M., Saturday,

January 2, 1904, in his eighty-third year, Lieutenant-General

Longstreet answered his last roll-call. If Alabama had done nothing

save to give us Longstreet and Pelham, she would have done much for

herself, the Southland, and for fame. If with Alexander, Hannibal,

and Napoleon, Robert E. Lee takes first rank among the world’s great

generals, surely General Longstreet may stand with those who occupy

second rank among the world’s great military men.

If Jackson was Lee’s right hand, Longstreet was his left from Manassas

to Appomattox.

Longstreet was a very thunder-bolt of war. When Jackson at the second

battle of Manassas was hard pressed by Pope’s whole army, Longstreet

rushed to his aid and, striking Pope’s flank, crushed it as an

egg-shell in the hand of a strong man. Thus always and everywhere that

Longstreet led, his men hurried to death as joyously as the bridegroom

to greet the bride; where his flag waved his lines stood as immovable

as Gibraltar to the storms of the ocean, and when he moved forward,

there the enemy were beaten or death and carnage reigned supreme. If

after Appomattox, Longstreet made mistakes, or we imagined he did,

the mantle of death covers them all. Remembering there has only One

lived without fault, they are forgotten, and standing by his grave we

remember only his virtues and the heroism and skill which made him

great in times and places where great men were thick as fallen leaves

in Vallombrosa; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That we mourn the death of our great leader, and tender to

his bereaved family our sincere sympathy.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this

Camp, and that copies be furnished our town papers for publication and

a copy be sent to General Longstreet’s widow.

SILAS C. BUCK,

McD. REIL,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_Jeff Falkner Camp._)

“His officers and men have never doubted his courage and loyalty.”

Commander John Purifoy spoke of the death of General Longstreet and

introduced the subjoined resolutions which were unanimously adopted.

“In the death of Lieutenant-General James Longstreet a great soldier

has ‘passed over the river’ to his final rest. No more will he wake

to behold the splendor and fame of his men. He has fought his last

battle. In the school of war he had learned courage, promptness, and

determination. Its stern lessons had taught him fortitude in suffering,

coolness in danger, and cheerfulness under reverses. Every Southerner

should feel proud of his record as a soldier.

“While some of those who were associated with him in the many great

battles in which he was a conspicuous figure, have permitted themselves

to engage in some adverse criticism of his conduct on one occasion

only, the officers and men under his immediate command never for a

moment doubted his courage, his skill, his integrity, his sincerity,

or his loyalty to the cause for which he unsheathed his sword. Nor did

the great Lee, whose confidence he retained to his death, ever intimate

that Longstreet was not faithful, brave, and prompt in the discharge of

every duty as a soldier.

“As surviving comrades we will cherish his memory; as Alabamans, we are

proud of his record. His integrity, his honesty, and his heroic conduct

are worthy of emulation.

“_Resolved_, That our sincere condolence is hereby tendered his

bereaved widow and other members of his family.

“_Resolved_, That this memorial and resolutions be spread upon our

minutes, and that they be given to the press for publication.

“_Resolved_, That a copy of the same be mailed to his widow at

Gainesville, Georgia.”

* * * * *

(_George B. Eastin Camp._)

“His fame will endure as long as the story of the great struggle

shall be told.”

WHEREAS, We, the members of the George B. Eastin Camp of United

Confederate Veterans, Louisville, Kentucky, have heard with profound

regret of the death of our distinguished comrade, Lieutenant-General

James Longstreet, and feel that we should pay tribute to the memory of

one who was so conspicuously associated with the cause for which we

fought; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That we recognize and testify to the valor and devotion

which he exhibited on so many fields made memorable by Confederate

effort, and caused him to be worthily ranked among the best and bravest

soldiers of the Army of Northern Virginia.

With the history and the glory of that army his name will ever be

signally and inseparably connected. His fame as a skilful, resolute,

and sagacious commander, the honor due him as a dauntless defender

of his native soil, his record for faithful performance of duty and

unflinching courage from “Manassas to Appomattox,” will endure so long

as the story of the great struggle shall be told.

Forgetting in the presence of his death and grave all later

differences, we remember and acknowledge his services and his heroism

in the hour of need and trial.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be spread on the minutes of this

Camp, and the daily papers of this city be requested to publish same;

also, that a copy be sent to the bereaved widow of our distinguished

comrade.

Respectfully submitted,

D. THORNTON.

JAS. S. CARPENTER.

J. S. S. CASLER.

* * * * *

(_Pat Cleburne Camp, No. 88._)

“He was as true as the needle to the pole in every position in

which he was placed, whether in civic or military life.”

January 17, 1904.

Two weeks ago to-day the wires flashed the news over the country that

General James Longstreet, the soldier, statesman, and diplomat, died

Saturday night at his home in Gainesville, Georgia. He was born in

Edgefield District, South Carolina, January 8, 1821, hence lacked

only a few days of being eighty-three years of age. He graduated from

West Point in 1842, was in the war with Mexico and brevetted for

meritorious service at Churubusco and Molino del Rey. He was wounded

September 8, 1847, at the storming of Chapultepec. He was commissioned

brigadier-general in the Confederate army at the first battle of

Bull Run, in 1861, where he commanded a brigade on the right of the

Confederate army and held in check a strong force of the enemy in a

vain effort to turn General Johnston’s flank; and from then until the

dark day at Appomattox, when the sun of the Confederacy went down in

gloom to rise no more, the flag of “Old Pete,” as he was familiarly

called by his old comrades, was everywhere in the thick of the fight;

and he was one of Lee’s most trusted lieutenants, and every true

Confederate soldier will drop a tear to his memory. He has crossed

the dark river and is now resting with Lee, Jackson, and thousands of

others who have answered the last roll-call, heard the last tattoo, and

will hear the roll of the drum and the call to arms no more forever.

Peace to his ashes and sympathy to his living comrades is our sincere

wish; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That the death of General Longstreet takes from our earthly

ranks another of the brave and true, one who was ever ready to obey the

call of duty, as the writers of this resolution can testify, having

followed him through many bloody engagements where he was indeed a

leader whom any might feel honored to follow. He was as true as the

needle to the pole in every position in which he was placed, whether in

civic or military life.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be spread upon our

minutes, a copy forwarded to the widow of our deceased comrade, and

that we tender her our sincere sympathy in this the darkest hour of her

life.

J. M. MALLETT,

_Captain Commanding_.

M. S. KAHLE,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Joseph E. Johnston Camp._)

“His sword was one of the most trenchant ever drawn in the

South’s defence.”

At a regular meeting of Joseph E. Johnston Camp, U. C. V., No.

119, held at Gainesville, Texas, on the 9th day of January, 1904,

the Committee on Resolutions as to the death of General Longstreet

presented, and the Camp unanimously adopted, the following resolutions:

_Resolved_, That we have heard, with deep sorrow, of the death of

Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, late of the Confederate army.

_Resolved_, That in the death of General Longstreet the world has lost

one of her greatest military chieftains, the United States one of her

most illustrious citizens, and the South one who in the darkest hours

of peril boasted him among her noblest and best; his sword was one of

the most trenchant ever drawn in her defence, and to her is left the

proud heritage of his brilliant career.

_Resolved_, That as this sad news is flashed around the world, it is

fitting that every ex-Confederate soldier should bow his head in deep

sadness as his bier passes us to the silent city of the dead.

_Resolved_, That as our great comrade has obeyed his last tattoo,

and after a long and useful life has gone to peaceful rest, where

war’s dread alarm is heard no longer, that we pray the reveille of

resurrection morning will wake him to receive a crown of glory brighter

far than heroes ever won in the battle-field.

_Resolved_, That we, his comrades in arms, tender his noble wife and

family our genuine sympathy in their sad bereavement, assuring them

that a grateful people will lovingly cherish the proud military record

of this wonderful soldier.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be mailed to Mrs. James

Longstreet, and copies be delivered to the press.

E. F. COMEGYS,

F. A. TYLER,

H. INGLE,

_Committee._

ROBT. BEAN,

_Commander pro tem._

W. W. HOWETH,

_Adjutant pro tem._

* * * * *

(_Merrill E. Pratt Chapter._)

“Years will only add lustre to his crown.”

The Merrill E. Pratt Chapter of the United Daughters of the

Confederacy, of Prattville, Alabama, paid a tribute of respect to

the memory of General James Longstreet, by adopting the following

resolutions:

WHEREAS, Fully cognizant of the fact that there will be many tributes

of condolence offered, tributes that thrill with eloquence and lofty

sentiment, yet there will be none more sincere or more truly heartfelt

than that offered by the Merrill E. Pratt Chapter of the United

Daughters of the Confederacy; therefore,

_Resolved_, That in the death of General Longstreet the whole nation

lost one of its truest statesmen, while the South lost one of its

greatest chieftains and one of its stanchest friends.

_Resolved_, That while we deplore his death, we bless and praise the

Glorious Giver for the gift to the Southland of such a patriot as

General Longstreet, a patriot whose fame time cannot wear away, and

years will only add lustre to his crown.

MRS. JAMES D. RISE,

_President_.

MRS. J. A. PRATT,

_Corresponding Secretary_.

* * * * *

(_Tom Smith Camp._)

“He was the last survivor of the South’s great warriors.”

MR. COMMANDER AND COMRADES,--Your committee appointed at the last

meeting of this Camp to draft resolutions expressing our sorrow and

grief at the death of Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, respectfully

report as follows:

Lieutenant-General Longstreet was the commander of the First Corps

of the Army of Northern Virginia, and the last survivor of the great

warriors upon whom that rank was first conferred when the Confederate

armies were organized into corps. He was known as the “Fighting

General,” and, with the exception of the battle of Chancellorsville,

was with General Lee in all his campaigns from the Seven Days’ fight

around Richmond until the war ended at Appomattox, save only when

incapacitated a few months by wounds received in the battle of the

Wilderness in 1864. He was loved and respected by his soldiers, and the

surviving veterans of his corps have always honored their leader and

are mourners at his grave.

_Resolved_, That we who knew him and followed him through the dangers

and trials of protracted war claim the privilege of paying our tribute

of heartfelt sorrow to the memory of our dead commander.

_Resolved_, That we extend to his widow and surviving children our

sympathy in their affliction.

_Resolved_, That this memorial be spread upon the records of this Camp,

and that a copy be sent to his bereaved family.

THOS. M. SMITH,

J. C. CAUSEY,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_J. E. B. Stuart Camp._)

“General Lee leaned on him as a strong arm of defence.”

In the death of General James Longstreet passes away one of the

most prominent generals of the Southern Confederacy. He was born in

Edgefield District, South Carolina, January 8, 1821. When ten years

old, in 1831, he moved with his mother to Alabama, and from this State

he was appointed to the United States Military Academy, from whence

he graduated in 1842. He was assigned to duty at Jefferson Barracks,

Missouri, in 1842-44; on frontier duty at Natchitoches, Louisiana,

1844-45; in the occupation of Texas, 1845-46; and in the war with

Mexico. Here he was wounded, was promoted several times for gallantry,

his courage being observable on all occasions. He faithfully discharged

his duties as an officer of the United States until June 1, 1861, when

he resigned and entered the service of the Southern Confederacy. His

career is well known to his comrades, and is a part of the glorious

history of our Southern cause. He was a brave soldier, a superior

officer, brave and true, and one of the hardest fighters of the Army

of Northern Virginia. General Lee had implicit confidence in him, and

leaned on him as a strong arm of defence in the most desperate fighting

and splendid generalship. Longstreet was a man of the front, where he

stood to execute orders the most difficult and hazardous, and did not

lay aside his sword until his leader surrendered his shattered forces,

until there was no more fighting to do. He was cool, deliberate, and

yet generous. It became an acknowledged fact that where Longstreet and

his brave men were, was sure and desperate fighting. He stood in line

of battle ready for engagement when the surrender came, loosening his

grip on his faithful sword only when the war had ended.

We honor him for his works’ sake, and bow our heads in memory of his

wonderful achievements, his devotedness to duty, and love for our great

Southland.

_Resolved_, That this memorial be spread upon the minutes of this

Camp, a copy furnished the family of our deceased comrade, and a copy

furnished such papers as may wish to publish the same.

Done by order of J. E. B. Stuart Camp, No. 45, U. C. V., Terrell,

Texas, January 16, A.D. 1904.

VIC. REINHARDT,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Horace King Camp._)

“He was one of the most persistent and determined fighters that

any country ever produced.”

Your committee appointed by Horace King Camp, No. 476, U. C. V.,

Decatur, Alabama, to prepare resolutions expressive of their profound

sorrow at the death of Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, of

Confederate army fame, beg leave to report,--

First, That in General Longstreet’s death we have lost one of the

bravest generals who fought on either side of the Civil War--one whom

the great Lee called the right arm of the Army of Northern Virginia. He

was one of the most persistent and determined fighters that any country

ever produced.

Second, He was independent, self-reliant, watchful, devoted to the

cause he espoused. He never flinched from unexpected difficulties,

and showed his readiness to die at his post if need be. He was a man

of superb courage. “He not only acted without fear, but he had that

fortitude of soul that bears the consequence of the course pursued

without complaint.” In the presence of death, the good man judges as

he would be judged. In the grave should be buried every prejudice and

passion born in conflict of opinion. Fortunate are we, indeed, when we

become great enough to know and appreciate the great. Longstreet was

brave enough to follow the path of duty as he saw it, no matter where

it led. In speaking words of love and praise over his grave, we honor

ourselves. May we with gratitude remember the good that he has done.

May he rest in peace.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be sent the family of the

deceased, and that they be spread upon the record of the Camp.

W. W. LITTLEJOHN,

SAMUEL BLACKWELL,

_Committee_.

The foregoing resolutions were adopted by a rising vote of the Camp,

January 14, 1904.

W. H. LONG,

_Commander_.

W. R. FRANCIS,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_New York Highlanders._)

“We had reason to respect him as a foe.”

HEAD-QUARTERS SEVENTY-NINTH REGIMENT,

NEW YORK VOLUNTEER HIGHLANDERS,

VETERAN ASSOCIATION.

WHEREAS, It has come to our knowledge that our esteemed Honorary

Member, Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, late of the Confederate

army, has passed to that bourne from which no traveller has ever

returned; and

WHEREAS, We had reason to respect him as a foe with whom we were often

in conflict, and to whom we sometimes had to yield the palm of victory,

and especially do we remember the gallant fight he and his tried

veterans made at Fort Saunders, Knoxville, East Tennessee, on November

29, 1863, when we were victorious only after he had thrice been

repulsed; and

WHEREAS, We also remember with pleasure the reunion of the Blue and the

Gray held at Knoxville in 1890, where we again renewed our acquaintance

with the General and his gallant band, but under far different and

pleasanter circumstances--they were our foes in 1863, our friends

in 1890; and we also recall the many hours we passed in his company

when we fought our battles over and over again, and where we had the

pleasure of placing upon our roll the name of General Longstreet as an

honorary member; therefore, be it

_Resolved_, That in his death we feel that there has passed away a

gallant soldier and gentleman, who in the conflict and struggle of the

Civil War, where so many gave their lives to defend the cause which

each espoused, we learned to respect, and in peace we learned to love;

and we therefore extend to his widow and family in their bereavement

our heartfelt sympathy, committing them to the loving care of the

Divine Master, who alone can comfort them in their affliction.

FRANCIS W. JUDGE,

_President_.

CHARLES CRAWFORD,

_Secretary_.

* * * * *

(_Camp Frank Gardner._)

“He won for our armies a world-wide reputation.”

CAMP GENERAL FRANK GARDNER, No. 580, U. C. V.,

LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA, January 14th, 1904.

WHEREAS, This is the first meeting of this Camp held since death has

claimed as one of its victims the distinguished Confederate soldier,

General James Longstreet, who departed this life on the 2d day of

January, 1904, at Gainesville, Georgia; and

WHEREAS, This Camp recognizes the great services rendered to the cause

by the brilliant soldier, and desires to render its meed of just

tribute to the memory of the gallant officer and commander; therefore

be it

_Resolved_, That in the death of General James Longstreet we mourn

the loss of one of the most illustrious of the great generals who

led our armies to victory on many a hard-fought field against almost

overwhelming odds, gaining for our devoted armies a world-wide

reputation that ranks them among the best soldiers of the age.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be entered in the records of

our Camp as a memento of our admiration and appreciation of this

distinguished general and citizen, and that a copy be sent to the

family of the deceased.

C. DEBAILLON,

_Captain Commanding_.

P. L. DECLOUET,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Pat Cleburne Camp, No. 436._)

“The Gettysburg charges are not supported by authentic history or

satisfactory evidence.”

WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to call to him the immortal soul

of General James Longstreet, lieutenant-general in the Army of the

Confederate States of America, whose record as a broad-minded citizen

and conscientious, upright, and honorable officer in the various

civil positions he has held, is only excelled by the great service

he rendered his country, as the soldier and general, whose bravery,

fortitude, ability, and devotion to duty was excelled by none whose

fortunes were cast with his, beneath the “Stars and Bars;” and

WHEREAS, There is among certain ones in the South a disposition to

reflect upon his fidelity to the trust imposed upon him at the battle

of Gettysburg, and place upon his shoulders the blame for General Lee’s

loss of that engagement; be it

_Resolved_, That we deprecate the spirit that would induce one

Confederate soldier to stoop from the pedestal upon which history has

placed him, to deprive another of the honor to which he is justly

entitled.

_Resolved_, That we heartily approve of the course taken during his

life by the late General Longstreet,--in ignoring the attacks and

calumnies heaped upon him by those who were his comrades in arms,--as

showing the true greatness of the man.

_Resolved_, That we further believe, when the true facts are known,

an admiring and grateful people will place him second only to the

immortal Lee, who, though all the facts were known to him, exhonerated

Longstreet from all blame, saying, “The fault is mine.”

_Resolved_, That this Camp do hereby attest its belief in his fidelity,

ability, and high moral character, and that the so-called Gettysburg

charges are not supported by authentic history or satisfactory evidence.

_Resolved_, That we here extend to the family of General Longstreet our

heartfelt sympathy in this, their, and their nation’s loss, and that

one copy of these resolutions be mailed to Mrs. James Longstreet, one

be printed in our local papers, and another be spread on the minutes of

this Camp.

Respectfully submitted,

JAMES R. KEITH.

The above resolutions were adopted by Pat Cleburne Camp, No. 436, U. S.

C. V., of Cleburne, Texas, at a regular meeting of that Camp, held on

Sunday, January 24, 1904.

JAS. R. KEITH,

_Commandant_.

W. F. BLACK,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Pat Cleburne Camp, No 222._)

“He was a true and tried leader of men.”

_To Pat Cleburne Camp, No. 222, Waco, Texas_:

Your committee respectfully recommend the following resolutions as to

General Longstreet:

WHEREAS, We have heard with deep regret of the recent death of General

James Longstreet, commander forty years ago of the First Corps, Army of

Northern Virginia, Confederate States army; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That in the death of General James Longstreet the country

at large has lost a true and tried leader of men, and the Confederate

Veterans have parted with a comrade and commander in whom they reposed

implicit confidence and one ever ready to defend his cause against any

foe, foreign or domestic.

_Resolved_, That the war that has been and is being waged on the

military record of General Longstreet for failure to do his duty at the

battle of Gettysburg is not in keeping, in our opinion, with the record

as it is made up from the reports of General Lee, commander-in-chief

of the Confederate army in that conflict. If General Longstreet had

failed to execute the orders of General Lee, and been the cause of the

defeat of the Confederate army, as is charged, we believe he would have

been court-martialed and dismissed from the service instead of being

retained and trusted on down to Appomattox, as he was.

_Resolved_, That we deplore and deeply regret the action of the

Savannah Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy in refusing

a floral offering to be placed on the bier of General Longstreet.

His heroic conduct as a soldier of the Confederacy, his wounds and

sacrifices in our glorious but disastrous struggle for freedom, would

have certainly entitled him to the slight token of gratitude as he was

passing out from among us forever.

GEO. CLARK.

JOHN C. WEST.

M. B. DAVIS.

* * * * *

(_Cobb-Deloney Camp._)

“At the end of the unequal contest he sheathed a stainless sword.”

WHEREAS, It has pleased an all wise Providence to remove from this life

Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, commander of the First Corps of

the Army of Northern Virginia, and second ranking officer in that army;

and

WHEREAS, In all the eventful campaigns of that army, from Manassas to

Appomattox, General Longstreet was a conspicuous figure, enjoying the

full confidence and affection of our peerless chieftain, General Robert

E. Lee, whose own right arm leaned on him for support; and

WHEREAS, In our second struggle for independence he displayed sincere

devotion, great military skill, serene courage, and an indomitable

will and resolution, which has shed honor upon Southern arms and added

lustre to the imperishable fame of Southern soldiers; and

WHEREAS, He shed his blood freely in our behalf, and at the end of the

unequal contest sheathed a stainless sword which for four years had

flashed in the front of battle and victory.

_Resolved_, That we mourn with deep sorrow the death of this

illustrious leader, and will ever cherish with gratitude and admiration

the memory of his example, his sacrifices, and his heroic achievements.

_Resolved_, That we tender to his family our sincere sympathy in this

great bereavement.

_Resolved_, That a page be set apart in our minutes upon which these

resolutions shall be recorded, and that a copy be sent to the family of

General Longstreet.

Copy from the minutes of Cobb-Deloney Camp, United Confederate

Veterans, Athens, Georgia, January 14, 1904.

WM. G. CARITHERS,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Mayor and City Council, Atlanta, Georgia._)

“He was ever loyal to duty and the Southern cause.”

WHEREAS, Lieutenant-General James Longstreet died at his home in

Gainesville, Georgia, on the 2d day of January, 1904; and

WHEREAS, As a Southern soldier General Longstreet won imperishable fame

and glory as a corps commander in the armies of the Confederacy during

the fateful days of the ’60’s, and was held in the highest esteem and

confidence by the knightly and matchless Lee, and was ever loyal to

duty and the cause of the Southern Confederacy; be it therefore

_Resolved_, That we have heard with sincere regret of the death of this

gallant gentleman who in his lifetime exemplified in the highest degree

the courage, chivalry and patriotism of the South, upon a hundred of

his country’s battle-fields.

_Resolved_, That in common with all citizens of the Southland we lament

his demise and honor and revere his memory for his great service to

his country and his people as a soldier of the Southern Confederacy.

No braver heart beat beneath the Confederate gray, no more heroic soul

paid allegiance to the Stars and Bars. Honor to his memory! Peace to

his ashes!

_Resolved_, That this resolution be entered upon the minutes of the

General Council and a copy thereof, certified to under the hand

and seal of the clerk, be forwarded by him to the family of the

distinguished dead, and that the City Hall flag be lowered to half-mast

on to-morrow the 6th instant.

Adopted by a unanimous rising vote.

GEORGIA, FULTON COUNTY,

CITY OF ATLANTA.

I, W. J. Campbell, clerk of Council of the city of Atlanta, do certify

that the attached is a true copy of a resolution adopted by the

General Council of said city on January 5, 1904, the original of which

is of record and on file in the office of said clerk of Council.

In witness whereof I have hereunto affixed my hand and seal of office,

this January 11, 1904.

W. J. CAMPBELL,

_Clerk of Council_.

* * * * *

(_Camp Walker._)

“We deplore and deeply regret the action of the Savannah

Daughters.”

The committee appointed to express the views of Camp Walker, U. C. V.,

No. 925, on the military record of General James Longstreet, beg leave

to report as follows:

WHEREAS, We have heard with deep regret of the recent death of General

James Longstreet, commander forty years ago of the First Army Corps, A.

N. Va., Confederate States army; therefore

_Resolved_, That in the death of General James Longstreet the country

at large has lost a true and tried leader of men, and the Confederate

Veterans have parted with a commander in whom they reposed implicit

confidence, and one ever ready to defend his cause against any foe,

foreign or domestic.

_Resolved_, That the war that has been, and is being waged on the

military record of General James Longstreet for failure to do his duty

at the battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is not in keeping, in our

opinion, with the record as it is made up from the orders of General

Robert E. Lee, commander-in-chief of the Confederate army in that great

conflict. If General Longstreet had failed to execute the orders of

General Lee, and had been the cause of the defeat of the Confederate

army, as is charged, we believe he would have been court-martialed and

dismissed from the service, instead of being retained and trusted, on

down to Appomattox, as he was.

_Resolved_, That we deplore and deeply regret the action of the

Savannah Chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, in refusing to supply a

floral offering to be placed on the bier of General James Longstreet.

His heroic conduct as a soldier of the Confederacy, his wounds and

sacrifices in our glorious but disastrous struggle for freedom, would

have certainly entitled him to this slight token of gratitude as he was

passing out from among us forever.

M. V. ESTES,

J. B. McFADDEN,

J. G. RAMSEY,

_Committee_.

Resolutions unanimously adopted by order of the Camp.

J. S. HOLLAND,

_Commander_.

JAMES G. RAMSEY,

_Adjutant_.

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, January 11, 1904.

* * * * *

(_Longstreet’s “Boys.”_)

“A noble, heroic, and spotless soldier.”

“I was a member of Longstreet’s corps for three years,” said General

McGlashan, in the preface to his resolutions, “I followed the fortunes

of that corps, served with it, saw its work, saw its sufferings, its

victories, and its grandeur of behavior on every battle-field from

Seven Pines to Appomattox, for I was fortunate enough to be wounded at

only one fight, and if any one in so humble a position as I was could

say anything about his leader, I think I can.

“You all know the reputation of Longstreet’s corps; you know the glory

of its service and what it accomplished on many battle-fields, and you

cannot dissociate General Longstreet from the glory and reputation

of his corps.” General McGlashan was here interrupted by cheers.

Continuing, he said, “We are concerned with nothing that may have been

said of General Longstreet after the war; we are here to remember him

as a great Confederate general and leader.

“When General Longstreet, in his old gray coat, came to Atlanta in

1886, Jefferson Davis received him with open arms; there was no lack

of confidence or acceptance there, and it is not for any others to say

what Lee and Davis left unsaid.”

General McGlashan then introduced the following resolutions:

WHEREAS, It hath pleased our Almighty Father to call to himself, in

the fulness of years, our beloved comrade and leader, General James

Longstreet; be it

_Resolved_, That in the death of General Longstreet, we have lost

a true and gallant comrade, an able and victorious leader of the

Confederate hosts in the past, whose deeds are among the proudest

memories of the South; the South a noble, heroic, and spotless son;

the nation a true citizen who reflected honor on whatever cause he

undertook; and the world a great soldier whose fame will survive with

the annals of the Lost Cause.

_Resolved_, That we extend our deepest sympathy to the family of our

deceased comrade in their great bereavement, and that a copy of these

resolutions be sent them.

* * * * *

(_Floyd County Camp._)

“The patriot who gave his all.”

ROME, GEORGIA, January 12, 1904.

MRS. JAMES LONGSTREET,

Gainesville, Georgia:

MADAM,--At a meeting held to-day of Floyd County Camp, United

Confederate Veterans, the following resolutions were unanimously

adopted:

WHEREAS, Our honored and beloved fellow-comrade of the United

Confederate Veterans, Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, quietly

and peacefully died at his home in Gainesville, Georgia, on Saturday,

January 2, 1904, and recognizing in him the true man, the good citizen,

the soldier without fear, the patriot who willingly offered his all

and shed his own blood on his country’s altar, and the man who feared

nothing but God; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That the Floyd County Camp, No. 368, United Confederate

Veterans, while bowing to the ever-wise, always loving decrees of God,

are deeply grieved and sincerely sorry at this the death of another

great captain of the Southern Cause; at the same time rejoicing in the

confident assurance and abiding trust that he has, only a little in

advance of us, passed “over the river and is now sweetly resting under

the shade of the trees” with Lee, Jackson, Beauregard, Johnston, Polk,

Gordon, and the thousands of others who grandly and gloriously followed

the same dear flag.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be spread upon the minutes of this

Camp, that a copy be forwarded to the family of our deceased comrade,

accompanied by our sincerest and deepest sympathy.

THOMPSON STILES,

G. W. FLEETWOOD,

M. W. BRATT,

A. B. S. MOSELEY,

J. H. CAMP,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_Camp Niemeyer Shaw, Berkley, Virginia._)

“His life full to the brim of manly principle.”

This Camp has heard with profound sorrow of the death of

Lieutenant-General Longstreet.

His life had reached the full measure of human probation; but it was

full to the brim of manly principle, heroic service, and dauntless

courage. Loyal to his Southland and to all the interest committed to

him by his country, he maintained his integrity of character and the

unbounded confidence of all right-minded men to the end.

Tried in the school of civic life and in the crucible of battle,

he filled a creditable page in the fateful and tragic incidents

of the sixties, and then shared all the privations common to his

fellow-comrades in helping to rehabilitate the homes of a people

wrecked by the scourge of civil war.

As a Camp we desire to re-express our unbounded confidence in his

military career and in his unswerving devotion to the best interests of

mankind.

Having passed through the gate which is ajar for all humanity, we

mournfully bid the old commander and veteran of the “Lost Cause” a

final adieu.

J. A. SPEIGHT,

J. S. WHITWORTH,

J. L. R. HARRIS,

_Committee_.

E. L. COX,

_Commander_.

* * * * *

(_Camp Ben McCulloch._)

“His fame and glory belong to the South.”

WHEREAS, It has pleased Almighty God to remove from this earth our

distinguished comrade, General James Longstreet; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That we deeply lament the death of our comrade, and shall

ever cherish and revere his memory.

_Resolved_, The ever memorable relief of that arch hero “Stonewall”

Jackson, when hard pressed by overwhelming forces of the enemy at the

second battle of Manassas, by which prompt action pending defeat was

turned into glorious victory, entitles General Longstreet to a lofty

pedestal in the Temple of Fame.

_Resolved_, We honor and revere our deceased comrade not only for

his great military achievements, but for the personal solicitude and

care that he always had for the welfare and comfort of the private

soldier, causing all who served under him to regard him with unbounded

confidence and affection.

_Resolved_, The fame and glory of General Longstreet, one of the last

of the great lieutenants of the incomparable Lee, belongs to the South,

especially to those who, like him, fought for its independence, and by

them it will be kept and cherished as one of its precious treasures.

“Sleep, soldier, sleep, thy warfare’s o’er.”

J. B. WOLF.

ED. F. ENGLISH.

W. M. McGREGOR.

I certify that the above is a copy of the resolutions spread upon the

minutes of our Camp January 13, 1904.

JAMES B. MOORE,

_Adjutant_.

CAMP BEN McCULLOCH, U. C. V., CAMERON, TEXAS.

* * * * *

(_John B. Gordon Camp._)

“Courage and honor his characteristics as soldier and citizen.”

_Resolved_, That the John B. Gordon Camp, Sons of Confederate Veterans,

Atlanta, Georgia, has heard with great sorrow of the death of General

James Longstreet, which occurred at his home at Gainesville, Georgia,

on the 2d day of January, 1904.

His life was one of fealty and devotion to the cause for which he

fought, while courage and honor were his characteristics both as

soldier and citizen.

It can truthfully be said of him: He was great among our many

illustrious leaders of the Confederate States army,--than which there

can be no higher tribute paid to man,--and after having bravely served

his country during its darkest hours, accepting the arbitrament of the

sword in a spirit that history now adjudges to have been commendable,

he became a good citizen of our reunited country.

_Resolved_, That as an expression of the high regard in which we, the

sons of the men who followed the lead of this great captain, hold his

services to our Southland as a soldier, and as a testimonial of our

regard for his character as a man, direct that these resolutions be

spread upon the minutes of our Camp, and further that the secretary be

directed to forward a copy of the same to the family of the deceased,

with whom we sympathize in the hour of sad bereavement to which

Providence in His wisdom subjects them.

H. F. WEST, _Chairman_,

HUGH W. DORSEY,

C. H. ESSIG,

W. B. LADVALL,

A. J. McBRIDE, JR.,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_Alexander H. Stephens Camp._)

“The beau-ideal of soldier and patriot.”

ATTENTION, COMRADES:

When men conspicuous for sublime action, such as heroic conduct,

goodness or greatness, or other lofty attainment are called to pass

over the “river of death,” it is a patriotic duty for surviving

comrades to give expression to their grief. It needs not the building

of a pantheon or vote of a senate to give them a place among the

immortals, to keep alive their illustrious acts and virtues. Most

certainly it is not necessary in the case of Longstreet,--“Old Pete,”

as he was lovingly called by comrades who followed him unflinchingly

through four years of warfare. “Old Pete” is dead, yet he lives in the

hearts of his old corps and will continue to live in history, poetry,

and song, the beau-ideal of a soldier, patriot, and a lover of liberty.

Yet like all men who attain to eminent merit and conspicuous sublimity,

he lived to realize the truthfulness of the poet, that

“He who ascends to mountain-tops shall find

The loftiest peaks most wrapt in clouds and snow.

He who surpasses or subdues mankind

Must look down on the hate of those below,

Though high above the sun of glory glow,

And far beneath the earth and ocean spread;

Round him are icy rocks and loudly blow

Contending tempests on his naked head,

And thus reward the toil which to those summits led.”

Such was the fateful experience of our beloved Longstreet, a corps

commander and lieutenant-general in the Army of Northern Virginia. To

him obedience to constituted authority moulded and shaped the ideal

soldier and citizen for his distinguished life service; and became the

reasons for his acts in rigidly observing his Appomattox parole. We

know that he was one of the bravest of the brave and truest of the true.

Unanimously adopted by the Alexander H. Stephens Camp, U. C. V.,

Crawfordville, Georgia.

* * * * *

(_Marengo Rifles Chapter, U. D. C._)

“One of the hardest fighters in Lee’s army.”

WHEREAS, The Great Commander-in-Chief has called “over the river” the

gallant Longstreet; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That Marengo Rifles Chapter, U. D. C., mourns with the

entire Southland the death of that daring, brave, and fearless soldier,

General James Longstreet, who was one of the strongest supports, and

one of the hardest fighters the peerless Lee had in his army; that his

fame will ever be cherished by this Chapter as well as by all who “wore

the gray.”

_Resolved_, That we sympathize with the widow of the great leader, to

whom a copy of these resolutions will be sent by the secretary.

MRS. GEO. W. LAYLOR.

MRS. BENJAMIN F. ELMORE.

MISS MARY R. CLARKE.

* * * * *

(_Jeff Lee Camp._)

“The war-horse of the Confederacy.”

HEAD-QUARTERS JEFF LEE CAMP, NO. 68,

UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,

ADJUTANT’S OFFICE, McALESTER, I. T., January 23, 1904.

WHEREAS, The Supreme Commander of all the hosts has ordered our beloved

comrade and friend, General James Longstreet, the old war-horse of the

Confederacy, to report at head-quarters a little in advance of us, his

fellow-soldiers; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That while we shall miss from our councils and general

convention our brother and comrade, the sunlight of whose presence upon

the hard-fought battle-fields enabled us to bear more easily our long

marches and severe engagements of the four years’ campaign, we know

that the order came from One who doeth all things well, and are certain

that in the dispensation of eternity we shall concur in its wisdom.

_Resolved_, That so long as our little remnant of life shall hold

out, we shall feel a pride in the military record of our brother and

comrade.

_Resolved_, That Jeff Lee Camp, No. 68, extend its loving sympathy to

the family of our departed comrade in the darkest hour of their lives.

_Resolved_, That these resolutions be entered in the record book of the

Camp, a copy of them be presented to the daily and weekly papers for

publication, and a copy sent to the surviving widow of our comrade.

W. A. TREADWELL,

J. J. McALESTER,

R. B. COLEMAN,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_John H. Morgan and Bourbon Camps._)

“Full of years and honors.”

At a meeting of John H. Morgan Camp, No. 95, and Bourbon Camp, No.

1368, U. C. V. A., in joint assembly, held in the city of Paris,

Kentucky, on the 1st day of February, 1904, the following resolutions

were adopted:

The distinguished officers of the Confederacy are rapidly falling

before the grim reaper. We are called upon to mourn the departure of

one of the greatest soldiers developed in the war between the States,

Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, dying full of years and of honors.

As a soldier we have the estimate of his chieftain,--“My war-horse.”

With this epitaph engraven on his tomb, the niche his name will occupy

on “Fame’s eternal camping-ground” is assured; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That our sincerest sympathies be extended to his bereaved

wife.

JAMES R. ROGERS,

W. M. LAYSON,

RUSSELL MANN,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_Selma, Alabama, Chapter._)

“A rare combination of fidelity, patriotic principle, and

unsullied integrity.”

SELMA, ALABAMA, January 14, 1904.

The committee appointed January 12, at a meeting of the Selma, Alabama,

Chapter, to prepare resolutions in memory of General James Longstreet

offer the following:

_Resolved_, That in the shadow of this great sorrow the Selma Chapter

joins with the Confederate Veterans, Divisions and Brigades, in

submission to Him who “doeth according to His will in the army of

heaven and among the inhabitants of earth.”

That we recognize in the life and character of General Longstreet a

rare combination of fidelity to patriotic principles, an attractive

personality, and an unsullied integrity, calling forth from the North

high estimation, from the South, warmest love.

That we extend to the family and wife of the patriot soldier cordial

sympathy in this dark hour, commending them to the tender mercies of

our Heavenly Father.

MISS JULIA CLARKE,

MISS MARY LEWIS,

_Corresponding Secretary_,

MISS E. F. FERGUSON,

_Committee_.

* * * * *

(_C. M. Winkler Camp._)

“One of the great commanders of modern times.”

WHEREAS, It has pleased the Almighty God to remove from our midst one

who while in life was a brilliant soldier, courteous gentleman, and

whose military career in the armies of the South marked him as one of

the truly great commanders of modern times; therefore be it

_Resolved_, That in the death of General Longstreet the South has

lost a great soldier and a brilliant commander, to whose fame as such

nothing can be added, save that he was “the war-horse” of the great Lee.

_Resolved_, That this Camp tenders to the bereaved wife and family its

heartfelt sympathy and condolence in the death of the distinguished

soldier and citizen, and that the adjutant of this Camp forward to the

wife of General Longstreet a copy of these resolutions, and furnish the

city press with a true copy of the same for publication.

* * * * *

(_Company B, Confederate Veterans._)

“A tribute of glory on his grave.”

HEAD-QUARTERS COMPANY “B,”

CONFEDERATE VETERANS,

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE, January 12, 1904.

At a meeting of Company “B,” Confederate Veterans, the following

resolutions were adopted:

WHEREAS, We have heard with great sorrow of the death of General James

Longstreet, under whose leadership many of us fought during the great

war; be it

_Resolved_, That in General Longstreet the Confederacy had one of her

greatest leaders. His ability as such, his bravery, and unwearied zeal

won for him a place in our hearts, and we desire as an organization to

add our testimony to his worth as a soldier, citizen, and man.

We mingle our tears with those of his family and friends, and place a

tribute of glory on his grave.

_Resolved_, That we send a copy of these resolutions to his bereaved

wife and family.

SPENCER EAKIN,

_Captain Commanding_.

GEO. H. HOWS,

_O. S._

* * * * *

(_Camp Hampton._)

“His name is associated with almost every Confederate victory won

on the soil of Virginia.”

At a meeting of Camp Hampton, Columbia, South Carolina, Colonel R. W.

Shand spoke feelingly of the life and services of General Longstreet,

and offered the following resolutions:

The sad intelligence of the death on the 2d of January last of James

Longstreet, the senior lieutenant-general of the Confederate States

army, has reached us since our last regular meeting. In the language

of an impartial historian, his name is “associated with almost every

Confederate victory won upon the soil of Virginia,” and he “was trusted

by his great leader and idolized by his men.” His fame is gloriously

connected with the heroic deeds of the First Corps of the Army of

Northern Virginia, the splendid victory at Chickamauga, and the East

Tennessee campaign; and those who fought under this great fighter have

always entertained for him feelings of affection and regard; therefore

be it

_Resolved_, That this camp has heard with most profound sorrow of the

death of Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, of the Army of Northern

Virginia, who bore so large a part in making glorious that immortal

band.

_Resolved_, That we tender to his surviving family our most sincere

sympathy, and that a copy of this memorial be sent to his widow.

_Resolved_, That a blank page on our minute-book be dedicated to his

memory.

These resolutions were heartily seconded by Comrades Jennings, Bruns,

Brooks, and Mixon, and adopted by a rising unanimous vote.

* * * * *

(_Confederate Veterans’ Association._)

“No wrong to mar his memory.”

WHEREAS, By the death of Lieutenant-General James Longstreet, on the 2d

day of January, 1904, in Gainesville, Georgia, there is removed from

our midst another of the few remaining of our great captains, over

whose parting we sadly lament; and

WHEREAS, In common with other surviving veterans who served in the

Confederate armies where this distinguished dead soldier commanded,

believing in the broad principles of truth, and cherishing a feeling of

fraternal regard for each other, and being at the same time reminded

that by his death we, too, are gradually, but surely, drifting nearer

to the brink of eternity; be it therefore

_Resolved_, That we who espoused the cause of the late Confederacy and

followed its destinies to the end, and being endowed with a high sense

of right and justice towards a departed brother, feel it a duty that

is owing to posterity, as well as to ourselves, to look well to future

history that no wrong be done to mar the memory of a comrade, be he

ever so high or so humble, who served his chosen cause so devotedly and

ably as Longstreet did during the four eventful and trying years from

1861 to 1865.

_Resolved_, That we deeply deplore the death of General Longstreet,

and do hereby extend to the bereaved family of the deceased the most

sincere and heartfelt sympathies of this Association.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be furnished the family of

the deceased.

THOS. W. HUNGERFORD,

_Secretary_, C. V. A.

WASHINGTON, D. C.

* * * * *

(_Camp Tige Anderson._)

“His heroic and valiant services will be remembered.”

ATLANTA, GEORGIA, January 5, 1904.

The following resolutions were read and adopted at a meeting of Camp

Tige Anderson, January 5, 1904.

WHEREAS, This Camp has heard with sincerest regret of the death of our

lamented comrade General James Longstreet; and

WHEREAS, We recognize and remember General Longstreet’s heroic and

valiant services to our beloved cause.

_Resolved_, That we will revere his memory as one of the best of the

friends of the South, one of her best warriors bold--one of her truest

sons.

_Resolved_, That we bow with uncovered heads at the Reaper’s call.

_Resolved_, That in the death of our comrade we have lost a true and

tried friend, and while the majority of us were of an averse political

opinion to that of the General, yet we are generous enough to accord

him the right and the fidelity of party affiliation, particularly so

when we believe that environments when times tried men’s souls were a

terrific pressure brought to bear upon him.

As a Camp and as individuals our prayer is that our late commander may

“_requiescat in pace_.”

_Resolved_, That our commander appoint a delegation to attend the

funeral of General Longstreet, at Gainesville, Georgia, to-morrow, as

an official escort from this Camp.

_Resolved_, That a copy of these resolutions be sent by our adjutant to

the family of our deceased comrade.

H. P. FOSTER,

_Commander_.

SAM’L FULTON,

_Adjutant_.

* * * * *

(_Sidney Lanier Chapter, U. D. C._)

“We will teach the children of the South the story of his sublime

courage.”

MACON, GEORGIA, January 7, 1904.

MRS. JAMES LONGSTREET: