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WAR SI Beautiful Tribute by 1 gusta to Irish Sold Augusta Presenting on behalf of Capt. W. T. Butt, to Mrs. I. U. Stowe, the por irait of Gen. Patrick Cleburne, for ihe Daughters' of thc Confederacy of Dpeiika, Ala., Hon. D. G. Fogarty said: "Ladies and Gentlemen: "In the abundance of his devotion lo the glorious memories of the South ern armies Captain William T. Butt, a brave veteran of our great martial conflict, has had thc happy inspira tion to present to tho Robert 15. Lee chapter of the Daughters of tho Con federacy of Opolika, Ala., a portrait of Patrick liomayne Cleburne, ODO of the most gallant and effioiont of tho generals of tho Confederacy. He hun done me thc honor to ask that I servo aa his spokesman in this presentation. I'hove not the talents to adorn this exacting oooaoion and my only war rant for attempting to fill this role to night is that I feel constrained to do so by a sort of filial duty, for it is my proud privilego to bo the son of a siro who fought under Cleburne in tho great army of'tho West. "The occasion which brings us to gotha? is a happy aud auspicious one, Sor we are met to honor a great leader of the living and dead heroes of that epochal war, which in tho duration ann extent of its operations, in tho ieroeneBB of its confliot and tho mag nitude of the questions which it set tied, stands unrivaled in tho martial records of the ages. In presenting ibis re turo to the Daughters of the f?on1 ?crany. T trust that I B.?y bo permitted to speak briefly of the life and achievements of this remarkable man whose physical form ih portrays. "Like so many of tho great soldiers of tho English speaking world Pat Tick Cleburne was a nativo of Ireland. Ho came to Amerioa in 1849, at tho ago of 22 and Bottled in Kolona, Ar kansas, where ho continued to resido until tho outbreak of tho war. Hav ing had some experience as a drug clerk, the young emigrant secured employment in the village drug store, and continued in that avocation until his admission to practice law in 1857. "Did time permit, it would be exceed ingly interesting to deal in detail with the career of this young Irishman, a *??*?&cr amongst a strange people, from the day of his arrival in their midst until that latest day, whoo they laid him, their dead hero, with rever ence and gratitude in the soil of his beloved State. Cleburne wa? a man who lived according to the higheat code of integrity and honor. His con duct waa ever characterised by gen tleness, courtesy and dignity. He quiokly impressed himself upon the people of the small town in whioh he liad settled, as a man of oharaoter and culture, and deserved and won their esteem and affectionate regard. Like many of his raoe he had a hot temper and no very marked objection to a difficulty when it appeared to be necessary. His social qualities were ef the highest order, and his big heart waa ever stirred with sympathy for the weak and distressed. "While we ure more particularly concerned with Cleburno's career aa a soldier, I trust that I may be permit ted to digress here and relate to you an incident in the life of our hero, whioh honors him full as muoh as his historio conduct at Murfreesboro. Binggold Gap or Franklin. In 1855, ion the first time in the history of Selena the dread oontagion of yellow fever found lodgment in her midst. Bnbiness was forgotten, homes aban doned, while those who could, fled in terror from the strioken town. Helena was deserted save for the wretched poor, the afflicted and the few brave, islf-saorifioiog souls who devoted themselves to the care of the sick and the burying of the dead. In response io an urgent call from the local phy sicians for nurses, three young men came forth. "Two of them, Cleburne and Ilind jaan, later confirmed their heroism on many a bloody field. Tho third, the Rev. Mr. Bioe, was a devoted Meth odist preaoher and a true soldier of Christ. We are told that they for getting solf and danger moved where .bis dreadful epidemic waa thiokcBt, snaking their rounds through the iours of the day ead the hours of the Eight, performing the moat humble and menial tasks aud ever conducting ?themselves with that gentleness and devotion whioh characterizes the truly great. The hand of a protecting provi dence was upon them and these three young men heroes emerging unscath ed from thia opidemio, resumed the quiet tenor of their ordinary avoca tions, ia life. The great arena of Was.doubtless developed the qualities s el leadership in Cloburno, but as this ^incident serves to show? the qualities ?o?/?of ty character were innate in him, (sjid.lsd.bina at tho command of duty JORIES. foung Irishman ol" in lier ol Confederacy. Chronicle. ' to obey lier behests, unmindful of the (Jauger that best his path. "Cleburne the private citizen was dignified, courageous, intelligent aud j patriotic, but Cleburne the soldier was all these intensiGed. Ho had lived in the South for nigh unto a dc cado of years. It was his adopted country, yea verily his country and his homo. II dr people woro his peo ple and her cause was his cause. His heart, deeply concerned as Cb* her in ? terests, exulted in tho prospects of her triumph, and in the sad and gloomy days of tho Fall of I860, when tho wild fanaticism of tho Republican party was findig a triumphant ex pression in the victory of Lincoln, his heart attuned to that of his people, grew sad and despondent with fore bodings as to the future. Lincoln was elected. The Governor of Arkansas called for troops, and iu tho very first company organized in that State, Cleburne, tho distinguish ed lawyer, cultured gentleman, and prominent citizen, waited not for the rank due his talents and position, enlisted as a private soldier. The Captain of the Yell Rifles in which he had enlisted having through an accident become incapacitated for ser vice, Cleburne tue private was unani mously called to the captaincy, and thus began that career which for dar ing courage, wisdom of leadership, fertility of rosourco and - lofty patriot ism, has but few equals in the records ofthat war wherein ho was so con spicuous a figure. On the formation of tho 1st Arkansas Regiment, Cle burne was eleoted colonel, thus achiev ing the distinction of being the cap tain of tho first company, and the colonel of tho first regiment enlisted for tho war from Arkansas. Hardeo, the distinguished tactician, was Cle burno'u first brigade commander. In the organization of the troops, Cle burne displayed such talent for com mand and leadership, that ho :vas made a brigadier general when liar dee joined tho Centrai Army of Ken tucky. AB brigadior he had, up to April, 1862, seen but the dull routine incident to the forming of raw re cruits into a trained army. He was mainly engaged in oonBtruoting plank roads through the lowlands, in direct, ing a depressing and painful retreat in winter, and in guarding "supplies io the rear. There waei little of tho pomp and oiroumstano? of ?glorious war in this dull routine, but here as elsewhere Cleburne did his full duty so admirably as to augment his status as a commander. "In the army of tho Mississippi, April 6,1862, Cleburne's brigade wai assigned to Hardee'a oorps. This brigade waa oomposed of Arkansas. Mississippi and Tennessee regiments. After the fall of Fort Donaldson and Fort Henry. Grant moved up the Ten nessee River to Pittsburg landing, where Albert Sidney Johnson on April 6th attacked him at Shiloh Churoh. In that early Sunday morn ing attack at Shiloh, Cleburne had his baptism of fire. His brigade wont into action in fine order with loud and inspiring cheers. It rushed forward under a terrific fire from tho serried ranks drawn up in front of the enemy's camp. Deadly volleys were poured on the men as they advanoed, from behind bales of hay, logs and other defenses, and after a series of desper ate charges Cleburne with his brigade was compelled to fall baok. Support ed by the seoond line Cleburno's bri gade charged, again and forced the enemy from its encampment back to the gun boats in the river. Hardee said of Cleburne in his report of this battle that'he oonducted his command with persevering valor. No repulse discouraged him; but after many bloody struggles, he assembled his brigade and was conspicuous for his gallantry to the ena of the battle.' In this fierce first figbt Cleburne aoted like a veteran. He was cautious, and yet daring end oonduotod his com mand with a splendid valor that at tracted oomment throughout tho army. At Shiloh he demonstrated his ability as a leader, and justified his superiors in tho rapid promotion accorded him. At Tupelo he devoted hie energies to training his brigade in the soienoe of war, and succeeded in bringing it i? a high degree of discipline and effi ciency. His waa the rare faoulty of enforcing diacipiiae and at the same time bf holding tho esteem and con fidence of bia men. "General Bragg undertaking to in vi de Tonne's Bee apd Kentucky, occu pied Chattanooga and aided by Kirby Smith penetrated Kentucky to the vioinity of Louisville. Cleburne com manding a division at the battle of Richmond, Kentucky, opened the engagement and in the 'faoe of a ter ri fio fire contributed largely to the driv ing of the enemy in confusion from the field. Plunging into the thiok of thu tight, Cleburne was struck by a j bullet in tho left side of tho face, driving hin teeth from that Hide of bia mouth, and wounding him so severely as to require hi? being taken from tho field. Having rallied quickly from his wound, he joiued Hardes on Oc tober 7, '02, and participated with his divinion ;n tho battle o' Perry ville. Hore his horse wa? killed under him Ly a shell and he was slightly wound cu iu thc foot, but remounting he re mained on tho field until thc end of the battle. On December 13, 18?2, the splendid services of this distin guished oflicer. met with signal recog nition in his promotion to tho rank of major general. "Following Bragg in his inarch to wards Nashville, Cleburne now in com mand of a division of Ilardec'B corps, led the famous attack on Roseneran'a right at Murfreesboro. This wing of tho Federal army was carried with a rush and a ahout at tho point of the bayonet. Hero Cleburne, though in command of a division, fought in front with his troops, leading in person tho attack on an enfilading battery that was sweeping his men from the field with frightful destruction. We may form some idea of the magnitude and fierceness of this sanguinary struggle when wo reflect, that there were up wards of eighty thousand men engaged in it, while the total losses of both armies exceed twenty-three thousand. After a period of camparative rest with the armies operating in the West, Chickamauga, the great battle of the West, was fought September 19th, and 20tb, 180*3. Cleburne's division occupied the extreme right or north ern wing of the Confederate line. In tho early darkuess of the evening of the first day, Cleburne attacked and drove baok tho Federal left. Pressing westward ho drove the enemy about a mile, capturing artillery, stauds of colors and several hundred prisoners, and halted only before the hastily constructed breastworks of "Pap" Thomas where 'for half an hour,' said Cleburne, 'the firing was the heaviest I ever heard, each party aiming at the flashes of the other's powder.' In the seuond day's fight at Chickamau ga, the heroic assaults of Cleburne's aud Walker's and their fellow divi sions, upon the northern wing of the ' Federal line, oauscd Thomas to de mand help, yielding which, RoseneranB weakened his oenter, where Long ? street, with McNair and other gallant fighters broke through and routed the Federal right. At Missionary Ridge in command at the tunnel, he defeated Sherman, ouptur?ag flags and hun dreds of prisoners, but it was no! given to human valor or human skill to withstand the on rushing tide oi the vast hordes of the enemy. Whs? mortal man could do, was done bj Cleburne, but involved in the general defeat he was compelled to retire, After the disastrous result of the bat tie of Chattanooga, Cleburne wai direeted to take command of his own Walker's and S te von non'o divisoni and protect the right wing of Bragg's army in retreat. Aa the disheartened troops were retreating to Dalton,:Clo burne reoeived an order at threi o'clock on the morning of the 27th ol November to take position at Ring gold Gap and hold baok the trium phant army long enough to save th< artillery, the wagon trains and the in valuable stores of ammunition o: Bragg's army. "In the famous fight that followed Hooker's command, fresh from a great victory was repulsed with frightfu slaughter, and the orders of Cleburni to protect Bragg's retreat were exeou ted with auch consummate valor an< skill as to win tho admiration of th entire army and tho thanks of th Confederate Congress, expressed ii the folowing resolutions: "Resolved, that the thanks of Con ? u*-- i ?-- m aa 1 - ENGAGED. j Marriage is very largely an accident In few cases do men or women set up i standard of manly or womanly excellence and choose by it. In most cases peopl become engaged as the result of prc pinquity ratner than because of any dee] rooted preference.., . m And so it often happens that the amurES? wife enters upon aw^B?*? thc obligations of aflHf?^T maternity jual as HBMwBrHV thoughtlessly aa 1 KQf she entered on the n^HBSflr/^/ marriage relation, bS^U because no one fiM fl\ has warned her fl fir j% of the dangers she jfl |&*j iimf?jk women become W-jm llIllfPlfL invalids for lack ?LW M ? Is?ti ?T\ of knowledge of BS ^|ltu themselves. It ia Hf f fttf^f to thia large body Sr /V-Jvla lav v of women that Dr. tS t BiC?Rw | j>\& Pierce's Favorite Itt Nf?r^fx? Preacrlptlon I - iBa??waaMg cornea aa a priceless boon, because cures womanly illa. ?Favorite Prescription? estanlMw regularity, dries weakening draina, bea inflammation and ulceration and con female weakness. It makes weak wooli strong, sick women well? ?After tay first child was bora,? writes Ml ionian Stod^rrf Paweettgap, Frederick-Co.. Vt amy health was very poor for a long time, ai last winter I waa so bad filth pata down in bat I ?ould hardly more without great sufteris Iffy husband got nie a bottle of T>r. Pierce's* ?orlt* Prescription and a vial of his 'Pleasa Feitet*,'which X used as directed. Inf oar da I waa greatly relieved, and now, after using t medicine three months, I seem to be entire well. X can't aee why it ia that there are many suffering wemen when there is such i easy way to be cured. X know your medidx arc the best in the world;" Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets tile i ?nite family laxative. One 'Pellet* laxative, two1 Pelleta * a cathartic dot grcHH arc due and are hereby tendered j to Major Cicneral Patrick R. Cleburne, and the officerh and men under hi? command, for the victory by them over tho superior forcea of tho enemy at Ringgold Gap io the State of Geor- | gia, on the 27th day of November, 18G3, by whioh tho advance ot vhe enemy was impeded, our wagon trains sud most of our artillery saved, and a largo number of tho enemy killed and wounded." "This terrible fight at Rioggold Gap upon which so much depended, where Cleburne pushed hie small army between thc retreating and advancing hosts, was the crowning glory of his military career. lie met the fire of the mad pursuing ranks and turned them back upon the advancing col umns of their own men. Here the fighting was close and fearful. 'Thc officers,' says Cleburne, 'fought with pistols and with rooks, and so close was the fight that some of the enemy were knocked down with the lattor missiles and killed or captured.' The wounded, the dying and the dead, men and animals, were heaped togeth er with groans aud yells, aud the blood of the horses and of men, of friend and foe ran in one common current down the mountain side. "In the retreat of Johnson from Dalton to Atlanta, Cleburne hovered like a protecting spirit around the re ceding ranks of his countrymen. He waa almost coustaotly under fire. Nothing but his dauntless spirit, as strong ss fate itself, oould have sus tained him or kept alive the flaging courage of his men. Aoting in thc capacity of a general giving ordere with the most consummate-skill, and then again with musket in hand fight ing like a oomtsoc soldier, it WSB the moral force of his example which ac complished what authority alone aould I never have done. In this fearful re treat, all discipline would have beec lost were it not for the hold whiob j Cleburne had on his men. His rare and splendid skill, his superb courage his kindness to the suffering, his oart for the wounded, his great genorosit] and self denial, oft exhibited, wert far more potential than disciplino t< bind his devoted followers to him. . ''In the battles around Atlanta, h< took a conspicuous part, and after thi fall of Atlanta was selected by Hoot to accompany him on that ill fate? campaign into Tennessee. Cleburne' division of war worn veterans march ed under the aorps oommandership o General Cheathatn, and was among th troops moving on Franklin, Novembe I 30, 1864. "Hood oommanded at Franklin will j Schofield in control of the forces o I the enemy. Aa the shadows ?or [ lengthening the remnant of the grea Army of Tennessee moved with in I trepid steps across the yet quiet field j upon the intrenohment of the onoraj The approaching night gave increase I glare lo the Bheets of flame that loar ed from the enomy'a head logs 1 meet the ad van;', og linea of the Obi federates. The outer works were ow ried with hut little delay. Cleburne' division moved through a loouat thiol et, and carno first under the fire of tb Federal entrenchments. Clcbarao horse was killed under him, and preen ing forward on foot he led his men t was his custom at times is the altai on the enemy's defenses. His div sion went over the outer work? fins and then dashed for the inner parape ThoBe who went over it were killi or captured. Cleburne did not rea? the parapet but fell within twes! paces of the Union line pierced t three bullets, while leading a obarj at double quick. Thus died Cioburn under the muzzlo of the enemy guns, leading his beloved soldiers glorious oharge. 'Around bim,' aa; President Davis, 'was strewn the gi laut men, who, in his desperate a sault, followed him with that implicit confidence, whioh in another army was given to Stonewall Jackson, aod in the one case as in the other, a vacan cy was created wh;ch never could be filled.' Let me close this hasty and imperfeot eketoh of his career as a uoldior, with the soulful tribute which Hardee, his corps oommander paid him: 'Whon his division defended no I oddes could break its lines; when it attaoked, no numbers resisted ita on slaught, save ouoo-and thore is tho grave of Cleburne.' "And now my dear Madame, po mit me in behalf of this veteran of ibo V/euteru armies, who loved and fol lowed Cleburne, to commit through you to the tender and devoted care of the Ho oort E. Lee Chapter of the Daughters of tho Confederacy this picture of his heroic chieftain. "I commit, it to your caro, and I know fArvt the Daughters of the Con federacy will guard it with that heroio devotion, whioh made of the women of the Confedoraoy very angels of love and morey. And as you take this picture of Cleburno, I pray you see to it that thu memory of his name and fame perish not from the earth. Keep alive and perpetuate the story and the glory of these old soldiers and their heroio leaders, and when the oncoming generations shall lisp their inquiries of him, whom this picture j portrays, tell them the story of Pat I rick Bomayne Cleburne, a native of j Ireland, c citizen of Arkansas, a loyal I son of the South, who loved her in? 1 stitutions and her oause, who knew I not fear, but delighted ever to throw ; himself in tho thickest of the warlike fray, who led and bled with her armios through seasons of hope and seasons of despair, sod who dying 03 the sainted field of Franklin, a major gen eral of the Confederacy, was pro claimed by Jefferson Davis, to be in truth, and faot tho Stonewall of th ? West." _ STRONGEST EVIDENCE OF FAITH. Evans' Pharmacy Guarantee that Hy o mel will Care the Worst Vase of Catarrh in An derson. 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