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CUTI
IBERT APPEAL.
"Vol. II, Cuthbert, Georgia, THURSDAY, Apr-il 30, 1868. No. 26.
$l)c Cutljbcrt Appeal.
J. P. SAWTELL,] [H. H. JONES,
Proprietor*.
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continued on expiration of time paM for.
Building oh the Sand
*Ti* w«U to woo. ’ll* well to wed,
For ao the world bath done
Since myrtle* grew, and roaea blew,
And morning brought the run.
Hut have a care ye young and fair,
Be *uni yon pledge with truth ;
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyood tbe day* of youth I
For if ye give not heart to h nrt
A* well m hand for hnitd,
You'll find you've played the nnwieu part.
And "built upon the wild."
"This wi ll to save, 'll* well to bava
A goodly *tore of gold.
Ami hold enough of tlilning Muff,
For ebaritv if cold.
But place not all your hope and trust,
,1ft What the deep mine Wing* ;
Vi e cannot liVe \in Anfow diwt
I’nmixed with pui^cV wing*,
And be who pile* up wealth alone
Will often bare to stand
Beside hi* coffer cbirt. and own
■ft* “t«ih upon the wuM."
Tfo*M to speak in kindly guiae,
And wioUh- where'er ae can ;
Fair sjM-eeb should bind tbe biiiuan mlnA,
Aim tore link man in man.
Bui >9^ no! at llie j^mle word* ;
. Let deed with language dwell j
The on* who pities starving bird*,
tiboukl scatter cruma a* well.
The mercy that b warm and true
Jluri land a helping band,
For tin or who talk ImI Ini I to do,
" But build upon tbe aand."
\Var-Tlie Depnitrrt Pntrtots
nH<ft Heroes of Mucon.
Hr DAY!" Wl.lf, P. D.
[CONCLUDED]
Mscon, n small citv situated on tho
'went bank of the Ormulgee, and in
tolxiut the geographical center of GeoP-
|gin, furnished her full quota of t root A,
us did also her dialer cities, to fight tbv
feui ful huttlvB of our recent revolution
About twenty military companies wore
organized and equipped in lliia place for
the service, amounting, wo apprehend,
to at leiial fifteen hundred men, not
more than one half of whom, it ia csti-
mated, aurvived tho futul struggle.—
v.any of these citizen-aoldiera belonged
to our l»e*t families, were reared amid
the luxuries of wealth, enjoyed the
blending* of a liberal education ; some
had commenced n career of | r feaeionnt
dintinction, and a few were ra famous
for their piety as for their patriotism.—
lint when tli** tocsin of war sent forth ita
trumpet-notes of preparation through
the fund, these cherinlied aona of tlio
noil, true to the instincts of n patriotic
ancestry, girded on their armor, and
tnurched forth to meet the gutlicring
ntorm. Aged parents, devoted wives,
ond delicate maidens wept at the sight
but they eonocivod the cause worthy of
the sacriliee, and theicfore cliroriully
gave up these supoorts and ornaments
of their homes amid their benedictions
and tears. Those scenes of separation
which were associated with so much
sorrow and j<'y will Iw fresh in the re
collections o| the men of thin generation
till the lust one of them in laid asleep in
the silent land.
It haa always been a end fate to con
template, that the finest chivalry of the
Confederate States whs culled to fight
und full with the baae hirelings of the
North, and with the jail-sweepings of
Europe, which formed a large element
in the powerful armies of the alien
Tbe beet blood of the South flowed free
ly on a hundred fields, to conserve the
Confederacy, and he who would seek fo
blacken the fuir fume of those patriotic
Head is " full of all anbtilty. a child of
the devil, and an enemy of all righteous-
ness.* 1 We would be glsd to give some
ncoount in this article of eTery man of
Maono, however humble the part he
moy have borne in the war (for all our
departed patriots deserve the wannest
tribute of our gratitude and tears), but
time and space will not allow* ua to de
scend to details. We must content our-
selves, under the cireumstances, with a
short sketch of the officers, and e*p< cial
ly thote whose rank was not below thut
«>f.the office of Captain. And if, in the
execution of our delicate task we should
omit the name of any offir*r, or should
fail to do full juutico to tho honored
Head, we request the reader to impute
the omission or failure to the l.*ck of
knowledge, and not to the ii.Hucuce of
Hiiy sinister motive. With the pressure
of profesaionsl engagements, wo can
find ooly fragments of time for the
preparation of these memorials.
JOHN B. LAMAS.
Tho first nsme we will mention on
this bright roll of fame is that of C. 1
John B. Lamar, a nutive Georgian, and
one of nature's true noblemen. lie was
genial in his disposition, courtly in his
carriage, gracious in his manners, be
nevolent in his character, and pure in
Ilia life. He was a gentleman of for
tune, and he employed his abundant
means in tbe improvement of his mind
and tbe adornment of bia home, in pro
moting tbe happiness of his friends, in
relieving the necessities of the poor, and
in advancing the cauae of education,
liberty, and religion. The faithful and
affectionate offices he performed for his
servants led them to reciprocate bis uni
form kindness with something like on
idolatrous reverence and obedience.
Tbia highly esteemed and deeply In
roented citizen was one of the best edu
cated men of this commonwealth ; and.
apart from the more solid studies he
had mastered, he cultivated a familiar
acquaintance with the modern language
of Em ope, and with the purest models
of the fine arts. He was a member of
tbe Convention of Georgia which passed
the ordinance of secession, and as be
had earnestly advocated the immediate
separation of the State from the Union
of Htntos, ho felt it to be bin duty to
support his principles at the point of the
sword, and if need lie, lay down his life
for the liberties of hia people. It is true
he "did not enter the regular service, but
acted only the part of Volunteer aid to
Gen. Ilowell Cobb, and it was while en
gaged in nn effort to rally the men at
the battle of Crampton Gap that ho re
ceived his death wound. This battle is
but little known in the history of our
revolution, but ita direct bearings on the
destiny ol Harper's Ferry make it one
of the most bold and important con
flicts ol the war There U something
truly stlbllme in the idea of a winull
Georgia Brigade holding at bay for an
eutiris day Franklin’s full corps, to eoa
hie Stonewall Jackson, the In-ro of ull
our heroes, to peilnrm a splendid coup
do maith) which resulted in the cupture of
u considerable garrison, and in the bb
taming Inigo und vuluublo stores for the
hi my
The subject of this brief notice was
the brother-m-law of HoU. Ilowell Cobb,
Who bore a conspicuous part both in the
V:ivi| and military departments of tho
Confederate Government, who is the
true type o( a Southern statesman, and
one of the most richly endowed men iu
America.
JOHN BUI. LAMAR.
Co). John Hill Lamar, the cousin ol
the singly man of the suine name, whose
character has just been portrayed, join
ed one of the first companies ol volun
teers which left Macon, and remained in
the service until the 9ili of July. 1864,
when he fell iu the tight on the Monoc-
sey with hia buck to the field, and his
fare to the foe, aud leaving iu battle not
a blot ou bis name, looked proudly to
Heuvun from the den h-bed of laroo.—
He commenced his milituhV Career as a
high private, but, by hia integrity, intel
ligence, and valor, he s.mn rose to the
runk of commander of the Gist regiment
of Georgia, in the numerous battles in
which he participated his bearing was
ulWhys that of a gallant officer and good
soldier. Ilia military record is uniin-
peached and unimpeachable.
Our accompllnhbu and cheribhed young
friend was roared in the midst ol afflu
ence and base, and combined in hia
churucter the noble atlribUUHi ttf a
Southern gentleman. He wai Ihu only
son of his mother, and she it widow.—
lie was, therefore, in a soured sense
the chiel stay and solace of this Stricken
household, so that the sad tiding* bf his
early death fell upon the hottte-oircle
with the crushing violence of n thunder
bolt. Ho was connected with thut lurgc
and honorable family whose name he
was proud to illustrate, whoso Various
b. audios have been widely extended
through the pol shod circle of Mouth
ern society, nnd which arc rich in the
fruits ol intellect, patriotism and Virtue.
During tbe progress of tbe revolution be
united his fortunes with u fair daughter
of Virginia, and though tho sacred Un
ion wits so soon dissolved, this “ elect
ludy " has been sustained under the se
vere shock of miafoitune by tho serene
light of a sublime Clirialinn hope Col.
Lstmfr was u member of the Presbyto-
rion Church, and gave crtdiblu evidence
of consistent piety. IIu died suddenly,
but sufuly. Hia body is reposing in
the bosom of kindred dust, and his aoui
is numbered with tho Buinta in glory
everlasting. The spring flowers bloom
on his tomb as the blight emblems of
immortality, aud the summer breezes
sing his requiem am d the rosy hues of
the morning light, and the solemn shad
ows of departing day.
JAMR8 O SOOKRH.
Cap*. James G. lingers first beheld
the ILht of day in Darien, Gu, mid
closed his earthly career at about thirty-
live year* of nge, in tho unequal
and undecided struggle of Sharps-
burg. He was called to tho command
of the Central City Blues, one of the
companies which composed the 12th
Georgia, a regiment well nigh as re
no* ned f.-r its intrepidity nnd valor as
the invincible Ironsides of Cromwell —
The high emprise of this devoted band
has shed a deathless lustre over the an
nals of Southern chivalry. Wheth< r
moving forward to meet the advancing
columns of the enemy, or retreating be
fore the superior forces of the foe,
whether marching beneath the burning
suns of summer, or enduring tbe painful
monotony of hibernation, these noble
men maintained the thorough discipline,
and performed the daring deeds of vet
ernn soldiers. When cut off from tboir
compeers ond compelled to wander for
many days without food in the deep sol
itudes and up tho perilous steeps of the
Alleganica, tiieir magnanimity und pa
tience never failed them, nnd amid the
thunder and smoke of Malvern Hill
they evinced a coolness and courage
which mude them immortal. General
Early publicly saluted them in the midst
of tho astounding scenes of that awful
day, and in the official reports of the
batllo Captain Rogers is complimented
for galluut conduct. This popular offi
cer was a prominent member of the
Methodist Church, an efficient class-
leader, a licensed cxborter, and a zeal
ous laboror for tbe salvation of bouIb.—
His whole life was that of a pure and
devoted servant of God, and amid tbe
minghng groans and shouts of Sharps-
burg bis redeemed and justified spirit
emerged into the magnificent brightness
of celestial vision.
Capt. Rogers is n forcible illustration
of the fact that true p>ety ia favorable
J to tbe purest impulses of patriotism, and
to the loftiest achievements of heroism.
Nothing inspires tho mind of tho wan-
rior with such a supremo contempt for
danger nnd death an unsliuken confi
deuce in tho doctrine of a special Provi-
demo. It was this that made Stono
wall Jackson tho hero of the revolution,
and it was n sublime faith in God which
made our departed friend firm and un
daunted in every conflict and peril.
aKOROK w. R0S8.
Major George \V. Ross was born in
Macon, Novcmbur the 22d, 1825. He
was n man of noble jwionntl, nnd was
popular in tho mercantile circles. He
\vus tho brother of J. B. Boss, a prince
moruhulit of tho South, and a mctnboF
of one of tho largest uml moat influen
tial families iD Geoigia. We lave of
ten admired his commanding form and
benevolent faco as he moved uliout in
the busmens walks of lit**, or sliured the
purer pleasures of social intercourse.
Mr. John Htx Hass, in his 11 Memoirs
of the Martyred Di-tid,” speaks thus ol
this dignified aud brave citizen soldier :
“ lie was schooled iu tho Floyd lliflul
for the churucter he whs to net in that
grand und horrible tragedy upon which
tlimiurlldn lias but recently fallen An
advocate of secession, ho fearlessly faced
its consequences, pledging his ' life,
property ami honor for the iudopemb
ern e of the Southern Confederacy.’ We
all know how faithfully his nets illus
trated his words And wVieh liis State
called upon her Rons to rally in her de
fense, he was found in her vanguard.”
Major Ross had passed through un
scathed ull those wild tempests «f death
Which desolated tlm lair fields ol Virgin
ia, and those bloody encounters which
stained the soil ol Maryland, but was
destined in tho Divine mind to find a
grave in tho borders of tho Keystone
State. The probable results of an ex
(■edition on tho part of Goiierul Luo into
Pennsylvania, in tho summer of 1804,
were gravely diftoussed in a council of
wur, nnd, as many had predicted, it
ended iu u terrible disaster to our arms.
When the series of battles around Get
tysburg opened, lII the dun.cos to win
acre with the Confederates, and when
they closed tbe fortunes ol the day were
claimed by tho Federuls. At the criti
cal juncture of uffnirs, when it sfcemed
certain that our great (’upturn was in a
endition to offish tho army of tho I*o-
t iiiibu in detail, to carry Ids .Victorious
arms into the heart of the North, and
tliun to secure tho coveted boon of all
honorable und lasting |ieace, ho was on
the very eve of one of these sud mid ir
retrievable reverses which sealed the
fute of our waning cause. Never did
Houthcru generalship appear to bo so
far helow the occasion, mid never did
Southern chivalry shine with n more
brilliant lustre than in the throe dread
ful days of struggle over tho sunny
hills nnd in tlm smiling valley in tho vi
cinity of Gettysburg.
u Bui thbre'a a Divinity that shape*
our Finis, rough-how them us we will."
It whs dining a desperate charge of
Wright’s Brigade, up olio of those ter
rible heights whirh were crowned with
the durk masses of Meade, that Major
Ross was pierced with the death-deal
ing missile. Ho whs taken, in duo time,
to a Federal hospital, where ho linger
ed in mllbh pain till tlm 2d day of Au
gust, when, at the command ol his Mas
ter, “ the dust rctUHied to tlm earth us
it was, and the spirit Unto God, who
gave it.”
FRANK IILOO»f.
Major Prank Bloom was born in tlm
State of New York, and became a citi
zen of Mocon about the year 1840. For
many years he was a prominent und effi
cient officer in theFireDepart merit of our
city. When the war opened, he joined
ihu Jackson Artillery, mol wan ordered
to St. Simond's Islund, and a-ter spend
ing a season there in defense of the
const, he went to Virginia, und bocaim*
un Aid of Geu' H. R. Jackson, He
served in the urtillory campaign in Wes
tern Virginia, and won laurels for his
gallantry and r.ml in the service.—
When Gen. Jackson wns returned to
Georgia this bold cavalier was made
chief of his staff, with the rank of Mu
jor, und it was while he wus visiting his
in-nds in this place that he wus seized
with an attack of pneumonia, the result
of exposure in the service, which ter
minated his fife in about tbe fortieth
year of his age. The Major wus a man
of generous impulses, of much public
spirit, of truo patriotic fervor, and *»f
great geniulity of temper, and bin death
w ill long bo deplored by n large circle
of devoted friends and admirers.
OKOKCK A. SMITH.
Geo. A. Smith, born in Darien, Molu
tosh county, Gu., on the 2th November,
1824, passed in Macon, Ua , a very <jui-
et and uneventful life, up to the period
of tho Civil War. flu was always
deeply interested in the politics of hie
country, und, during tlm Presidential
campaign of I860, possessed sucli a
clear appreciation of tbe spirit of the
times that, even at that curly day he bo
gan to devote all bis snare moments to
the study of Military Tactics. Iu the
first months of 1861 lie organized and
drilled a company of volunteers, which
was mustered into the State service by
Governor Brown some time in March.
His company was callofl, in honor ot
Georgia's Governor, “Brown’s Infantry,”
und, with other Georgia companies,
forming the 1st battalion of Georgia
volunteers, left Macon April 6t|i, 1861,
for Penaaoola, Flu. Here the command
remained without outeriog into any en
gagement until tliu bombardment of
tho 22d and 23d of Novemhor, in
tho same year. At the time it
was auid that this encounter wna tho
first wherein tho Confederate batteries
had successfully engaged tho Federal
ships. However this may lie, Smith
and his company manned a water bat
tery without the walls of Fort MoRuo,
and did their duty. The company re
ceived permission to have tho name
nnd date of tho battle stamped upon
their flag, nnd thiir Captain, upon tho
official recommendation of Gen. Bragg,
was appointed nnd commissioned LfhU-
tonantUolonel in tho Provisional Army
of the Confederacy. In January, 1802,
Lt. Col. Smith obtained n furlough for
ten days, seven of whiuh wore spent in
Mucon with liis family. As seen us he
returned to the army lie wns ordered to
Mobile, where ho soon wont about the
work of raising a full regiment upon tbe
nucleus of the battalion to which he hud
belonged. This done, he reo ived a
commission as full Colonel, his regi
ment being styled the 8tith Georgia, and
a Her wards, when their term of service
its State troops had expired, the 1st
Confederate Georgia regiment Col.
Smith remained stationed at Mobile un
til the early part of 1864, during ull
which time lie wns never absent from
his post nn hour. He had command of
Fort Gaines, nominally, nnd ranked only
as Colonel, but throughout the greater
part of Ills two-years' stay ut Mobile
performed the duties of a Brigadier Gun-
foral, 'having charge of three forts, Mor
gan, Guim-s nnd Pillow Only once
whs there an engagement, then a light
one, hut the commander's duty called
him from one fort to unothcr, by. which
bis life wits in danger as well from the
stormy waters of the gulf ns the enemy’s
missiles. Early in 864, Col. Smith mid
his r< gimciit were sent to join Gen. John
ston’s army, then in upper Georgia ; and
during that whole tcuioun nnd trying re
trout he never flinched from his duty.—
Near Atlanta, cn tho 22d of July, while
commanding in buttle tho brigade to
which lie belonged, he w a n» wounded,
uud then, for the first time since Janua
ry, 1862 returned to his home on u nix
ty days' leave ol absence. Before this
season bad expired, lioweVc^ Ilk R’tis
recalled to his rBgiment tu rt'ftlfedy some
disorders which had arisen during his
absence. Again he whs compollo I, by
uuhuulsd wounds, to leave the army,
but in October finally rejoined it on its
way to Tennessee. Ho foil in tho but
tle of Franklin, Notetnber 80th, 1864,
while churging upon tlm second line of
tho enemy’s entrenchments.
Col. Smith wus very much loved by
tho soldiers whom he couimunded, und
by strict attention to duty always scuur
ud tho osteem and respect of superior
officers. Ilis regiment boro the reputa
tion of being excellently drilled and die
cipliued, and though it performed post
dlity dlfrittg thH greater part of the war,
fought as galluntly (is tiny when un the
field.
ROBERT A. SMITO.
Col. Robert A. Bfnith wns born in
Joiioh County, December it), 1824. His
descent trim from Utvolut onury stock,
ho being the grand nephew of Colonel
Clenvulnnd, one of that bright baud of
immortal heroes who portici|m(ed in the
brilliant transaction on Kllig’s Moun
tain, a battle which tilrfilid tho tide of
the Americnn Revolution. This worthy
descendant of n distinguished ancestry
was filled with patriotic fire from youth,
aud was acniistomed to repeat with
rupture the Roman maxim : Dubt et
dreorwn eit pro palria mm a. Hotioe,
when nn opportunity was nflorded him
for the perlurmanoo of chivaliie deeds,
h« embraced it with ull the enthusiasm
of his ardent nature He bod held the
office of Cuptnin of ttis Macon volun
teers for the space of (ight years, and
undcf Ins laborious training bia man
hud rein;'cd a point of superior disci-
p'inc. Aud so soon ns the first bugle-
ii te of war was borne ubroud on tile
wingM of the wind, lie promptly tender
ed his pntriotiu bund to the authorities
of tho Courudurute Government. His
company was mustered into service on
the 19th day of April, 1861. and wus
ordered to report at Norfolk, Virginia.
He reiuuined here iu the defense of the
day in the nnmiU of Southern warfare.
Robert A. Smith graduated at Ogle
thorpe University, ot uliout nineteen
yours of ngo nnd luft tho institution
with respoctuble scholarship. It ia true
thut he did not subject himself to tlioso
painful exorcises in mcntul gymnastics
whiuh nro essential to the highest devel
opment of speculative thought, nor did
he trnvorse those boundless fields of an
cient nnd modern loro which require tho
labors of a lifetime, but still lie wns ar
dently deVotcd to the patronage of let
ters. Tho whole current of Ins conver
sation wus that of un educated Christian
gentlemen.
He seloctod the law as tho pursuit of
his life, and by his dignity, conscientious
ness, und devoted to business, ho watt
making steady advances in the putli of
f opulurlty aud usefulness as a lawyer,
t ordinarily ousts much time and toil to
attain eminence in the higher profes
sional spheres, and this, wo apprehend,
ia especially true in rogurd to the legal
profession. Some of our young law
yore who are noted for their probity ond
talent can buruly earn their bread by
tboir practice. The older practitioners
usually absorb the profits of the profes
sion.
But it was the goodness of our cs
teemed friend and fellow citizen which
wus the clowning excellence in Ins char
acter. He nobly illustrated both the
f iutriotism und piety of the profess! n of
uw, und by liis consistent deportment
refuted the vulgar cliargo Hint the life
of a lawyer is compatible with tho life
of u Ghriatinn. At the age of fourteen
J ours Robert becunio n member of the
[uihodist Church, and was thencefor
ward faithful to his holy culling. Ho
wuh, by common consent, a pattern of
Christian consistency. Like Enoch, he
walked with God, uud found llim liis
«oluce and liis joy. It wus in the Bible
class, tho prayer meeting, the Sabbath
School, and in his visitations of the,
sick, the serious, And tho dying, that the
galuxy of his spiritual gi scoHshoiio with
such pure and affecting lustre. Etern *
ty alone will rov. a 1 the results of his
efforts to do good. He had no epociul
fondness for polemic theology - the pride
of rationulism and the pomp of ritual
ism hud no uttruotions for his mind und
heart. But it was u pule, simple, uud
self-denying religion, which engrossed
ull the iauiiltius and affections of his
soul, which made liis lifo rich in faith
uud in good works, and his death-bed
radiant with the light of a glorious im
mortality. Ilia rusting place in Rose
Hill Cemetery has been perfumed by
the frsgrunoe of tliu Huviour's merits,
uud when the Voico of ti e Archangel
shall uliiiouiice to the nutions tlml time
shut! be no longer, be will urine from the
dust to the full fruitiou of the life ever-
lusting.
■DWARD DORR TRACY.
Edward Dorr Tracy wuh born in the
city of Macon. He wns the son of Judge
E. D. Tracy, u gentleman well known
throughout the Statu us u man of finish
ed education, pi ofuBsioiifil Icurning, and
very rure uutivu endowments. Through
his mother; he was connected with a
large und influential family in Georgia.
Receiving his ucudcmic education here,
lie was gi aduatud at the ngo of seven
teen, with thorough scholarship, at the
University of Georgia. His father died
before lie hud rjimplutoJ liis education;
and not inheriting a fortune, before ma
turity he wus thrown upon liis own re
sources lor support. In youth lie began
th develope those qualities of industry,
energy and self-reliance which curr'od
him successfully through his short but
Ix'illtunt career, and would huvo born**
him lriuuiphuuily,hud be lived, to the
highest rounds of civil und political ll/».
Hu whs admitted to the bur, (Jffd became
ut once an houor and sn ornament to
our profession. Wo who have known
him—many of us from his childhood—
know thut iio wus lionust, just, a diligent
Ctudent, u clear und logical speaker,
and u lover of tho science of our limp-
honored profession. It is not, therefore,
ut ull surprising thut lie acquired and
rstuiued clients, cominuniJod the respect
of his follows and the courts, end gave
Gosport Nuvy Yard, (which was one ' unquestionable evidence of asucoesrful
of the must vuluable oolleoticn of arms ' future. We testify tu his flue culture,
in the nation,) ti'l tho month of March, hs sound judgment, his ngreeuble inun-
1862, when ho was elected Colonel of ners, hia independence and hip munli
the 44th Georgia, a regiment which he \ ness. He loved truth und honor and
first curried to North Carolina, but soon justice, and whilst respecting others re-
afterward marched to Richmond to ho j spouted himself. When ho loft this
ready to engage in thut series ot battles j Stute no on* within our knowledge bf
which raged so furiously around the j his age, enjoyed u more noble character,
Capital of the Confederacy. At this or brighter prospects of distinction.—
from troubling, and the weary are at he won only twbhty-nine years of nge.
rest" This was nu awful and gldFioUi) He had the vigor, and hJpbftilnbss, and
stage of kiis public career ho was ex
tremely feeble, and on the evening of
tho 26th of June, 1802, whilst prostra
t< d in his marque in grave meditation,
he received an order to prepare to
march betimes in the morning, by the
Mcchunicsville read, to the bristling
banks of the Cliickahominy. He at once
resolved to carry his force to tho field
of action, despite the earnest romon
strunecs of officers und men ; and whilst
moving thitherward be found it neces
sary several times to stop and mek a
season of rest beneath tho fhada of the
trees. Ho was utterly unable to dis
mount and remount without the assis
tance of some member of his staff. But
on he went, with tho faith and liopo ol
a hero, and on tho 27th day of Juno,
whilst storming one of tho most forrni
dable works of tho enemy, he fell,
pierced by three bulls, iu the bloody
battle of Ellyson’s Mills. And on the
next day he calmly departed to that
better load where "tho wicked cease
After liis marriage lie settled in tho city
of Huntsville, Ala., and, entering upon
his profession, took position cither equul
to, or in comtietitiun with, tho ablest
men of that distinguished bar. liure,
doubtless, he would liuve realized wealth
and f ime as a lawyer, had he been per
mitted to prosecute his profession. In
this uuse, ms in many others, tlm blasts
of war broke rudely the quiet dreams of
civil life. An irresistible obligation to
God und country tore him away—ulus I
forever—from the blandishments of
home. With characteristic promptness
he ruised a company and marched to
the defense of Virginia. He gulhmtly
led his command into the gory field of
Manassas, distinguished bunsclf at tilii*
loh, and fell at Port Gibson. There is
no better evidence of his groat merit as
an officer than his rapid piouution.—
Entering the service us Captain, un-
kn >wn nnd untrained as a soldier, some
twelve mouths before hi* death, he held
a Brigadier's eoimaisaiou/ At bis deutli
bnlrrpnse of youth, with tilai ftcohrnry
of Judgment which is ordiHnrily the
fruit bf experience. No obldler of the
Confcdelncy fills n inoro honored gruvo.
The great Revolution—groat in ita vic
tories—grout io the unparalleled on- r-
mity of our enemies, nnd great ns we
hope and believe it will be, in till) [*>nco
ful toftnltltulbh of tho struggle—can
cluim lie costlier a Victim than tlio gbno-
roui, gifted and learned ffonhfe man
whose death wo deplore. Tlio element
of greatest beauty nnd strength in Gen.
Tracy's character whs his piety, lie
wus a boliover in Jesus Christ, tho son
of God, and front his youth to the day
of his deutli, with admirublo consistency
ho practised the precepts of Uis religion.
His profbrijibh was not forrpal, nor his
Christian virtues negative. On the con-
tratyj bo wns an earnest, active, boneti-
cent member of tho Presbyterian Church.
Believing, ris we do) that ho yet liveth,
and thut death has billy transferred him
to n higher and mdro glhrious sphere of
service, neither wo not his distressed
family should mourn as tlmsb folio huvo
no hope. His Untimely ond aflVJdv yet
another illustrntiob of the vanity of all
morely human expebtntlbna.
“ The honit of hmlilry, the ponin of power,
Ale 1 nil that homily nil that wealth ere gave,
Await alike tho InevitabU 1 hour :
The paths of glory lead but to Uw grave.’'
rUILBKON TRACT!
Major Philemon TMtiy was a native
of Macon, und one of tlio most gifted ol
tlioso cherished suns whoso names adorn
her history. Tlio brilliant reputation he
won in tho vurious offices ho filled
spread to every part of this proud Com
monwealth. If his life had bifen pro
longed, if liis labors Imd been inoro con
centrated, ami bin liubits of study more
sevoro uud self-denying, he would tldlihl-
less have figured iu tho first htfilr of
lawyers nnd orators in the Empire
Stute. Ilis splendid natural abilities
were adequate to any position of emolu
ment und honor, the country 1.ua to ten
der to men of intellect nnd merit.
This bright nnd generous Georgian,
in tbu days of bis boyhood, gave many
infallible signs of unusual ptH'bblty of
mind and nobility of nature, lie was
not accustomed to toil ns laboriously at
his books ns some of his school fellows;
but lie seemed to gather the golden
fruits of knowledge by a sort of intu •
lion. But what he lucked in application
ho made up in originality of thought, in
quickness of apprehension, in vividness
of fancy, nnd in fertility of Iflbstration.
In 1850, Mr. Tracy was graduated at
Yule College, and roturned borne ludon-
od with the rich treasures of philosophy,
science, nnd liternluro. He immediate
ly took the editorship of tho Macon
Telegraph, and, in connection vri li his
editorial duties, pursued tho study of
law. Hu mude the columns of this
popular journal flash with tlio gems of
genius, wit, and humor, and some of his
fct.ir papers won the warmest cncomo
urns of tlio community, and wore exten
sively copied aud complimented by the
press of the South, In 1861 Iio was
udmittud to the bur, and then began his
brilliant professional career. Jle was
elected Ordinary of Bibb county, in
which office he solved the public for
several years with fidolity ond accept
ance. But finding thut the diversity of
liis labors interfered with the unity of his
purpose, lie resolved to resign every
otfiur official trust, nnd to dbvoto his un
divided attention to the duties of Ins fa
voriteprofession, Accordingly, in i860,
there was formed the firm of Stubbs,
Hill, and Tracy, for the full arid exten
sivo practice of luw. The urgurnent of
the latter in tho cuse Of tho Administra
tors of Cunningham against tho Admin
istrators bf Mui tin has been prbnotificed
by judges n chef d'amrt. It wns not
long utter thtf formation of the above
partnership when our talented townsman
marriyd u ludy of cultivation and fortune,
and the untieing claims of this nett
sphere of life led him to abandon his
legal pursuits. Genius is sometimos a
minfohUno to men. Tulfuurd has said
that many a young man has lulled at
the ttur because lie was too brilliant.—
But, alas ! in one brief yenr ull the hopes
and joys of this happy union were blast
ed by death, und tho survivor of this lad
calamity felt the ft rce of tho shock
though all his subsequent history.—
.Some time after this sore bereavement
he was elected Senator by u large ma
jority, which office he hold with honor
till the commencement of hostilities.—
His Senatorial career brought him in
contact with some of the best intellects
of the State, and afforded him a broad
er arena for tho exhibition of his shin
ing talents. Tho impression wus unt
slow in obtuiniiig prevalence th.'t he wus
one of the brightest stars which corrue-
cated in the Senate Chamber of Geor
gia. With the resistless logic of Locke,
the brilliant rhetoric of Larnurtiwe, the
sparkling wit of Sydney Smith, the ex
quisite grace of Addison, the poetic fire
of Shelley, and tlio flowing nh.quence of
a Fox, it is not enrprising that lie should
liuve been classed among tip) most com
manding members of Hie Generul Assem
bly.
This distinguished Senator wns proud
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t. a
itul. It wns in ono of those succeaeiVo
conflicts which marked tho discomfiture
of the Federal forces that ho received a
wouud wliifch mude it necessary for him
to obtain » furlough for n season. A|f-
Icr spending a brief period in the hoffiej
circle, lie aguin sat out for the field of
strife, and, with great difficulty in tho
way of travel, rejoined his regiment orf
the evening before the bloody battle of
Sliuj-psbmg, ready to tulto his part in
(lie fearful driitUit vyliich was to open jo
the morning. Early ih the ttctlon of tli6
follofoitijj ally,ho foil, cbVel-ed with mar
tini glory, nnd tho mother earth of Mn-j
rylsnd opened wido her solt arms, nnd i
tflok him to huv hospitable by amp, tV>*
givo him swebl feposn till the repUrtbo^
tiou morn. We would wish that lift
sleeping dust were onshrined in the sa
cred soil of his natikfl StntOj where hte
ninny friends nnd admirers rhiglit itrew
his tomb with the tokens of their nffeoi
lion and honof. But jt is if beautiful
thought that tho whole earth'is tlio sejj‘- t
ulchre of tho bravo, nnd all time tliff
" millennium of their glory.”
JASJRR n. VANVALKEKOl’RO.
Licntonant Jamca D. Vonvnlkenburg r
was of German extraction,•but, wo ho*
lievo, was born on American soil. Hia
wns a noble origin, for the prefix to his
name is a title of nobility ip tho Futhor-
lnnd. There have issued from the durk.
forests and flourishing cities of Germany
somo of tlio finest soldiers in thp world,’
und the l’rusalan power to-dny is’ Hie
proudest and graudest.dn the globb.~
The strong elements which enter into’
the composition of tho German uharac*
tflr llnvb made it firm and e]iisfio. ip W
lofty career of dtJty nnd honor, and tho.
ardent love of truth with which Luthcf
inspired the minds and hearts of his
countrymen has raised them to a posi
tion hr tho tnornl sublime. Ft may be
safely said that the Reformation of the
sixteenth century has flono more to e!e-.
vote and aggrandize this people than a}!
other causes combined. Thh Teutonic
libes haVo always kept abreast of the
mighty tide of modern civilizatiyn.
Colonel Vanvalkenburg warmly es
poused tho Confederate cause, ns did.'
thousands who wote not " to the mnnof
born;" and, as Captain of the Thomson
G mu (Is, entered Hie service the first
your of the war. Ho wus afterwards
promoted to the office which he.hdUf
when ho fell, iq the 61st Georgia, which'
wus commanded by tho lumontod La
mar. One of the most brilliant achieve
ments of tlio gullunt officer in question
w»b the capture, by Iho aid of a cofjfb”- r
nil’s guard, of tt wHlfib regi/n'ent of
Fnderal solders, which hud become .be
wildered in a woody raHnb. This was
a daring oxpfc'rimbrjt,, blit proved a tri-'
umphnnt sucochA Ufc’ftedff J&fflV made
liis luBt invasion of Maryland in the.
summer of 1864, with the dqpitfn of
tuking possession of the Capital. On'
tlio fill) of u uly, ho crossed the Potohjac,'
and on tlio morning of tho 9th, arrived
at Frederick City, mid passing beyond
without delay, soon reached tho oppo
site bunk of tlio Monocaoy River, wnero
lie found a larga body of the qnomy,
strongly posted for the prolectioff qf
Baltimore and Washington. Finding'll
necessary to tho execution of his pur
pose to dislodgo this forco as quickly ns
potaiblo, Geu. Gordon, who bus been'
styled tlio Bayard of tho South, boldl$
led tlio nttaok with Evan's brigade of
gallant Georgians. It was soon found,
however, that this brave band of men'
lirtd beotl thrown against thrice theif
number of the veteran troops of Sedg-
wi k‘s oorps, nnd ( wafl exposed to a'
raking cross fife fohi'eh rapidly docimo-
Ud tlioir fatiks. But so soon as the two'
other brigades or Gordon were brought
into action, tho I* odurdls fo’erri driven
back like chafl before the whirlwi'nrf. Iff
this short ari l .decisive engagement, the
61st Georgia lest foi'ty then and its two'
highest officers C'ol. Vanvalkenburg.
who met his futo on this sanguinary
field, was a good oitfcftm, a faithful offi
cer, a regular worshipper in tho Jrfo-
tostnnt Episfcdbal Church, nnd tho head
of an interesting* household, whojii he
left te buffet tho colcl waves of tbe
world. May tho God ot the covenant
bo the unfailing friend and piotootor of
the heart stricken widow and futhcrleM
children. . ,,
These all died in faith of that caus6
for which they gnve their precious lives.
And whnt’ shall I more suy ? For tho
time would fail mo to tell of tbe brav6
and generous-hearted Campbell,' the
modest nnd chivalrous Collins, the’
amiable and gullunt Grunins, tho loved*
and lamented Lewis, the handsome and'
impetuous Patton, the upright and in
telligent Redding, the firm und fuilhfu!
Bruiizeul, the young and valient Rods,'
und the patriotic and pious Wutermnn.
We have hastily prepared those brief (
memorials of our heroic and liouofedj
dead as a compliment to patriotism and
virtue, nnd thut coming history rauy en
rich her records with a truo recital of
their noble deeds. Such rfsm^s at fuwo
were never intended for oblivion, but ire
divinely destined to live in story and in
song when the proudest mom/ttffloti of
nim ble mid brass have mouldered dbwrf
to dust. Their memories are embalmed
the hearts of their countrymen, and
in tiiito tliV|HwItion'o/ a iirivatB S'ijiur tlio Ink* ,'f* 011 » iU > “ dl . ni ™
in tho Confederate service, hut was soon lion on their splendid achievement*,
elevated to the rank of Major of H.eOtb | The present generation may seek to
Georgia regiment. Jle pur Mai pa ted m , tarnish their lair fame, but posterity btf
all the hardships and hazards of tho a rich wreath of g.ory und honor for
campaign upon tho Peninsula, and as- every brow of the true anti the bravo,
listed gallantly m hurling back tho, With this unwavering la.th, we calmly
magnificent army of McClsJlund, which! await the sober decisions of ttft granu
I wus thwKHJring ut the gates of tbu 6ap* judgment seat of future history.