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Walker County Messenger,
VOLUME XXX Vl NO. 17
THE TRIBUTE OF THE U. D. C.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT AT LAFAYETTE
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*Tiie old soldiers standing at tb« bast) of the monument are reading
troj to right, Farlow Wardlaw, J. VV. Nash, W. A. Foster ana R N
OtEttreon.
THE CONFEDERATE MONUMENT.
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“To the Confederate Statue on Courthouse Square, Char
lefcise-itille, Vacomposed by Mr. VV. Sam Burnley, was read by the au
li’ihe unveiling in May, 1909]
It is phasing *,o see you, brave comrade, up there,
.picketed h«t on the old Courthouse Square.
Tour compaf ions here gathered in the dark days of yore
.And nobly .vent forth to fight and endure —
Went ffrih for State Rights, went, forth fur the South,
Jlud'Kidaunted they charged to the cannon's grim mouth.
~.fes, when we weigh aud consider, we all must declare
Twas proper to place you on the oi l Courthouse Square,
For ’iwas here that you came at war’s first alarms;
' sou volunteered here at the first call to arms.
pre shall you stand while the years ** ing toeir flight,
-£he Defender of Home and the Champion of Right.
Jrhen the rumors of trouble came borne on each breeze,
Here met the fathers, here under the trees.
They met here to ponder, to counsel, debate.
D’er the God given Rights that belong to each State;
And ‘twas human, ‘twas righteous, that anger arose
When those Rights were invaded by merciless Les.
Ton were fashioned by Yankees (thrice happy the thought);
Yhey clothed you in bronze, and well have they wrought —
to the dread days of conflict you iaugh> them to “feel”
jßy daring and doing and the thrust of your steel.
•Though fashioned by Yankees, the work was well dons;
• jfoa inspired the chosen by the glories you won.
Tour designer (God bless him), it behooves us to say,
sotcs and reveres the old soldier in gray;
.Jot his father was oue, old comrade like you,
Who fougnt for the cause so noble and true,
ind for you and for him we < xultautly raise
llur voices reverberant in sounding your praise.
ind do you know it, old fellow, your presence up there
1b das to our women po brave and so fair?
■ Though human, they seem to us beings supernal;
•Tbeir infinite love makes remembrance eternal—
• Those creatures of goodness, those angels of light,
A’bo nursed you in sickness, who nerved you in fight.
i health to you, comrade, a wreath for your brow;
Tou stood by us then, we'll stand by you no.v.
Tour cause will aye live iu tong and in story,
Sublime to its sadness, immortal in glory.
ttUER sen; fuel
QUOTA OF SOIOIERS
SY JUDGE H. P. LUMPKIN
(V.vfcaps it Mould be interesting
h>L&yv in this issue of theMessen
-Itvr a. brief statement of the differ
companies organized in Wal
irv tocaity for sendee in the Con
feA'.rste- Army, as also the differ-
and regiments re-
Mwsmted l>v volunteers from Wal
ter county. Believing this, F will,
4* wett as l can from memory,
jgicre this information.
The first company organized
was headed by Dr. (i. G. Gordon
captain. This qompany was com
pany G, of the Jtth Ga. Vol. Inf.
E. F. Hogue, who was brevet 2nd
lieut. at the organization of the
company, became the colonel of
the regiment before the final sur
render.
At the time that Dr. Gordon
was making up his company, J. Y.
Wood organized a company in the
Armuche valleys. This company
was Co. G, llh Ga.Yoi. inf. Frank
Little, then a young man, was
made 2nd lieut. of this company
was on the organization of the re-
LAFAYETTE, GEORuIA, FRIDA Y, APRIL 20, l»12
U. D. C. CELEBRATE
12th ANNIVERSARY
A Record of Splendid Achievement Marks Their I .abors of
Love to Honor the Confederate
Cause
Twelve years ago today, the 26th of
April, our “Memorial Day," a few
ladies of LaFayette met to organize
a Chapter of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy. Our aim, to keep
alive in the hearts of coming genera
tions the memory of the Confederate
dead, those “who glorified a fallen
cause by the simple manhood of their
lives, the patient endurance of suf
fering and the heroism of death.”
We organized with twenty-three
Charter members. Much enthusiasm
prevailed for a time, but after a
while interest lagged and quite a
number never attended a meeting af
ter the organization. The faithful
few became discouraged, and for two
years we were disbanded. In Au
gust 1906, we organized for the spe
cial purpose of bestowing Crosses of
Honor on the Veterans who had re
quested these crosses. The following
ladies.
Mrs. Isabelle Hix Arnold,
Mrs. Adele Latimer Bale.
Mrr. Armuchee Rosser Deck,
Mrs. Eddie Warthen Enloe,
Mrs. Lizzie Steele Fortune,
Mrs. Clara Warthen Glenn,
Mrs. Eula Fortson Hunt,
Mrs Mary Marsh Hackney,
Miss Sallie Hackney,
Miss Mamie Hackney,
Mrs. Susie Holland Herndon,
Mrs. Addie Hackney Myers,
Mrs. Margaret Moore Patton,
Miss Emma Pickle,
Mrs. Nannie Pursley,
Mrs. Mary Warthen Sparks,
Mrs. Jewel Foster Stewart,
Miss Jennie Loraine Swann,
Miss Nannie Warthen,
Mrs. Eudora Alexander Wright,
Belle Steele Jackson,
Mrs. Laura Anderson Jackson,
associated themselves together under
the name and designation of
“Chickamauga Chapter’’ and obtain
ed a new charter June 27th, 1907.
gimcnt made Major, afteiwnr-is
by promotion colonel, and finally
Brevet Brigadier Generai in the
confederate service.
Soon after this Oapt. F. M.
Young made up a company .ind
his company became Co. 11, 23rd
Ga. Vol. Inf.
At this time Capt. J. C. Ward
law also made up a company
whish became Co. C, 60th Ga. Vol.
Inf.
Next that were made entirely
of Walker county men and boys
were the companies of Capt. J. W.
Brady and C. I). Hill, which be
came companies K and Ein the
tilth Reg. Ga. Inf. Vols.
Samuel Farias organized a
company which became Co. I in
the 61st Ga. Inf.
Capt. N. C. Napier made up a
cavalry company largely from
Walker county boys, which be
came Co. K, 6th Ga. Cav.
Co. F, 4th Ga. Cav., was also
very largely from Walker county,
Judge C. l)/AlcCutchen being Ist
lieut. of this company.
There were a large number of
companies and regiments in
which were many Walker county
boys, but I can’t give the names
of the captains of the companies
as they were organized,but will as
far as I can give the company and
regiment.
Companies I), F, II and I in the
Ist Keg. Ga. Cav.
Companies A, F, I) and 11, 3rd
Reg. Ga. Cav.,
Companies A and E in the 3rd
Confederate Cav.
Companies A and K. 4th Ga.
Cav.
Companies I and I), Ist Confed
erate Inf.
Companies 11. anti F, 23rd Ga.
Inf.
s Companies C and Kin the 9th
Ga. Inf.
Companies C and D, 39th Ga.
Inf.
It would be interesting to know
what part each man performed in
the service, and I hope each sur
vivor will write a history of
acts and the acts of his
as he may now remember 11'
In addition to our charter mem
bers we have the following members,
viz:
Mrs Ellen Selman Fortune,
Mrs. \V. Frances Newton Steele,
Mrs. Mary Steele Jackson,
Mrs. Mary Louise Patton Napier,
Mrs. McKown Martin,
Mrs. Jessie Martin Hollaman,
Mrs. Harriet Jones Wardlaw,
Mrs. Nancy Williamson Foster,
Mrs. Ella Foster Herring,
Mrs. Addie Warthen Wert,
Mrs. Frances Park Stiles,
Mrs. Gerber Guy,
Mrs. Ida Hall Miller,
Miss Orpha Center,
Miss Mary Mize,
Miss Miriam Steele,
Miss Sarah Steele,
Miss Beulah Bale,
Miss Rachel Lumpkin,
Mrs. Lillian Veneable Shaw,
Mrs. Mary Jones Rosser,
With an increased membership came
new energy and fresh zeal. In Jan
uary, 1907, the order was given for
the monument that adorns our Public
Square, and is the pride of every loy
al Daughter's heart. It commemor
ates the bravery and self-sacrifice
of the soldiers of Walker county, and
tells the story of the glory of the
Confederate cause. We want the
world to know that when they fell
upon the field of battle in defeat
they did not lose the admiration,
gratitude and love of their own peo
ple, who know that they fell be
cause they could not accomplish the
impossible. They were brave sol
diers and true men who gave their
lives for the principles that South
ern women hold so dear. After de
ciding to build the monument many
devices were resorted to in order
to make the money. No work was
considered too insignificant if it
would add a few dollars to the fund.
Bazaars, concerts, plays and enter
tainments of various kinds, dinners
and lunches were served on many
occasions, and oh the dishes, the
dishes we did wash; but our lovely
monument stands today in all its
artistic beauty, and the years of ef
fort and the disappointments and
discouragements are forgotten.
The 27th of April 1909, was an
eventful and happy year to the Con
federate women of De
spite the drizzling rain throughout
the morning, that interfered with
the Memorial Day plans, three thou
sand people gathered to witness the
unveiling of the monument and give
proof of their love for the soldiers
who wore the gray. Work was sus
pended in the stores, offices, shops,
and factories and the trains brought
in many veterans and visitors. The
platform, the court house, all of the
business houses and from the hum
blest cart to the handsomest automo
bile were resplendent with Confed
erate flags and bunting. Many pri
vate residences were decorated in
honor of the occasion. The address
of Col. George M. Napier, of Monroe,
was an inspiring and beautiful ora
tion. Col. Napier paid a beautiful
tribute to the Confederate soldiers;
he said, “That there was no coun
terpart in history of the constancy
and devotion, genuine chivalric sen
timent and unflinching courage ex
hibited by him in war, and the still
prouder record of the trying days of
reconstruction. '
After the address and music by
the United States Cavalry Band from
Fort Orglethorpe, which had been so
graciously tendered by Col. Barker,
Commander of the Post, the Presi
dent, Mrs. Margaret Moore Patton,
presented the monument to the Vet
erans of the county. In the name of
Camp Chickamauga Veterans, the
Hou. B. F. Thurman accepted the
splendid gift. Four children, Helen
Bale, Margaret Patton, Robert Steele
and Robert Gleen, pulled *he cords
that unveiled the monument revealing
the statute of pure Cararra marble,
amid the cheering of the crowd.
Sbjffi building our monument, we are
jJvrTibutlng to various causes. We
use our fund on hand now
||||||||Hmarkmg of the graven of
A LEADER IN U. D. C. WORK
t i - • ft Win
MRS. EARL JACKSON
Last August when Mrs. Bale
announced that slit* could no loun
ger be president the Chickamau
ga Chapter honored itself by elect
iug Mrs. Belle Steele .lacksitu.
Mrs. Jackson was one of the
charter members /ami has been
untiring in her labors since our
organization. She held the office
of treasurer until she was elect
ed president and (luring these
years as custodian of the funds,
which were so wisely looked af
ter, was a little woman alive to
the best interest of the chapter.
Ever loyal and true, no one has
excelled her in devotion to this
order.
Broad in sympathy, energetic
and efficient, she lias carried for
ward success that which she con
ceived to be for the highest good
for the chapter. Flag Day and
Georgia Day were appropriately
celebrated in connection with
the exercises of the public
schools. The amount realized
from the sale of flags was used
for educational purposes. A din
the Confederate soldiers In the coun
ty. We are ready at all time* to do
all in our power to commemorate the
valor of our Confederate heroes. Thej
were, true and brave men, and we
will not allow their graves to be
neglected. If each grave of a Con
federate BOldier be marked with “C.
S. A.” his children, and his chil
dren’s children, and the world will 1
know that he belonged to the Im- '
mortal army that feared neither
cold, hunger nor death, but gladly
gave up everything to battle for the
rlgli*. The MINORITY of Chlcka
maura Chapter are enthusiastic, ear
nest workers.
We regret to chronicle that two
of our members have passed to the
great beyond, Mrs. W. P. Jackson,
who was a member of our first or
ganization, and Mrs. Nannie Purs
ley, who was a charter member. We
mourn their loss, hut submit to the
will of Him who docth all things
well. Our Chapter meets once each
month at the homes of the members.
We use the historical programs In
connection with our regular business,
after which light refreshments are
I served and ari enjoyable social half
hour Is spent. This year we are
| studying the lives of Confederate
j Generals. We always co-operate with
(the public school In carrying out an j
Interesting program on Georgia Day.;
Memorial Day Is always held In the
heart* of our members. We always
celebrate the birthdays of our Im-'
| mortal Lee and Davis. Eighty cross- (
es have been conferred and certifi
cates of membership. We paid IL
-633.00 for our monument and Con
ONE DOLLAR PER, YE A R
nor was given in February which
netted a neat sum that was spent
for the purchasing markers for
soldiers’ graves and twelve have
been placed. Today the chapter
will present to the public school
a picture of Lee and a picture
of Davis.
Much lias been done by Mrs.
Jackson to aid in giving bis Me
morial Issue of the Messenger
and although her presidency has
been less than one year, she has
shown rare executive ability and
is well known and loved by all.
The daughter of tile much la
mented ('apt,. A. U. Steele, she
was married to Col. E. A.J ackson
a brilliant young lawyer, on
April 26,1890, Chickamauga Chap
ter’s birthday.
And furthermore should we
review her work we should see
her in varied activities and her
beautiful home life and church
work. All of which in keeping
with the ideal of—
“ The perfect woman, nobly
planned.”
tributed to other causes the sum of
$130.00. Our purpose is not to keep
alive sectionalism uud rekindle the
fires of strife and prejudice which
were drowned in 1881 to 186I> In the
blood shed by brother fighting
against brother, but to honor and
all the living and to commemorate
and justify the memory Os those who
died upon the battlefield in defense
of their States and their homes from
Invasion.
The officers elected for this year
are:
Mrs. Earl Jackson, President.
Miss Hallle Hackney, V’ice Presi
dent.
Mrs. I. H. Holloman, Recording
Secretary.
Miss Nannie Warthen, Corre
sponding Secretary.
Miss Mamie Hackney, Treasurer.
Mrs. J, E. Patton, Registrar.
Mrs. J. M. Jackson, Historian.
Rev. W. T. Irvine, presiding el
der of the Dalton district, will
preach at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning and night.
The hour for the second quarter
ly conference will be announced
ut the morning service.
Believing that the southern end
of the county should have a member
on the board of roads and revenue
the friends of T. J Bandy announce
him as a candidate for county com
missioner.