Chapter 49:
- General Beauregard completes his last official duties. -- turns his thoughts homeward. -- names of the officers serving on his Staff. -- his efforts during the War to obtain promotion for deserving Staff-officers. -- his telegram to General Cooper, April 28th. -- General Cooper's reply. -- promotion demanded for other meritorious officers, but granted for two only. -- abandoned box-car at the depot at Greensboroa containing Confederate archives.-General Beauregard forwards it to Charlotte. -- he Starts to return home on the 1st of May. -- expedients employed to defray his expenses on the journey. -- instance given to show the patriotism of the Southern people. -- General Beauregard Reaches Newberry, S. C., on May 5th.-he bids Adieu to those members of his Staff who were from South Carolina. -- his parting visit to Governor Pickens. -- he Passes through Augusta, Atlanta, West Point, and Montgomery, reaching Mobile on the 19th. -- is impressed by the depression of the people. -- how General Sherman could have been checked and defeated. -- General Beauregard avoids the visits of Confederate officers and men while in Mobile. -- leaves for New Orleans. -- Arrives on the 20th of May at the Pontchartrain end of the Railroad, five miles from the City. -- is informed of crowds waiting to greet him. -- endeavors to avoid all public demonstrations. -- is welcomed at every step. -- Reaches home at Sunset.
As soon as the work of arranging and verifying the muster-rolls and other papers relative to the return of the troops to their respective States had been completed, General Beauregard, released from these sad but necessary duties, turned his thoughts to his own personal affairs and his approaching departure for Louisiana. He had, on the 27th of April, addressed an affectionate farewell letter to the officers of his personal and general staff, which we have already inserted in the biographical sketch immediately preceding the narrative of his military operations. We append a list of their names :1
Personal Staff.
1. Lieutenant A. R. Chisolm, of South Carolina, A. D. C.
2. Lieutenant A. J. Toutant, of Texas, A. D. C.