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Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOV. 5, 1975 Sully’s role in the Civil War Rodriquez coverage slammed By DON MIDDLETON and JOHN ADAMS May, 1861. The War Between the States was growing in intensity dai ly. In Texas, the call for volunteers went out. By September, volun teers had begun assembling at Camp Barton near Dallas. Among the recruits was 23-year-old Lawr ence Sullivan Ross, who enlisted as a private in Company B of McLen nan county under the command of his brother, Capt. P.F. Ross. Ross left his bride of five months, Elizabeth Tinsley, and his farm in the Brazos Valley to fight with the Sixth Regiment of the Texas Caval ry, made up of about 1,150 men. On the seventh of September, elections were held to fill empty regimental positions. Ross was elected a major and placed in command of the 1st Division. Before departing with the Regi ment to Missouri, Ross wrote his wife a letter expressing his belief that the war would not last and that he would probably be gone three or four months. It would be four years before Ross returned to Texas. The Texans joined forces with Gen. Ben McCulloch near Springfield, Missouri. While in the area, Ross conducted several scout ing expeditions behind enemy lines to asses the strength of the Union forces. Returning from one foray to the Union encampents, Ross fell into company with a Union officer who was riding to Confederate head quarters under the white flag of truce. The Federal officer told Ross that it was a mystery to the army at , Springfield how he had managed to get in and out of their lines without being discovered. The next day, aware that he would now be under close scrutiny, Ross had his men make camp, build fires and unsaddle their horses. When night fell, the Confederates slipped away from their camp quietly, leaving the Union troops to close in on and capture an empty encampment. Ross later wrote his wife, “I had quite a hearty laugh at the expense of this officer and told him that if he didn’t keep out more vigilant sen tinels and pickets, the Texans would be inside of his lines and encamp ments till the time.” After successful engagements with the enemy in Missouri, Arkan sas and Mississippi, the Texans joined the command of Gen. P. G.T. Beauregard in Corinth, Mississippi in May 1862. The Confederate forces there numbered at least 30,000. Between June and August of that year the armies in Mississippi trained and reorganized. The reor ganization included the promotion of Ross from major to colonel of the Texas regiment. The rest of the year saw the Army of the West, including the Texas Cavalry, engaging the enemy al most continuously. During October the army suffered a series of crush ing defeats under Maj. Gen. Earl Van Dorn. In November the Army reor ganized and Lt. Gen. J.C. Pember ton replaced Van Dorn as supreme commander. Col. Ross again was promoted, this time to the rank of brigadier general in command of Third, Sixth, Ninth and Twenty- Brigadier General Lawrence Sullivan Ross Seventh Texas Cavalry Regiments. These units formed what came to be known as the “Ross Brigade, even though the command of the brigade changed periodically until the end of the war. The Ross Brigade fought gallantly against larger and better-equipped Union forces in Mississippi, Geor- l>» AM I N I SUPPOSE IT'S A H0LP0VER FROM THE WVfS U/HEN D06S MERE WILD... SLOUCH Jim Earle “I guess it had to happen — three hikes are chained to mine!” I SUPPOSE THEY HAD TO EAT FA5T BEFORE SOME OTHER ANIMAL CAME AL0N6, AMP TOOK IT ALOAY... THAT'S TRUE ...THERE MERE A LOT OF RUPE ANIMALS AR0UNP IN THOSE DAYS! 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MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Editor James Breedlove Assistant Editor Roxie Hearn Production Manager TT. T. C. Gallucci City Editor Steve Gray Campus Editor Sandy Russo Sports Editor Paul McGrath Photography Director Jack Holm C0URTEA HAIR DESIGNERS SHAG CUT A FULL SERVICE SHOP FOR THE DISCRIMINATING MAN RADIAL CUTS SEBRING CERTIFIED We use & recommend all Sebring products. CALIFORNIA CONCEPT STYLE PROMPTER RK ACID BALANCED PRODUCTS LAVf« CUT DOUTHY DUNN Owner CALL FOR APPOINTMENT odU8 OLD COLLEGE RD. - NEXT TO TRIANGLE BOWLING - BRYAN gia, Alabama and Tennessee. By September 1864, Gen. Ross and his troops were physically and mentally exhausted. Like the rest of the Confederate forces, their supplies were low, food was hard to find, and clothing and equipment were in poor shape. Early in the spring of 1865, the Ross brigade surrendered near Jackson, Mississippi. With hostilities at an end, Gen. Ross and his men returned to Texas. In four years Ross had risen from the rank of private to brigadier general, fought in 135 engagements, cap tured 30 stands of colors and had seven horses shot out from under him. Ross returned to Texas to take a major role in the reconstruction process. Ross served as sheriff of McLennan County, governor of the state from 1887 to 1891 and, upon his retirement as governor, became President of A&M College. I THIOJK YOU'LL FlfUD TH£ SPORTS SGCTIOfU 10) TODAY'S "BATTALION" jjarnsResTiruG, hr. DiLHAnsJ Writer ‘lacks knowledge Editor: I am writing in response to the concert review that appeared in the Battalion on Tuesday, Oct. 28. The reviewer commented that the live performance of Asleep at the Wheel “was not up to par with their record ings,” and that “they seemed weak and amateurish when compared to Bob Wills and Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen.” Any person with knowledge of how recordings are made would realize that it is almost impossible for a group to equal a studio sound with a live performance. In addi tion, their album with “Choo Choo Chi Boogie features six guest musi cians including fiddler Johnny Gimble, the recipient of an In strumentalist award at the recent Country and Western awards Ceremonies. fHn..."..NOJ imrwnuRAL' 6Anes TO START THIS UeeK WITH B6LLY- DAILGOXb COnP£TITIOaJ..“ Doesn t the reviewer think these added musicians have an effect as to the difference in sound? I also won der when he has listened to Bob Wills live or heard the Commander under the same acoustical condi tions of G. Rollie? (It was built for sports events, not concerts.) Some of the remarks about Johnny Rodriquez were lacking in intelligence. First, equipment men, among other things, are paid to tune guitars so the stars won’t have to when they get on stage. Secondly, for someone who “proba bly wouldn’t have known how to tune his own guitar, Johnny R. played a rather competent lead on the two rock songs. I realize ttie^j viewer can’t please everyone) matter what he says butheshoj be able to speak out of know instead of a lack ol it. I thoughtilwj the best, most well receivedconcei this year. Robert Humphij Consolidation Editor: I am opposed to the ideaofm solidating Bryan and CollegeSti tion into one city. One of the iking I have grown to like about Collej Station since I have been at A&Mj its small size and friendly atm* phere, both of which would bell this consolidation were to til place. Contrary to some p« beliefs, bigger is not alwaysbettaj Paul Mueli ~ '■ * inmn! 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