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28-645: There were three distinct groups known as Mississippi Rifles that responded to governor Albert Gallatin Brown 's call for volunteers to supplement the forces of the regular army during the Mexican–American War . According to the Mississippi Encyclopedia , "The 2nd Mississippi Rifles and Anderson's Battalion of Mississippi Rifles were raised as the result of later federal calls for troops. Neither unit participated in major combat operations..." In regard to

56-595: A foothold in Central America ... because I want to plant slavery there.... I want Cuba ,... Tamaulipas , Potosi , and one or two other Mexican States ; and I want them all for the same reason - for the planting or spreading of slavery." Indeed, he went on to say, "I would spread the blessings of slavery, like the religion of our Divine Master, to the uttermost ends of the earth." To those who agreed with such views, "Albert Gallatin Brown possessed magical powers. With many learnt spells, handsome countenance surrounded by

84-539: A lifetime, most of which was spent in an epoch of bitter controversy, his most intimate friends never heard him speak ill of others. Brown served three terms in the state legislature, four in the US Congress, one on the circuit bench. He was twice elected United States senator, twice Governor, and once senator in the Confederate Congress. Rand wrote that "the political career of Albert Gallatin Brown provides one of

112-498: A luxuriant, flowing beard and dark-curly hair, in every sense he looked distinguished. Courageous, he was void of vanity; animated, he was persuasive; his spirit, crackerish to the extreme." In his speech, Reuben Davis , who knew him well, states in his book Reminiscences on Mississippi and Mississippians that Brown "was the best-balanced man I ever knew.... In politics, he had strategy with-out corruption, and handled all his opponents with skill but never descended to intrigue." During

140-574: Is an important supporting character. Philip Richard Fendall II Philip Richard Fendall II (December 18, 1794 – February 16, 1868) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the District Attorney of Washington, D.C. He was born December 18, 1794, at the Lee-Fendall House , located at 614 Oronoco St., Alexandria, Virginia , to Philip Richard Fendall I and Mary ( née Lee) Fendall of "Leesylvania". Fendall matriculated to

168-735: Is supposed that it will be raised, and its strength may be estimated at 400." Anderson contracted malaria during his Mexican War service, and it caused him continuing health problems for the remainder of his life. Albert Gallatin Brown He was born to Joseph and Elizabeth (Rice) Brown, a poor family of hog farmers, in the Chester District of South Carolina, at the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in 1813. The family were farmers originally from Charlotte County, Virginia , from where Brown's grandfather had moved to South Carolina in

196-606: The Pierce administration. Fendall also maintained his own practice as a lawyer when not handling the affairs of U.S. District Attorney. In 1849, he was a pall bearer for the burial of Dolley (Payne) Todd Madison , wife of President James Madison . When the Civil War broke out, Fendall was put in an awkward position, as he opposed slavery. On June 29, 1861, Fendall may have written an introduction letter for Henry May (Maryland) to meet Edward Bates , Lincoln's Attorney General. The letter

224-459: The 1770s. The family can be tracked to Lincolnshire , England from where the first Brown ancestor arrived in Virginia in 1697, and moved to Charlotte County in the 1720s In 1823, when he was only 10 years old his family moved to the new state of Mississippi. The Brown family settled Copiah County, south of the state capital, Jackson. Raising cotton in the new frontier state proved to be lucrative for

252-658: The Brown family. In 1824, just one year after settling in Mississippi, Joseph Brown was elected Justice of the Peace in Copiah County. By 1825, two years after arriving in Mississippi, he was the third-largest taxpayer in the county, owning 18 slaves. By 1832, he was farming a plantation of 1,600 acres and owned 23 slaves. In 1829, Albert Brown entered Mississippi College , but he soon transferred to Jefferson College , which he attended for about six months. During his lifetime, Brown

280-501: The College of New Jersey, later known as Princeton University in 1812 where he excelled at forensics and belonged to several clubs and debating societies. His academic performance was excellent and he graduated with honors in 1815. He was the "First Honor Man" (Salutorian of his class). Upon his return to Alexandria, Virginia following his graduation, he secured a position working in the law practice of his uncle, Richard Bland Lee , who

308-514: The Fendall's were forced to mortgage the Lee-Fendall House on Oronoco Street, Alexandria, Virginia, which Fendall's father built. In 1822, Fendall was elected President of the Periclean Society of Alexandria . This organization was composed of 24 men who met and debated philosophical and political questions. It was through this, that Fendall sharpened his forensic skills. In August 1824, Fendall

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336-727: The Joint Committee of Congress, he began to edit, revise and index the Madison Papers, which were the correspondences of President James Madison . Fendall married Mary Elizabeth Young (1804–1859) in Alexandria, Virginia on March 31, 1827. Elizabeth was the daughter of Brig. Gen. Robert Young (1768–1824) of the Second Militia of the District of Columbia in the War of 1812 . Following their marriage,

364-634: The State Department. Fendall remained a loyal and close confidant to Clay through his long career. On July 4, 1841, President John Tyler , appointed Fendall District Attorney for the District of Columbia . In 1844 he was dismissed when the Whig Party lost to the Democrats, and President James K. Polk came into office. In 1849 President Millard Fillmore re-appointed him to his former post and he served in this capacity until his resignation in 1853 during

392-624: The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. He was active in this work during the mid-19th century. In April 1833, Fendall became the assistant secretary to the American Colonization Society in Washington, D.C., a society, which was formed in 1816 by a number of prominent Southern liberals including Francis Scott Key , George Washington Parke Custis , Andrew Jackson , Henry Clay , and ex-president James Monroe . The Society

420-479: The escaped slave Harriet Jacobs , Brown is called out by Jacobs for supporting slavery in a speech to Congress despite the fact that he "could not be ignorant of [the wrongdoings perpetrated against slaves], for they are of frequent occurrence in every Southern State." Brown County, Kansas , is named after him. In the 1992 alternate history / science fiction novel The Guns of the South by Harry Turtledove , Brown

448-630: The latter group, a biography of the group's commander, another future Confederate named J. Patton Anderson , states "In answer to the governor's call, Anderson organized a company of volunteers from the regiment of Mississippi militia in DeSoto County . He was elected captain. There is little information in records or newspapers regarding this battalion..." According to a newspaper account of October 20, 1847, "A battalion of five companies of riflemen from Mississippi, called out in July, has not yet been organized. It

476-466: The most amazing chapters in Mississippi history." Brown's first wife was Elizabeth Frances Thornton Taliaferro (1817–1836) of Virginia, who died about five months after the marriage. She was the daughter of Richard Henry Taliaferro, Sr. (1783–1830) and Frances Walker Gilmer (ca. 1784-1826). Brown's second wife was Roberta Eugenia Young (1813–1886), daughter of Brig. Gen. Robert Young (1768–1824) and Elizabeth Mary Conrad (1772–1810). Roberta's older sister

504-443: The newlyweds moved to Washington, D.C., and set up housekeeping at 4th and Louisiana Avenue. This spacious house would serve as Philip's home and law office for the balance of his life. It was also in this house where Philip and Mary raised eight sons and three daughters. Their children included: Mary died in 1859, after thirty-two years of marriage. Fendall died February 16, 1868, at his home in Washington, D.C., at 1:00 p.m. He

532-510: Was Elizabeth Mary Young (1804–1859), the wife of Philip Richard Fendall II (1794–1867), the District Attorney of the District of Columbia. Overcome by a stroke of apoplexy , Brown fell face down in a shallow pond at his home near Terry in 1880. His last remains rest in Greenwood Cemetery , Jackson. Brown was a slaveholder. In Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl , a narrative written by

560-579: Was Mayor of Washington, D.C. President Monroe appointed him judge of the Orphan's Court for Alexandria County. In 1827-1828, Fendall was a clerk in the U.S. State Department . While working there he developed a lifelong friendship with Sen. Henry Clay , Secretary of State under President John Quincy Adams . On May 1, 1829, Fendall was terminated from his position by then-Secretary of State Martin Van Buren in an early example of patronage based terminations at

588-523: Was a Congressman from Northern Virginia. He was an aide to Richard, who was placed by President James Madison , as an overseer in charge of reconstructing the new Capital, due to the British burning the city during the War of 1812 . In 1820 Fendall was admitted to the Alexandria Bar. The 1820s were filled with financial woes for Fendall, which were compounded by his mother's financial difficulties, and by 1821

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616-615: Was a Lieutenant in the Union Marine Corps., and another son, Clarence "Claude" Fendall was in the United States Coast Survey , responsible for drafting maps for the Union Army. In 1829, while still a Clerk, Fendall began writing a book entitled A History Of The Adams Administration (President John Quincy Adams and Fendall were good friends). This was rumored a month before the inauguration of Andrew Jackson . It never

644-597: Was appointed by President James Monroe , as Captain of Infantry, 2nd Brigaide of the local District of Columbia Militia. However, he did not hold this position very long, and it is doubtful that he exercised his command, for he resigned his commission on May 26, 1825. Fendall became the Editor of the National Journal in Washington, D.C. , from 1824 to 1830, which was established by his close friend Peter Force , who at one time

672-550: Was found when May was arrested on September 13, 1861, by military authority. Fendall's cousins, Gen. Robert Edward Lee and Col. Richard Bland Lee II resigned their commissions in the Army and took up with the Confederacy. Fendall had one son, Lt. James Robert Young Fendall , who fought for the Confederacy, and two others who sided with the North. His son Maj. Philip Richard Fendall III ,

700-646: Was interested in setting up a Colony, outside of America for free slaves to enjoy their freedom and own their own land. Fendall was instrumental in formulating the Society's goals. His draft stated that, " Slavery is not a good either moral, political or economical but it is an evil imposed on many of the Southern States, in far gone days without their consent. In the introduction of it, the Northern states bear their full share of responsibility ." Through his son Philip, he

728-467: Was one of the most popular and the most influential men in Mississippi. He is considered to be the father of the public school system and of the University of Mississippi . His rhetorical attacks on illiteracy are considered to have made a substantial contribution to the cause of education in Mississippi. He was also a Fire-Eater and a strong advocate for the expansion of slavery. In 1858, he said: "I want

756-671: Was placed in the vault at Glenwood Cemetery and then removed to the Presbyterian Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia . Fendall was the second president of The Jamestown Society , originated in 1854 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the settlement of Jamestown. His name is on a bronze plaque at the base of the Washington Monument . The plaque honors those who formed the Washington Monument Society , to construct

784-550: Was published, whether because of a lack of subscribers or time restraints on Fendall's career. However, a book was released entitled Parties In The United States that Fendall is rumored to be a collaborator of. On June 16, 1830, upon the advent of Gen. Andrew Jackson , Fendall became the Editor of the National Intelligencer , one of the two daily papers in Washington, D.C., along with the Globe . In 1860 under direction of

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