, 1865-11-24
TIE ROMANCE or THE WAR,
Lecture Before the Young Mems Asso.
citation by Colonel Nichols,


| hst efenfnc The fhlrd lecture OF the coutse de
nacd before the Young Mess AaAoe1.ssen, WI
G1sen N st7,sh q 9ixon's Hall, by Colonel Geos1
WAtd fichola, 1ate Aid-de-Canp 10 Major f,rnst
sher1nan, and author OF the eior5 or .sshern.n,
March to the Set" Tbs Hal was filled by ttnbl,
respectable and apprecsativc audienoe,
! 4ne lecturer WIG introduced 10 the aut}ence h,
"snsge Le bFoMn, Esq, Secretary Of the Z. n A
| Inc euh>ed Of The lecture was,
THE ROMANCE or TIE WAR.
Cot. NtChols raid that x&oce the rsro}otso,...
war, unM tho evepuul Epeing or 1851 The Hmrrsc-y
people bad had little opportunities 10 deyeion their
omsns 70 sentiment. Before that time 4riiers had
upon myth% only cIisttne il Their jmsa;nsna 1Te,l
we were considered in The natn TO h nrnssie
pe%p,e ingenious md energetic, sui devoid of Al
1he magnificent uprising which followed the ar,t
news Of the 1atlon's peril a. great reyel, on
s, 70 ane Amissa people a Il aas TO tie world al
q shopkeepezz suddenly zprtnsine into the raost
Waflike Patton the world eser saw Ii was he oeo
p,s. fgh. M most enpha.leally. md This dca lie H.
recoEda. He viii end good material for rumsnce ~
ana lhat 100 III he pe1sou Of true American nan,
Perhaps the most romantic event in tbs ,,,,- :,
noa n thc worlds history, was She1m1n's msfch
70 NE sea and Subsequently to the Casoiinas.
tanooes ,oe xhaS sptnS e. Sherman passed from Chat
tuhecq1ent WIT in The wilderness nrphshis
ncese'ea ALE tne success or the plan contemplated.
sta a;eF tne destruction Of Hoods army hJ Thomas,
Wy o. bus march a5 burning Enrt ot Atiaata md
blowing up the remainder '''''e AL"
Ihs eonoe1tion OF the march to the tea rms tru]y
Napoleouac; It's execution to1esably eaey. The cnt
artion Of the march 10 the Caionnay Wss trniy
shefma1lc7 It's execution alike plorinus tn Ecns.
g an ana men: ihe march 9te.iand to the ees was
ny md they were Derer enabled to Know Or tose-
T.. 'ne mesonf q me army. Five hundred mllea
alike trJpmnhant oyer nstcra ~ ,oos III oaitle
boro WIN fatrnl snd a. .naoa ~ ano man- Colds
taroilna. Then Grnn strucS sd RIs;no,9 70 ~ t9s
alike 10 tbe 1y nY Nn1hcrn snd S11 1poa toe Var
One Of tbc most rnman,ir nv 4rriSsn,a ~ people.
Szs one connected win he deienoe Of tbs ME- M
Fhor road had been run on o N,o,ons oss sS ~ ne
Union army and Sherman naked Who NnnI9 t59 " nc
Said Jounr msu-one Of ,be .a,.nt an -, napoHd %
- pere1 run locomotive n nv ill., fnt = ~ t
now," and immediately he ran down I'll Il. t1.eF =
rebel drivers who were carnns,n, =; axa q. ne
near By, leaped upon Tie jocoot1re tnr1sd ~ ~
tta, and followed by storm Of bu.Ieis s,,S Sn ,ne
inee. '''t0 t4e on'on
Another Incident exhibiting the hcno,xm and
ssnssrs sas. Of q soldiers lie .as noticed by @ ,he
Fort McAillstcr. ne WIS gazing upoa H. seeoe 0e
nrrurd, when hts attention vas arTested II H. e ihs
io;m ot young soldier, bearing upon his
|
hi!S was hif ennnicnnuce 0xed, that but for the
aeath,y rare Of bis eye upward, one wonsd bei.eTe
5e nas only slespinE. And how had be died Thst
psspeis, plsnted the American color sp9 ,hen
rc1e tuning n their triumph. when lie rnune se
reant rebel aouchinc near. and sr5mets.ts'x
:b.c1ed him with hls muAket md ordered t6e rebe,
10 surrender. s.1u giye In" saya he fetlo,v ,nd
'1eipg the sergeant iower liz ninskrt h. frss III
ir toT and thof him Through the heart Ae VIC" n''
Courage has become 70 com,npo a nunf;,, ., .ha 1
American a1ny that its poteer rinn Ina h-e,nns1e -
5e especial qualification tn he mind n ths az
Hers. ln Their tanls hnye lyad .nS S;a3 .,s so.
;ue heroes, men Nboee deeds n Eno.T, ,ra,,I5
>atn them fame uusu,1aseed hr anv ~ IL. ha hWoou
The old world. Amanr the ,nn1r - ~, ~ te.o
slp tad como xnesth the e1en,.o-.s ,ts tao ue!tSs
Captain Duncan. slightly built yonnr- 1nsn ron.
,ccted with the force Of Cene,1l Htrr.r5 snd
Mevs ehosen by him f,r deefis ~ nrrot 1arra. aIu
Id importance, vic snesSer act,fia5 =, ua1Ret
Re rnl.slt Bcte Of the ynnn0 Csnta;n ~. ans t "
liRguIses, 1nd haI5.breadIh csrrnes nnu N *.
me be accomplished his nnrk sr3i .iurVs ar.da5
aplure or u captured. how snee;1fr y" ssesn.5
The sacrifices which thc r.,r fn+rs5 rnas IT, |
cope Of the South rnsy never he knoun Thn.s tns
Tho suffered m0et snd nrsrlv si,,ra -nae,,t; |
nclv we're thc wnmen Tsi}ss ~ cn,,t.% ~ I'LL
e trf;cred novp.4v nd ,r.nt Hhs 10y. M y
uzutits snd the thnn.snS erd ~ Shss ~ i1sH
ured ltAa ID poyertY W,thnmt wv, thar
ave up tbcir hnshan3s and snns snd h-nsf.st. @
ot even then content. used eTe9v w rsn4 Il III,