The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-26

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a. General 1KIMBAIE's U meeting OF
Monday at 'Boonville was the, arges
4 meeting of the campaign in Warfick
The Demoeraeyhad made great prep
\ arations for HENDRICKS aishort time
bbefore,c and the Union menu deter.
4 mined not to be outd6ne. The sol.
fdiers met the gallant Old hero outside
/ Of the town and escorted him, to his
. quarters in fine style. icAfter dinner,
4 addience assembled, and wass 4ac-
| lkhowledged, on all hands to be nearly
y
! double the-pumber out to hear HEN
BRICKS. The General was welcomed
to the people by Chaplain ST.. CLAIR
when he made one of his best. speeches,
Nhich,was,applauded to the eehonsHe
lwas1followed byGeneral VEArcH in a
few stirring remarks. we We're not
.aabFllestoI get AZ report of either Of the
latter gentlemenis speeches. but spub-
| fish below the, receptions remarks by
Chaplain ST. CLAIR: The meeting
evidences the, wide awake feeling of
the Union men of Warrick,e aoaIed
ud CHAPLAIN sTucbAIRis sPEKoH.1o
ladies' Ger'tteme'a, and Soldiers, of WdS7ick
yfi I County d3us 9Y0m41 9SUOd dose To
iii With great pleasure. I am 10 day permit
ted to introduce to.this vast assemblage of
,citizens,rpneo of the distinguished generals
of theInoble State of indiana, Gen. Nathan
Kimpalls who has been a lifelong Demo
Ferat,i and who, early in the war,atI the
head of the gallant old 18th Indiana, with
them left his home, to lead those brave
boys to battle, and not only to battle, but,
thank God. to victory Who ever heard
of Gen. Kimbalb and the brave men whom
he had the honor to command, ever falter-
ing in time Of danger2r
~ You have heard OF the memorable battle
of Cheat Mountain, where with but a
handfulo OF men, and only holding the rank
of Colonel, placed OF the summit of that
Gnoantain3as the key to ti1atposition oc-
,hapied by Gen. Reynolds. land as thelhofth-
western gateI through whieh Lee designed |
to pass his whole army. ,atfds while an Icy
Al eyes were turned to either points Of I'M
terest, Lee made the attemHtit TO captqrei, /,
A forge under General Apd erson tsuf. /
.feient to attack < imbalPs, little band on
AT sides at the SANG time. But, with this
unffinching soldier to command and lead
the Hoosier and Buckeye boys, they not !
only held thefr. ground against 6,OOO rebel |
troops wen ,6ffeered, but by desperate !
chafge after charge drove the ENEMY BE- +
fore them ,'ahd gained a frIuth pIaa4nt5 Vic /
tory, and that in the face '6f -Eeey Whole
army. The same may be8said ofiGfeen1 /
briar, of Winchestefy where the 14th In
diana, under the leadership of KimbalI
and Harrow, charged and drove stone h
wall Jacksonisi old brigade from the field
AnAietam, Fredericksburg, and Petersburg,
are other places made memorable by tile
o., our men. AT Antietaln Gen.
< < fmPall's brigade was the, only one but
what at some time during the engagement
gays Yay3 Henes the name ans q0 the GiPral-
he terrible Bb Battle Q Of frederick
The dead of ,Kfmbaii's" command were
found nearerr. the rebel works than 9 any,
other. Gen. Stewart pfohounced it the p
aI,
any. troops ~ ." t9liaLH 5Ad Gil ~
fLadies and U gentlemen, this IS not
DhI5 the Soldier of aaP THOSE well fought
battles and the(hePe '6f@Cheat Mountain,
but he is the only man that ever Whipped Is
he celebrated Stonewall Jackson, and that
It great disadvantage m numbers. 7 pre-
tent tQsSou. to day thi seldin as one of
he bright Stars of Indianais unnumbered
heroes that shines forth so brightly to-day r
nfrer ,CrUwn3 of1Glory .swgTfrFSH II n II
And, General, letrfne say toy6u, that the +
people YhorEop wiz address, to-day. are
hose Vito always loved theirc country In
ime of peace and prosperity and IovedI
leB'ho1essin the time of her Is6rest trial
md imminentperfl. These mothers here
ave. Their boys, these wives gave their
husbands, and many ofitthose 4tnnseAn gaveI
heir money, others here gave four OF the
Jest years oftheir Iives IN toll and danger ]
o save the Union. Some of them are
lere 'fnaihledH and mutiIated, but feeI
'roud of the record of loyalty which they.
ave made and of the fact that it was for
heir country 1
CThese people ddRedtRs 6Ia nag ana the i
lame ofIthe UniohRBfII ever be cherished :,
8 -sbou sehold word. and the name be 4
aught to our children linking with the 4 i
afnes of those Wlib saved 1T; and let me :
ay, General, in this long roll of Indiana :
heroes 1.-THE name of Nathan 81
timbaH VIII Shine forever. 7li5 - ti'' ~! :,
And now, in behalf of all these people Z
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