The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-09

| OlnaS, by Capt GEORGE w. EEPFEh, ho"
Chaplain to the 10th reg iment.
| This is a handsome volume of 500 pages,
written with a bold and brilliant pen, teem-
ing with stirring incidents and many lmpor-
tant historical facts. 1t is the result OF the
personal observations and experience OF Capt.
| Pepper, who was with General Sherman
throughout his magnificent {" march to the
sea-" Capt. Pepper is native of Ireland,
and emigrated to the United States in 1854
He was identified in Ireland, when quite
youth, with Father Matthew in his human
itarian efforts and afterwards took an ac-
tive part for Ireland against England, with
Mitchell, O'Gorman and others. He was ia
ken in arms in his 18th year, cast into prison,
but escaped and came to the United States
He spent year in Kenyon College, prepar-
ing for the ministry, but at the outbreak of
the rebellion he laid aside the vestments ofthe
priesthood and grasped the sword to defend
the life of the nation. AS Captain and
Chaplain he acquitted himself so well, espe.
cialiy at the battle of Bentonvile, in this
State, that he was appointed to Chaplaincy
of Generals Logan and Howard. Captain
Pepper is as tender and generous as he is
brave. When Sherman's army reached Ra-
leigh there were two wounded Confederate
officers in the writer's house--one of them
an Irishman Capt. John Keey, of Atlanta;
and the writer remembers well the respectful
attention and kindness shown them by Capt
Pepper. Like thousands of others, good
and true men, he drew his sword to save the
Republic. The Republic has been saved,
and he retains no bitter recollections of the
conflict
The following letter from the distinguish
ed historian, Mr.. Headley, contains the high
est commentator that could be offered of
Capt. Peppers work:
NEwBURGH, April 81 1867.
DEAR SIR:-Accept my sincere thanks for
the volume you were so kind as to send me-
For the last five or six years have scarcely
read anything but books, documents, &C,
relating to the war. until had become tired
of the subject, and was disinclined to do
more than glance over the various works
that fell into my hands. 1 took up yours
for this purpose, and can say nothing more
Ill us IdEOT ludn 10 confess CnaC Kept TAX
ing it up until finished it. Your photo
graphs of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. characteriza-
tions are dmirable-life-like Your descrip-
tions are clear, and bring the events directly
before the eye. 1 was speaking to Gen. Slo-
cum about it the other day, and advised him
to read 1t. Yours very truly,
J. T. HEADLEY.
We make the following extract from this
work, in relation to the army at Goldsboro',
and its entrance into Raleigh:
Shermans army was reviewed at Colds
boro'. 1t was picturesque sight in person
al attire. The spectacle presented as they
were drawn up in line, necessarily formed an
arabesque pattern of the most parti-colored
crowd of people, upon which human ewes
ever rested. Some were in black. full cti-
zen's dress with beaver hats and frock coats.
some in Confederate uniform, some in gray.
blue and streaked, some in nothing but blue
shirts, pants and no shoes, some have ban
ners floating from their g outer walls in the
rear;
Some orn in