Mississippi Democrat. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1875-1???, 1876-06-10

bftlliant land nights Of that war were
in the defense Of New Orleans. Mo
bile, Craney Island, aud Baltimore,
and Ia these, on the American side,
none but Southern troops were en-
gagged. This war was unpopular at
the North, and the detection la New
England amounted almost To- overt
treason. Hence the South furnished
again more than her proportion Of
troops. Again the southern volun-
teers hocked North, while M North
ern troops came South. II we read
Of the bloody battles IN Canada, We
are struck with the number of South
ern officers there engaged, mostly
general oihcers-Wilklhson, lizard,
Winder, Drayton, Hampton, Scott,
Tow son, Brooke, Gaines, rtc. Ken.
tucky, believe, furnished more
troops than any State, for the inya
sion Of Canada. On the authority
OF the Southern Review, state,
without investigating the truth oi II,
that Mary land furnished more ei the
naval heroes of the war of lSl2
than did any other State ~ the
Union. Ii j. very certain that the
South contributed more than her
quota of land troops. Not only was
the war popular at the South, but
the labOring class being slaves, more
Of the citiLen soldieTy were able To
take up arms. For the same reason,
the supplies ia the Revolution and
in the war of 1912 came largely
from the Soath. Botta'- history
shows how dependent the army un-
der Washington was Tor supplies
from Virginia aud the South.
la the Mexican war the command
err, on both sidcs, were Eirginians,
one Of whom became President, aud
the other an unsuccessful candidate
for the Presidency. Two-thiris OF
the volunteer troops Tor that war
we're from The South. aud not a
single Southern regiment ever he.
haved badly IN action. Two thirds
Of the first breyet appointments
gwen for gallantry on the fell were
bestowed upon Southern born OFF
GERS. allude 10 those first given,
and not 10 the second aRd third batch
procured through political influence.
The volunteer brigadier most dis
tinguished ia that war was Lane, of
North Carolina. The volunteer reg.
imcuts that Won most cClat were
Davis Mississippi and Buffers South
Carolina. The naval officers who
performed the most dashing fcats
were Tattnall Of Georgia, and Hunt.
er Of Virginia. Ia that wonderful
campaign, from Vera Cruz to the
city of Mexico. the engineer officers
most relied upon Jy Gen. Scott were
Alex. Swiit, of North Carolina, and
Robert y. lee, Of Virginia. The
volunteer brigade most relied upon
in an emergency vas the Mississippi
brigade under Quitman. But | need
not 20 on IL Is n tact that none can
controvert, that the South won the
laurels Of that war.
live come down 10 the second re-
bellion, the President Of the so-cslled
United States, who conquered the
so-called Confederate States, was a
Southern man, and all admit that be
conducted the contest with great abil-
ity. The Comnander.in Chiei Of his
army, who first organized victory for
the Cnion, was Nirginian. Next
to Grant and Sherman, the most sue.
cessfal Federal Generals, who struck
us the heaviest blows, were born at
the SoLh, viz: Thomas, Candy,
Blair, Sykes, Ord, Getty, Anderson,
Alexander, Nelson, etc. etc. Gen.
Grant was beaten the first day at
Shiloh, and driven back TO the river,
covering under the protection Of the
gunboats. A Kentucky brigade,
under Gen. Nelson, checked the
shouting, exultIng rebels, aud saved
Grant from destruction. A Kentucky
Colonel greatly distinguished him.
self that day. lie Is now Secretary
Of the Treasury, hated by Gran,
whom he then helped 20 save, and
hated by all the whlskey thieves.
At Chickamauga, the Federal Com
manderin- Chief gave mp all as lost,
and abandoned the field early In the
afternoon. Gen. Thomas, Of Nir-
ginia, In the Yankee service, planted
his corps on hill and there stood,
like a rock IN the ocean, resisting oil
assaults. until nlghtfall, when he re'
tired 20 Chattanooga. Ills stubborn
ness on the battlefield, and his per
sistent holding Of the town, after
defeat, saved East Tennessee TO ths
Un'on, and gave q deAth-blow TO the
Confederacv.
Andy johnson refused 90 give NJ
Nashville, as Baeli directed, wher
Bragg advanced into Kentucky. The
abandonment Of Nashville then
would have gwen the whole Stats
over 20 the Confedsrscy. These tws
men, Thomas and johnson, dug Che
grave Of the Confederaey.
Parrgut, Of Tennessee, rose 10 the
highest rank In the Federal navy
Coz his triumphs over his native land
The naval forces at Hatteras wer,
under command Of GoldIboroagh, O
Maryland. IL 10 o singular fact thal
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