The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-06-27
nothing but hour and water. 1t was
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Mr.. RedEeld states seriously that
the abundance of coffee was worth
thousands of soldiers to the Union
side. 1t was a fine recruiting power
in the border States. He tells Of a
father and two sons who fought for
a year or two with the Confederrtes.
They were then captured and pa
rolled. One day the sons went down
to the Federal camp, and we're
treated to some fine coffee. They
became so fond of it that they finally
Joined the Federals, just to be able
to get plenty of it. The father fol-
lowed very coon, to get hi- sons out
If ''the disgraceful scrape," and
wound up by yielding his patriotism
captive to the coffee, just as they
had done. = - ta~< ..f
1t is amazing that the Southern
armies, composed for the most par
of men used to bountlful living and
warm climate, could have fought
and marched, and suffered, as they
did for five long years amid the
mountains of Tennessee and Vir-
ginia. Their soldier lite was hero
ism even if there had been no bat
ties. 1t required more courage and
patriotism to suffer, and endure,
and starve, than it did to fight.
One of the most important differ
ences that our observant noted was
the discipline that was 80 nuch more
perfect in the Northern than the
Southern army. In the former the
discipline was perfect from the fist.
The officers were supreme in the
Federal army. They were obeyed
implicitly and with non-questi0ning
promptness. The case was different
with the Southerners. There was
more individuality among these sol ~
diers. Almost every man had high
ideas of personal dignity and inde-
pendence. The most of them Con-
sidered themselves the equals, many
i OF them the superiors, OF their off,
GERS. The most OF the companies
were made mp in towns or villaec cs
in which all the men were acqnaint-
ed with each other. 1t thus hap
pened that lot of
LOCAL PREJUDIoEs AND spTEs
were banded together in each Com
pany and carried all through lbe
| war.
- Mr.. Redfeld noticed a great deal
of talking back" on the part OF our
men to their officers, and good
many high strung privates offered 70
lick the officers that gave them com
mands they didn't like. The stand
ing of the individual Confederate
soldier was much higher (socially
speaking) than that Of the Northern.
This Vt itself made them unruly at
first. .<- ~, ..~ n-.
GOING BACK ON THEIR OFFICERS.
Mr.. Redfeld Gays there was much
greater disposition on the part Of the
Conferates TO put all the blame of
| defeat on their officers than there
was OH the other siue. In short, the
tederals were more like regulars,
the Confederates more like volun-
tcers; the one were "lnachines," the
others men.
A CRITICISM ON s'BUMMING."
Our observant says that one of the
most notable points of difference be-
tween the two armies WAS the man
ner in which the Federals "Dum-
med" and played the vandal willie
the Southerners didn't bum aud
played the gentleman. ~
He Gags the Sou;herners did no
stealing. The rights If proper, in
the country thr"ugh which they
marched were sacred. TAey did hIiojr
steal, eXceP in Cnnsoai c,tsess and
even chickens might rpost IN safe:'ty
ON the edge Of fheir camps ? wi