The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-08-09

to him. He reesuntsd several battle scenes.
He then paid grand tribute to the private
dlery OF the Confedsracy. He said that
the highest eRsomiums Of the orator, the
historian and the pset, only family convey
cd the noble gsllsntry Of the private soldier.
lie said he had known many instances
where the Gallantry of the private would
put their officer to shame. He had seen
ON GERS shirk while the private went bravely
forward. lie told how thousands Of the
poor privatss suffered and died in prison,
when simply signing allegiance would have
saved them from privation and want, but
died rather than do such thing. lie said
these soldiers were as gallant and brave and
true to the cause as JEFF Davis himself The
Col. wore his old army coat of Con fedsrats
grey. lie said he ran across it the other
day and did not think he had seen it before
in nearly thirty years. 1t was moth eaten
aud its buttons and stars aud trimninrs
were all gone. The Colonel ssid they had
been cut off long ago by the ladies. These
ladies are possibly still treasuring these lit-'
tie relics in memory Of the lost cause. The
Colonel said while he did not know that he
would ever meet with al his comrades now
collected, again he wanted 10 admonsh them
to work for peace and harmony In our dear
old State, and prepare for the final conquest
His closing remarks were very eloquent and
touching. He said when he was gone he
wanted his comrades to toll his children that
he had never shirked duty, aud had faced
death many times with little or no hope Of
ever leaving The field alive. One Of his
greatest con.olations in his declining years
vas that he had never shirked when duty
called in those trying times.
Capt. j. Il. Douglass was next introduced
and talked Of the gallantry aud bravery ex-
hibitsd on the many battle fields by The SOL
diers, their memory should never be for
gotten, and said that when he ceased 10
honor and revere the names Of the heroes OF
the Confederasy, may resting place for his
body be refused in his native soil. He ad-
monishes the rising generation to never bs
ashamed ofthe men who wore tho rrey.
Dixie by the band was again rendered by
special request followed by three more
shesrs.
DR.. a. L. FAINT, the humorous sJnfed, who
was the life Of the camp, Was next introdus-
cd. lie was continually playing Jokes o.,
the boys in camp, and caused no end of fun
he alss paid especial tribute to the women
of The south and especially Of Virgins in
his talk. lie told how they fed the poor
pickets while on duty. that the men were
glad to be on picket duty, fer they knew the
women would feed them. He told how
they ran cut 10 the streets, early enc morn
ing in dis hnbille, to welcome the entrance
OF the southern troops when they took the
city. He said it would not bs long before
this country would erect monuments to the
noble women of the South, the noble wives
mothers and granddaughter of the rebellion.
Capt. L. Il, llamsS tod how handful not
more than one hundred confederates had
routed three solid ranks Of infantry, by 70
ing 10 the support ofa battery which WAS
holding the enemy back. This caused the
Yankees to think thata large number VA. TO
follow.
1t. Fl. l.. ssaifs spoke next, and said that
the bands used 90 play before going into
battle, Yankee doodle" to make them mad
and then play "Di1ie" to make them glad
lie said he had been gathering offisis hQ.
ures of the killed and wounded Mt the dif
ferent battles on both sides, he show cd which
side had lost the greater number in each
battle, and it WAS found that in the total the
Yankees had lo>t ~, 1856 more men than we
had This talk wound up the speaking,
Letters of regret fer inability to attend tn .
occasion were resolved from Gen. Longstreet
and Col. Asbury Howard.
After the speaking the veterans were
ordered 10 fall in, which they did in double
ranks, there being nearly 400 in line, the
young ladies then went along the line and
pinned on the ribbons. The military csm-
pany then marched along the line and halt
ed, the veterans were then ordered to the
table the military saluted BY coming to pre-
sent arms as the veterans passed. The
table formed hollow square covering half
an acre Of grouud thsre were two lopr
tables spread in the sentsr Of this square
for the veterans. The largest spread Of
edibles were brought forth and spread on
the tables that has ever been seen in Union
County al one time. They were fairly rroan-
ing under the weight cf good tbings. 1t
was we'll that it was so, for to glance at the
perfect sea of faces in every diroc tic
it looked like it would be impossible to feed
them all The crowd wa, estimated ,t from
four to five thousand souls. Az the vi ctuals
would disappear more would be nut in place.