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

the great sacrifice they made contin
ually for their heroes in the field.
The call for silence was made and
the Rev. A. A. James, the Chap
lain of the Regiment, was asked to
lead in prayer. He made most el-
oquent appeal to the, Great Comman-
der to bless this gathering of the old
survivors, and allow them the privi-
lege of meeting together many timcs/
more. 4
Gen. w. H. Wallace was Called
on for a speech. He advanced/and
said that it was his understanding
that spesch-making was no 10 be a
feature of this occasion, and he was
not at all prepared to make one, but
he would recount two scenes at Ap-
pomattox, which arose very wildly
before his minds eye. He was glad
to see such a great congregation of
people on this occasion, which showed
that the memory of the fallen and
surviving heroes still occupied a very
warm spot in the hearts Of the pres
ent generation, the sons md dauch-
ters of those heroes He saw many
familiar faces around him that he
had seen on more than one bloody
battlefield, he also missed many dear
familiar faces that had been Saround
him on thesr same battlefelds, who
never quavered or blanched amid
the rattle of musketry, the showsring
OF bullets and the screaming of fshells,
and their comrades falling around
them on every side. 1t was truly
a time calculated to try the nerves of
the bravest men the world ever knew.
He graphically described the>scenes at
Appomattox April Sth, 30years ago,
and said the scenes were familiar to |
many whom he saw around him. |
eyes, yes was hegrd from differ |
ent parts Of the great audience, "Wal
were there. h1 told Of the gallant
try of the soldiers, and how they all
fought while hungry and ragged.
tie told of one man who especially
attracted his attention while on the
charge of the retreating enemy, He
said ne was justin the rear ofthe soldier
though his presence wa. unknown,
as the soldier never looked back, but
a ways advanced and firing. Gen.
Wallace in describing an cffectinc
scene became too full for utterance
and ne had to pause for moment be-
tore ne could continue. More than
one bronzen hand was seen to hastily
brush tear away. He said that the
poor halfstarved and half clad and
ragged soldiers returned to their
homes after surrender, and with that
ndomltable courage and resolution,
so well know in the South set to work
to build up their wrecked homes and
fortunes, and their sons are gong to
make this a glorious sountry.
Rev. A. A. James was then in
troduced. He recounted the courage
and devotion to the cause of the no
bic wives, mothers and daughters of
the Rebellion. He cited one instance
where mother had given up four
of her sons to go o the front at the
beginning. She some months later
visited them in camp. She asked
the Col. ifher sons were'doing their
duty, being told yes, nobly, she said
here Col. | have brought my last son
to you, take him and send him to
the front for the cause. He told of
some OF the foraging expeditions of
the hungry soldiers. He said that
when the Yankees were on the re-
treat that they could out run our
boys, but when sheep was in front
our boys got the sheep every time.
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