The herald., 1898-09-17
JOIN IN HoNoRING AN EX-CON-
FEDERATE GENERAL
THE SOLDIERS L0vEFEAST
General Longstreet Welcomed by the
Veterans Of Both Armies-A
Proud Occasion

v ,.. .,,.r,r, v,s
Grams al NfaAe' .'Al' ..,.
very largely atehoeo w
| Of both armies and proved 20 De gehu'he
| love feast. The occasion was rather an
,r,srchanee Of compliments and fraternal
sxr+.,rspt .han formal reception. The
.1o.r WAS ou,ckW arranged and wholly
,nform,l General I,ongs,reet WAS accom-
~, Mod nv bss wife and party OF frixnds
Mis- TT Hunt and Miss Montjne Sanders
If Gainesville Ga: Messrs. T. w. Haskell
Ahha,,.I,s G Emory Sanders. Eiberton,
caoroio. CoI g e. Sanders. also Of Fiber
~ rho ,ad,fs we're in full evening dress
ana .rs r.rrsc- vines of tine gentle. refined
a,,,.urod sou,hern woman. General Long
go, Ia tail n,,rtlv and venerable gen
.,o,,,.,r With snow.u,hite hair nd whtskers
a.,f a,d .,,,ost wholly depend-
nc . d"''e
eht Oh al ear fu'
the assemol! WAS ca4'eo ~ o'ue' y! ''
commander OF stanton post "io preseNe"
the distinguished guest of the evening.
Genera, I<ongs;reet spoke very briefly,
tina king the veterans for the courtesy ex-
tended and said it was one Of the proudess
occasions Of his life 10 welcome together
the veterans Of the blue and the gray.
Past Commander A. C. Shafer made the
opening speech Of the evening IN his usual
ready and fluent manner. What Marshal
Ney was to Napoleon" he said, General
Longsereet was 20 Robert E. Lee-hts
trusted lieutenant and most trusted general
Of the war" Captain Shafer then reviewed
that memorable day at CHtcka ma uSa when
Longstreet's corps charged up North Rdge
and los, 1900 men. killed and wounded. from
O'Clock in the afternoon until 6. september
goth. Since that most thrilling scene OF
his life. ,hirty-three years ago, ne had
heard General Lon gStreet on me same con-
secrated ground plead Tor eternal peace
between the blue and the gray. On the &C.
cas.on OF the dedication OF the natlona!
monument or the battlefield three years
ago, General Longstree' sa'u'
GOD grant that the happy vision tnat
dellghteo the soul OF the sweet singer VI
tsraei may IN 800 ~ ~ se,,.h
n 4is, ~ 800, pahoId hou
good and nIeasant Il is for brethren to
dwell together in unity"
Captain Cressey followed, expressing
fraternal sentiments in conformity with the
sp;r:. Of the occasion. The ex-Confederates
were repres by Ben Goodrich Col.
Flash, Judge George Fl. Smith. Judge Reed,
Col. Thorpe and General tombstone Jones.
Judge Reed recounted humorous anecdotes
Of The war ard spoke feelingIy of the fra
ternal grasp Of hands between the Union
and Confederate veterans over the remains.
Of the last great Union general (Rosecrans)
of the war and a similar friendly grasp in
greeting the last great living general Of the
Confederate army.
Colonel Thorpe spoke thrill.ngsy of the
burial Of cid animosttes and the bond of
sympa thy that binds together the surv;-
yors of both armies and of General Long
street, wiru had led them in war against the
Union and yet was the frs: TO lead them
hack into the Union after the war had
ceased
The last speech Of the evening was made
by General tombstone Jones
at is always a privilege to speak before
the man who wore the blue" Said The
sneaker. Especially in the presence of the
DISTINGUISHED general who fought with Lee
and Jackson. those brilliant ornaments Of
American soldtery. Lee, jackson and Long
stree. were the three greatest men the Con-
federacv produced, Iongstreet's charge
a, Gettysburg against Mead was the most
br,I,ian, the world has ever seen. Every
man was a hero ard wherever the battle
ragged he was there beside Lee. General
Grant. IN his memoirs. says: Iongstreet
nah,e officer. obedient to his super,ors and
kind 20 his subord.nates.' Longstreet was
.rue IN his convictions in fighting for She
,,. ,so, .,o ~. Co., af..r .hs ,,o o,os.d