The age-herald., 1898-12-16
PEACE JUBILEE
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 utes before he was permitted to proceed. General Joe Wheeler responded to the tosat, "The Souths Part In the War. He said:
 .sFrom the earliest history of our country In all conflicts of arms the southern people have done brave and honorable service. Twenty years before the declaration of ln- dependence 1t was brave Virginlan' who, leading Virginia soldiers, by courage, sklli and determination, saved General Brad docks army from complete annihilation. When the sound of war was heard at Lexington and Concord, it was brave hand of Virginians, under Captain Morgau that hastened to the defense of their Ameri- can brothers in New England. The Vir- gnia boy hero who fought under Braddock now, in the maturity of manhood, hastened to the army in front of Boston and, after seven years of battle, finally conquered peace and laid the foundation of what is now the most powerful government on earth. Among other heroes from the south ern states who were distinguished in that war was the brave Sumter of South Caro- lima, and the chiyalrous Lighthouse Harry Lee of Virginia.
 "The leading generals of the war of 1872 15 were Winfield Scott of Virginia, the hero of 'Lundy Lane,' and Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, the hero of New Orleans and the victor in many other sanguinary battles. Also prominent among the actors in that wer were Maj Generals Thomas Pinkney, Wade Hampton and George Izard of South Carolina, James Wilkinson of Maryland and Thomas Flouroy of Georgia.
 ''In our war with Mexico, 1t was Zach Taylor of Louisiana who won Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palana, Monterey and Buena Vista and it was Scott of Virginia who led our armies in their triumphal victories from Vera Cruz to the City of Mexico. Prominent in that struggle, also, was the gallant Guitman of Mississippi, Twiggs of
 
 southern troops In that war suffered pro- portionately much greater losses than did those of any other section.
 ''In the war of 1S61-65 the marshal spirit of the southern people was most signally demonstrated. The entire country rose to arms, the able bodied men of the southern states f1ocking to one the other of the standards of the contending hosts, the rec ords showing that the people of the slave holding states were almost equally divided, those who fought under the stars and -- stripes of the union being fully equal in number to those who arrayed themselves under the stars and bars of the confeder- acy
 .'Whcn the call to arms was sounded a few months ago the people of no part of our country responded with more fervor and devotion than did those of the southern states and none were more anxious than they 10 encounter their country's foeman. The Erst oHlcr to site uP i'S ny upon eHe sea was the gallant Bagley of North Caro- lima and the first officer to fall in battle on land was the gallant Capron from family proudly claimed by the state Of Florida- that land of sun and flowers. While It Is true that there was TO distinctive southern organization In the Cuban campaign yet every state in the south was represented in the regular regiments and the First vol unteer cavalry. The same is true regarding the regular regiments which were at Ma nila, while one of the best regiments of our army in the Philippines was the first