The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1898-03-21
SARGE PLUNKETT.
Industrial Heroes Better Than Warrior
HeroeS.
HISTORY NOT AS IT SHOULD BE
The Youthful Mind Should Be Turned
Into the Channels of Industry
and Commerce.
written for The Constitution. J

Henry Grady did more in an hours speech
to conquer the north than an army's guns
could have done In years, If ever
Ben HIN appearing at Daviss han at tho
time he did was the most sublime courage
of all the war
Grant was bulldog. Sherman frebug
and even Lee, who deserved TO be loved by
all the world, did never great things as
keeping up the commissarics.
The truth is that honorS do not IAN
where they are the most deserved. ana
false sentiments are created and the mlHds
of men are warped.
Take our histores--ls history history?
Take n "northern''' history and "south-
ern'' history and put them side by side ana
read them together. DO this and you VIII
not wonder why a great many people nave
become skcptIcs on all histories-history IS
not history.
The histories of our own times as given
us from a northern" or y southern
standpoint are so at variance in sentiment
and in "facts,' as to make 1t clear 10 'he
veriest clodhopper that prejudice mas play
ed the largest part and sycophancy ana
Partially most all the rest in the lorna
ton Of what is termed history.
We old people know that this IS fact
as to the history of the years through
which we remember. and it IS justly cal
culatcd to make us doubtful OF All inc
time that IS behind Who among
fingers upon names now upon the ron OF
Game" which have arrived upon that ron
more through the methods of the schemer
than through the merits claimed or llhpi'eu
from their position In the books:
or course / am not fool enough 70 hhdeI-
take to correct these things, but | WouIa
Ike It If could impress the youthful nina
of the faIacy of war and the glory
thereof and | write in confidence thar
what I impress will be made plain II the
war now so much talked of is accomplish
ed Stick a pin and remember that tel
you these things
The biggest talkcr is not the greatest
fghter-they don't fight much.
\ private soldier is not much more thah
q yalIer GoG-in fact If you get INTO
first class war you will wish You WAS Il
dog before YOU get through.
| could go on and on but I prefer to let
YOU digest these first. A few may get some
glory ont Of n War-if they stand IN win
the 'historlan"-but the individual private
is not known. I viii mention case or
two in this connection that comes under
nv own knowledge as it IS as easy a way
as any TO impress what desire upon the
youths-I could mention hundreds.
Near Nashville. in 1864, man by the
name of Summers, company r., fort%-
second Alabama regiment caught sheI
which had fallen into Il company OF troops
lust as II was to explode and ihre" u 70
where # hurt no ouo-thts was cChNtdoT'd
a most heroic act ut the time but thoie
was no to do made over it. ana lile iI'ai
himself turned right around ana hhl7H'u
nnttlrl the bark on his oven lid with no
more to DO than If he had stopped 10
fake n chew Of tobacco and then resumed
! venture that this is the first umc 1t was
ever IN print aud viii be the last time 70"
-,-or hear of IT, unless you @h"h9e 10 ~
If the old vets Of company f. rory
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