The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-23
SARGE PLUNkETT.
.ifhlntn Constitution.
| Heroes.

army's guns could lave done in years,
i ever.
Ben Hill appearing at Davis hall
al the time he lid was the most sub
lime courage Of all the war.
Grant wa~ a bulldog, Sherman a
iirclug and rlcn Lee. who deserved to
" Lived ly all the world. lid never -
-Fcat things IL Keeping NJ the com
'Aissaiics.
The truth i that honor- ~ moi, fall
Where they are til" most deserved ara
false sentiments are created Mmiti,'
a.inis If mtn are warned.
Takc our %li-,pmc> +, ii-,,.y Us
.ry.
TAKE a .'Nomhcrn History aud Il
">outiprn History and puttlrrm Idle
Is >ide and read ,lpem together. %
his and you viii MI wundrr Why Il
great many rcoplc lave bcromr >hcp-
ties on all Histories history is not
history.
iHC HIStoIlcS ~ tul hWI llIicS -
given US from a "Northcrn'' or a
''Southrrn' standpoint are 50 ut vari-
"ncc in sentiment and in ''facts,' as
- make it clear To the v%cricst ,loi-
hopper that prejudice has played the
largest part and sycopllancy and par
TALLY most all the rest in the forma-
ton Of what is termed history
We old people know that this is :,
fact as to the history Of the years
through which VIC remember. and it is
Justly calculated to make us doubtful
Of all the time that is behind us.
Who among these readers but what
could put their fingers upon names
now upon the roll Of fame which
have arrived upon that roll more
through the methods Of the schculcr
than through the merits claimed Or
Implied from their position iii tic
books.
OF curse ! am not fool enough to
undertake to correct these things, but
| would like it if | could impress the
youthful mind Of the fallacy of war
and the glory thereof, and write in
confidence that what | impress will be
made plain ii the war now so much
talked Of is accomplished. Stick Il;
pin, and remember that tell you
these things.
The biggest talkcr is not the great
est fightcr-thcy don't fight much.
4. private soldier is not much more
than a yallcr dog-in fact, if you get
into a first-class war you will wish you
was Il dog before you get through.
could so on and on, but | prefer TO
let you digest these first. y few may
get some glory out Of IL war--if they
stand in with the "historian'-but
the individual private is not known.
will mention ~ case or two in this
connection that comes under my W
knowledge, as it is rs easy Il way ;s
any to impress what | desire upon the
yout.s-l could mention hundreds.
Near Nashville. in 1851, IL man by
the name Of Summers, Company +,
E'orty-sccond Alabama regiment,
caught IL shell which had fallen into IL
company OF troops just as it was to
explode and threw it to where it hurt
no one-this was considered =: most
heroic act at the time. but there was
no to do made ovcr it, and the man
himself turned right around and fin
iShed putting the bark on his oven lid
with no more to do than if he had
stopped TO take a chew Of tobacco and
then resumed. | venture that this is
the ilrst time it was yer in print and
will be the last time you ever hear of
1t, unless you chance to meet some of
the old vets of Company f., Forty
second .Alabana-you'll never see it
IN history.
Another raSe. We have in nur
County Il man by the name of ~!.orne-
Jim Borne. Of Cobb's legion. From
accounts, heard from his comrades,
MIR. Borne performed some Of the
most desperate and heroic acts Of the
war. Vt Sharp>hur= he captured a
flag Of Il New York regiment and
fought hand tn hand with several of
that regiment in his effort to retain il.
Through the most trying circumstan.
ccS he held the tlag and brought it
away and turned it over to his Surc-
rior officers. You have heard of
Cobb's legion and you may have heard
Of the brave and noble Il. II. Il. rol.n
but | venture this is the first time yo,
ever heard of Jim Borne.
One more and then | am through
with this part. W. have a gentleman
among us here at Decatur who per