The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-23
SARGE PLUNKETT.
Industrial Heroes Better Than Warrior
Heroes.
atlanta Constitution.
Heroes.

army'S guns could have done IN years,
If ever.
Ben Hill appearing at Davis's hall
at the time he did was the most sub
lime courage Of all the war.
Grant was a bulldog, Sherman a
6rebug and even Lee, who deserved to
be loved by all the world, did never so
great things as keeping up the COM
missaries.
The truth is that honors do not fall
where they are the most deserved, and
false sentiments are created and the
minds Of men are warped.
Take our histories--is history his
tory?
Take Northern history and a
ASouthern" history and put them side
by side and read them together. Do
this and you will not wonder why a
great many people have become skep-
tics on all histories-history is not
history.
The histories of our own times as
given us from a Northern or a
Southern" standpoint are so at vari-
ance in sentiment and in facts, as
to make it clear to the veriest clod-
hopper that prejudice has played the
largest part and sycophancy and par
TALLY most all the rest in the forma-
ton Of what is termed history
We old people know that this is a
fact as to the history of the years
through which We 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 schemer
than through the merits claimed or
fimplied from their position in the
books.
OF course I am not fool enough to
undertake to correct these things, but
Iwould like it if I could impress the
Youthful mind Of the fallacy of war
and the glory thereof, and write in
confidence that what I impress will be
made plain if the war now so much
talked of is accomplished. Stick
pin, and remember that I tell you
these things.
The biggest talker is not the great
est fighter they don't fight much.
A private soldier is not nuch more
than yaller dog-in fact, if you get
into first -class. war you will wish you
was dog before you get through.
I could go on and on, but prefer to
let you digest these first. 4 few may
get some glory out Of war-if they
stand in with the historian n"-but
the individual private is not known.
/ will mention case or two in this
connection that comes under my own
knowledge, as it is as easy 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 +,
Forty-second Alabama regiment,
caught shell which had fallen into
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 over 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 chew of tobacco and
then resumed. / venture that this is
the first time it was ever in print and
will be the last time you ever hear Of
it, unless you chance to meet some of
the old vets Of Company +, Forty
second Alabama-you'll never see it
in history.
Another case. We have in our
County man by the name Of Borne
Jim Borne. of Cobb's legion. From
accounts, heard from his comrades,
Mr.. Borne performed some of the
most desperate and heroic acts of the
war. At Sharpsburg he captured
flag of a New York regiment and
fought hand to hand with several Of
that regiment in his effort to retain it.
Through the most trying circumstan
ces he held the flag and brought it
away and turned it over to his supc-
rior officers. You have heard of
Cobb legion and you may have heard
of the brave and noble Z. r. Il. Cobb
but l venture this is the first time You
ever heard of Jim Borne.
One more and then | am through
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