The Grenada sentinel., 1899-10-21

reports; EnrOltment t1U. OOofue1S, 81
of whom % are in the dormitory. we
expect several additions as soon rs fever
scare is over. We are moving along
serenely.
THE SIEGE OF vICKSBUR0
Described by Gen. stephen d. Lee 1t >
Notable Reunion Of Federal
Soldiers In lows. 49,
The papers of Iowa City devoted most
of their space for several days to an &C.
count of the recent reunion of the sur
vivors of the Iowa brigade that took
part in the assault and capture OF
vicksburg. Our General Stephen D.
Lee was the special guest of the occa.
sion. His presence and his great
speech, and several short addresses
created intense enthusiasm. His pria-
cipal address is published in full. It
occupies seven columns of the Repub-
lican, and is thus introduced by that
paper:
Lieut.. Gen. Stephen D. Lee, who com.
manded brigade Of Confederate soldiers
who battled against the Iowa brigade at
Vicksburg, made striking contribution
to history last night, (September 20)
At tho Iowa brigade reunion exercises,
presided over, on this occasion, by, the
Twenty-second Iowa, he delivered an ad-
dress on "vicksburg, from the Confederate
side."
Gen. Leo minutely and accurately de-
scribed the memorable struggle as it has
never been described to- Northern audi
ence by q Confederate soldier before and
probably such q comprehensive, careful
description by noted officer Of the South
ern army has never been listened to by any
audience anywhere
Feeling that so important contribution
to American history deserves perpetuity,
and desiring to place the document in the
hands of every reader Of the Republican,
from one end Of the country to the other,
we present the splendid address herewith,
in full.
We are sure the readers Of this journal
would greatly enjoy the reading Of this
address, and hence We propose to give it
entirely in two or thee installments. The
seige Of Vicksburg Was one Of the most
notable, as it was one Of the most decisive
incidents of the civil war, and it is for
tunate, for the truth Of history, that Gen.
Stephen D. Lee has been spared to describe
it, as the Republican says, from "the stand
point Of Our Friends, the enemy" We
will merely give now Gen. Lees e1tempors
preface to his prepared address:
when tell you today that your fellow.
countrymen of the South give to this gov
ernment the same loyalty and devotion
which they once gave to the ill-starred
Confederacy, and that they are just as
ready to lay down their lives for the Stars
and Stripes as they were to die for the
Stars and Bars generation ago. I know
that you will believe me, and know that
you will trust them. They, in the late
Spanish war, am told by Gen. Corbin,
that the South furnished more volunteers
in proportion to population than any other
part of the Union.
''In your highly appreciated invitation to
be present at your reunion today, you
say: Our people desire to hear from you
the story Of the seige from the Confederate
side of the lines can realize that a great
deal depends on tho angle Of vision. The
success Of the Federals gave them glory
that makes their recollection pleasure,
in spite of losses and hardships. The long
struggle of the other side, ending in dis
aster and defeat, is also glorious in heroism
and ENDURANCE Igive you the following
account, taken from the official records.
You can verify them at.your leisure"
Among many other pleasant incidents
of the reunion was the escorting Of
Gen. Lee, by the Iowa brigade, to the
University campus, where he addressed
the students and an audience Of three
thousand people. President Mclean
presented him, as president Of the
Mississippi State Agricultural College
for nineteen years. with the freedom
Of the university"-symbolized by a
copy of the s. N. I. catalogue.of 1S99-
1900, entwined with old-gold ribbon.
1.-THE true soldier" said DR.. Mclean,
must have the virtues of the true
scholar, and the true scholar must have
the virtues OF the true soldier-Gen.
Lee has both"
Four Score and Eight
On September 81. seven miles south.