The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-29

uprni flOrida Bad 50 far been pracucais
on Georgla Kentucky had seen 9 few
skrmlshes and caught glimpse Of con
met a. Wildcats: Louisiana's soil was IN M
touched. but cruisers had sailed along het
coast, harblngers OF the woes Set TO GOMEZ
Misslssippl had within her borders no nos,
tie forces; The battle Of Newbcrn wifh lts
snaii henth nst. was III North Snre ilil,,
hah experienced of the awful declmaiion
yer 10 fn!l upon her sons; south c0igilna
nad neaift only few gyms In sklrunsnSs'
tennessee Mad then morning but Dcngld.
son; while Virginia could only place 10 ner
srore Big Bethel Bull Run. pfancs,1lle
kernstpwn and Winchester, none of when
gave any omen of ina Unreasonable treas
gre 9r o. blood to be shed on her soil ior
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The records of one Confederate rebounds
to the glory OF ALL The silent gray on
the hillside. the lone mound in the forest,
the dash over the brenstworks, the heroic
stand before heavy cannonadc, the long
trenches OF slain on the battlefield. tn
lingering death In the hospital, the SUD
den eud on the picket line. the Isolated
fal OF rue sharpshooter. the patient march'
or " the storm, on the weary ride OF tlS
grim trooper, al go to make up War. An nG
rhch IN It's way Is the act Of a hero; anu
these all complete the superb record whlcn
stamps the Confederate soldier MS the equal
OF any one who ever fought or died Tor
Western soldiers make no claim of helng
better thnn the men who fought In me
Enst. All these men who mnrchel or 4ied
along the Mississippi, the Arkansas, ktd
river, the Ohio, the Cumberland, the Ten
ncSsee, the Black ana the Nlzoo. ASK vs.
TO nave II known that they eXhiblted we
same readiness 70 suffer and die, the snne
unsclnsh patriotism. as the men wnoSe
blood crlmsonol the soil OF Virginia or
poured out ufe's Tide at Gettysburg, OF
- AmflQtnml
their hearts Offering.
- The Army Of Tennessee. though often
beaten never dispaired; thouSh many
fortune could destroy is courage ana no
adversely could Y-cnch It's spirit Ear
removed from the center Of operations, ITS
equipment vas not the best the Conftd
crate quartermaster had, but this aroused
no murmur In the manly breasts Of Its
soldiers. II Was too loyal not to sympa-
thlze In the mighty efort of the govern
inpnt 10 beat back the Federal hntdes that
pushed down npOn Hichmond, the National
capital aud the apparent neglect OF lis
complaint among the brave men who com
posed Its legion. The enemy Ia front was
It's most reliable qusrtcrmastcr, and For
rest wheeler and Morgan were its bounu-
The commanders placed over them were
not always the ones they loved best or
trusted most, hut neither on the march nor
IN the conflict with the enemy did they
allow these opinions 10 lessen their zeal
or abate their courage pleased or dis.
pleased thcN Fought with unsurpassed
at no sacrifice; one single. earnest thought
dominated every soul and one desire
nerved every arm; and the defence Of the
Confcderacy and the defeat Of their foe
was the great absorbing principle which
made them such magnificent soldiers and
splendid heroes In battles like shiloh.
Mountain Res9cca, Joncsboro, perryyille,
Stone River. Baton Rouge, Curinth, luka,
Harrisburg and Franklin.
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Briefly comrades, allow me to call your
attention In comparative way to some
battles in the West which are fearful in
mortality, and all Of which in high degree
show not only the genius but the courage
Of the men Of the West
History and song alike magnify Gcttys-
burg as one of the greatest battles of
modern tines it's effect on the Confederacy
was marked aud conspicuous. md from
the hour when Pickett Withdrew his shut
tered and broken but heroic colGinn from
the heights Of Cemetery Ridge II was
apparent that tie fortunes " the Confed-
leave the Army OF Northern Virginia
stranded amid the gloom, distress and sor
row of AppomatoN.
A the men under the owe % Loc. great
est soldier ana mah comrados, the world
ever Produced crossed The valley md
wrote In their life blood on the pltilcsS
rocks OF Gettysburg Hpigh,s the ineiface-
able glory Of Southern galantry and dar-
ing the worlds heart quickcncd with ad-
miration and wonder at the splendid dis
play of human Nproisin and nobility and
mankind gave those illustrious men an
stintcd praise for their superb conduct In
the awful and terrible scenes of rNSt
dreadful sacrifice. The coming and going
of the years will brighten, not Jim tho
grandeur ana sub!inlty Of that spectacle,
and no pen has vet hcen facile enough 10
neSerlhe tn httihg terms the daring nnd
intrepidliy Of hose who Joined in that fate
tul but valiant work,
All thc hlool shed was not poured out
on the Potomac In 1863, two mighty
armies met In rclrcst conflict Oh q stream
near the Georgia and Tennessee line, called
th!cknmanga. name .antedating history,
and called by the red man stream az
Death. 1t may he that prophetic ken re-
Nealed to the red man az he drunk nf It's
cooling waters, or rested In its grentful
shade that the white man who was 10
drive him from his homo and possess his
land, would on It's banks and amid lis
waters meet in fetceSt array and stain its
current With the now of blood
Here. on the l9th day Of September, 1861,
10000 Federal troops and 10000 Confeder-
ates We're TO- engage In deadly encounter.
No herccr SIGHT bad ever been witnessed on
tlc American continent ON these two
dnNs u dreadful casualty list was 10 be
added up Reserves were out of the dues.
s"", '''.u 'NVlh man was needed All were
10 60 70 The front and face the foe. The
nen who had achieved distinction on tha
battlefield of Virginia were to assault side
ny Side with the men who had won rpunWn
~ Shlloh ana lnka, Curlnth ana Stone
laNer and, in friendly and generous rival
rN. seek rlorj gnd victory ia this terrih!e
Hattie. These magnificent veterans sroi.
learned that the Western MEN were their
equals IN all tlat makes soldiers. Their
uptihg ana superb courage lest nothing In
comparison with the men who At Ante.
tam, Malvern nm, second Manassas.
Kcrnstowu. Port Republic or Seven Pines
ma written In the hook OF fame the stGv,
OF southern courage.
As these men ~ the East anu OF the
West Went across the valley aud over the
ridges and swept before them the Federal
roe. they found all alike ready 10 DO an
that men could or dared To in the holy
c,plSe NJ freedom. The $1,000 dead wotlui
go aud missing on the Federal side and
ll,alo on the Confederate Side presented
war In It's most frightful form, ANA WIS q
oarnestness o. both sides and omen Of the
tgaseiess onslaught against the South uu.
Oh she should he crushed by sheer de-
struction hy men and resources
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Waving all questions OF Braggs' capacity
as general ne never possessed the conf.
donce of his army Inwardls the men he
commanded pistrusted his ability; but
while without faith in his leadership their
conduct at Perrgyille, Stone River Chlclu,
manga challcnses human admiration AMI
gives them highest rank among the world )
heroes, for they fought without hope and
yet without fcar
or the seventy regiments In the Con.
federatc service holding the highest Der,