The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-05-17

| May, 'G3, that magnificent victory won
az terrible cost, sbccause Jackson
there lost his life. Then Gettysburg
where VIC met with misfortune, because
| we were not able to accomplish all our
| chicitajn had expected. But like the
| noblcman he was, he said, "thc fault
is mine, we will do better next time. i
| could tell YOU about number Of
| federal generals that Lee had sent to
the rear, Mcclellan, Pope, and Nc
| Dowcll And then thcy came 10 our
| good friend, Meade, but they felt that
| they must have Il little glory and they
sent Grant. He began his battles ut
the Wilderness, and they were bloody
| battles. We fought from there to
| Petersburg with success to the Con-
| 'rdcratc banners, Grant losing moro
men than Lee had in his entire army.
| Ana SO | might go on and repeat the
| tain OF tho wonderful fOrtitudc and
| hcrOism Of the men of Lees army. And
do not wish TO con(nc my statements
to Lees army but desire to add kind
words Tor the army Of the West 1t was
not my good fortune to know much OF it,
! because most of the troops from this
| part or the state served under Lee.
| But the army OF tho West showed of
what stuff 1t was made at Chickamauga,
| where we arc soon to have a monument
erected to South Carolina Confcdcratcs
who died upon that bloody field. They
displayed all the valor and hcroism
| that we claim for our own army.
But am not ublc to 20 into details
ana have promised to be brief. Ladies
, and gentlemen, if | could go into pa.
ticuiars, might make you feel more
the rigors OF the war and the hcrolsm
OF tho Southern soldier. Let me tell
You OF IL bright STRIPPING that went
from Ncwberry College. lie was n
bright, beardless boy, witty, good
naturcd, warm-hcartcd, generous. At
the battle of Gettysburg he had been
| assigned to the command OF the field
and staff at the headquarters Of the
Third Regiment. While there he had
been put in charge Of the horses. When
the Adjutant said to him, "now get be-
hind place Of safety and be ready to
come to the 'front.'" the young man
burst into tears. "Why, what can
this mcan," demanded the Adjutant.
''9ir,' replied the boy, 81 wish to take
my gun and go into the BATTLE" "Do
not think Of such u thing" said the
Adlutant. 81 must" the tears still
streaming down his cheeks. "Well,
sIr, you may take your gun this time,
out 40 not ever ask me again" lie went
10 the front and in the anglo Of tho
peach orchard that boy gave up his
lie. That was, indeed, his last time
might tell YOU of that warm -heartey 1.
Dulchman, Julius Zobel, who, after
he lost his leg and was languishing in
his prison cell, when German consul
came to him with a full pardon If he
would take the oath of allegiance, re-
piled, ST will spend the last drop OF
oioca | have in defense OF the Southern
cause If | would go on and tell you
OF brave young mani saw him the
other day and | do not mind telling
you that his hair is now white-on tho |
bloody field Of Malvern Hill on tho lat |
OF July. All at once firing began to be |
made into our rank, by Confederate |
regiment in the rear Of us. Colonel |
Nance said, "who will take our flag to !
our friends back yondcr and let them see
tnat we are friends in front? Up sprang
gallant David Copeland OF Clinton and |
~,
the honor and the lives of his comrades.
II could only tell you how good it is
to talk Of all these things! Talk to me
OF soldiers in rags as they may be. Talk
TO me about the old soldiers loving to
play cards and to drink whiskev.
Never was there greater mistake.
Ihcy were godly people. There were
some who played cards but there were
thousands who attended the PRAYER
meetings at night and fought by day to
where there was one that threw a card.
NO, when men have such motives as
those, failure may come, hut dishonor
never. l do not think that you could
ask higher tribute to the manhood of
the Southern soldier than his courage
when under defeat. TEcro are soma
persons who when all things 20 we'll
are brave and true. But let disaster
come and then II there is any coward
III the heart 1t shows itself But T
defy you to show me a man from Nc
Gowan's or Kershaw's or Capers' Brig
ade' who did anything when he came
back from the war that was unbecom-
Ing Christian gentleman. It is true
that they had been defeated, for they
mad been, to uso the expression Of Cen
oral Gordon, worn to frazzle Buttru
manhood characterized every move
mcnt from first to last even after tho
army >had been disbanded and they re.
turned to their friends at home. NV
friends, just think of how these men
bore themselves from 1866 to 1875. Now
l tell you very frankly that there are
some things I cannot forgive. and T