Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1901-07-20
ADDRESS OF COL. ]. L. POWER
At the Annual Renhion OF stockdsie Camp
U. G. o., McComb City june
rs, 1901.

charged the duties Of Confederate soi.
der. There Is no legacy l may Ta'y ,,drS uIg
children thaI "lsA Ihgrn " Vtheir ferber
h!ghy luau wy loes 'soIio,,ad the laa
esp0used the cause enu @Lollo" @ trhar. a ne
or the southern SOhIougI ~ -, con,
no gatherings VI hiSals5' ,',.sad ~ tbe
genial TO me than those C9inIoa1N 49, I,sst6
men VINO iouBlt i uhuei t,,,,,g - Ecaur.oafd
r. anu Alpeli IbuuuIivJ S,,,art pioketf BTagr
A. T. ana u, II. iii, \ cn Wheel
burn, FltEhueh anu 9LePnonI 9LeaP,ItoI,s ~ The con.
er ana olher gie9S CSPoatti7 IJninnbries
tederacy, nalthaui NJ Me' W posay Eenton
BafkSdalei Datia, Ilai ii9, LIT G+ane N
teatberstone, GhalmerS nhtlh, " tT,,.lcr
/. ana h9Petl nIoMLg, 11o,n,oids y, brandon
haansi Dutl' hVt1ct' w SIaffre Stock
SlafK, winners Nhoison, W 5fSass 15hG rommandet
gaze anu scores VI narig INV evapv battleficld
during The four years strusgsg daere dJel bay, a,
40 women bnt mo" oyer IiHiui Viii i've that vener
lVed, OF llhl wv ~ a. tba mntbprs ant
aLe a anu "u1g'tI ~ tIe Canfaderacy God blesi
qauB B SIoI, oL Wy iere Win us from 1861 t,
mem ny "tIta,, orc with MS still. anC
lSoO' many VI tuein ~ rgh"n 10 cross owe
tthe' riN,ar M. ana reet under The trees in thu
tne lIN'i III HS t5,.,,oi 'rbey we're with III
~ ~ ou"C Va dmnrcd tLe Jacket of gray il
49, 49, ,ro,.ors tGav wore with us in thl
Slieil ,,il PoH!d an thS battlrfed they wer'
-'itb nc in the hospitals and received from
sho ie' l,ns af onr dying comrades the las
Ihe ilps " w ,,,a u' and vile and mother
"oius , ,,o,,ds og tham who never saw the
~ i,,i.i a oual ofter the heart breaking good
iVNtu "ISa a. No. sjrce bapn singing Will
w on Sal ~! ~ ,,.ao+ 100 itve and Bye"O in
Snnan SS'. ,nu d hrigbtar land
'"tlcl "nu Luz rD.5das 7 am glad to be will
IL %, da diny faai thai it is good to b.
you tOVaS' - r1aot and r1lnplp Will
. neIg, N,,oIioG NW ,l' sgsaciates and friends than
ulole coIs'n'"l ,sod tbc sam. lost cause
tnJSe hn' tP1 shnulder 10 shoulder II
hl hnu ~ tbo grea+ast wars since the wOrl,
& g&ne Ol IL q a reol satisfaction to know
| tbSf The survivors on both sides "the blood
@ LiiaL " s aui ,horish Its memories as to b
ehqSm 1ij, ,md So aTYi9iis 70 meet and tax owe
Wins tmu tos that tried mems souls. Tn
rost siaost nf yiet0rv does not lend its charn
Plea,is' roI,rinng hnt the consciousness o
70 out iI4IiG' i4F,,ii+r doya 10 our annie reward
Guty lailnIullS ~ 4ohe hest 10 coTnlimant nald 1
| Iue Iue sliS ulsuig9ST a"o a,I Tho vaior of the Con
Sdg p4CI'9Ci9ih Soidiar '', vas by one Who kney
- ~, iagt Whom the peerlesss. the i'm
Inn nm. ij,hort "a pe on the tenth 0
HoI Ht taI GS4 loDei isI,,rrordered Ills sword 10 tn
ai,,al, ana maananimous leader Of th
Irroios %i hs smoke these farewell
5 M a., bii flIIGyvars.
| "otuS " Hi2 toi'' ,'oars orduous service
,.I,ad 1lCT' hy "nsrrIassed courage and fort
| % %u"l N'u ~ IN, ~ Northarn Virginia Ma
iude' tlle e,,aln3{ AIa{ ,o Ui yioid to oyerwbplmin
- - ta,,5. INA rasoufrps need not tel
numbers ana f TesoulEygS sn E,anv tard fougbt bat
% .ile VIZ o,,o ranained stcadfast to tn
iles' VINO nay LVlLi"In,1 ,n,,I +oJ ~ Ills rasul
last that uate Sonavm'' itN,, S,,t fenIing tha
| from Ho IiSllust @ Va ',,Iid arcGnnIish notl
Halot anu I,,onsnta for tha loss tba
lns Il"i oUo'u ttnndod tba rulmination q
| Nouiu nav 1''SnUoN C'o daterminad Ia ayoi
| lne contest Ia IA of tbngs whose mas
lle useless s"1di'iIv di}oarod tbem in tbpi
services naNe eHue"l'u
count! iiieH, men ,. ~ +bo ograarnept officer
bg Ine tellnS t,Jr,, vi ~ ~ fbeir homes an
alu aiIlu NV lo,a ,"" ,,1tii avrbangpd YOu wi
take WIN !Ou VIZ ,',,frr,nd. IN
GcedS IRON uull L3Iio.'i ,It u'S SdPr.ifni G0d vi
eal 4e9lif p' III LIossing and nrotectiol
extend 10 you ms Rl,s'aLT HT tnn of van
iIh an IA ,HoiJaSi7 idJaaSnt7on and rratefl
cohslaIIrS ahu no,,. Gjnd and genpror
relueIIoraICe " VI yout bid roII an n
ConSlueI dllHn u ny syn ''N
lecIloH"Ie ap T. Trr General"
,--,,... - ~; "a r trghprr Of jacl
f9HoWets o. l.ee AZ uTt,9 oti99, J5ssbino le9,
son IN We Nalley'e ana io,o ~ Stoti"n WaIyer
fI5 ffIi5I, a. cSrrshnry FraderIoEsbnrg. Chick
mn oHarpsouIIg, %oi,rt IIdTse C0i
IIauEa, 99pol.sf Iva, aH't tbo Wtldarness Shi0i
HaLD9r, IeteIs2ute, ai.e viaEphnrg Atiant
CorInth haRet Iteeh, 40 Ia bott
AppomatoA, ana the sgEIys oi AVA Ui ol ov,
neldS ol lhe 9Iu lJonliniUn ,il,, ,ndrSbia II
SouthIauut IJdp auyNS !uu, ,,tl,, CON Iaa,
ChdIe aS llNn q - 80 'tftIIdscr's CLiIdrp
your c4lluIen anu, anu JUn, ~ tboir hearts +.
a..l-F o
IT De printed IN az 5 Oud IgAt ellan go'i] iy ii
let 1t pc memorHtu uuu S!'unSiu WI iorl
uesyenuuuIS oi lHISv Nh, lyrey,, ibey ,ve
ihey were IlEAl' uul WV ht' % -" ia III,
lisAl' ahu Nli0sg ,2,,, uI'' ~ ,nvs@if I rIai
lhe$ ulq not SuCSegu' Ul r,atsJ us ord / p
70 De ihofoIShiA lye2uSs. Gstin, S'in oy
Joice thal OId HloTy Is @Sain Huu',ms lay, 0n
reunited people Put nave Ia. Lo
with thaI excessive pSatrg, NY. VI 80 nav
or penllehceUI Wlat'NeI luu tyy n!"y
pleased to .call lt.thal prompts oIatolS'
some reunion ana lheuioila! ,od a., f,
say am Elad we ,r,',. %GlG MlilPdlu il not a." en- n
joiced that the CQhle4eIa.S| .| uid @ l,,ob noI M
ceed u Is an IoL 'ug I - f,. ti'a bcst II,
guSh. IL may ue an ,5,f a9t tllt I,o S,,'t
The wise ana paJriulIc leaue!s ol tue 'TTtI III
In 1851. ana the nan uilhgu suLS ~ tIiriI itlN
who stepped TO the 'front.' ulu my 'uIEA .,
then. and very iarge inaJoilI$ , vi mi,
SURVIVORS uv H"I NllllN @ =" i 'c.,,', djd,
think SO in lS6l ana IL Is leHreu lhal
good many OF them never VIII set ICN"
Structed; ANA this LeIilnQS ule ,,,. VI, wa ,a
Corporal Tanner OF Ihe Guion 9'i.,- amy, a ="
when he hobbled TO the pattern on ,,, pa
Of artificial stumps at me klGhlHohu itu
ion few years ago III II had hoi Dg'
for your women. We would nave WAlIP
YOU, Johnny RebS, in six months.
southern women always were, are now, l1 "a, al
ever Will be, on the side OF right auu 'Iu
Another great captain, who had amp
reason to know and appreciate ne yalor
the Confederate soldier-,General Grant
when his staff officers had started a sa!u
in honor Of the surrender at Appnmata
he exclaimed stop that firing We ha
no great victory TO be proud Of for :
have been four years capturing these els
thousand men who have laid down iht
arms" And General Gordon relates ho
when his battalions marched in front
: the Federal lines to stack arms, the Unit
z General in command gave the oruet III
sent Arms"
Ii is only American soldiers that cou
deserve such generous recognition.
. that could be magnanimous and gala