The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1901-12-03
q MOST IMPORTANT WORK FOR
NORTH CAROLINA.

The Messenger recently referred to the
interesting fact that Judge Walter
Clark had completed. or nearly so, the
.sRegimental History of North Cafoli-
ma" in four volumes. Two Of these are
ready now. The other two volumes will
be issued in six weeks or so. The un-
dertaking IS so important, is so memor
able it deserves a particular and re-
peated reference. No other southern
state. we think. has a roster of its
troops. North Cardinals roster is in
four volumes. 1t gives the names of
the officers and men in the various reg
iments, battalions, and companies who
served North Carolina and the great
southern cause in the reates of all
modern wars No other modern war
~ser approached the magnitude of the
struggle in this country, for there were
more than 3,sOO.0 900 in the war during
the o u years it lasted.
Judge Clark saw the positive necessity
o. having the history of each regiment.
ETC., written by those who were in the
fight. The veterans were rapidly pass
Ia. away and in a few years it would
lie impossible to have his most inn
=5rtant work done. So Judge Clark
18th his usual devotion to his native
Carolina. and his conspicuous consecra-
ton to the sacred cause for which over
100000 natives of this state perilled
their lives, and nearly a. 900 of whom
laid them down as a sacrifice fer -liber-
ty and independence. undertook with
out a cent of pay to have it accomplish
ed. AS we mentioned recently he has
had to write with his own hand 5.00n
letters. has done all the work of editing
and proof reading to do. and it has re-
quired no less than seven years for
him to accomplish the magnificent If
extremely laborious undertaking.. All
the writing lone has been free by all
who nav engaged in it. 1t is worthy
every way of the heroes who wore the
gray so grandly, so daringly. The en-
cravings of the volumes have been
furnished by friends of the writer's. The
state has only furnished paper, printing
binding. and owns the work which
it is thus able to sell at such a very low
sum indeed-only 81 per volume. the
cost price. Think of this and wonder.
Each volume contains 500 pages, 200
engravings and 6 maps. 1t is the
cheapest work we have heard of in a
quarter of a century, if we nave ever
heard of one prior to that time, which
is quite doubtful.
The confederate soldiers are anxious
that this glorious record in four vol
umes shall be sold. The entire edition
is small, we regret to learn-but 1000
copies. Surely at the very low price
these will be disposed of quickly. Every
North Carolina family hould W e
copy, and it should be kept as a prec1-
Gus heirloom and be handed down
through unborn generations. Let
North Carolinians learn of the glorious
deeds of the patriots and heroes, and
let the record be carefully studied. The
co~nfederates are anxious for the edition
to be sold soon, in order that the Pub
lie Treasury will be out not a cent. 1t
is d noble undertaking and the true
people Of the state should manifest
their high appreciation of what has
been done. Buy the book, keep it safe,
read it and talk of it. and you will be
indeed glad that you are North Caro-
lima born. and every way true to the
ancestral faiths. the splendid deeds,
and the exalted patriotism of the SOL
adiers of 1916. Every public school
and every public library should have at
least one copy. The volume can be
had OF Mr.. MD. Sheriff., state librarian,
Raleigh. y. c., at one dollar a valunles.
carriage and postage extra to be paid
by the purchaser. Do not delay. You
can get the first two volumes at once,
and the two other volumes in about six
weeks.