The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-06-28

la re rendered illustrious its officers
and It's men, aud they met every r>-
q rement that pcrost patriotism heroic
<eit del II aud undoubted courage
c>n'd either demand or accomplish.
(Applause.) Gathered in defense of
the & 'hfed crate capital the pressrva-
ton OF which was heiC to be its very
lif', it suffered horrors ard gained a
va or which are among the most
pf1ce = treasuiers Of the bravest II d
mos. chivalrous army which ever
bat!led for human rights or defended
the'sacredness Of native land. The
very position it held, the very purpose
1t was marshalled to accomplish gave
1t promineuce which had tendency
to overshadoH the other armies of the
S'uih, and to eclipse by its sp!endor
tho performance OF other patriots of
the G ,nfedt rate hosts.
La the very presence of the tomb
of Forrest and in the chief city of the
great "Nolui,tner State which sent
to battle nearly one man to every five
of those who defended the G. ,nfed-
esacy. Surely no one will Iestion
either the propriety or justice on this
occasion of referring " some opera
tipns and conflicts in the west, which
entities the participants to their share
OF the common glory and renown
which gather in such lustrous halo
around tbe deeds and memory of the
men who then SO Gu Il !eously fought
aud 60 nobiy died. The conflict. in
the west were long delayed. b fore
the lines could be tnuod OF plans pre-
pared the army Of Northern Virginia
ial already wou resple ,dent fa ne.
Although the war began in the sum.
'ner OF 1861, no really great battle
was fought in The west till Shiloh
came iii April 1862, and in its terrib'e
loss OF. Ire gave augury of the 'ful
ha'ocaust that WIS demanded of the
: u:b and hcr people in their eff,rls
!" ha tree. The Federal loss of 13,
600 and the c. ufe 'e-ate loss of TO-
900 were the most appealing figure.
of mortality the American mind IL
ever been called upon to contemplate
On this fisld for the first time in real
mortal combat the dashiug soldier of
the : nth met the hardy warrier of
the W.st in stubborn conf ct, both
sldes In measure apprehended the
magnitude OF the conflict upon which
they had c.ntered. TIE 2 900 loss at
Fpri ID 'aalson and the 5OJ killed
and wounded al Ball Rrn now appear
as iDsigoifi Il when they broke upon
The \ aerican mind the terrible cas-
ualties 81 600 in a single combat. Iu
utter amazsmsn this dreadful casualty
list forced itself into tie hearts of the
men and wamen oa both sides and this
the greatest battle up to that time
ever fought in America with its
mighty death list sn1 it's terrible de,
structions painted ia strongest colors
the horrors of a civil war when free
men met free men in d fsnse of what
they each esteemed a gr'a. principle
hacked by convictions in support Of
which they re willing if need be to
die" Fur,te' on he said "The
record Of one c intcderate soldier re-.
dounds to the glory of all, the silent
gave on the hill side, the lone mound
in the forest, the dash over the breast
works, the heroic stand before the
fierce cammonade. the long trenches of
slain on the battlefield, the lingering
death in the hospital, the sudden end
of the pickets life, the isolated fall of
the sharpshooter, the n lent n "ch
through the storm or the weary ride
of the fearless trooper all go TO mak ke
up war, and each in its place is the
act of a hero, and these all complete
the supur5 record wuich stamp the
G ,nfederate soldier as the eq"a of
anyone who ever fought or died for a
principle of trust"
Western soldiers make DO ca m of
being better than the men who foug t
in the Est. Al these men who
marched or died 'ong the Nj ssissippi,
tho Arkansas, the Red, the Ohio, the
G. ,mberland, the Tenne .see, ths Black
aud the Yaz o riv. rs a k is to a e it
known TIA. they too exhibited the