The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-23
A VETERAN OF THE BLUE
Writes to One Who Wore the
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The following letter written to Captain L. Y. Dean of Eufaula expresses the feeling entertained by most of the old Federal soldiers for those who fought them during four years of war:
 Bnghampton. N. Y.. March Il, 1902
 l.. Y. Dean. Eufaula. Ala.
 My Dear Sir:-Your letter was duly received Yes. I am the same Captain Young that was a conductor on the Cen tral of Georgia for ten years. remem- ber you well. If I am not mistaken you belonged to the cavalry service during the war, and was under General Wade Hampton at the battle of Fair Oaks or Seven Pines in the spring of 1862. You lost an arm Am I not correct in my recollections? also recall the very pleasant relations that existed between us during all my stay in the South. To me you were a comrade indeed. and 1t matters not under what flag you fought you were a true man, brave soldier. a good citizen and as such you will always have my profound respect. My years of sojourn in the South were most pleasant ones and but for the poor health of my wife l should be living there now. My association with the Confederate vete- rans was always most cordial, and l have never met any body of men in my life whom I entertain higher regard than those brave heroic men who fought us to a finish for what they believed was right, and who since the close of that unhappy struggle have proved themselves to he equally true and brave as citizens and who by their indomitable will amid all sorts of discouragements. have made the South to flourish and bloom. The new South is all right. but for me the old South of which the old veterans of Lee and Jackson. formed so important A part, will always stand out pre-emi- nently ahead of all others. Do you re- member the day l as conductor took MT. Davis from Macon to Montgomery, hlS last visit through the South. That day l took eleven Confederates into his car and introduced them to him. Oh. the grat- tude of those dear old boys l can never forget. They could not get to him but for me. Among that number was an Epis- copal clergyman from Clayton, Ala. Q am not certain about the denomination). Do you know what has become Of him? I would so much like to hear from him and also 10 oe remembered to him--a noble man. I am also trying to recall the name of a certain Captain who lived in Eufaula and carried on the brick business He had lost hand at Fort Stpadman at the tune Gordon broke through our lines at that point. And her 2 let me tell you that on the 14th of Feb ruary we had that grand old Confederate commander. General John B. Gordon lecture to use. and l got mp out Of my click he'd against the protests of my far.llv and doctor. and went down to hear hIn. | felt myself especially honored by being invited to introduce him to the audience. which l did with the greatest measure or my He hhcW liiHi 1hu hS remembered me. What a change has come over the whole county. On one oc- caaion after I come back from the So Ith, an effort was being made by some of my friends to have Gordon come ana tsctIra for us One man. and he q Vete- ran. g opposed it, and I never trimmed ,na3 m in such shape in a speech before , nm audience as did him. then and there defen led the old ConIeierat" vet e. o ,ith all my power. That night Cor don iectured, my comrades in blue were out in force to hear him and no man ever had a grander reception than he did