Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-14

eve OF the battle OF Monterey. Each man
standing as rs had stood that day six
months before. Here there was one man,
tnere another. then long space with not
man TO answer the roll-call, then per-
maps there would be several close to-
sethcr. This YVES the time and place i'm
naortaiized by Sergeant OHara. Of the
| kentucky Cavalry, in his ION flames
| Eternal Camping Ground The dresn
parade the evening before the battle was
a glorious sight. but far more glorious
was this one OF the soldiers who had
docght and wen battles .for the right"
1netr glory was from within Their
wounds and tattered clothes were Elo-
rif.ed
The Tar Heel" boys rom Wake, War
rem. Wayne. and New Hanover made
Company III" with singleterry as cap
,ain. This was the color company, and
they were proud Of the privilege of keep
| ing the beautiful nag presented to the
| regiment by the women OF North Caro-
lima (Raleigh deserves the greater share
OF this.) The flag was by 10 feet, ma de
! OF blue silk, with heavy gold fringe
bearing in the centre the arms OF North
Carolina. "Iasse Guam Videri''
ON THE ROLL OF FAME
u X Black was color sergeant until
promoted, when Bonum took his place.
There Is among these Tar Hee'a names
| the OLD North State has placed on her
| roll OF fame Colonel Richard Treat
Paine who. on his return home C1den-
| ton) was presented with water service,
| the pitchers and goblcts shaped like pis-
| tolls. in recognition OF his unsurpassed
| skill in craftsmanship: Dick" Riddick,
one Of the few men. made an officer in the
| United States army for bravery on the
| field Of battle and other .oldierly quail
es He would have been treb1y a veto
| ran, but he was killed at Chantilla:
! FaEg, Of Asherille; "a little more grape
Captain Bragg" colonel in the sc. S.
A." CASTOR II. Wilder. pa ymaster of
Tarlor's army until the end of the war.
eve have some OF the vouchers and sew
eral signed with jeff Daviss name for
pay and rations); Charles Manly and
Fred. Crenshaw. who were the life OF
the regiment on the long journey; Pender,
R. T. Webb Branch. Massenburg Whita-
ller, John Burns who could not keep UP
and carry his baggage, SO cut it in two
TcGary Gu. S. NJ. Barbee, Walter
the man running to the rear, when he
| sang out as they passed, go on. the bail
is OPEN" Cantwell. Major "Bill'' Polk,
whose widow still has the scarlet cloak
and velvet hat worn by Santa Anna. She
had his sword with its diamonds studded
hilt, but this she returned to Mexico;
Rush 6. Mitchell. Swift. SCOTS, Scarlet
-iIle1 u engineers. SIllll, lHe youngest
boy in his regiment. ana HansborouEh
Bell, who, with his friend, General jeff
| Green, fought for Texan independence,
under the Lone Star and in all the
great things accomplished by Green at
this time, was his Tght-hand man. After
wards he (BelD was the first Governor
Of Texas.
TIE vIRGINIANs.
From the Old Dominion there went to
~ ~ Of al
panies. Hamtranc!S. colonel, and Wiesa-
gar, lieutenant She sent Tay
Tor, Scott, Blis-, r. E. Lee. "Stonewail
Jackson, Jubal Early, Archer. Blamire.
White. Milliga1, Creekmore, and many
more brave soldiers.
South Cardinals Legislature voted three
swords to be given to the three bravest
men in the army from her State. These
were presented to General D. Fl. Hill, of
whom General ]. e. Johnson said: "In
Mexico the young officers called you the
pravest man in the army" tThis is a son
of the Old North State by adoption); HUI
ger chief of ordnance; Butler. who with
his ne gained with the First Mississippi
RcEimenD more reputation than any Of
the other volunteers in Quinman's South
ern Division.
Georgia sent Tattnall, who. with his
men. in a little gun-boat, achieved one
Of his brilliant exploits of the war by his
! attack on San Juan DUlloa, and the bat
teries of Vera Cruz.
Mississippi sent the Mississippi Rifles
and another regiment who won great
honors for her In all history, the taking
Of Belen Gate by General Quitman stands
among the first. of daring. brilliant
achievements.
Louisiana sent men like Beauregard.
Illinois and Ohio, too, gave of their best.
Lane, Of Indiana, won the battle of Hau-
montla.
Kentucky allows no one. to forget the
meaning of her name, in every war she
gives men who fight until victory is Won.
or who die with their faces TO the enemy.
Tennessee and Missouri also sent men
she proudly owns.
Maryland, my Maryland" is never
eclipsed She gave Fred. Ringgold, the
organizer of Horse Artillery. and Ran
dolph Rdgeley, his daring successor
Twas RidgeIey who shouted: Hold on.
Charley, until I draw their fire" when
May was about to try the novel expert
ment Of cavalry charge. May was the
hero OF the charge on the Mexican bat
teries.
A MATTER OF MINUTES.
Did you know that battles were timed
by minutes? Contreras was fought and
won in twenty minutes, and those volun-
teers took Puebla without fight. ONss
this .walk-over!")
How many know of Doniphan's march
from St Louis through Santa Fe toSTay-
lor at Saltillo having three battles as
large as San Juan ELL, and conouerinE
all this country without a paymaster OF
base of supplies? Then there was Cen
eral Kearney and Colonel Fremont in the
West, with Commodores oloat, Stocton,
and Montgomery.
Mexico declared war against the United
States the Esd Of March. 1885, the treaty
of peace was signed the 2 Of February.
ls4S and in this short time Cess than
two years. the men fighting for the
rights under the Star spalgled Banner,
won for the United States Texas, Cali
fornia, Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and New
Mexico. SIS, 400 square miles. Wouldn't
the maps Of North America look queer
if all that western land was OF one color
and marked Mexico?
Has there ever been monument raised
to these mon. or to the battles they Won?
Surely they should have triumphant
arch for being victorious in this War OF
Victories.
Ohio and kentucky have State associa-
lions and have annual reunions: Have
any OF the other States these organlza-
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