The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-09-07

After this journey OF thirteen Gays
without breaking ranks, they reached
Walnut Springs. Here they found the
First Mississippi Regiment assembled for
dress parade" on the same spot where
they had stood for dress parade on the
eve of the battle of Monterey. Each man
standing as he had stood that day six
months before. Here there was one man,
there another. then a long space with not
a man to answer the roll-call, then per-
haps there would be several close to-
gether. This was the time and place i'm
mortalized by Sergeant O'Hara, of the
Kentucky Cavalry, in his ION Fame's
Eternal Camping Ground" The dress
parade the evening before the battle was
a glorious sight, but far more glorious
was this one of the soldiers who had
fought and won battles For the
Right" Their glory was from within
Their wounds and tattered clothes were
glorifed.
The Tar Heel" boys from Wake, War
rem, Wayne and New Hanover made
Company H" with Singleterry as cap
tain This was the color company and
they were proud of the privilege of keep
ing the beautiful flag presented to the
regiment by the women of North Caro-
lima (Raleigh deserves the greater share
of this.) The flag was by 10 feet. made
of blue silk with heavy gold fringe,
bearing in the center the arms of North
Carolina, "Esse Guam Videri"
d. K. Black was color sergeant until
promoted, when Bonum took his place
There is among these Tar Heels names
the Old North State has placed on her
roll OF fame" Col. Richard Treat Paine.
who, on his return home (Edenton) was
presented with a water service, the
pitchers and goblet shaped like pistols
! in recognition of his unsurpassed skill
in workmanship; Dick" Riddick, one
of the few men, made an officer in the
United States army for bravery on the
field of battle and other soldierly quail
ties He would have been trebly vet
eran, but he was killed at Chantilla;
Fagg, of Asheville; ga little more grape
Captain Bragg" Colonel in the &c. S.
! A." CASTOR H. Wilder, Paymaster OF
/ Taylor's army until the end of the war.
! 1--WE have some of the vouchers and sew
/ eral signed with Jeff" Davis name for
nav and rations): Chas. Manly and Fred
! Crenshaw. who were the life of the Tegi-
ment on the long journey; Pender, 4. f.
Webb, Branch, Massenburg, Whitaker,
John Burns who could not keep up and
| carry his baggage, so cut it in twos Nc
/ Gary (U. S. NJ Barbee, Walter Thomp-
/ son. who at Buena Vista answered the
man running to the rear, when he sang
! out as they passed, Go on, the ball 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 diamond studded
hilt. but this she returned to Mexico;
Rush G. Mitchell, Swift. SCOTS, Scarlet,
Chief of Engineers Smith, the youngest
boy in his regiment and Hansborough
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 right-hand man.
Afterwards he (BelD was the first Gov
ernor of Texas.
From the Old Dominion there went to
this war one regiment of twelve COM
panies. Hamtranek, Colonel, and Wiesa-
gar, Lieutenant Colonel. She sent Tay
lor. Scott, Bliss, R. e. Lee, "Stonewan'
Jackson, Jubal Early, Archer Blamire,
White, Milligan, 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 was presented to General
D. H. Hill, of whom General J. E. john
son said: I'm Mexico the young officers
called you the bravest man in the army"
This is a son of the Old North State
by adoption); Huger, Chief of Ordinance;
Butler who with his men gained with
the First Mississippi RegimenD more
reputation than any of the other volun-
teers in Quinman's Southern Division
Georgia sent Tattnall, who with his
men, in little gun-boat, achieved one
of the brilliant exploits of the war by
his attack on San Juan D'UllOa, and the
batteries of Vera Cruz.
Mississippi sent the Mississippi Rifles
and another regiment who won great
honors for her. In all history, the TAX
ing of Belen Gate by General Quitman
stands among the first, of daring, brill
liant achievements.
Louisiana sent men like Beauregard.
Illinois and Ohio too gave OF their
best. Lane, of Indiana, won the battle
of Huamontla
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 Ridgeley, his daring successor.
Twas Ridgeley who shouted: Hold on
Charley until | 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.
Did you know that battles were timed
by minutes? Contreras was fought and
won in twenty minutes, and those vol
unteers took Puebla without a fight
WAS this a "walk-over?')
How many know of Doniphans march
from st. Louis through Santa Fe to ray
Tor at saltillo, having three battles as
large as San Juan Hill, and conquering
all this country without a paymaster or
base of suppress? Then there was Gen.
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