The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-09-09

the inscription or two cannon now at
West Point. They were lost by OBrian.
one of the bravest of gunners, TO Santa
Anna at Monterey and won at Chapul-
tepec, a thousand miles away.
When Mexico declared war against the
United States the 23rd of March. 1916, a
call was mad for six month volun-
teers." Before the six months expired
this call was found TO be a blunder. for
it takes almost this length OF time to
turn a raw recruit" into a warrior"
50 another call was issued for sc. 600
volunteers for five years. or for as long
as this war lasted"
To the first call. twelve regiments re-
sponded the First Mississippi" being
one. with JEFF" Davis as Colonel. He
asked General Scott for permission TO
arm his men with a new gun, but
Scott said he did not think it prudent TO
take the men into an enemies country
with an untried weapon, that he might
arm two companies with it. Davis arm
ed his ten, and said there was two small
a difference between two and ten"
to Quible about. So this regiment was
the first to use a percussion gun in bat
1Ie, anu the gun 10 lnlS udy pears the
name of mississippi Rife" The time"
Of these men expired just before the bat
tie of Beuna Vista, but Davis told them
1t would never do to leave before the
battle; it would look like desertion, and
said, stand by me, boys, until after the
battle and then go home rejoicing, @and
they did stand by him to a man with
those new guns and saved the day at
Buena Vista by being in time to take the
places of the men routed on Taylor'S
left who were flying to the rear. AS
Davis passed these men, he pointed to his
own troops coming up in columns as
steady as If on parade, and shouted:
For God sake, men, get behind this
stone wall There and then went up
the first rebel yell Many of these
men fleeing turned back and fought well.
But the joke of the whole war was gotten
on the M~eXicans by the men who ran
away. General Minion, with three thou
sand men, was coming up on General
Taylor's rear in splendid style, upper
ceived by the Americans, but when they
saw those Mexican men coming down
upon them double quick" and the horses
galloping, they fled anyhow and anyway,
for they could stand no such charge as
that.
To the second call for volunteers, North
Carolina responded with a regiment Of
twelve companies Cater two of these
under Captains Clark and Richards, join
ed General Taylor at Vera Cruz-R. T.
Paine as Colonel.) They took ship at
Fort Caswell, and sailing down the coast
and through the hole in the WALL"
crossed the Gulf and landed at Fort
Isabel. Then came the weary march
from Carmargo, with 500 men, a long
train OF wagons, each with it's five mules,
the leading mule abreast the wagon in
front to keep the guerrillas from cutting
into the train, ambushed on both sides.
After this journey of thirteen days
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 Q 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 CRaleigh deserves the greater share
of this.) The flag was 6 by 10 feet, made
of blue silk, with heavy gold fringe,
bearing in the center the arms Of North
Carolina. "Esse Guam Nideri.'
d. x. 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 q vet
eran, but he was killed at Chantilla;
Fagg, Of Asheville; "a little more grape
Captain Bragg" Colonel in the &C. 5.
A" CASTOR H.. Wilder, Paymaster of
Taylor's army until the end of the war.
eve have some of the vouchers and sew
eral signed with jeff Davis name for
pay and rations); Chas. Manly and Fred
Crenshaw. who were the life Of the regI-
ment on the long Journey; Pender, r. +.
Webb, Branch, Massenburg, whitaker,
John Burns, who could not keep up and
carry his baggage, so cut it in two; Nc
Gary Gu. S. NJ, Barbee, Walter Thomp-
son, who at Buena Vista the
man running to the rear, when he sang
out as they passed, eco 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