The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-19

Lately in mentioning great Southern
preachers l referred TO Andrew Broadius.
OF Virginia. and John Kerr. the elder. OF
North Carolina, and both Baptists The
late Rev DIR. Jeremiah Jeter, the able
and excellent editor OF the Richmond Va.
Religious Herald, and its founder, | be-
heye, some thirty years ago, said that
the two ablest preachers he ever heard In
the United States or Great Britain, were
the two dlvlnes mentioned above. Mr.
Proaddus had a great reputation for
ability both among his own people and
with people of other denominations Rev
| John Kerr was undoubtedly preacher
| of very marked power General Thomas
| l.. Chngman, an Episcopahan told me
| he once listened to sermon from him
| three hours long. He said he could have
| listened longer willingly 1t takes great
| powers OF attraction and ma agnetlsm TO
| hold "a congregation for an hour or an
hour and half if the discourse Is really
Scfiptural and not sensational. Most peo-
| pie grow weary III three quarters of an
hour, and are willing to leave But they
can sit for hours and listen to a political
speech, go to theatre and enjoy the
performance until midnight Truly rel-
| glous people ought to be able TO listen
with interest to fairly entertaining and
| instructive sermon for an hour or two
hours If need be. / have heard of people
| Ill North Carolina who would sit for five
| or SIX hours listening to a succession OF
preachers of no extraordinary gifts or
| high education. The Gospel in the hands
of a master of assemblies ought to pos
sess holding, gripping, drawing power.
Considering the tremendoussfOrce North
I Carolina sent to the great war-over 1876
000-and the number of its dead-over
41 900, it had but few Generals, of the
several ranks 1t had some men of
perlor qualities, but it had but one Gen
eral, Braxton Bragg. 1t had two Lieu
tenant Generals. Leonidas Polk, of Lou
isiana-apponted from that State-who
was killed at Pine Mountain, Ga, on IA
June, 1864, and T. H. Holmes, not much
of a soldier. There a vast amount
Of favoritism in the appointments, and
Virginia got more than its full share.
Our State had brave, competent officers.
It had five Major Generals-native born.
They were Robert Ransom Robert F.
Hoke, James B. Gordon, Stephen d. Ram
seur and Bryan Grimes. Gordon and
| Ramseur persisted in battle. North Caro-
lima had 20 Brigadier Generals-George B..
Anderson (l1illed); l.. s. Baker, Rufus
Barringer l.. OBJ. Branch (killed; T. l..
Clngman, Junius Daniel (klled; r. c.
Gatlin A. c. Goodwin (killed); Robert d.
Johnston, w w Kirkland w G. Lewis,
William McRae, J. G. Martin, Johnston
Pettigrew (killed; G. ]. Rajnes NJ. w.
Ransom w. P. Roberts, Alfred NJ. Scales,
r. B. Vance T. F. Toon. / give only
those who were born In North Carolina.
General F. X. Zollicoffer, of Tennessee,
was born in North Carolina. / think
Major General Cadmus NJ. Wilcox was
also born here, as was also General Ben.
: MrCullough. There are some two or
three Others I think, but / do not recall
their names Of all her Generals, so far
as 1 am informed only the following sur
vive now: Robert F. Hoke, Robert D.
Johnston NJ w. Ransom w. p. Roberts.
/ am doubtful as to General Kirkland S
death. North Carolina had 126, 900 men
and is credited with 20 Brigadier Generals.
Virginia had not more than $4,000 men IN
all proba bility, if so many, and it had
&C Brigaders or more than three times as
many. Of these % were made Major Cen
e1als.> The losses as given in the Confed-
crate Handbook is not precisely accurate
II some particulars. 1t gives North Caro-
lina's loss as follows: Killed, 1852; died
Of wounds, 5,157; died of disease, 20,GO2-
total, 1854 I think the War Records
published by the United States Govern
ment put the total at over 41000, and
the figures are from official documents
in the Confederate war office. Virginia 5
loss is given in the Handbook as follows
| Killed 1923; died of wound, 2,519; died
of disease. 6.947-total, 14,794. The grand
total of Confederate losses given in the
Hand Book is 133, ,SO2. Look at North
Cardinals less, over 4100O. The losses OF
ali were probably more than IS given.
The Hand Book thinks 200 900 were kill
ed and died. This is one-third OF the
whole 600 600 grand monument should
. be erected in memory OF all the North
Carolina soldiers. The people of patriot
ism and devotion to North Carolln and
it's noble history, should see to this. DC
not postpone farther. 1t IS degenerate
people who build no monuments. 1t Is
sorry race that has no pride Of State or
love of country.
IThe magnificent Confederate monument
in capital square, Raleigh, was erected to
their memory.-Edltor.1
!, = Since the above was prepared have
, seen in the News and Observer the report
, of what General Julian S. Carr, that
true, patriotic, generous North Carolnlan
said in his 10th of May Memorial ad-
:, or
ford county sent into the gigantic war,
, 2 400, in a voting population of 2,2Oc
whites, many Of whom were Friends or
, Ouakers. and non combatants. It was q
splendid exhibit of devotion. energy and
+, high patriotic ardor. I notice also that
ex-Judge Philips, IN a Memorial address
at Tarboro, gave the figures for ms
! fine county Edgecombe. The muster
5 rolls showed that some 1 400 soldiers went
! out, numbering nearly as many as there
were white voters in the county III l86o
/ the year before the war. 1t fell behind
: G,ilford. but so did most of the coun
/ ties The largest vote this State ever
e gave was in 1860. (all white) when 1t was
S III. 500, if my memory is not at fault
! And yet in the four years war 1t sent not
less than 1876 600 to the war. The Roster
made in war times under Governor
Vance's wise foresight, contains, I think
J some 131 900 names The files Of the