The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-05-26

tunity Mr.. Mcconnell came all the way
from Chicago to Raleigh expressly TO meet
Colonel Lane, who Joined him at the Var,
borough yesterday morning, with CoIonei
Burgwyn.
The three spent the day in seeing Ra-
leigh and it's vicinity. Their first VISIT
was to lakewood Cemetery, a tribute Of
respect. to see the monument to COL
Harry x. Burgwyn. Then they visited
the Camp of instruction at CraDtree
where Colonel Lane saw his first military
service under the command Of ms youth
full officer who afterwards became ehe
colonel of his regiment. Colonel Lane had
not visited the place since he left IL Ia
September, 1861.
Mr.. Mcconnell. with the eye Of an ex-
perienced soldier, said it was a miserable
place for a camp. a fact which Coionci
Lane was not prepared to deny. FROM
there they went to the Soldiers Home,
where Mr.. Mcconnell was greeted very cor
diallv by It's inmates and was very ira
ternal in his greetings IN return. Among
others Mr.. Mcconnell met were Private
Drake. who served under Admiral Bu-
chanan on the MerriInac IN the fight with
he Monitor in Hampton Roads the hrst
engagement of iron clads IN the history
of naval warfare, a fightthat revolution
lied naval construction.
Mr.. Mcconnell considers it quite a
strange coincidence that on a recent trip
to Norway he met at Bergen a Norwegian
named John Anderson, who had served
in the same fight on the Monitor.
Next the party visited the State
Museum, and the office of the Corpora
ton Commission, where they met MI
Henry c.. Brown, the invaluable chlei
clerk to the Commission, Colonel Lanes
nephew. They then went to the State
| Library and saw the painting of the three
famous colonies of the 26th Regiment
Vance, Burgwyn and Lane, as well as TIC
other portraits Of famous officers OF the
Confederacy. In the Library of the Su
preme Court. Mr.. Mcconnell was. nitro
duced to Marshal Bradley who was one
OF the five who volunteered at Bethel tt
burn the house which sheltered Fedora
sharp shooters. In this action it was
that William Wyatt was killed, the first
of the war on either side.
Mr.. Mcconnell had the pleasure of meet
ing also Colonel Thomas S. Kenan arc
Making about Gettsburg with HIM, 10
Colonel Kenan was, wounded and capturee
there.
The Michigan man is not quite 62 years
of age, a remarkably well preserved mar
In comparing height with Colonel Lane
he found to his great surprise that he wa
taller by an inch and a half than the
great leader of the Goth. At Gettysburg
Mcconnell weighed about $50 pounds ans
Colonel Lane 1876. The Northern man ha'
developed to over 200 pounds since then
while the Colonel has never weighed a:
much since as he did at that time. II
tl,o ov,;4o,con N Of hotf1a onH VODthtnl on
thusiasm, Mr.. Mcconnell says, Colone
Lane doomed up before him about 6 fee
6 inches tall and of about 250 pound
weight. Accordingly he was somewhat
disa appointed to find that his big antagon
iSt had shrunk so much.
Seemingly never did two men enjoy
day more, and at about ten o'clock las
night they babe each other adieu, Colone
Lane to start early this morning for hi
home in Chatham county, and Mr.. Nc
Cornell to leave by the 1920 train thi
morning for Weldon, where he and Mis-
Mcconnell will be the guests of Colone
Burgwyn.
Mr.. Mcconnell was enthusiastic in hi
admiration for the gallant courage an
reckless bravery of the men of the 26th
''They were the bavest men, said he
that ever fought. Their advance wa
slow, overwhelming, irresistible"
Mr.. McConnell'e relations with the Con
federate Veterans Camp at Chicago ar
most cordial, as illustrted by the fact tina
he once presided as toast master at
banquet given by them. Colonel Blu
gwyn was a guest of Mr.. Mcconnell a
the annual banquet of the Iron Brigad
in Chicago in 1900.
That infantry fight between the oct
North Carolina and the Iron Brigade an
the infantry duel between the Goth Mort
Carolina and the oath Michigan constitut
the most desperate fight known In tn
annals of warfare, the loss TO the oct
North Carolina being 80 per cent of so
men, or 720 killed and wounded, and tn
oath Michigan SO per cent Of 800. or 40
killed and wounded in round numbers.
Last night at the hotel Colonel Bul
gwyn met Mr.. Daniel G. Fowle, son {
the late Governor Fowle, and who ha
served under the colonel in the SPANS
American war, and on the mastering OF
of his regiment subsequently enlisted &c
two years service in the Philippine
Colonel Burgwyn introduced the youn
soldier to Colonel Lane and Mr.. McCon
nell, wishing to give him the opportunit
of meeting two such splendid survivir
specimens OF the TWO REGIMENTS tHdC Ell
ga ged in the greatest infantry duel know
to the history of warfare.
Mr.. Fowle was chief of Maccabebe scout
in the Philippine Islands, and gave th
visiting gentlemen q very graphic an
very interesting description of his e
periences there for two years. He Wa
wounded twice and was in upwards of
hundred engagements. He is now readin
law.