The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-23
CLAIM OF
CAROLINA
"First at Bethel, Fart1,est at
Gettysburg and Last at
Appon1attox.
THE COMMITTEES REPORT
THE COMMITTEES REPORT
North Carolinian's Reply to Judge
Christians Report to the Vir-
ginia Veterans Camp.

u At the meeting Of the NORTH Carolina
state Historical Society held In Raleigh
on tho evening OF October 49, Chief jus.
tic Walter Clark read the report OF the
committee appoin ted to prepare n state
ment In reply To an article ~ Judge
X Christian, OF Richmond, challenging the
claim OF North Carolina as to the nuin-N
Der OF troops sho furnished the Confed-
eracy. In this paper Judge Christian
had also denied the right Of this States
claim for her troops OF First at Bethel.
farthest at Gettysburg and last at APP
poImattox.,' Tho following report Of the
committee composed OF some OF the fore
most gcntlement OF North Carolina Is
Cardinals answer to Judge Christians
challenge
The report is copied in full from the
Raleigh News. Observer Of the 18TH:
TIE REPORT OF THE c. .iAliTTEE.
Upon the monument which tls State
has erected Mt tho west front OF the
Capitol in Raleigh in perpetual memory
OF thes fidelity TO duty OF the sons she
cent to tho front In lsG1-5, is inscribed
the legend:
First at Bethel
Last at Appropriations"
Upon the cover OF the I'VE volumes Of
"Notth Carolina Regimental Histories
1S61-'65" which, compiled by veterans
who were actual participants In the
events they narrated, have been pub
3lislled and sued by authority OF the
States. there Is stamped the above words
with tho insertion between the first and
last lines OF the following:
"Farthest to the Front at Gettysburg and
ct Chickamauga."
These claims were not made as a matter
4 OF boast They were merely a state.
ment OF historical facts. amply supported
by the testimony OF eye-witnesses and
documentary evidence contained In the
volumes In question. There was no
intention to assert that the soldiers from
North Carolina were drawer than those
from our sister Southern States. but mere
~ that tho fortune OF war having furn-5
&ished them the occasion they were equal
to the opportunity-only this and nothing
more.
They saw their duty, dead sAlre thing
And went forfit, then and thar. e
h We also deemed that 1t was shown be-
You'd question that North Carolina furn-
ished to the Confederacy more troops
than any other State. It can not be
controverted that, owing to the foresight,
practical ability and patriotism OF our
HI cat SpfGl <>SDulOu %. duCsIt
the troops from this State were the best
clothed and shod. and tho best cared
5 for In the Confederacy.
The above proposition. save tho last,
having been controverted by Judge Chris
$tan. OF Virginia, In a pamphlet issued by
authority OF tie United Confederate Vet
crans OF that State, the undersigned COM
mltee We're appointed BY the North Caro-
lima Historical and Literary Society to
make reply Tho com,nitte met Mayh12,5
1904. being the fortisth anniversary OF
day which is forever memorable in North
Carolina from tho valor OF her sons at
the deadly Horseshoe" at Spottsyl-
yanta. Withfa view OF placing our reply
upon the testimony OF eye witnesses the /
work was sub-dIvded and allotted as
follows:
First at Bethel. Major p. y. Hale.
'Farthest to the front at Gettysburg"
Judge w a. Montgomery and Captain
W. r. Bond.
'.Farthest u tho front at chicamauga,'
Judge a. c. Avery,
Last at Appomattox, Senator Henry