The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-07
TRIBUTE PAID TO
GEN. LONGSTREET
Camp Hardee Adopts Memorial
by UnanImaus Vote
CAPT. W. C. WARD SPEAKS
Eloquent Review Of Lonsstreet's Mill.
tary Record and Aclevements-He
Was Great Comm ander-LI-
hrary Committee Reports.
CAPT. W. C. WARD SPEAKS

Almost the entire meeting Of Camp Har-
dee, u. c. ". yesterday afternoon was
consumed in hearing a memorial on the
life of General Longstreet, which had
been prepared by special committee. and
in a speech by Capt. w c. Ward on Gen
eral Longstreet.
The committee on securing a camp IL
brary and number of historical pictures
relating to the war made a report IA
which 1t was shown that both had been
started under most favorable conditions.
The memorial on the life of General
Longstreet was unanimously adopted
amid cheers and much clapping of hands.
1t is follows:
To Camp Hardee. Confederate Veterans:
Your committee appointed to report res
| olutions commemorative of the life and
service of the. late Lieut. Gen. James
Longstreet, recommends the following:
| Resolved, That in the testimony of the
estimate Of old soldiers of his life and
services to the south in the great war be-
! tween the states that Camp Hardee adopt
the following statement:
| General Longstreet, a South Carolinian
| by birth, a graduate of the West Point
| bama, while assured of position in the
| federal army, resigned the commission he
held in an established service to enter the
unorganized, poorly equipped army of tho
| Confederacy, and undertook all the ardu-
GUS duties and dangers of that war and
fought it out to the disastrous end.
From the time of his appointment as
brigader general under Beauregard along
the line Of Bull Run Creek in July, 1861
| to the surrender at Appomattox in April,
/ 1866 he was distinguished as a stalwart.
skilful commander and gallant soldier
| He was remarkable for staying qualities
rather than for dash.
| In all that brave service there was
| nothing spectacular but he was always
| steadfast, true and reliable. These stay
ing qualities were demonstrated in the
! Seven Days battle In july 1862, at Fra
| zer's farm and Malvern Hill, and attract
| ed the attention of the army. In this
| respect he was distinguished at Second
Manassas when Pope had massed his
! federal columns in front of Jackson's thin
| and weary line, and was pressing on with
| overwhelming numbers. Longstreet saw
| the danger and seized the opportunity
| for concentrating his artillery on Pope's
| left and by we'll directed enfilading fire
| of grape and canister drove the enemy
| back and to defeat. He saw the oppor-
! tunity for delivering well directed blow.
| born battle on the left at Fredericksburg
| December 1862 making an imperishable
| page in history and giving to the world
| the magnificent defense of Marie's Hill.
was one of the most remarkable during
| the war He stayed there and at no time
| was 1t possible for Burnside to make an
| opening in his line of battle.
| He made his position impregnable, not
| withstanding the number of competent
| lieutenants under General Lee when in
! dependent service was required General
| Longstreet was selected. Early in the
| year 1863 while the Army of Northern
| Virginia guarded the southern line of the
| Rappahannoci watching Hooker's Army
| of the Potomac on the northern bank,
| Iongstreet was ordered with two divis-
| ions of his corps for the Suffolk campaign
so that during February and March he
| was in the neighborhood of Richmond,
| serving as a corps of observation ready
to move at moments notice to the most
vital point At Suffolk where he kept the
| enemy shut up for nearly month, he
| was entirely Independent and gave the
| federal army full occupation until after
| Hooker's crushing defeat at Chancellors-
VILE and until all the army supplies in
southeastern Virginia were collected and
| removed.
After Gettysburg.
| After Gettysburg, when Lees army had
taken up a defensive position along the
line of the Rapidan and Bragg was being
| pressed backward by Rosencrans from
Chattanooga, Longstreet was ordered with
| his corps to go to Bragg's support. and
| fell with crushing force on the federal
| left From the force of that blow the
enemy recoiled to Chattanooga, and was
| only saved from destruction by the hero
! ism of General Thomas a Virginian,
| fighting in the ranks of the foes or the
| south. When 1t was deemed good strategy
| to occupy East Tennessee to prevent that
| strong hold of federal support from rem
| dering aid to General Grant, who had
| succeeded General Rosecranes, Longstreet
was selected for that most important
! service and right bravely did he per-
| form that most dangerous and difficult
work East Tennessee was as thoroughly
| union as Ohio or Pennsylvania and Long
| streets command was in the enemy's
| country.
When the gigantic struggle of 1864 was
| inauguarated on the Rapidan in 1864 Long
| street. with his war-worn and winter
| riven CORPS was rapidly transferred from
East Tennessee to arrive in time for the
opening battle of the Wilderness In the
very beginning of his assault he was
severely wounded and thereafter rem
| dered no further service. In that great
campaign no wonder he was called Lees
| war horse"
Noteworthy Fact.
Whatever may have been said of Gem
eral Longstreet 1t is remarkable that at