The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-09-10
That Was the Command
of Capt. c. F. SiIer.
"MAY GOD BLESS YOU"
That Was the Greeting of Governor
Scales When Capt SiIer Returned
After His Heroic Charge With
the Flag of the Regi-
ment.
(speciaI to News and Observer

(Speclal TO news ana OpSerNeI.)
Troy, n. c., Sept. 9.-At the recent
Confederate Reunion of the veterans
of Montgomery county, the guest of
honor was Capt. c. F. Siler, whose
bravery in the War Between the
States is known in every section of
North Carolina. 1t must have been
most gratifying to that gallant sol
dier to have received at the hands of
his comrades. their wives, daughters
and sons such distinguished marks of
honor. 1t speaks we'll for the people
of Montgomery that they honor the
brave Confederate soldier. who, leaT-
ing the fielG of carnage, followed the
illustriouS example of General Robert
T.. Lee, has devoted all the years of
his life to teaching, being at this time
head of q useful school at Candor In
this county.
The following arc the resolutions
adopted by the Montgomery county
veterans:
1--WE, the undersigned Confederate
soldiers and citizens of Montgomery
county, n. c.. assembled in honor of
the services rendered our State by her
many gallant sons knowing that She
has many sons whom she would like
to honor, but when reading his war
record. We believe that in Capt. c. f.
Siler she has one son whom she would
especially like to honor
"And whereas. this has been to a
shameful extent neglected for the
past forty years, although the record
shows that he surpassed any other
person known to bIs in brave and gall
liant defence of the lost cause, bearing
from six wounds and carrying yankee
lead in his person for the last forty
two years, and believing in honoring a
person to whom honor is. due while
the person is yet alive. we do hereby
resolve. 1st. that this 'heroe of
heroes" as The News and Observer
called him years ago, be publicly Civ
en- the recognition he so richly de-
serves, and which has been unjustly
W:thhe-3 so long.
END. That we ask other counties
to join us if our most deserving and
worthy claim
"3rd. That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to Captain G.. +. Siler,
and a copy of them with c. r. Sler's
war record be sent to our county pa
pers with request that the same be
published in the Montgomerian and
other papers of the State.
"Of course we except the brave ones
who gave their lives, also the bravest
of our superiors in commend.
"(Signed)
John NJ Fox, J. A. Robinson, J. c.
Currie. w. T. Gillis, j. G. Cornelison,
j. F. Hamilton. T.. T. Rush, c. ID. Viii
hanson. c. C. Wade, w. B. Halton.
w. p. Cochran, X. e. McAulay, e. f.
Hall, III. C. Solomon, f. w. Hath
cock, ]. NJ. Morris Ralph Mason. W.
]. Reynolds. d. A. Skies, c. w. Bell,
j. A. McInis. Zachary Hogan, T. L.
Shaw. VIM. A. Morris. j. b. Eaten,
Leonard Crawford. E. Saunders, w. w.
Robbins. j. A. Robinson, 7. p. Harris,
ID. \. Thompson, Martin Thompson,
d. L. Mcdonald, w. NJ. Morris ID. w.
Poole. W. G.. Davis. ]. A. Hearne. e.
r. Davis, w r. Jenkins, T. G. Dowd,
Campbell p. H Wade. j. f. Morgan.
j. p. Harper, j. C. Yarboro. James
Livingston w. A. Harris, w. Robert
DeBerry. William Waller, David Mar
tin. j. Z. Parker, Charles "a. Arm
strong, c. S. c.. L. A Page. II. r.
Clark. r. Is. sutton"
Capt. c. Frank Silcr. 'Thc Hero of
Heroes
Capt. c. Frank Siler served four
years in the Confederate Army. He
is the only officer, known to us, who
held prayers in his company. He bears
six wounds. all in front. has but one /
Souilu lmD. 1t IS said nc twice saved |
the army He was twice taken pris- |
oner. and made hair-breadth escapes. !
He was twice promised promotion by !
his General, A. M. Scales. The first |
time was in the Wilderness, when. as
stated by Col. w. P. Wood, three of i
his color-bearers were shot down. he |,
seized the flag, and dashed to the front |
shouting, Brave men, follow mel"
and they did, and took the ground the !
enemy were holding, and thus pre-
vented their flank move, and there,
soon after. General Scales embraced |
the Captain and said God bless youi .
saw your conduct with that flag You
have saved the army, and you shall
be promoted" The next time was at
Petersburg. where General Scales had
selected him from his $50 officers 30
take charge of the sharpshooters for
a few days. Soon the following order
was received from General A. p Hill:
Il am at sea as to the location of the !
enemy, and unless ] can learn it this
night. our army may be ruined Send
your sharp-shooters and part of
General Lanes tonight about 12I
o'clock. as quietly as possible. to the
enemy's rifle pits. and take as many
prisoners as they can. and ask them
as soon as captured, as to the location
of their army. They will tell the
truth. just aroused from Sleep" Capt
Siler obeyed that order, and first to
reach the pit. snatched a Yankee bay
onet and gun from his breast before
could be fired. They captured about
90 prisoners, and when General Hill