The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-02-07

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Coufedaraey the peopl Of the OF
D mtnfon with one voice turned :
MIN as commander OF ner army tier
Forth from its scabbard, pure an
bright,
Flashed the word Of Lee!
Fa in the front Of the deadly fight,
High o'er the brave in the cause Q
Right,
Its stainless sheen, like a beacon light
Led on to Victory.
Out ssats scabbard! Never hand
Waved sword from stain as free,
Nor purer sword led braver band,
Nor braver bled for a brighter land,
Nor brighter land had a cause s.
grand,
Nor cause chief like Lee!
The story Of his military career Ii
practically the story OF the army o
northern Virginia, AID it reads more
like romance team history. Tor ugt
four years OF the bloodiess war kno@r
to history at that time that army
composed Ct the f)wer Of Southern
msnhoc1, under its matchless leader
made a record OF victories DeVsr sur
passed IN the annals OF warfare,
r, c ,rd which We Of the South and oul
chtldren's childrsn to the remotest
ages should claim as our proudes'
heritage.
he assu ned command Of this army
in June, 1852, when Mcclellan was
Immediately in front OF Richmond
On June 26, with an army trfsrior II
uunb bers and equipment, be attacked
the forces OF Mcclellan In their In
srenchment and for seven days the
bloody conf ct ragged, until Mcclellan
took refuge under the protection oi
his gunooats at Ha-rison's Landing.
This army defeated, Lea turned upon
a second larger than lis own, march
irg upon Richmond from another di'
rection.
By one OF the nost brilliant and
daring movements in tue history o:
1ars Lee with his abe lieutenant,
Jackson, routed Pope army at Grove
ton and Second Manassas and drove
him for safety under the pcotsc:io2 Ct
TIE fortiacat;oas at Washington. Nc
CieIlan had been removed for bis DE-
feat and P:pe fJllowea Ia bis train.
Disrcgard;rg both CT these defeated
armies, Lee moved rapidly into Mary
land, captured Hs1psr's Ferry and It's
large garrison On tas way and fjuyht
1T AaJtetam on September II, 1852,
the bloo1iaSt battle OF the Civil var.
Mcclellan, who after Pops's defeat had
been reirs:ased in command, waa
again removed for failing to iIf c5 q
crushing defeat upon Lee, and Burn
side was made Commderin Chief Of
the aymy OF the Potomac.
Ia December OF that year this same
army OF Lee signally defeated the
army OF Burnside as Fredericksburg.
Burnside was removed and Gen. Hook
er plsced in command. In May, 1858,
Hooker marche on Richmond, having
issued a general order in which be
said that the Confederate army must
either ingloriously fly or come out
from behind its tntrencaments, where
ca1tain destruction awaited" A few
days after this announcement was
made Hooker's army WAS surprised
and STACKED by Lee and Jackson SIM
ultsueously in front and rear at Caan-
aDG overwhelmed, fleeing
in the greatest disorder from tbs
f-ld. Lie then invaded Pennsylvania
where al Gettysburg after thee dsys
Of bloody eorfict, unable to carry The
Fsiieral position, be remained "a hours
In line Of battle With his army in their
front inviting attack ana
;hen Withdrew without interruption
to Virginia.
Il was in 1864, IN tha campaign
from tie Wilderness to Petersburg,
that the star Of Lee reached its z>nlth.
Under BIS leadership tie army Ct
northern Virginia up to this TINA in
ffensive warfare had held every bat
slafsld upan which Ii bad fought with
tie exception Of Getty seurg and
Sharpsbufg OF Antietam, and upon
these fields, although it failed to beat
the army pitted against it, it stood IL
battle array on eaca occasion for "a
nours. was nob attacked and marched
away unno,estsd.
He was noI to show that in defsn
.iVe fighting he vas a greater master
Of tie ar5 OF var than In bis If ,nsive
0 operations. Grant, with the largest
army ever marshalled upon this conti
oent undsr single: commander, with
unlimited res urees Of men and money
With the world to draw upon for al;
that was most useful In destructive
"a; fare, advanced upon thi5 army OF
Lees wanting in n.eVsrything but val
", and So o&Gecinsted that as Grant
expressed tit had robbsd che cradle
aud the grave to fill the gaps be-
tseen tie 7etsrsns that saill survived.
There followed from May 5, 1854, IN
the Wilderness, at Spotsylvania
court house, st Cold Harbor a2d the
North Anna a series Of conflicts SO
in their havoc that the bis
sory OF shis campaign might well be
.ritten II blood.
Toe most :: mt, and In my cpin.
lon the MOST yciisbls. history OF ths
United States, written by James Fore
R7oieS Ct Bost;a. 3 conscientious stu
iant, cspab;e analySt and just re-
co.der, say: Grants loss from Ma
4, to Jure II in tie campaign from
yne R.2'Sau TO the Jamss wss. 81. .G29,
y nurber nsaEly "a Ial to Lees sn2le
army at the commences ms1t OF the
Uu!on aGvscces. The conddeccs in
Grant Ct may ofac5rs and meC lad
oeen sh%ken."
s.At Sp tr.ylv2nia Nicoley aad Fay,
N1t5vrs Ct Gns Life Of LSaooln, !" s:y
'.Gact was completely. casokmssed. >,
That tbis is ssue is:evi5snS f1oG
-oa f.cS Inst turning aside fron the