The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-02-13


 l twenty-one years old and under, while only 46,626 were over twenty-five years of age, These enlistments were fol both the army and navy, and the youngest were probably either drummer boys, buglers or musicians in the army or cabin boys in the navy, Another compilation gives: White troops-2, 4S9,S36 Colored troops-f7S,975 Indian troops-3,530,
 Total for the army-2.672.341. Sailors and marines -105, 963. Total enlistments-2,77 ,77S,314.
 Judge Emmons then gave an account of his personal experiences during his four years service in the army, cover ing briefly the following topics:
 l. City of Washington in the Early Days of 1882
 2. Alexandria, where Colonel Els worts was killed
 3. Fortress Monroe and Newport News, with the Monitor and Merrimac. 4. Peninsular Campaign Under Me- Clellan, with Siege of Yorktown, Bat ties of Williamsburg and Fair Oaks.
 5. At White House Landing at the Beginning of Seven Days Battle and at Malvern Hill at the End, 6. Retreat to Acquia Creek and Transfer to Suffolk, Virginia.
 '. Repulse of Longstreets Attack on Suffolk.
 8. Dash to Capture Richmond while Lees Army was at Gettysburg.
 3, Grants Wilderness Campaign.
 10. Sheridan's Raid in Rear of Lees Army.
 IL With Sheridan's Cavalry Around Petersburg and Richmond.
 l2. With Sheridan, Merritt and Gus ter at Battle of Trevillians Station.
 13. Explosion of the Mine in Front of Petersburg
 II. In the Shenandoah Valley with Sheridans Cavalry.
 15. Battle of Winchester.
 16. Wounded at Front Royal.
 r. Captured by Moseby's Guerrillas and Recaptured
 IS. .I In Hospital at Winchester. 19. Sheridans Famous Ride from Winchester to Cedar Creek.
 20. Transferred to Baltimore in a Freight Car.
 21. In Hospital at Baltimore P. Narrow Escape from Death by Blood Poisoning. 23. Leave of Absence. "A. Transfer to Memphis, Tennessee and Thence to Vieksburg, Mississippi.
 25. Exchange of Prisoners Through the Lines. 26. Explosion of Steamer Sultana Laden with Federal Prisoners.
 27. Transferred to Jackson, Missis- sippi.
 2S. News of the Assassination of Lin. coin.
 29. Ordered to New Orleans.
 30. Close of War and Muster Out oi Service.
 MT. Emmons' address was masterly piece of work and was intently listened to by the audience, and ne sat down amidst perfect storm of applause,
 The Rev, Artemas Jean Haynes, M. A, was introduced as the next speaker, and had as his theme One Side of Lincoln's Character" He thought there was one side of the martyred presi- dents life which the historians had not looked upon from the right point of view, and that was his moral charac- ter, which the speaker said was one of the most religious. He was said to be skeptic. But he was man of won derful depth of feeling and gentleness of heart, and what struck him most was not the sense of his strength but the sense of his tenderness. His motto was to do justly, love mercy and to walk humbly with God, That was the kind of religion Lincoln had, and he be- lieved it was the kind of religion the men of America needed most to-day. Nr. Haynes address was admirable and scholarly and when he finished it was amidst a tumult of applause.
 Professor Edward B. Reed, of Yale, was the last, but by no means the least,