The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1906-04-03
Address OF General Carr.


In its report Of the sessions of the
Blue and the Gray at Atlanta, the
Constitution says:
The reply of General Carr (to the
address, of welcome BY Governor and
mayor) was an eloquent eulogy Of the
Ctvil War. General Carr paid q
beautiful tribute to many of Tho gal
liant leaders Of both the Union ana
he C~onfederacy. lie spoke Of the
common heritage of the children Of
old soldiers, and that the bravery Of
he blue was the bravery Of the gray
IN the common Valor of American
rms. He also spoke of the Hospital
Ole welcome that had been given To
Very visitor pom his arrival III At
ianta.
Tho first part OF the afternoon ses-
Son of the Blue and Gray association
was devoted to the reading Of Il num-
Dor Of letters and kilograms from
eminent p~ersonagcs and organizations
n all parts Of the country. These
included messages of good viii from
Admiral George Dewey, General O.
o.. Howard, Of New York Grant post.
Grand Army Of The Republic of
Brooklyn: Thomas J. stewart, of
Washington: United States Senator
James ID. McCreary. of Tennessee:
A%diutant General J.. E. Gilman, of
Boston and 4 number of others.
Tribute to Gordon and Grady.
Captain w. A.. Clark. c~ommandcr
of the Blue and Gray in North Caro-
lima. introduced the speaker OF the
afternoon in u ringing address Of wei
come as one of the greatest of all
Americans in Wiping away sectional
lines. Il soldier Of the North and a
sincere friend OF the South
"Corporaf' Tanner said, in part:
tul,n,., .,I, til,1.- ia llfa SAiopn ono
feels the heart is ful! and a tender
chord is struck, and we'd like to sit
back and dwell in the halls Of NOM
Dry. / have never felt this so much
as since | lay been here in Atlanta.
have looked forward for years to
his visit. ! have especially Wautcd
q meet one man. an Albanian. |
had fallen in love early with this
man. and earned to care FOR him
longer and stronger in the following
ears. | did not dare mention the
name of this man | loved when |
spoke yesterday. My voice would
have broken.
And so it is that my heart is
|illed With u~nspeakablc SORROW when,
after years of waiting and looking
forward. | came to Atlanta only to
find that the man | most longed to
see in his own home lies sleeping his
last sleep, | know Of no man who
tilt more It1I IL AUST III D&6tIiI43
out all sectional feeling than Gener-
a! Gordon. He stood shoulder to
shoulder with General Wheeler in this
cause and their nance should be
link ed together.
And | took Oft my hat To another
great Albanian. Henry W. Grady, ia
bronze. | only wish | might have
taken Of my hat to this brave sol
der Of citizenship who died literally
loving a nation into eaCe. Atlanta
has done much for the nation Of
which she is a part. and is d wonder
full city which every American must
be proud Of"
Tanner Can Never Forget.
| Il remember the darkest hour in
| all my life was spent under an old
| apple tree at the second battle al
I Manassas. | was lying there. vha,
was left of me, and It didn't seen
much at the time. But living there
| alone, | did a great deal Of thinking.
and Was suffering considerable.
| While | was suffering in this way. n
man came u. and aid Poor boy-
Is there anything / can do TOR yo,i ..
| told him | wanted . drink moro
than ANYTHING else. lie filed his car-
J teen and brought il to me. Nl1Isad
me as tendetlE q my father or my
brother could nave done. Then Wher
| Ia" came t" cave" me it was to .riy..
ne Cod bless YOU. that helped T..
make hat period Of suffering )
much shorter one. especially when !
lound that nc had ,cft me his GIlo!
Canteen. me an enemy. DO vou thtnL
] AZ that
And When | Was taken 10 the