The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1909-06-18
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are usually able 10 control their feet
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much fot the afirtled son ~ his father
and tears osms Into bis eyes and
tfemof into his voice ~ he sought 10
address the Iesions who had fought
against the forces his father had com.
maoded Ills wife al.o WIS moved 10
tears NJ tho sight
Two years ago Gen. Grant was
guest NJ Gen stephen D. Lee, and had
ridden over the historic vicksburg
battlefield IN which both had served
one M y distinguished Confederate
ofIlcer, and one ~ an officer under his
father, Who commanded the Union
forces against Pemberton. One year
ago, on Decoration Day, Gen. Lee
died. This year, only one year after
the government accepted q magoIn.
cicnt monument Of Gen. Lee from his
friends. The secretary OF war, a ma.
tive Mississippian, was unable TO be
present, and he designated Gen. Grant
Of the United States army, and son
OF Ulysses Grant, TO act in his stead.
In 1893, when the Tennessee Con.
federate monuments at Cbickamauga
we're formally turned over to the
United States government, the secre-
tary OF war, Gen. Agier, who had
been general 10 the Union army,
was unable TO be present and he desig-
mated as his representative Gen. A. p.
Stewart, who was lieutenant gen.
eral 10 the Confederate army,
A few months ago, when State and
Federal troops we're encamped at
Chickamauga, they were visited by
the secretary OF war, accompanied by
the chief OF staff OF the United States
army, who In addressing the assem-
bled troops from the South and from
the North, Of the regulars and OF the
National Guard, called attention tt
the fact that near where they wert
standing was marker containing thu
names OF the officers OF Confederate
battery, which occupied that position
a certain period OF the battle. Among
the names was that OF Luke e
Wright, second lieutenant" This, IL
) the presence OF Luke E. Wright, sec
Rotary OF war.
Here are three instances in which
three Tennesseeans figured. Gen
Stewart, a Confederate lieutenant
, general, officially represented the sec
rotary Of war, in accepting the Tenn
essee monuments at Chickamauga
AS secretary OF war, Luke E. Wrigh,
, visited Chickamauga, in the battle Of
which he had served as a Confederate
artillery officer.
At Vicksburg, Miss, which Is IL
J the native State Of the present Score
: tary OF War, but who has nearly al
his life been a citizen OF Tennessee
a monument was unveiled to a Con
federate general 10 National GENE
terry, aud a Secretary CT War from
. Tennessee designated IT, son OF Gen
U. s. Grant, the victorious general o
the Civil War, to receive the monu
| ment on behalf Of the government
Gen. Grant did so, with tears 10 hi
) eyes, because OF the genuine and earn
est welcome with which he was re
ceived by the Confederate veterans
The time, the occasion, the seen,
we're enough to move to profound
, emotion any man with u spirit O
patriotism or that tine feeling " hicl
leads men to lovingly die for theI
country.
In what other land or time coult
. such scenes as these transpire?