The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-02-22
NO BITTERNESS, BUT
A UNITED NATION
DR.. T. c. Iliff Lectures on Sub.
ject of "The Boys of
$780,"
OLD COMRADES ATTEND
TO HEAR OLD STORIES
Some Exciting "reminiscences
of War Related by Soldier
and Preacher.

With eloqucnce and pathos. and hu-
NOR, but above all with fervent patriot
ism. DR.. T. C. Hin lectured at the Meth
odist church that bears his name In this
l city Monday night on the subject so dear
TO his heart "The Boys OF 61-65." The
church was crowded in every part, and
number OF the c. A. II. comrades oc-
cupIed front seats. reserved for them.
The pulpit front was draped with large
American flags and after the audience
had sung America and two patriotic
solos by Gilbert Savage, Rev. David w.
Crane introduced the lecturer.
DR., lin said IL was twenty-five years
after AppomattoX before he consented TO
oelllon. That he was at that time financial
~ embarrassed and the ladies inn
pressed his services TO give a series of
lectures on his experiences in the civil
war and in that way he got started. He
did not desire to create any bitterness.
or stir up any old harsh feelings, but sim
ply to tell what an Ohio cavalry boy saw
in the war With every old soldier the
war ended at Appomsttox and II was the
fellow who did not do any fighting that
kept up the battle.
Slaves Fleeing From Kentucky.
DR.. 1lif told OF his early recollectons
on his fathers farm In Ohio Of seeing
he slaves fleeing from Kentucky; But
tion had been marching up TO 1t for al
most Il century In November of that
memorable year the freemen OF the north
marched steadily TO the ballot box and
out OF the 303 electoral votes $50 placed
the invincible wand of power In the hand
OF that uncomfortable and incorruptible
patriot and statesman, Abraham Lincoln.
Then came the firing on Fort Sumpter
April 6. The north was sluggish TO COM
prehend the magniture OF the impending
strusgle-it was n breakfast job-but it
called for the first Is, 900 troops.
The lecturer told Of the mastering In
Of the troops, saying that his oldest
brother: who had just turned eighteen.
was the first TO enlist from their neigh
borhood in Ohio. He was at the first
battle Of Bull Run, only to be hurled back
In utter defeat. because the north was
not ready for the war That defeat how
ever, was doubtless a blessing. 1t awo<e
the north to a realization of what war
meant. The fall of that year Dr. Hin,
who had barely turned fifteen, attempted
to enlist, but was rejected on account of
his age. In June the next year he signed
the call for troops in his home district;
he was sent the next day to Columbus,
told TO step aside, as he was under age,
He stayed at the camp over night with
the boys" and the next day he made an
tneT uial, telling the officer he was
accepted, so that he made jump OF
over three years in twenty-fo four hours.
Becomes Cavalryman.
After g course OF drill his regiment
marched across the Ohio river and into
Kentucky and on TO Lexington. To cap
ture Cumberland Gap was his first bat
tie; and he gave an amusing narrative
Of his experiences and his feelings. but
not unmiXed with pathos. He told OF
his old school comrade being killed by
his side, and of tho army chaplain shout
Ing to them to aim low, boys" They
routed the enemy, however, captured the
Gap and also a number of prisoners.
Fort Wagner, only eleven out of
hfty-eight in Company a, of which
his brother was a member. answering
torn off and was pierced through the
side. He was color bearer and as he
sank to the ground q cousin, who was
near him, seized the flag and bore 1t off
the battle field
With Sherman to the Sea.
DR.. Tiff then told OF the siege Of Knox
VILE. OF the arrival OF Sherman, the re-
treat OF Longstreet and the raising OF
the siege.
In graphic language DR.. Iliff described
the march OF Sherman to the sea, he
taking part In the same. He paid mag
nificent tribute to Grant, and a high
coin was eulogized In Incompatible
phrases: the speaker telling how the news
of the presidents assassination was re-
ceived by the troops on their way north
ward from Savannah.
Then In a few brief sentences, but
full of pathos, DR.. 1liff told of his re-
turn to the old homestead and In perora-
ton wrapped "Od Glory" around him
and became enthusiastically patriotic over
the old flag.