Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-03-31
VETERANS Of CIVIL
WAR OW|NOLE IN
S|XTy-SECONO
CONGRESS
Once the Soldiers Of Great Ma
tional Conflict Predominat-
ed in Halls of Both Branch.
es.
OUT OF 39l MEMBERS IN
HOUSE 8 ARE WARRIORS

.ne OF the siXr, second congress
practically marks he passing OF tho
soldiri statesman Escr since fhH
close of he Ciyl war nearly nav
wears ago. the man behind the gun 'n
bat memorable conflict hss exercised
% potent influence upon mtt,rr- of
legislation IN both branches ct con.
gross Scores ul hose who wore tho
blue ana other scores of men who
wore Che grey have o. presented ga 90
liotos In IA, senate and house. n
north has sem Republican veteran
ANA Democratic veterans of tho Union
emmy With only an isolated "Ncsp.
non here and there, the soldier states
man irom the south has been af'iiat
ed with he Democratic parry The
late Rrprcsentatiyc Slcmp of the
ninth district of Virginia. father ~
Representative e. Bascom Slemp ~
he same district VAS one Contcd.
crate who came 10 congress ~ r..
publican There have been other
INSTANCES of the south sendIng Union
soldiers Ia congress, hut they have
bccu former soldiers who settled IN
that section after the close OF the
struggle
Thc ranks of the veterans in con.
gross az. nov sadly depleted Their
numbers have dwjnded 10 u mere
corporais guard. where once they
we're not J1ly strong numerically bui
politically as well
out OF 39i members of the incom.
ing house. there will be only nine who
cav military service during the war
between the states MANY of the old
warriors Went out with the sixty.lifsi
congress or these nine seven are
Democrats, and two are Republicans
six are from the south and three are
from the north. six served In The Con
federaie army. and three In the Union
army They are Representative
Taylor ana Richardson of Alabama,
Estopinal Of Louisiana. Talbot at
Maryland. Gordon OF Tennessee and
Lamb OF Virginia, Democrats who
fought for the CoDicderacy and Gen
'lal Isaac X Sherwood OF Ohio. Il
Democrat, who served ia the Union
army Thistlcwood OF Illinois ana
Hingham of pcnnsylyania. Who ar,
also veterans OF tlsss-eederal army
There Will be nore veterans OF our
little tilt with the Dons thirteen years
ago, in the incoming house than there
are soldiers who fought the great bat
Ties In the sixties.
General Sherwood enjoys the dis
tinction OF being the only Democrat
IN The new house who served In the
Union army during the Civi war aud
rs stated he has only two comrades,
10th Republicans. He was formerly
Republican aud as such was e,eclod
10 the tOrtythifd congress the one
~ which cX.Spcaker Cannon began
his Ion. service In the house Then
he dropped on, of congressional lie
ANA ala nos return for "a years. when
he was elected tie the siNtieth con
gr.ss a. q Democrat IL was re-
elected two years ago and again last
inll and has always been assiduous
IN his iabors In behalf OF the old vet
Grams He Is the author of The dot
lM u day" pension plan. On The day
following President Lincoln call FOR
volunteers in 1851 he enlisted IN the
Fourteenth Ohio Volunteer infantry
and served Ia the early engage ncn's
ri Philippi. Laurel Mountain and Car
rcks Ford lie was promoted until
he reached the rank of colonel and
commanded his regiment In all at the
NfAittH O' in' hlitUiN fuillihlStt bHh
at Franklin and Nashville He was
preygted hrigadier genera, for con
spicnoue gallaniry
General Henry Harrison bingha "a
uf Philadelphia who holds thc .itle
OF Father of the House b> reason
~ he tact that he has he record fol
continuous 5er zee, entered the lniHtt
army a. u n.enaG AZ thn lf1thi
wounded al Gettysburg lie wa
hoycttod Tor conspicuous service az
major. colonel and hgigau!,r general
Representative Napoleon Bonaparta
Thistle WOOD oi Cairo. III. enlisted IN
lNG. and carried a musket tor TWO
wears re was then comm ssiOncd AZ
captain and fought at Stone River,
THllAhoma, Cnickamauga Farming
fon, Mission Ridge and In the Atlantic
rampaign and was wounded In an ~
gag ncnt an selma. Ala.
George Washington TAYLOR Of neli.
opols Ala. ~ the axe OF TO- was
student a. Columbia 8 c. when hc
drilled Tor se, erai weeks with
me South Carolina troops Then hc
enlisted iu Dtc,mher >6i. and served
until the cios, of TIE war ", never
reached commission
Judge William kichardsou OF
huntsville. Ala. was another private
In the ranks OF The ConirderCy, and
was many times wounded A bullet
wound ai Chickamaugua nearly cost
him his HE, but Do also served 10 send
hm 10 congress
AiDel; Eatopinal Of Louisiana eft
school IN 1862 10 enlist Ia he Con-
tederaie army, Among the engage
ments in which he participated wac
that OF vichsburg where hi regiment
helped 20 defend the city against Gen
crai Grants long siege.
Captain John Lamb OF Richmond
commanded Company ID. Third VIZ
GINA cavalry during the Civil war,
aud was several times wounded. Rep
rcsentatlye Joshua Frederick c Tao
hot OF Baltimore served -four years
as private in the Confederate army,
and although he was engaged In many
battles and skirmishes with a credit.
ahie record. he escaped practically
unstarfed by the conflict
In The senate there remain only