Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1911-07-25

headquarters were Tammany hall.
In the list were various other COM
mands not yet inspected. including the
British volunteers, the Bonnockburn
battalion, the elite corps of light in
fantry, the Montezuma regiment and
the Garibaldin guard.
Many of the commands would not be
recognized in the service under the
names they bore when recruited or mus
tered in, as in most cases the home
designation gave way to the regimental
number in the army to which they be-
longed.
GERMANS TO THE FORE
In many of the regiments the nation
atty of a majority of the men in the
ranks determined the name of the COM
mand.
Thus the 7th, composed largely of
Germans, was known as the Steuben
regiment. for Baron <steuben, the Ger
man officer who served as drill master
to washington's ragged legions in the
American war for independence.
The regiment is composed of $50
men, said the newspaper report who
are admirably trained. many of their
officers having service in the Holstein-
Schleswig war"
Another German regiment was the 10th.
Col. Louis Blenker. In its ranks were
1,046 men. Colonel Blenker has had a
thorough military education said the
Tribune, "and has served in Greece, see
ing there a great deal of active serv-
ice He also fought with distinction
throughout the German revolution of 1S4S
Lieutenant Colonel Stahel is Hunga-
rian and was in the Austrian army
which he left to fight the battles of his
native land under Kossuth and Gorgey.
He bears the scars of many hard-con.
tested field on his person. Several of the
captains and subtalterns have also borne
the brunt Of actual war and many of
the men are European veterans"
Owing to their anteeedents the Ger
mans were destined particularly to
arouse the ire of the Confederates, who
termed them 'Lincoln's hirelings" and
compared them to the Hessians employ
ed by George III to subdue the revolving
colonies.
A TYPICAL FAREWELL.
On the departure of the Seventh for
Fort Monroe ION May 2f this regiment
marched between walls of cheering peo-
park, Third avenue, to the Steuben house,
on the Bowery, near First street. Here
1.-THE Misses Kapff, daughters of Captain
Sixtus Ludwig Kapff, appeared on a
small dais, and with a banner in her
hand one OF the young women addressed
the brave warriors of the Steuben regi-
ment," speaking in German.
She then unfurled the banner and hand
ed 1t to Colonel Bendix, who replied in
a voice choked with emotion
The regiment next marched, to 1S9f Bow
cry, 'fthe establishment of Mr.
Schneider & Sons" where ''Mr. Caspar
Schneider presented Colonel Bendix with
two small white silk guide colors. fas-
tened with red, white and blue ribbons,
the figure Z painted thereon in gold let
tiers.
The march was resumed to city hall,
where '.the balcony was thronged with
lady friends Of the regiment" In its
center was placed IAN oil painting of
General Steuben, from the governors s.
room, mounted on a staff. and spread
with red, white and Ulue bunting
Here the regiment was presented with
a stand of colors. Judge Charles P. DAILY,
holding the national ensign. mounted
platform and made a stirring speech, In
which he declared that "the principle of
national unity is deeply implanted
German sentiment He reviewed the
career Of Steuben. and told the soldiers
he knew they held as high an ideal of
duty as the great tactician Whose name
their regiment bore.
When proper responses had been made
the band played, The Star Spangled
Banner" and amid cheers and tears"
the steuben regiment marched bravely
off to board the steamer that was to
take 1t south.
This farewell was typical.
1t was repeated, with variations, al
most every day in the week. The Irish.
the Scots. the Italians, all had their
day. Yet each and all cheered for the
flag, and the marching lads felt their
breasts swell with emotion when the
time came to take a last hasty look into
the eyes of some fair relative or friend
in the crowd.
WOMEN WEEP AND WORK.
After all. 1t was on the women left
behind that these partings fell most
heavily.
During the past few weeks the streets
of our city have witnessed many SAD
and tender scenes of parting" said one
paper. Mothers taking leave of their
sons, wives of their husbands. sisters
of their brothers. and maidens or their
lovers.
Inero was mucn sorrow ana mucn
weeping, gentle exhortations and earnest
prayers, but no remonstrance, no COM
planning; all seemed sustained in their
great affliction by a spirit OF pure and
deep enthusiasm for the cause of their
which dictated a noble self-sac-
rifice, unselfishly and unrepiningly
yielded.
"All honor to the good, brave, gentle
and noble women who could so exalt
their duty above the natural and dear
claims of domestic ties and home af-
fectionsg'
But the women OF New York were not
content with fearful farewells Thou
sands Of them were working for the
comforts of the soldiers, when service |
In the field should call for the products
Of womans skill.
On April 29 a great mass meeting OF
women had been held in Cooper instr
tute, at which was formed the Woman. s |
Central Association of Relief, to make
lint, bandages, and to furnish
nurses for the soldiers of the UnIoo
army.
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