The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-21
SOME SONS OF SOUTH WHO FOUGHT
AGAINST SPAIN

s. 9. Barnard, of Petersburg, Va.
served four years under the late GEN
ernl William Malone in the Confcder-
eaf s,o army Ho [sf Is man Of ne edq
accept commission and consequently
was in active service from May. 1851.
nptii the surrender at .AppomattoX. all
or the time as private. missing none
OF the battles In which Mahone's troops
participated. me; him a few weeks
ago at Petersburg, and in the course
OF 4 half hours conversation picked
uo several interesting stories. Here is
one OF them:
We had In one of tho regiments OF
Mahone's first brigaae. as brave man
as ever saw. and think he was as
during the aH was s He was e e9sF a aI
to the color guard. became color
sergeant. and carried the flag in more
than TWENTY-FIVE different battles. Ne
never lost 1t. though he was wounded
several times, His name was. william
e. Smith. I lost track OF him after
the war, but when the. Spanish. >meri-
can trouble came our old color sergeant
came to the front again No, long af-
ter the war he left Virginia and be-
came resident OF Tennessee, where
ne Was prominent, citizen.
When the Spanish American War
ca ME no was made colonel Of the
First Tennessee. went with 1t TO the
Philippine Islands. and was engaged
In several OF the more severe battles.
But the Philippine War was TOO
much niue for ~ our old color SERGEANT. In
onel Smith led the charge. lie was
large, stout man. and must have had
some trouble with his heart. Sudden
IL after having swung his sword.
cheered his men and called uAon them
10 move faster toward the enemy, his
sword fell TO the ground and he fol-
lowed II. After the battle was won his
men went back to lind that their bravo
old colonel had fought his last bat
tie lie was dead. His body was re-
turned to Tennessee, where the funeral
was attended by many thousands. in
GLIDING delegation of the Virginia
Regiment with which he had served
four years. and which on many an oc-
sasion he had led With his unfurled
banner Into great battles"
In this connection il may be said
tina, large number of men who served
as prirates or non commissioned OIL
GERS In the Confederate army. served as
captains, majors and colonels In tho
Spanish american War. | met one OF
these ut Memphis--Colonci Kellar An
d. icomnianded the Second
in 1895 he accepted commission as
major In ..he Forty-aeveuth United
States Volunteers. made Colonel
Anderson.s acquaintGnco in the Philip
union of all kinds Of American SOL
diers. except those of the Revolution
airy War and the War OF 1912. ! shall
always remember an hour spent with
Colonel Anderson on one side and $.
a. Cunningham. editor OF the Confcd-
crate Netersn, on tho other. the three OF
ua paying strict attention TO that item
oraolc blue and grRy barbecue ban
quot. 1T was not tho first time | had
been in charge OF Confederate soldiers
but II was the most delightful occas-
IL" when such soldiers had me in
charge.
have neH,r seen list OF Confeder.
ate soldiers who were officers in the
Spanish american War, but am aware
thut 1t contains many names besides
hugh Lee, s. a. Dukes. NJ. C, Butler
w. W. Gordon and C. 3. Lincoln. and
Colonies Anderson and Smith. There
were many thousands of sons and
Srpndsons Of Confederate soldiers who
served In the army or navy, including
those of General Longstrect, General
Fitzhugh Lee. two Of whose sons arc
sou Ia Captain Hugh D. Wise; and
Judge Greer, of Memphis, whose son
fs captain of regulars. Colonel
Gorgas was father of Tho present Coll
oncl Gorgas; the present Major Cheat
ham Is q son OF Lieutenant General
Chcntham; the father of Colonel IT. /?
Mccain was a Confederate soldier.
The father of Colonel Robert L. Bull
George y. Pickett was son OF Gem
eral George E. Pickett, who Led the
famous charge at Gettysburg. These
are only few of the many.
IJeitenaut- CoIonol NJ g Arb,,s Irso