El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-06-01
OLD MEMORIES
REVIVED WHEN
VETERANS MEET
Many States Represented
Here by Survivors of
the Civil War.

II was a happy lot Of veterans who
formed the thin line Of heroes Satur-
dav to celebrate Memorial day
BOYS OF rs and So told war stories
on the federal building steps and joked
Of death as they had done as they
marched into battle under the stars
and stripes or the stars and bars,
miniatures of which they carried 70
mark the graves OF their departed
comrades. With Sherman on ms
march to the sea, on gunDoal OF
KEY West, and companion OF custer
during the civil war, this little group
OF zrizzled veterans held the elements
Of a dozen war dramas ana human IN
terest for an hundred short sloIles OF
a war what was war as lnsy eA-
pressed it.
one veteran was missing from the
group at the government Dulldlng
Saturday morning He was comrade
o. d. owen, naval veteran who fought
with distinction during the war and
who has a splendid war record En-
sign owen has been in California
where he has been seriously III and
medals were missed in the parade TO
veteran Of Mexican War.
Mexico contributed a veteran TO the
parade in the person OF l. D. Combe,
first Missouri engineers He had no
encampment badge as his had been lost
in Mexico 25 years ago when he first
went TO the republic Engineer Combe
first went to Mexico to establish a
vast vineyard for the land owners
and had been in the republic until last
year when he came TO FL Paso with
the refugees He is a Spanish trans
lator and a student Of Spanish-MeXican
history.
Capt S. c. Woodwork. past COM
mander OF the G. A. F. post was one
Of the most active OF the veterans par
ticipating in the parade. He drives
his own automobile the year around
and never allows a veteran to walk II
he sees him and the car is not in the
shop
With a can filled with sweet peas
r ". McCOwn, 18th Texas cavalry,
bOquet, was at the meeting place
early with an offering in memOrium-
The Texas cav alryman was in the
same command with George Eillard.
Many Veterans Present.
Capt Frank Tusten. post adjutant
OF the g. A. r. was one OF the i'm
posing figures at the Memorial service.
Straight in spite Of his years, with the
little Eoatee which gives his face the
striking appearance OF the conven-
tional Civil war veteran. Capt Tusten.
with his gold braided fatigue hat. his
badges Of service and his flaE. resem-
bled a figure from some Civil war
painting
J. A. Winram wore the badge Of the
naval veterans. having served with
admiral Penick before New Orleans
and off Key West He was one OF the
few naval veterans 10 participate in
the parade
Thomas F. HolEate. company X. 10th
New York infantry, mOurued for his
who died recently in New York Com
rade Holgate served through the civil
war with Sickles's brigade
B 7 Major, a veteran FL PaSoan as
Wen as veteran Of the Confederate
army. was with Breckenridge at Shiloh
and lost two brothers. two brothers
inlaw and % cousins in the war
COmrade Charles Cole was the only
surviving veteran IN FL PasO OF the
many Pennsylvania regiments He was
a member Of company II, 2Sth Penn
sylvania command
LinscOtt Makes Speech
F " Linscott. 54th Indiana volun-
teers is known as the orator OF the
Grand Army post Although past IS
years. he is active and has a wonder
full Eift OF Oratory- While waiting
for the parade TO start Saturday morn
ing he made his comrades little
speech in which ne said Comrades Of
the G. A. r. We lived IN the peadNest
age any government ever survived and
we are living today to see, reunited
country. one flag and all men broth I
ers. For this we have not lived in
vain"
2
Charles Cole. company H, 2Sth ihfan-
try served in the same regiment |
throughout the war but did not know |
each other until after the close OF the /
struggle.
H R. Lupton. a member OF the IA |
nous Buckeye brigade and a member /
OF company B, 126th Ohio infantry.
carried a little bunch OF sweet peas as j
his offering to the memory OF his de- 4
" D. Coleman. second Texas in
fantry. fought with the Tennessee |
army with honOrs-
H NJ Waters wore the blue and the i
gray badge with the profile OF Lin \
coin the war president, as a medal I
lion his being the only one worn by \
any Of the veterans. He is a veteran 4
Of company H. second Ohio cavalry 4
and was with Custer in the third d.
vision
Illinois furnished more than 100 reg
iments 10 the war and J. NJ Hoy was /
Der OF the Hath Illinois volunteers,
company 3.
Tezns Veterans Here.
Many Texas veterans OF the Confed-
crate army are living in Fl Paso. II.
W DonneI served with the colOrs Of 1
the 18th Texas infantry with Mai 1
Gen. Walker.
F. NJ Johnson, company G. 22d Ar
kansas infantry, was one OF the vol
unteer flower bearers
Many Indianians are members OF
the Emmett Crawford post J r Bo- !
zardus. company X. 101st Indiana vol ]
unteers. was a member OF the 1856
regiments sent by this state to the
war.
With Bragg in Tennessee. J. NJ Rob
arts served with the 41st Mississippi |
throughout the war.
H F. stacy. commander OF the Con- Z
federate camp, is a veteran Of the 18th
Texas infantry and was a member Of I
the same regiment with W T. Stuart, I
although they did not known each !
1ther. Comrade Stewart lives in doug
las Ariz-
A little Confederate flag which was |
given him at the Macon. Ca. reunion [
vas worn by z. T Stoker, company Z.
fourth Mississippi infantry, Baldwin's
brigade
Louisiana was not missing in the
ranks saturday for J. T CrensIow !
wore the badge Of the second Louis
ana cavalry.
Another illinois soldier was Joseph