The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1914-05-19

men You men or AIamaEce, do o
known that our county sent into
that struggle as many men as il had
voters"
-Alamance in the War.
The speaker then began a detailed
statement OF the country's reprcsen-
tatlon in the Civil War. They We're
nine in numbe as follows:
Company L. Capt. j. W. Wilson
and Company E. Capt. j, ". Lea of
the Sixth Regiment.
Company l., Eighth Regiment.
capt. CASTOR b. Cobb.
Company F., Thirteenth Regiment.
Capt. Thomas Ruffin, Jr.
Company H. Fifteenth Regiment.
Capt. John r. Stockard.
Company X, Seventy-seVenth. Capt.
RObt. H. Faucet.
Company F.. Fifty-third Regi-
ment, capt. Geo. G.. Albright.
Company G., Seyenty-second Reei-
ment, Capt. A. l.. lancaster.
Horrors o. War.
You people have no Conception
and cannot imagine the dangers and
the h~ardships through which the Con-
federate soldier passed in those days"
declared Major n d by way Of in
PRODUCTION to striking illustrations of
the valor Of the Southern soldier.
He bic how Company c., of the
L Jul CHI ISVSlIIlGit from AIlSOfl
county carried into the war 45 men,
every man was either killed or wound
ed except one and in the reorganiza-
ton of the company before the bat
tie of charlottesville there were
forthy-three men n every one was
either killed or wounded in that
battle.
AT the battle of Gettysburg every
one Of 81 members of Company F,
Forty-sixth Regiment was killed ex-
cept one and he was knocked down
by al exploding shell.
When to Stop.
The trouble with the Confederate
soldier" said Major London, was
that he never knew when to stop
fighting" Here the speaker called
upon the veterans before him to verify
his statement of the poor equipment
of the Southern fighters. He had told
how the North had called out at first
800, 600 troops against the SC, 600
Of the South and in addition a the
resources of the world to fall back
upon which the South was handi-
capped and held down to the rigors
Of a complete blockade. The North
he said, had more negroes and for
eigners in its army thar the South
had fighting men of it's entire force
He quoted figures showing that in Thu
Federal army were 10000 foreigner:
} and 1S6.O97 negroes, making a tota
t higher than that of the combined
: armies Of the South.
: And yet he declared. with al
l these odds against us, we fought SUI
cessfully year litter year until at las
: we had worn ourselves out whippin:
1 them.
, isn't it So" he asked, addressin:
the veterans directly, that we hat
no guns to start with. How did W,
I succeed Why we just whipped tn
Yankees. got their uns and whipped
3 them again. Every one of you mel
|, guns. Isn't hat so?" There wer,
s vigorous mods and enthusiastic ap
plause in answer.
n About Those Prisons.
T The speaker vigorously attacke
! the statements which have been mad
!; concerning the i'll treatment of North
q ern prisoners while in Souther
prisons.
The prisoners in the Souther
iprisons Jared exactly the same as tn
private at the ron And that was ba
enough. but more than the Mort
y can say.
81 Il never make statements abou
q the war in q speech said Major Len
don, that ] cannot verify"
II He then pulled forth some figure
re to the effect that of the 27O, 90
IS Union prisoners in Southern prison;
& 22,510 died, while of the 220.OO Cor
IL fedeTate prisoners in NOrther
prisons, 26.436 died.
Another Jasper.
The speaker closed his address wit
a striking illustration Of the vale
Of the Southern soldier, an eve
IL nobler example of herOism than dis
IL played by Iemyand Jasper. 1t Wa
IL All Fort Fisher when the Federal fee
lie was bombardine the fort. The fla
was shot down., the colonel in con
T. mand called for volunteers. Tier
re were several but one boy, quicke
/ than the others scaled the walls ar
n amid a shower Of lead fixed the ban
ner to its standard. Coming dow
unhurt, it was noted that the flag W.
lie tackd on incorrectly, without hesits
r ton the same young man aga
al 49, .oo,:.:-