Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-05-31

unfamiliar are their deeos ana Draw
cries to. this day and generation. TOO
we'll dofwe know the base ball hero
too little do we know of the men Maine
sent to give us a land so ball game
could be enjoyed. Volumes could be
written of heroic deeds done by c1tl-
zens Of this fair State and OF the sew
eral written, few are read by those
who ought to read them.
The story Of Major, the black New
foundland dog belonging to the 10Th
Maine would afford sentiment, patrl"
otism and loyalty enough to teach the
young of today a lesson that would
cause their blood to quicken and their
eyes brighten. Just dog-plain dog
he taught allegiance to his govern
nent that would Ease some men IN
time of peace to blush. Just dog
poor dumb brute-he taught honor and
devotion to mankind, that would cause
those men who would plot against our
government to sneak and crawl like
the detested human beings that they
are. Just a dog-w:tk tail to Wag--
he offered his life on the field Of battle
that liberty. Justice and humanity
might prevail.
| I might recount numberless In
stances Of bravery Of Maine troops. but
my time is limited and to begin would
be to never stop. Maine troops
Union troops, gave their all for US
we cannot give too much to them. The
lease we can do is profit by their les
sons.
| How many Of this day and genera :
ton. schoolboy or adult, knows that
Maine sent to make the Stars and
Stripes the Flag of the world in four
years Of civil strife, 72,s45 men to the
battlefield? That she furnished 81
regiments of industry, three regiments
of cavalry. one regiment Of heavy
artillery, seven batteries Of mounted
artillery. seven companies of sharp
shooters, so companies Of unassigned
infantry, seven companies Of coast
guards, six companies for coast forti-
fcations. and $3.50 ren for the naval
and marine corps?
| 1t was Maine cavalry that dis
PEELED the Southernels Of their idea OF
superior horsemanship and it was
Maine cavalry that more than once
saved the day-pre tected marching
columns and charged the enemy from
their battle front.
! 1t was Yankee ingenuity from Maine
that brought into action the stove plpe
artillery-made by placing a piece OF
stove pipe on mounted wheels for REP
| els to waste their ammunition on
And it was a Maine regiment too
and Maine man, who were accorded
one of the great honor at the close OF
Of raised
by the Confsderates when the Union
forces at last had them in a position
of annihilation or surrender. Cheer
upon cheer rose from the vanquished to
be echoed and e-echoed by the shouts
| Of the conqueror. Both were rejoic-
! ing that the fearful conflict was nc
more. Both were gladstone that again
the industries of peace would dlsplace
the turmoil of strife. Animosities were
forgotten in that glorious moment OF
peace. Confederate arms and banners
must be received. To General Joshua
! L. Chamberlain and the Third Division
fell the honor, and in that division
was a Maine regiment.
| Drawing up his troops in straight
line, about a mile in length, standing
at attention and in silence, the Con-
federates marched up brigade after
brigade along our front from right to
left. And in their hour of humiliation
General Chamberlain paid true cour-
tesy to a gallant foe by ordering a
present" Matching their front TO
that of the Union army, they halted
about twelve PAGES away and sadly
stacked their arms, laid down their
banners and silently departed. All
honor to the conquered-all praise to
the victors. Those men perform ed
their duty in War, let us perform our
duty in Peace.
| We all honor the patriot who
marches away to the tune Of martial
rlusic. He is a splendid type. But
the man yho stays at home must like
wise be patriot. On him devolves a
tremendous duty-the duty to preserve
the ideals for which his brothers offer
their lives. Unless those men who re-
main at home are imbued with the
same spirit Of love for the country
then those who go to war are sacrific-
| ing far too much, are treating their
brother far too we'll. If a man will
face shot and shell for principle SO
that we Of today may prosper, we OF
/ today are doing far too little if we lei
those principles falter one iota. The
patriot of the time ot Peace is the one
who makes enduring the principles
established by the patiot of the time Of
war
| The man who sacrifices an ideal of
Americanism in time of Peace is as
much a traitor as the man who be-
trays his fellow soldiers in time of
War 1t was the martial patriot who
huilded great empires. spread Chris
tianity and made these United States
Their names are countless. their deeds
of arms innumerable, their results un-
dreamt Of.
Battles Of powder and ball are not
being fought each day in a Nations
life. The cost of the martial patriot is
too great a price. But the battle OF
American ideals goes on forever, each
day, each hour, each minute. Let us