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lived long in the South and were

more imbucd with the Southern
spirit. In other words, he was loyal
to existing authority and did not be-
lieve in breaking up the Union. In
! Missouri Governor Jackson ordered
German battery of State militia to
, fire upon the Union troops and they
refused to obey orders. The Secre-
tary of State remarked, in reference
to this incident: missouri must be
GermaniZed to be saved to the Un-
ion."
1t will no doubt be a matter of
news to most Of us to learn that
Count Zeppelin, the inventor Of the
dirigible air ship, served as an engi-
,neer and cavalry officer in the Civil
War and made his first ascension in
military balloon in this country.
William Starke Rosecrans, a Penn
sylyania German, rose to great dis
tinction as general in the Union
army.
The Confederate army did not
have so large per cent Of Germans,
but there were some generals of dis
tinctlon. Such names as Helm,
Hoke, Zollicoffer, Wagner, Kemper
and Armistead are familiar. Kem-
per and Armistead commanded di-
visions IN the famous "Pickett's
Charge at Gettysburg Armis, ca Il
pierced tie Urion line IN tho center.
|sHtsing his uit 81 -'h2 ii0jn' Of his
sword, y" shouted 70 ms mcu t0.IGi.
low Ann oruI the stone wall. lie uud
one hundred of his men leaped across
and seized q battery. With one of
his hands on a Union gun, he was
pierced with a bullet, and all those
who crossed the line with him were
either killed, wounded or captured.
Gen. Kemper was wounded and with
drew with remnant OF his COM
mand. After the period Of recon
struction he was twice elected Gov
ernor OF the State Of Virginia.
In the Spanish-American War the
Germans furnished about 20 per cent
of the army and navy. We find such
names OF prominence there as Rear
Admiral Schley, Of Santiago fame.
Lauchheimer, Rear Admiral Bueh-
Ter. Capt. Sommers, Schenk, Eek
stein, Kindleberger are familiar to
all students Of history. Schely's flag
ship Brooklyn" was hit by more
Shots than all the other ships put to-
gether. He was in sole command of
the feet that destroyed the Spanish
ships and captured Admiral Cervera
and all his men.
The estimates at hand to-day give
a greater percentage of men Of Ger
man birth in the army and navy than
of any other nationality, and so far
as we have been able to learn they
have never failed in their duty. Some
while back the report came from
Gen. Pershing that the French re-
fused to fight alongside of our SOL
der boys Of German nationality but
since they have landed on that front
no further complaints have reached
us.
In this connection I must pay this
final tribute to the boys Of German
blood in the service Of our country:
Other men seemed to be fretting for
the fray; they had anger and hatred
in their hearts and sometimes curses
on their lips. This was not the
spirit Of the boys of German blood.
Their fathers and brothers and
friends were on the other line. They
shouldered their guns at the call of
their country and went across the
seas to fight and kill the ones they
love-not for hate, but for duty's
sake and for loyalty and obedience
to their country. And yet for this
cause some men call them disloyal.
I call that patriotism and loyalty Of
a Christian soldier. The spirit that
urges men to fight for hate is one
spirit, but the spirit that urges men
to fight for love of duty and country
Is another and more Christ-like. That
Is the spirit our President had in his
Baltimore speech-a spirit that needs
very much to be emulated In this
hour.
(The historical statements above
have been compiled from different
sources.)
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