Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-04-17
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Fifty-three years ago to-day (April
9th) Gen. Lee surrendered his little
army of $4,000 veterans to Gen.
Grants $4,000 well-fed and we'll
equipped army. The South went into
the war and returned pure and eXalt-
ed; she was not ashamed Of her
deeds or her sacrifices, and was hum
bled only before her God. No nation
ever rose SO fair aud fell so pure of
crime.
This was fatal day for the army
of Northern Virginia. That 9th day
Of April, 1865, the sun came out OF
the gates Of the east in all it's beauty
and grandeur. throwing it's fire upon
the clouds, its gold upon the trees
and its silver upon the waters. The
evening before tho battle had been
raging on the front, at night-fall both
armies withdrew. bleeding and pant
ing heavily; like two tigers, resting
and renewing their strength for the
next day. AS have stated, the norm
ing was an Ideal spring day. 1t was
the Resurrection Of Spring. The 1T
tie buds that had been lying dormant
in their icy beds were seen pushing
up their heads, and the flowers
blooming, throwing their sweet fra
garnce across field and forest of the
bloody battle plain, (Which teaches
us that "lf man die he shall live
again). The next we see is a horse
man, going like the wind from head
quarters up the battle line, flying a
"white flag"
Cease nring!" was the order from
the staff Officer; Gen. Lee has this
day surrendered the Army Of North
crn Virginia to Gen. Grant, command
ing the Army of the Potomac"
Thus ended the Confederate war.
And now, after fifty-threc years have
passed, in my Imagination ] SEQ Gen.
Lee. the great chieftain, sitting on
his war horse ''Traveller" address
ing his brave soldiers thus:
Men. we have fought the war
through together: | have done the
best | could; my heart is too full to
say more. FAREWELL" And in his
last written order to the army,
which was read to every command
after the surrender, and was brief,
and couched in this language, or
words to this effect:
You will take an oath to the Uni
ted States to faithfully stand by the
Constitution and defend the Flag.
Go to your homes and rebuild the
fortunes Of your devastated lands"
We all had enjoyed sweet dreams
as to what the future would be to
. US; but on that April morning all
those dreams faded and our army
melted away, and our flag went down
IN its grave at Appomattox, wrapped
in its bloodstained folds forever,
And at that grave stood men weeping
with unconsolable brief whom no
one had ever seen shed a tear before
The llallowed association of that flag
stands very close to my heart to this
day, and will while life and being
last, just as we think of and cherish
our dear loved ones when death in
vades our home and takes them from
us.
FROM the 9th day Of April, 1865,
to this moment, l have stood, with
heart to feel and hand to strike
and strike to the last ditch and to
the death-for "Old Glory!" And
| am ready and willing now to go
with the boys in France, and helm
them to carry their victory to the
imperial castle at Potsdam and there
tell the Kaiser that no South Caro-
linian ever took orders from King.
Prince, or Emperor!
Mr.. Editor, do you know this-if
you don't l do: There are a lot Of
people in this country who have not
enough patriotic greece in their giz-
yards to fry jaybird! And, as
have before stated, President Wilson
is walking the tight-rope; and I say,
Kill the man who shakes it.
j. Russell Wright.
Walhalla, April 8, 1918.
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