The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1920-02-21

tillerv and infantry was heard our left.
General Mcpherson was killed; our left flank
was doubled up in confusion. Gen. Jonn
A. Logan, mounted on his war horse, Black JACK
rode to the front, rallied staggering battailons,
and saved our army [Applause.] Again, at
Chickamauga, Maj. Gen. James B. Steadman OF
Ohio came to the front with division of volun-
teers in the most critical period of the connlct.
General Steadman rode abreast the front OF MS
charging battalions. His horse was shot dead 10
that hell Of fire. He mounted another horse and
saved his battle lines. [Applause.]
It will be remembered that Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston commander in chief Of the Confederate
army in the fierce battle of Shiloh April =, 1867
was shot and MORALLY wounded riding his war
horse and rallying the battle lines.
I commanded the brigade skirmish line the day
of the battle Of Pine mountain, at the right OF
Kenesaw June IA, 1864. l saw the cannon shot
fired that killed Lieut. Gen. Leonidas Polk on the
Confederate front.
That great Virginian, Maj. Gen. George ii.
Thomas the idol of the boys behind the guns, ap-
peared amid wild applause, along the battle lines
Just before the final charge December 16, 1864, IN
the three days battle of Nashville.
In the battle of Resaca 1 saw Gen. Joe Hooker
in the full uniform of q major general-yellow
sash and all the pumes-riding at the extreme
front almost abreast of our advance line. He was
mounted on a powerful high-headed bay stallion,
red-nostried and furious, the most daring and in
spring figure ever saw battle field. lap
plause]
In the battle of Burnt Hickory, Ga, saw Maj
ZEN. O. O. Howard the manned soldier who lost
his good right arm in the Battle of ChancellOrs-
Vile ride the battle line in the hottest moment OF
the conflict enthusing and encouraging the men
behind the guns.
In the Civil war, from 81 to '65 we lost-killed
in battle and died of wounds-121 general officers
OF this number Is were Confederate generals and
46 were Union generals We lost IL major gen.
erals and the Confederates lost IL. We lost "a
brigadier generals, and the Confederates GA.
Their loss was greater than ours because Of the
fact that Secretary of War Stanton instead of
making generals commanders of brgades, took the
ranking colonel. This was true In all the CAM
paigns in which participated; and If you will get
the fatality lists Of colonies you will find that the
losses on both sides were about equal. The Con-
federates lost four lieutenant generals-Thomas
J. jackson (Stonewal Jackson), Leonidas Polk,
Ambrose P. Hill, and Albert Sidney Johnston.
We have made IL soldiers and generals president
of the United States; all generals but two, Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt
George Washington, our first president, was our
first commanding general He had four horses
shot under him, always at the front Of battles
Our soldier presidents all had solid battle
records.
/ know that the map Of the world has been
changed and that we are in the midst of the most
momentous epoch of all history. But believe the
future is safe; that democracy under our flag is
safe prolonged applause, the members rising.l