The Mellette County pioneer. [volume] (Wood, Mellette County, S.D.) 19??-1971, 1920-01-23

tiIlery and infantry was heard on our left.
General Mcpherson was killed; our left nanK
was doubled up in confusion. Gen. Johh
A. Logan, mounted on his war horse, Black jack
rode to the front. rallied our staggering battalions,
and saved our army. [Applause.] Again, AT
Chickamauga, Maj. Gen. James b. Steadman or
Ohio came to the front with a division or voluh-
teers in the most critical period OF the confiict.
General Steadman rode abreast the front OF ms
charging battalions. His horse was shot dead in
that hell OF fire. He mounted another horse ana
saved his battle lines. [Applause.]
1t will be remembered that Gen. Albert Sidney
Johnston, commander in chief Of the Confederate
army in the fierce battle Of Shiloh April q, 1867,
was shot and MORALLY wounded riding his war
horse and rallying the battle lines.
commanded the brigade skirmish line the day
Of the battle of Pine mountain, at tile right OF
Kenesaw. June IA, 1864. / saw the cannon shot
fired that killed Lieut.. Gen. Leonidas Polk on the
Confederate front.
That great virglnian, Maj. Gen. George III.
Thomas, the idol Of the boys behind the guns, APP
peared, amid wild applause, along the battle lines
just before the final charge December l6, 1864. In
the three days battle OF Nashville.
In The battle Of Resaca l saw Gen. Joe Hooker
in the FULL uniform Of q major general-yellOw
sash and all the piumes-riding at the extreme
front, almost abreast of our advance Line. He was
mounted on a powerful high-headed bay stallion,
Ttu-ItDSlllltu uhb IL htoS 'h'i '''S 'hu III
spring figure l ever saw on n battle field. Zap
plause.l
In the battle of Burnt Hickory, Ga, I saw Mai.
Gen. O. o. Howard, the MANNED soldier who lost
his good right arm in the Battle of Chancelors-
willie. 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 90, we lost-kiIled
in battle and died Of wounCs-121 general officers.
OF this number 10 were Confederate generals and
46 were Union generals. We lost II major gen
erals. and the Confederates lost II. We lost "a
brigadicr 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 %brigades, took the
ranking colonel. This was true in all the cam
paigns in which l participated and il 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 (Stonewall Jackson), Leonidas Polk.
Ambrose p. Hill, and Albert Sidney Johnston.
We have made II soldiers and generals president
of the United States; all generals bur two, Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt.
George Washington, our first president, was cur
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 rislngJ