The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-09-22
HIGH POINT N C. THURSDAY. SEPT. %. 1921

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Yes. Not only the young but the
older people as we'll: l trust IN TN. tne
Lord, nv future is in the hands OF
Him." replied the old man.
At this point one OF the numerous );
octogenarians of the home interrupted
the confab. He was a mere kid COM
pared to Uncle Dave. Speaking to the
Daily News representative, he SAID:
"Have YOU the Daily News" -
eyes, sir" ~,
as there anything in it about Fat
ty Arbuckle?" -
eyes, think So"
"All right, let me see it."
He was given the. paper and OFT he
went to his room to peruse the latest
| news as to the corpuIent comedians
! trouble.
! Getting back to Uncle Dave. While
he is feeble and decrepit he gets about
Ewell, appearing to be man Of rs to
$50 years of age. His mind is clear
! and his voice is distinct. One seldom
i'has to repeat a sentence to him. But
This eyeSight is about gone. His right
eye is completely blind, while his left
is in bad condition. w.
Mr.. Faulkner served in the Confed-
crate army as a private in company
/ C, 22nd infantry. North Carolina He
fought at Gettysburg in Pettigrew's
division. He told very wildly of the
assault on the Union array''s breast
works eve were to the left of Pick
ett's brigade. Our boys charged the
Yankees breastworks. The Yanks
didn't commence firing until we got
almost to the top. We then saw that
they had two lines of breastworks
Of.
He paused for a moment then. contin-
ued: "Many of our fellows went over
in the charge, but lots of them failed
to return. They were killed."
He stated that he was shot in the
neck in that charge and he bears the
mark
Mr.. Faulkner then described his
part in the battle of Seven Pines. His
regiment was sent in to charge the
Union breastworks. A unit of Arkan-
sas soldiers was on the left of the
Tar Heel outfit. :,
''The Yankees" said he, "made it
hot for us. Grape shot and cannon
balls were falling all around. Most
our men were knocked out. The Ar
kansas boys were either moved down
or had to fall back, because never
seen them any more. l was shot IN
the thigh and started for the rear. Il
managed to get back and was picke1
up by our stretcher bearers. A Ten
nessee regiment came in to brace up
the line"
MI. Faulkner said he carries the
ball he received in the Seven Pines
fight to this day. and it is giving him
considerable trouble.
He'was captured about two miles
from Petersburg, Va, sometime be-
fore the surrender while out on picket
duty The Union picket men worked
their way in behind the Confederate
patrol. He was sent to Fortress Mon
roe, where he was put in prison.
After the war was over, Mr.. Faux
ner Joined the United States army and
fought the Indians three years. He
was one of the first men to join the
18th infantry, a regiment that won
fame as a member of the first division
in France.
81 liked army life and would have
joined up for the world war if I had
been little younger" is the way he
spoke Of the much cussed army life.
After talking about half an hour
the News man noticed that the. >old
gentleman was getting bit fdgety.
The reason: It was IL o'clock and Mr.
Scott, the superintendent of the home,
had arranged a birthday dinner for
the man whose age runs into three
figures ald everything was
prenared for him. ~
"Well, Mr.. Faulkner" said the News
man, 81 hope to see you next year and
many more years looking as young as
you do today" -" ...--
'Well, don't know. My future is
in the hands Of my Lord. I'm ready