The Monmouth inquirer., 1926-05-13

For decadest after the war scarcely man ran
for President who had not served with the coors.
Except Cleveland every President elected be-
tween 1865 and 1900 had Civil war record.
General Grant was the first. President Hayes and
President Garfield both ex-generals Presi-
dent Arthur had helped organize the New York
state militia, and, quartermaster general, had
equipped state troops for the front President
Harrison had raised troops and served gen.
eral President Mckinley had enlisted private
and at the age of twenty-five had come out Of
the war major Mcclellan Burnside, Lew Wal
lace Carl Schurz Justice Holmes, Major Putnam
and Henry A. du Pont names distinguished
in civil in military affairs, and they but
few of many thousands.
On the other side the leaders were no less lead
ers after the end of the conflict than before 1t
is only necessary to mention the Lees Braxton
Bragg, Pickett, James B. Gordon Wade Hampton
and Kirby Smith to show the influence of Con-
federae veterans on the peace-time history of the
southern commemorative.
Bitterness had divided the nation, but the sol
diers of the North and of the South had Manas-
sas Vicksburg and the Wilderness in common.
Even while bullets whizzed overhead friendships
were made across the lines. Those who had
shouldered muskets, were the first to put the
passions of war behind.
The first overtures were made at Appomattox
sixty-one years ago. when Grant left the southern
officers their side arms and their horses, and when
Lee recognized this as friendly gesture and
suggested that the cavalry troops, as WELL needed
their horse and mules Lee thinking not only
of the fields to be plowed, but also of the people
to be reconciled to defeat When Grant agreed,
Lee assured him that the step would engender
good feeling Later in the day, when the word had
passed through the ranks and victory celebrations
began, Grant issued this message to his men
ssThe war is over; the rebels are our country
men again. The best sign of rejoicing after the
no hcfa ain all fro.
lions in the field
In the series OF running battles across the
South sherman and Johnston built UP great
esteem for each others ability. Sherman referred
to his antagonist as the skillfu and experienced
Joe Johnston" He did not hesitate to express his
relief when General Hood was appointed to take
Johnstons command. When Johnston was rein
stated. Sherman's papers showed that he realized
that the situation had grown serious for him.
when General Hayes. upon becoming President
considered making Johnston his secretary of war;
General sherman took the opportunity to let 1t
be known that as head of the army he would
willingly receive the Presidents orders through
the man who had surrendered to him. The APP
pointment was never made, but Sherman's att-
tude engendered good feeling Admiration was not
all on one side. Johnston, too, held Sherman in
high regard. At Sherman's funeral Johnston acted
as an honorary pallbearer-
MANY are the instances where men who had
worn the blue took occasion to honor their former
antagonists when hostilities had ceased. Presi-
dent Hayes had as a member of his cabinet Con
federate veteran, David Nick. Key Of Tennessee,
postmaster general. Grant had shown the ten
dency to forget the past when he appointed "Old
Pete" Longstreet, whom Lee looked upon as his
right-hand man after Stonewall Jackson's tragic
end. TO the post of surveyor of the port of New
Orleans. and later supervisor of the internal
development Of Louisiana and postmaster Of New