Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1939-01-26

that not fewer than 5000 men were
first and last, numbered among
those who defended Old Glory If
anyone is in a position to furnish
accurate figures or inform me where
may secure the proper figures 1
would much appreciate his telling
me where l may secure them.
We have, many of us, who are
past SO years of age, and who were
permitted to attend the camp-fires
held by the old g. A. r. posts, heard
the stories told by those who had
the misfortune to be captured and
placed in some of the more notorious
Confederate prisons.
Anyone who may have heard the
late Jas. Hartzell relate his expert
ences would never forget them. And
the same is true of others. Yet
there is the other side of the pic.
ture which we here in the North
seldom, if ever, have drawn for u.s.
My father-in law entered the Con
federate army when but a boy of IA
He was six feet tall and weighed
III proportion, and they were not SO
careful to ask searching questions
OF those who wanted to join the
army. l have been at the meetings
CT the post in Granbury, Texas.
where he spent his declining years,
and in the afternoon at the barber
| shop much of the war was fought
over again. 1t so happened that
some of those present had been con,
nected with some Of the prisons.
While of Boys in Blue had very
hard time of it, they had but little,
ii any, harder time than those who
were in charge Of them Food was
scarce, so scarce as to be none at all
at times, except what some faithful
negro would manage to so out and
forage for. Al any time what lit
tie food they had was made up in
to a soup and fed to the prisoners
and the keepers would get nothing
am led to believe that these stories
were true, as they were told many
years after the event and there
could be no possible reason for not
telling the truth The truth of the
matter was food was just as scarce
With those III charge OF the prison
ers, as it was for the prisoners, and
had they sufficient food they would
gladly have shared it,
There has never been another
was like that which was fought be-
tween the states. In the so-called
Civil wars being fought between
parts of Spain. certain South Amer
ican countries from time to time
and the attack Japan is making to
secure more of the territory Of
China, the word Civil has under
gone a distinct change in meaning
Ii is not a personal quarrel Waged
between brothers of the same race.
but more a war between those hav-
ing different ideas of the forms of
government. And no quarter is be-
ing shown by either side engaged
III the conflict
Morgan's raid has been the sub
iect of more articles appearing in
the local papers than most any
other subject we might mention
Reference to the files of both local
papers vii furnish the reader with
page after page of subject matter
so we will forbear to again bring
the subject to the attention of the
readers of those articles
The Spauish-American war and
the more recent Worlds war are
still vivid in the memory of the
great majority of our readers, sc
these will be ommitted from our ar
ticles.
All in all, Morgan county has done
herself proud in military history.
and in the days to come, someone
will write more detailed account
Of the part our boys played in the
World war.