Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-10-10

list. He was 101 then and they
wouldn't have him. He got a job
in Navy Yard, driving rivets.
And they sent a lot OF no-counts
of to fight that had never smelled
gun powder and they was sick all
the time. And there was at home
Slaves Fought Yankees.
The two old slaves have been fix
lures at U. c. V. reunions for years.
They never enjoyed more glory than
yesterday. They come from Blr-
mingham and they are named
Simon Phillips and the Rev. r. A.
Gwynne. Simon is 80 and the rev.
erend is 9l-both were born slaves
and fought the Yankees who sought
to free them.
There were raised eyebrows in the
headwaiter department when a de-
termined lady from deep in Virginia
showed up and announced that the
two tattered old men would eat in
the main dining room.
But she brushed aside the hired
help and seated the two old men IN
front of an expanse of white table
cloth. They dined on turkey and
ice cream and, as one said, q" a lot OF
things I can't just name"
Robert Scott, 90, of Dallas Tex,
was probably the spriest vet-but
then he was carrying less weight,
having left a considerable amount
of his anatomy on the battlefield.
IT was at Mansfield, La, when the
war was about over. We ran into
the Yankees and they knocked me
off my horse. I was hurt bad and
my captain came by. What can I
do for you, Bob?' he asked me.
Still Hunts Yankee.
"Give me my gum I said, 7 want
to shoot me another Yankee Then
one of them came along and hit me.
I'm still looking for that damyankee
that knocked my head in"
Gen. Scott is commander of the
trans Mississippi division of the
organization. He says he made up
with the Yankees at Gettysburg two
years ago when they promised to
get pensions for the Confederates.
He says he'll start the war again If
the pensions don't come.
A careful canvas revealed only two
veterans who had no tales of thun-
der to tell. They were w. M. Buck
of Muskogee, Okla, who is mot
quite 100, land Stephen Dupuis, 95,
of Alexandria, La. Both were dis
patch runners. Mr.. Dupuis still gets
mad when he tells how his COM
mander refused to give him gun.
said was too young" he snorts.
George Slate of Fayetteville, N.
c., sets his age at 107. He has been
married four times and has had IA
children-the youngest of which Is
II. He was badly wounded and gets
around on clutches.
Whats the next train to North
Carolina" he asked. Il got some
hogs back home that got to look
after. My children are so sorry
they won't tend them"
He was standing 20 feet away
when Gen. Lee surrendered at
Appamatox and heard Gen. Grant
refuse to take his gallant friends
sword.
Two Saw Jackson Shot.
I'D. Dickinson, 96, who lives near
Winnville, Va, and Eli Powell, LOT,
of New Orleans, were present when
Gen. Stonewal jackson was shot
down by mistake by his own men.
Mr.. Powell helped carry Gen. Jack
son from the field.
Capt. Jack Dowdy of Dallas, Tex,
is one of the few men still alive
who held Confederate commission.
He was with Morgan's raiders, as a
captain.
There are empty sleeves aplenty,
and some black patches over eyes.
There are some who are too feeble
to do much-but too stubborn to
rest. Eli Pruett, 90, of Macon, Ca.
explained that he was too old to get
around much.
Look to me like I be 30 much
trouble I didn't want to come"