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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Annual Reunion of the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia. (search)
owing were the regular toasts and respondents: The Infantry: If ever a band of warriors won A paen for deeds of valor done, They deserve, indeed, the glorious meed And the proud triumphal hymn. General John B. Gordon. The Artillery: The splendid service of the artillery nerved the arm and inspired the heart of the other branches of the army, and frequently turned the tide of battle to victory. Colonel Thomas H. Carter. The Cavalry: As the Immortals rode to war, when Hector fought for Troy, These rode as if immortals, too, inspired with awful joy. General W. H. Payne. The Women of the South: History shall tell how you Have nobly borne your part, And won the proudest triumph yet, The triumph of the heart. Judge F. R. Farrar. The Confederate Dead: It seeks not where their bodies lie, By bloody hillside, plain, or river, Their names are bright on Fame's proud sky; Their deeds of valor live forever. Senator John W. Daniel. General Gordon was received