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Appomattox (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
nor the disciplined battalions of Prussia, nor the sturdy brigades of Britain, nor the war-intoxicated soldiery of France, surpassed either in endurance or in valor the veteran armies which contested the long series of battles from Manassas to Appomattox. The estimate of the Southern soldier has been formed, has already passed into history, and will be perpetuated on her page. There is, however, one element of strength in the soldierly character, contributing no little to the achievements oesence of death, served his guns, and on more than one occasion turned defeat into victory, and by this matchless courage won for him the stars he wore and praise from Stonewall Jackson. As the star of the Confederacy set behind the hills of Appomattox and victory no longer perched on the tattered banner of his battalion, the soul of the commander took its flight; and standing before the throne of his Maker, amid the hosannas of the angels, received the reward of the just, well done, thou goo
Fredericksburg, Va. (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
companies constituted the battalion: Purcell Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Crenshaw Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Letcher Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Fredericksburg Battery, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Pee Dee Battery, of South Carolina—commanded by Colonel Wm. Johnston Pegram until he fell mortally wounded at Five FFredericksburg, Virginia, and Pee Dee Battery, of South Carolina—commanded by Colonel Wm. Johnston Pegram until he fell mortally wounded at Five Forks, April 1st, 1865: Address of Rev. H. Melville Jackson, D. D.: religion an element of strength in the soldierly character. When Aeneus related to the enamoured Queen of Carthage the story of Trojan woes, he could say that no inconsiderable part of those sufferings were borne by himself. And so, it seems to me, that onorbids that I mention other names. I would love to mention them—the Crenshaw, the outcome of another loyal and brave heart from our midst—the Letcher and the Fredericksburg batteries, with their noble men and officers—and last, but not least, the Pee Dee Battery from our gallant and plucky little sister State, South Carolina.
Pee Dee (North Carolina, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
me at Lee Camp. The following companies constituted the battalion: Purcell Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Crenshaw Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Letcher Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Fredericksburg Battery, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Pee Dee Battery, of South Carolina—commanded by Colonel Wm. Johnston Pegram until he fell mortally wounded at Five Forks, April 1st, 1865: Address of Rev. H. Melville Jackson, D. D.: religion an element of strength in the soldierly character. Whbids that I mention other names. I would love to mention them—the Crenshaw, the outcome of another loyal and brave heart from our midst—the Letcher and the Fredericksburg batteries, with their noble men and officers—and last, but not least, the Pee Dee Battery from our gallant and plucky little sister State, South Carolina. We will never forget any of you, and this register enshrines your noble dead. But the shadows of the coming evening warn me that I must not linger. I can only present
Moab (Missouri, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
et, after all, it was the conquest of an undisciplined rabble of badly armed and half naked savages by the superbly equipped, mail-clad, and disciplined legions of Rome. And I would venture to put over against the campaigns of a Caesar, the achievements of a Joshua, who, at the head of an army composed of the escaped slaves of Egypt, with no weapons except such as they were able to forge in the desert or wrest from the hands of their enemies, undertook the conquest of the powerful nations of Moab and Ammon and Philistia and Canaan. I understand very well that one may say that the Jewish commander had divine assistance, which the Roman had not. I do not deny that; but I distinctly affirm that the student of military history, considering the human elements alone, will find in the great captain of the Hebrews, whose soul was on fire with zeal for Jehovah's cause and whose dauntless faith was fixed on the Lord his God, the peer of any captain of any age. And I will ask you to suppos
Richmond (Virginia, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
. The following companies constituted the battalion: Purcell Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Crenshaw Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Letcher Battery, of Richmond, VRichmond, Virginia; Letcher Battery, of Richmond, Virginia; Fredericksburg Battery, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Pee Dee Battery, of South Carolina—commanded by Colonel Wm. Johnston Pegram until he fell mortally wRichmond, Virginia; Fredericksburg Battery, of Fredericksburg, Virginia, and Pee Dee Battery, of South Carolina—commanded by Colonel Wm. Johnston Pegram until he fell mortally wounded at Five Forks, April 1st, 1865: Address of Rev. H. Melville Jackson, D. D.: religion an element of strength in the soldierly character. When Aeneus relttles is the soldier's trust. Headquarters Pegram Battalion Association, Richmond, Va., June 1st, 1887. Rev. H. Melville Jackson: dear Sir—The Pegram Battalionry. Very respectfully, Thomas Ellett, President. 300 W. Franklin St., Richmond, Va., June 4th, 1887. Thomas Ellett, Esq., Pres't Pegram Battalion Association: love we will ever bear them. Headquarters Pegram Battalion Association, Richmond, Va., June 1st, 1887. Judge John F. Lay: dear Sir—The Pegram Battalion Assoc
Balaklava (Ukraine) (search for this): chapter 1.16
n of the Hebrews, whose soul was on fire with zeal for Jehovah's cause and whose dauntless faith was fixed on the Lord his God, the peer of any captain of any age. And I will ask you to suppose for a moment that the heroic action of Gideon had occurred on Grecian soil, and had been preserved in classic in place of sacred literature? Who does not know that it would have passed into history as one of the world's exemplars of heroism, and occupied a place beside Thermopylae of ancient and Balaklava of modern times? But, alas, being recorded in sacred history, its fate has been to degenerate into a joke, and the name of that gallant border chieftain can scarce be mentioned without exciting a smile. In the hill country of Benjamin, where the mountainous region falls away to the valley of the Jordan, there is a deep gorge or fissure, caused by some convulsion of nature, called the Valley of Michmash. Over against each other, across this yawning and precipitous chasm, stand opposi
Mount Carmel, Wabash County, Illinois (Illinois, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
in rear of the position we had assumed in the early day, and with no brilliant prospect of recovering our lost ground (we did so subsequently); and I tell you from the standpoint of that day things were very doubtful; my heart, and the hearts of the stoutest, almost quailed with silent apprehension—the scales of battle so hung upon an equipoise, that a breath might disturb them. We expected reinforcements—we hoped for them—we prayed for them—eagerly we sent for them—as Elijah of old from Mount Carmel sent his servant to watch for the coming cloud, even if no bigger than a man's hand. They came at a late, but most opportune hour. There dashed upon the field in gallant style a battery, at the time engaged under orders from General Joseph E. Johnston, in rallying some broken troops. I was ordered by him to guide this battery into action. I did so; but here let me pause to say a word descriptive: This battery, subsequently, but not then, a part of this military organization, had it
Israel (Israel) (search for this): chapter 1.16
we need no man to tell us that they are the devotional expressions of the mighty heart of a soldier. The Lord God, to him, is one who teacheth his hands to war and his fingers to fight. His prayer is the prayer of a soldier: Fight against them that fight against me Take hold of shield and buckler and stand up for my help. His conception of a protecting providence is expressed in such terms as fortress and defence and a shield upon my right hand. Beyond all doubt the soldier-king of Israel was a great warrior. His earlier history, when hunted through the mountain fastnesses from cave to cave, reads like the romantic story of a Wallace or a Bruce; his later history, when his victorious armies established the supremacy of his little kingdom over surrounding nations, and held in check the rising power of Syria on the east and the mighty empire of Egypt on the south, will place him in the front rank of the captains of war. But the greatest soldier which Israel ever produced wa
Hastings (Michigan, United States) (search for this): chapter 1.16
d in the stirring action of life. It is this idea I combat. Believe me, religion strengthens, ennobles. It gives bones of iron and sinews of brass. In every righteous cause it enters as an ally heaven-born, and endowed of heaven with the heroic virtues of the archangels about the throne. It is no weak, nerveless, effeminate thing. It tones the tension of the soul to a pitch of heroism which earth-born spirits may strive in vain to reach. It is night. It is the eve of the battle of Hastings. To-morrow shall be fought the fight upon which hang the destinies of England. I stand on the area between the embattled hosts, the area which shall to-morrow be contested with stubborn valor, and which shall run red with brave blood. The moon sheds her sweet light, as though she were shining on human loves, and happiness, and sweet peace, and the stars blink and twinkle in the skies. Yonder is the camp of the Normans, and there the tents of the Saxons. I stand between. Upon mine ear
France (France) (search for this): chapter 1.16
thy to appear in your presence to-day and undertake to perform the duty which you have assigned me. In the years which have ensued since the God of Peace breathed peace on this torn and distracted country, we have had time to make up our estimate of the Southern soldier. We have thought, and do verily believe, that neither the phalanxes of Macedonia, nor the legions of Rome, nor the disciplined battalions of Prussia, nor the sturdy brigades of Britain, nor the war-intoxicated soldiery of France, surpassed either in endurance or in valor the veteran armies which contested the long series of battles from Manassas to Appomattox. The estimate of the Southern soldier has been formed, has already passed into history, and will be perpetuated on her page. There is, however, one element of strength in the soldierly character, contributing no little to the achievements of the armies of the Confederacy, which the historian is liable to overlook. The deep religious sentiment which pervade
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