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CO., AiiKST koi: Tin: company I 1 - 1 1 II KKN.S in th.- I I f- sad Sertlre of renerl Jl(ts Jollsro I'KTTKiKF.H . . 1 : : ir k r 1 in . 1 1 m .f :;'-'iui Ma ... .... . .-tr Rsmf Jfm"rvii .(- I : i . 1 o i jn I'iri'umitaiio'J I should :V,-i i!t'lf nikrhlv hononvl in lxinf' . ,.- iwii to HililrvH-t iin ftmlience :. i- I rinu" eo tvfMrp me; bat hen I iviihuIit ;tll of my present -:i-r.'tiniim. when I rvme ruber the l i.ir.- when' 1 .im. iuni the puroe :..r wtnrh 1 .km here, my heart is hi!.it to nvcrtlowinj; with iiipre'ia ; :in ill" hi-. iH--.i.snin . l w nt yi-.jrs hrtve )i.iAsel hidc ! Lm I ,tvixl upon the precious noil ,i North C.irolimi. With till the ;.Miump th.it ever poweKoe t he i 'le.irt "f the ntw'nt sons of the OKI N.Ttii S'.ite, I h.ive looked forward 1 1 -nine day when once more I could t.ind amid the nvnes of my yoatta. 1 h.ive little thonght, however, it would te on an occasion like this, . or that 1 shoold occupy the con-i !puuoii position in which I now tind myself, through the invitation, with which I have been honored , from the noble association of ladies ;n this city, who have done so mach, to their everlasting honor beitsaid, to perpetuate the name and fame of those jfallant sons of North Caro- j linn, who went forth to die for her, ami for the cause of self-gorem-j in e n t . A beautiful custom, I learn, pre- va.ls in Carolina on the oceaaion of these annnal memorial serrioes, and J that is, to select an the tbeme for the H-cjision the nameofsome eon-' spicuons exemplar of valor and worth from among that large num.-1 ber of North Carolinians, who dis-1 tingnished themselves in oar great! war between the States. j 1 would, ladie and gentlemen, that some more eloquent tongnej than mine, that some one more practiced in the arts and grace of oratory than myself were present ; on this interesting oocasiou, to voice the virtnes and to pay proper1 tribute to the brilliant military' jiebievementa of that brave soldier : and true patriot, James Johnston rettigrew, the subject ol our theme today, for amorjg all that long list of brave men and skillful oommand i ers that North Carolina sent forth' to battle for her cause, among that gahiiy of Soutborn heroes that ! from 1S451 to 1S63 claimed head-1 miration of the world, he was the' peer of them all. ' England's greatest bard hath said, that ToffilJ rrlined gold, to paint th lily To throw a perfume on the yiotet T.i roooth the ite, or add another hue Cdu the rainbow, or with taper light To eek tha bautiooa eye of heTn to , garniah I, wul(ul and ridiculou excaa. " With this forcible and beautiful i metaphor the wonderful poet in tended to convey the idea that it1 was need lean to embelisb perfect! excellence, and the quotation has1 Ix'en often used to illustrate the idea that where a great and a good ' man dies, whowe virtues were so1 conspicuous that they must of necessity have been known by all men. there is no need for eulogy. The rharjicter and the achiere nii iit.s of such men speak more elo quently in their liehalf than any langnape the eulogist can command. Such w,w the character and such the achievements of that noble son n!" North Carolina, whose memory ri. seek to honor today. A soldier of high resolve with capacity for brilliant execution, a entleuuui far removed from the slightest tinge of dishonorable thought or action, of absolutely in-s.-lhsh and unadulterated patriot ism, .lames Johnston l'ettigrew was emphatically a man for the times ;n which he lived; a man for lofty and noble deeds in a great struggle that called torth the noblest and tln tvest attributes of human natuie. of that pure and spotless charac ter, ami elevated, knightly, courage that absolutely knew not the mean :ng of the word fejtr m th perform ance ol duty, he w iis a tit associate of the immaculate Ixe, and a tit commander of that heroic division that scaled the heights of tiettys I'urg. planted their country's ban m r on that tnry crest, aud poured i.irth, sla! such a copious libation of North Carolina's In-st blood UK)ii that memorable tield. Of calm and dignitied be.u-ing. his line counte nance ever expressive of ileep re tiection and notile resolve, with that a. i u: ; r.ible poise ol mind and disjx- i T i 1 1 that was never too exultant :n sueevs.s, nor cast down m trial and deieat. ,--d ,c - it h"U t n . 1 . i . . r nr.. it:.:, in J 1 1 y ed ate . w ithoul pretenmon rv thoUKht ion i n uu iv hli i ul h.il t hi' w . .rid vv ,. cm rr 1 1 1 a i : : e i no .ran. a- Ili'I. t . allse st III f.tted to lx- a t i in-d tot ry to i rt in e and t he ! 1 1 I man. '.a.li.-s .tin I g- is-' oil, si;;,M ini-rri; t Call em e . 1 the c Ii! leliien. at t- nipt s,. ttiat 1 am !m- 1 all i,Tl tge i leaVoring to Lar.ii li t;-' ;cs e of eulogy o descritx i's ot .1 allies r he w as i n I. and more; mere our lid serviees ..I t hi- ad U.e lili 11 Co igrew . h.t e s. hat ;u ' l! .W" ' -1 .' 1 1 a.. I II.C r -I.. 1 l-. i mo 't lie : m iml ed hero 1' t. 1 r I he pill 1 e II . ' ; i r : he -.1.1 md and i.e ,- a la i s. m: : er gr.t e not I., e II : e Ii 1 l.me heroism, sell denial and patri otic purpose lor their convictions ol right, and who gave such splendid exhibition ot their Anglo-Saxon origin and of American manhood. As the Kiiglishman of today points with pride to the names ol England's heroes, emblazoned on the walls of Westminster Abbey, who fought in days gone by for different political convictions, but who fought nobly and well which ever side they espoused; as he to day points to victor and vanquished alike mid tells us. not that this man was a rebel and that one loyal, but "these ;ire the men who in the past history of my country have illus trated the heroisiu, the nobility and the highest virtues of the Anglo Saxon race." So, iu the near future the time will come when the names and the fame of our Southern heroes and patriots will become the common property of America. And when that day shall come, when that day shall come: as it will so sure as the bright sun now gives its light from Heaven, then among the long list of historic names that shall be held up to the rising gener ations as exemplars of all that was true and noble of valor and worth, of all that was sublime iu patriotic impulse and endeavor, none will be found that will shine with it purer lustre than that of Pettigrew. In the brief story of his life that I am permitted to recite to-day. I shall be able to convey to yon but an imperfect description of the man. I may speak to you ot his youthful triumphs as a student of his liter ary attainments In after life, of his scholarly accomplishments, of his distinguished record in the politics of his adopted State, of his achieve ments and his aspirations ns a sol dier, and we may draff onr infer ences therefrom; but that elevated character of his every impulse, that deep and all pervading earnestness of purpose, that complete abnegiv tton of self in his devotion to his cause, that keen sense of true no bility and honor, that was charac teristic of the rrcin could only be known and appreciated for their full value by those who were thrown in immediate contact with him. James Johnston Pettigrew was born on the shores of Lake Scup pernong, in Tyrrell county, North Carolina, on the 4th .Taly, 1828, at the paternal estate "Ponarvu,'' where was ever dispensed that princely hospitality characteristic of the Southern plantation of the olden time. His father, Hon. Ebe"hezer Pettigrew, who for a short period represented his district in the United States Congress, w as descended from an ancient and honorable family, of French origin, but a portiou of which e;wly set tled in Irehind and became dis tinguished in the civil and military history of that country. One of his ancestors, James Pettigrew. was a distinguished officer in King William's army at the battle of the Boyne, and for gallant service there he received a grant of lands from the crown. James Pettigrew, the youngest son of this gentlemen, emigrated to America in 17J0 and was the founder of the family in this country: he finally settled at AblHville, South Caroiina, leaving in North Carolina his son Charles, grandfather to General Pettigrew and the founder of the family in this State. This gentleman, who was ordained to the ministry by the Bishop of Imdon in lTTo. became an eminent divine in the English Church and after the Revolution was chosen the first Hishon of the Episcopal Iioceseof North Caro lina; he died, however, Itefore his consecration, leaving one son, lion. Eltenezer Pettigrew. to whom I have already referred. It is eminently appropriate that this city should do honor to tin' memory of James Johnston Petti grew, for his mother, Mrs. Ann 1!. Pettigrew, was the daughter ol one of the most distinguished families that New Heme has produced, being a member of that family ol Shepards whose high social stand mg for years added greatly to that brilliant society wlneh has rendered this classic town famous m the his tory of North Carolina. The early youth of General Peiti grew was passed under the instruc tion of that unrivalled preceptor, W. T. Bingham, in Hillsboro. and doubtless to the splendid training he there received was due much of his brilliant success during his col legiate conrse. In ISf.i he entered the 1 nisfisiiy of North Carolina, thru, iv- Jit the outbreak of the war. under the guidance of that loved and reveled head. Governor David I.. Sw.un. His college i-.ireer was one contin ued and brilliant success. Perhaps no student ;it the Cm versity ever graduated wit h greater distinction than did young Petti grew in lsfT. So conspicuous was his merit; of such a high order were his acquirements, th.it President l'olk, who was attending the coin mencemeiit, accom pjinied by Com modore Maury, at the -n est ion nl that distinguished ollicer and scientist, tendered to Pettigrew i.ne of the assistant Professorships ill the Observatory at Washington; thus placing him at the earU age of n l net een in "he ol The most i e s,..nsil.le and highly lespecc-d po sit ions under t lie ( lnviTii men' . Here, while he t.iithiully and sat i-l.u-tnriU. and with great d:;t.r ; ;oii to hinisel !. pi rfoi nied all t i.e duties of h ; s office. e! tile , , II . e t an . I uneven: ml mi " : n. . t t I e -, ., t .lie - n .1 i .. was i ; 1 1 - u ; : i . I t . Li ar! I e genu;-, and he longed toi mole , g o i o 1 1 - a i -1 : 1 1 i : , t he a: li.i of 1 1 let coii-i ijiii h ! I : :i s - adopted : 1. 1- pi i 'ii - .oil :' l.i . .i.d cm mem-eil his stud,,- w : . J..-M -M . I 'all; I i. eh. Esq., of I . 1 1 ' : : 1 1 I . .:. i -ho: t me. how . er. ho ii-::. " : ,. ( :,4, i:j S ii l i : '. . : i . . i : . com . I . -1 '' I h : - i ga I ) 1 1 i j . . i : i ' . : , under the 'n. I i ' o I ! - .1 gn.-l,.-l rel i-.-. .-. .I.tti I- . I '. grew . 1 .-i i . toi iii.r 1 i a t - ' . 1 1 kh.'W ! ilgt d head n! the .' I. i i i I-..1. In I-.." ! - . H I'll.' .11 '1 o id to ', U oh .;; ,1 - I ; was d'li ' g h : - ! lav. . - ::: - tha' Mr. I i r 1 1 n e r , : h i n I States Minister at Madrid, offered him the secretaryship to the lega tion on account of his varied accom plishments and eminent fitness for the position: but learning that the then incumbent was anxious to re tain his position, with that nice consideration for the feelings of others, that was one of his chief charactei istics, he declined the oiler. In 1 Mr. Pettigrew returned to Charleston and the practice of his profession In lS."i he became an activ" participant in the politi cal controversies of his St;itc, which resulted in his election to the Legislature from the city of Charleston in the October elections of that year. There was, at this period, a dignity and consequence attached to the oflice of Represen tative in South Carolina perhaps unequaled in any other State and the General Assembly was com posed of the very best material afforded by the commonwealth. Many of the members had grown old in the service of the State and had earned for themselves distinc tion that had given them a national reputation. In this body James Johnston Pettigrew, though one of the youngest members, at once be came an honored and conspicuous figure. The slavery question with all its attendant agitations, was at this period assuming vast propor tions in the politics of the country. Already distant thunders from the clouds of war were beginning to be heard from the political horizon, and perhaps in no State of the South were more extreme measures urged than in South Carolina. In the midst of the heated and passionate controversies of the times, Pettigrew, while he was the very embodiment of that loyalty to : the State, which was the shiboleth of his party, yet his sentiments j were ever tempered with a broad and statesmanlike conservatism, with a calm and dignified considera tion, that conspicuously marked j him, among his co-laborers in the ; counsels of the State, and at the ! conclusion of his legislative term perhaps no man of his years in ; South Carolina occupied a more ' prominent position among the ad . vanced thinkers of the day. In 1859 he again returned to ' Europe; his military tastes, which I were ever predominent, leading him 'thitherto observe the progress of the Italian war. While Pettigrew was essentially ; a firm believer in the doctrine of State Supremacy, he was intensely American in his love for, and pride in, his country as a whole, and in his devotion to the principles of true republicanism. His deepest sympathies were enlisted iu behalf I of the Sardinians, struggling to free themselves from the yoke of their oppressors, during the Italian war, aud he applied for and ob tained a staff' appointment in tte Sardinian service, but while hurry ing forward to join the army, before he could reach it. peace was de I cbired and he was unable to carry out his noble mid unselfish purpose. In his interesting book "Spain and the Spaniards'' one of the re sults of his extensive travels, and published shortly after his return from abroad, commenting upon the apathy of Europe, while a nation was struggling for freedom, and upon his own emotions as he has tened forward to join the Sardinian army, lie says: "It was certainly humiliating that so large a portion ot Europe should have remained unsympa thizing spectators of the contest. , On t he pjirt of an American acquies cence in such neutrality would have been treason against nature. In spired by these sentiments, I was hurrying with what speed I might, to offer my services to the Sardinian Government and to ;isk the priv ilege of serving as , volunteer in her armies. Nn emotion of my life was eyer so nure, so tree from every shade of conscientious doubt or selfish con sideration. I saw but the spectacle of an in jured people, struggling as America had done, to throw oft' the yoke of a foreign and comparatively bar barous oppressor, and as we passed batjillion jitter batallion of brave French, slowly ascending the moun tain. 1 felt toward them all the fervor of youth, fired by the grate ful traditions ot eighty years ago." Returning to South Carolina the latter part ol 1.S50, and convinced I I o m the signs of the ti mes that the impending eontlict between the sections' could not long be deferred, Pettigrew. who hud devoted much of his time while abroad to the study of military science, took an active part in perfecting the local mihtaiy organizations of Charles ton. Soon afterward he was chosen Colonel of the Eirst Regiment of Rules ol that city, and through his exertions that celebrated corps was brought to the highest state of dis cipline and eflieieiiey. It is needless that I should here go into any extended recital of the momentous occurrences that pre ceded the secession of South Caro lina. As is well known that mem orable event oeeuneed on the gOth of Dec. 1N)(, and lending nego nations between the State and the Government at W ashington. Major Aiiilri-nii having evacuated Port Moiiltiic and established himself in l'oi t Sumter, the South Carolina . 1 1 1 ' 1 1 r 1 1 : c s immediately took pos--.s-iouot the rem. lining fort i tic. i ; ;oiis in ( liai'le-ton harbor, and . on. ii . need vigoioiis measures to I leVellt 1 1 n h'l Cl in en t s Iron) reach ; federal commander, and h '1 the 1 h est ti i oil t o I the Ii Is 1 1 u ic h.;'l. where lie had isolated his -mad and devole.l bllld. I ..lorn! I V t 1 gl'e w with h 1 - i : tie ; . g : ei,: w a - ol i lei ed to take pus. ti , ! Castle l'lliklleV. .1 small : t :: r on ; a ' he harbor, but In i - e- w i l e soon demanded at a si.. : e : i ; i : . . . i t . 1 1 1 1 point and he was : i -; , ; i , d ' o Mollis I - Ian d , whele - -; ;.:,::! ah. I:t les as a tmlitar g in i i weie bi ought prominent l a'.. . : i the erect ton ol -nine -e ;::!. I.iIm- battel ies I Ii i ' ..:. ! - g 1 ' .i ' l t . ' t he colli pi ; II. eli ' - . . : e : e h i . - ot ( ' h a I lest i ui liar I . i i eh : s w i-i e i apidly huri ing forward to that final culmina tion which brought the sections face to face in the gigan t ic : struggle. One by one additional Stales were added to the Confederacy until at last that in em oral ile '0; h Si ay. 1 sol , arrived, when Nonh ( aiolina i-ast her lot with her sisters ot the South. For the information of t hose among us today whose memories do not run back to this historic peiiod. and I know there are many, grown to man's and woman's estate, for 'our great st niggle has already be gun to drift into the long ago. I i will s;iy that this greatest of nil events in North Carolina's history. ! was performed with great c-lif. As a youthtbl soldier and an eye ! witness to the scene, it made an ! impression upon me that time has never effaced. The convention then , in session at Raleigh was composed j of men famous in the history of the ! Commonwealth. The city was filled j with distinguished visitors from ; every portion of the State and the South. The first camp of instruc tion located ue;r by, under the command of that noble old hero 1). H. Hill, was crowded with the flower of the old military organiza tions ol the State, and sounds of martial music at all hours, of the day were wafted over the city. When the day arrived for the final passage of the ordinance of secession, the gallant and lamented Ramseur, then a Major of artillery, was ordered to the Capitol grounds with his superb battery to fire a salute of one hundred guns in honor of the event. The battery was drawn up to the left of the Capitol, surrounded by an immense throng of citizens. The convention in the Hall of the House of Representa tives were going through the last formality of signing the ordinance. The moment the last signature was fixed to the important document, at a given signal, the artillery thun dered forth, every bell in the city rang a peal, the military band ren dered patriotic airs, and with one mighty shout from t lie multitude of her patriotic sons North Carolina proclaimed to the world that she had resumed her sovereignty. Im mediately afterward she began to pour her legions into Virginia. When the 1-th RegimeDt, which afterward became celebrated as the 22nd North Carolina Infantry, was organized, Pettigrew was chosen its Colonel, having previously de clined the position of Adjutant General of South Carolina. At this time ho was without command, on account of the Confederate au thorities declining to receive his South Carolina regiment on the terms they demanded. So anxious was he. however, to be in active service, he had proceeded to Rich- I mond and enlisted in the Hampton (Legion, when his commission as I Colonel of the 12th North Carolina , Regiment reached him. Joining his command at Raleigh in a short 'time, he brought it to the very highest point of efiicieivcy, so much I so that when shoitly afterward he was ordered to Virginia, the Rich mond papers with one accord made most favorable comment on the ap pearance of his legimelit as it marched t h rough t he st ice' s of I ha t city. While North Carolina congratu lated herself in securing t he services j of a. iiuiu of such distinguished abil ities as the commander of one of her regiments, t he appoint men t was , also exceedingly grateful toPctti ! grew, for his heart had ever yearned toward his native State with the : devotion of a true and loyal son. It may not be. amiss just here to speak of the sentiments of Petti grew in ooiitemplat ing t he approach ing eontlict, as indicated by hisown words. Though much of his life had been passed in a State noted for its extreme views, and utter ances on the subject of secession, yet it was with no revengeful or vindictive spirit that he contem plated the struggle between the sections, but with sorrow that the laud he loved so well, the mighty republic to whose glory and renown the soldiers and statesmen of the South had contributed so much, must of necessity be rent in twain. His sentiments toward the old tlag were beautifully illustrated when in July IStil. he received a stand of colors for his regiment. On that occasion he said: "The tlag of the old republic is ours no more. That noble standard which has so otteii waved over victorious fields which has so often carried hope to the alllicted ami struggling hearts of Europe, which has so often protected us m distant lands, alar from home and kindred now threatens us with destruction. In all its former renown we partic ipated, Southern valor bore it to its proudest triumphs, and oceans of Southern blood have watered the ground beneath it. Let us lmvii i' with honor and lay it icverently upon the earth." Remaining in Richmond about a week. Colonel Pettigu-w was or dered to report with Ins regiment to Creiiei. il Holmes, at Brooke Station, on the Richmond and Eredericksbiii g l.nlroad. Iioin whence he was ordered to Evaiis port, on the Potomac, when- his regiment vas ,;e':vely employed in consti net ing ami guarding ihn-e formidable battel ies that lor so many months cut of; water com- muiifcatioii with a-h ; n gton ( ;ty. The construction of a large portion of t lie d eleiisi ve uoiks at Evans poi't was entrusted utile', to IV--tigii-w and a iter tin-:: o.ei ; i am, t hey w ei c h oin .u net d. b i-orii -telit ail! in 'I o.V to be m i-ter Icooes of mill f ary en gi nee: , n . 1 n t In- so, mg ot I -;' : he A i my ol the I 'ot on, , , e e! ii.iek ,tl;i! pin ceeded to V.'lkln'.l n to meet M c 1 leiian'-- a 1 nice on ,' ehho.h.l. Pi e vi ons to the e. i ti at 'on ..J '. V a ll spol ! , w , ,'- - . ! : . I ' a 1-. , I, hi- p.T ! t in- roiii-i --;-: n I :: ;g i d : i T telle! al w.i- :.:..:. led .. I ,,,,. nel Rett igi i : b I ': e-:.,-iT 1 lav:-. ! Ul.p.ll .llelle.l ll.nde-t he de clined 1 I.e .ipp...ii tl el''. g' !' g as ill- i e a so . , ;a o in- -.v i - i ; ; i 1 : , ' : i g ' . . assume 'I e e.Ti.iii.ilni n a t ' : i g a I c until he h.nl ii !!!! : vi -i . vice w : t 1 1 nl- I m e U ! . 1 ' !- t!. good i o 1 : !.!:.- ... this pel o. 1 ei h e w a i to be vi .: g under I V : t i gi . w a- a siib.i!:,-! ; :: the ., a n I I shall e Ve I bear ill 1 ell I e II : bl i l.ce ! be deep sadness that pervaded the, regiment at the prospect of losing its beloved commander, when he was summoned to Richmond, and the joy that was manifested when , he returned and made known his 'determination to remain with us. No regimental commander ever re 1 ceived a greater ovation from his I troops than did Pettigrew on. this occasion. As he rode through the camp on his way to his quarters, with that modest and thoughtful bearing for which he was distin guished, lie was greeted by a pro longed cheer from every ollicer and man in the regiment. At heart,! however, the command were proud of his offered promotion and thought i that the good of the service de-' manded that he should reconsider t his determination, which he finally concluded to do after the earnest solicitation of that distinguished veteran, General Theophilus Holmes, and before leaving Fred ericksburg he took command of a ! brigade, his own regiment formiug a portion of it. The limits of this address permit ! me to make but brief mention of ' General Pettigrew's distinguished I services tfl the Confederacy from this date to the battle of Gettys : burg. After faithful and efficient service in the treiVches at Yorktown, 1 his brigade was active in the per 1 f'ormance of all the-'duties required of it on the memorable retreat up the Peninsular. At Barhamsville I he supported the gailant aud la I meuted Whiting when that officer ! so splendidly repulsed a portion of Franklin's corps near West Point. On the 1st June, 18G2, occurred the sanguinary engagement at Seven Pines. In this battle Petti I grew's brigade was hotly engaged ! aud lost heavily. While leading j with great gallantry one of his reg I iments in a charge upon a strong position of the enemy General Pet ; tigrew was severely wounded by a 1 musket ball which passed along the i front of his throat and into the shoulder, cutting the nerves and ' muscles of the right arm. He was left insensible on the field and when he awoke to consciousness he I was a prisoner in the enemy's camp. As no intelligence for some time could be received concerning him the impression prevailed that he had been killed, which occa sioned universal mourning through out North Carolina. i After about two months confine ! ment in prison General l'ettigrew ! was exchanged and being still an invalid from the effects of his wound, he was assigned to coin 1 mand at Petersburg. His old 1 brigade, through the exigencies of I the service having been assigned to 'new commands, a new one was formed composed of Hie 11th, 2dth, ! 14th, .'S2d and 52d North Carolina Infantry, and placed under his ' command. With this superb !xdy of 'troops, Pettigrew was destined to add still 1 brighter laurels to those already ; won Ordered to North Carolina, in the fall ot 18(!2 he repelled the Federal raid into Martin county, and also the Federal General Fos ter's expedition against Goldfrboro iu December of that year, and by his presence with his splendid com mand he gave new heart and cour age to the people of that section of the State. Iu the demonstration by General D. 1 1. Hill against the town ol Washington, North Carolina, iu the spring of lsij.j Pettigrew's brigade rendered conspicuous service. At the gallant attack near Blount's Creek General Pettigrew commanded the forces there en gaged aud gave a brilliant illustra tion of his capacity for separate command. In this engagement his noble Adjutant-General, the gallant Captain Nicholas Collin Hughes, of this city, who had distinguished himself for bravery, was painfully wounded. Ordered again to Virginia, Petti grew was the defender of Richmond when General Stoneman made his raid north of the city; and soon afterward he took position at IR'.iiover Junction. When l-en-ei.d Lee commenced his memorable advance into Pennsylvania Petti grew's brigade accompanied him as a part of Hoth's division. So much has been spoken and written concerning the great pas sage of arms at Gettysburg, if is needless that I should here enter into any extended details on the subject. ( if nut' thing, however, I would speak with t hi' most positive emphasis, and that is, that there is no point connected with the history of that grandest of all the battles of our great conflict that is more thoroughly established to the satis faction of every candid mind, b' overwhelming testimony from par ticipants in the battle, than the fact that no command engaged in that memorable three days" eonlliet, icudered more distinguished ser vice to the Confederate cause or peiietnited farther into llic I'lieinOs line- than Pettigrew's brigade and Ileth's (livi-ioii. which he ;eom manded in the assault upon (Vine tery Ridge. I am h'd to speak thus posit i vely of this I net. not fi mn ativ observations of tins ln-toiio event myself, n-r it was my foil line at this time to be serving in another portion o the Confederacy, but la cause i: is the rocoid of histot . Captain Lewis G. Young. Gen. Pettlgtew's distinguished aide dc ca iii p. a South Carol i n ian. and a thoroughly reliable ollicer. thus . ii-S'T h bes t : e I 'oh I ! U'-i of Pet 11 gl e w's br:g n!e. in t la- t.-i nolo as-ault oil h e eh em i ' s pi s i : ion t lie r nl .Hit : No troops." - iid he. "could li i e :,,:-!, r be-:, r Hi.iti .i:d !' Tl'gn v.' : i g a . c on this . 1 i . a nd I will test'. IV oil tlf t' pel l.'h IT o 111,111 h ii d lollgii: bat t Ies. thl I never - ,,.,v tig'ti' mi well. P- conduct w as the aiinili'a'io'i ..f all !... fi ll, .s-ed the en gag'Tiiet! ' : and r w as g. I a : a I I i' li- 1 . j a u 1 1 il, ; ; ; i ' ! bi g ide ol . io'.e more etlec: I Ve service i I vi.;i g : eater tame to, it-ell til .!! th.- 1... 1 " Ml it tics g i Pa II ' ol'ilee.- w 1"- '..., pal I id in ii'- -ii it.- bi .loan! ' - Ic: bat ; h .1 am North Carolina Regiment alone lost I the river, carrying him on thkidk? fill) out of 800 men, and the 11th "evn m,iles' a"d the. oiwruy V- ' ,," t 0-1 - . t ecu n'i, .-., teen mi w to the residenc ot Mr. liOTd Regiment 2..0 out of 550. i he he al Uunk ,,iU u. ' held oilicers present with these two Witll Kr,,al forULode and ,Chrlin regiments were all killed or wound roRiK'mti"" In- here hin suffering dbU1 ed. Among them fell that noble 1 tho en oatne when, on the I9b or July, spirit the gallant Colonel Harry K. !it t.niy-fiv minute pni sii "'clock it - r v- o.i. t;. ..'... , in the inoriiiuit, the fpirit of thi knltbt- Hurgwin, of the 2th Reg ment, i , BoIder (nisunlfMl pSfcta the Harry Percy of that bloody day. , true of NorUl drolinm, thU jur In the midst of this engagement and ppotiew Qhristiun, winged it nibt -Major-Geiieral Heth having been , to the Ood (hat fcave it. I' " --i wounded, the command of the I Wrapped in the flag h had trivftQ.M l- ,1 r,.i ' hard, from a einccre con v lotion of du It" illusion devolved upon General liefend , ,,iR 11)(1 M boin.t th. l'ettigrew, and upon Colonel Mar- Capitol of ln loved State, anfitne shall, of the 52d Regiment, that of old cemetery of that rity tt w&rtfe the brigade. ' posited with the montdistintroJnlwdeHte Oil the morning of the 3d of July and mibu.y honors bin countrymen i t i i could bestow. ' General I ettigrew was ordered to. ln thfl autumn f 18(j(5 - Li. rnln. report with Ileth's division toH t.re removed to the family 9inery General Longstreet and in the, at Bonarvn, Rake SeuppernoOf,'-and. memorable assault of that day on 1 Cemetery Hill he was at first or-1 dered to support General Pickett' I division; this order, however, waS almost immediately counter-; manded, and he was instructed to advance upon tho same line with Pie.kntt in the main attack. I What need that I should attempt to describe this eventful day T The history of the 3d of Jnly, 1863, has become known to almost every school bov in the laud. It is well mown mac tne great assault upon i Cemetery Ridge, which may be I said to have decided the fate of the Confederacy, was opened by the most terrific artillery dnel the world has ever known. For more thau an hour over three hundred cannon bellowed forth their thunders and shook the hills around Gettysburg, myriads of bursting shell filled the air and immense banks of sul phurous smoke rolled over the in tervening space between the armies. Suddenly there came a pause in this fearful storm and Pickett's division of Virginians, and neth's division under Pettigrew, the last already terribly decimated from its participation 'in the engagement j tarn ilura nreviniiH. snranir In tlio assault and started on that march of death, that won for them im perishable renown. On the crest of the lull in front, strongly entreuched, lay the Fed eral power, with every necessary appliance of destruction then known to warfare. Up this natural glasis, perfectly open except for the numer ous fences that obstructed the way of the assaulting column, for one mile and a quarter Pettigrew led Ileth's division nnder the most destructive lire of artillery ami musketry known in any battle of modern times. Overcoming every obstacle, officers and men falling at every step by scores, his brave battalions, well nigh annihilated at last reached the enemy's works, only to be compelled to retire by overwhelming odds, and slowly the remnant of this gallant baud was forced to fall back to the point from whence they had started. Tint where, alas! was that high spirited and brave brigade that ilt licrhtifirl t.o nail PnUicrrflw its coin- '-is " .......a.. Ti.n rr.illonf M jrthul who led it, lay dead upon the field, and of the three thousand who had marched with such bright hopes into Pennsylvania only eight hun dred and thirty-live remained. This small remnant was brought on nnner niH coin maun .11 i n ... , .i r M : Jones, of the 26th Regiment, every nthor field officer, save one who was ' cantured, being either killed or wounded. Pettigrew himself was painfully wounded in tho hand. but he de clined to leave the Held" and re raained with his troops to the last. Two of his staff fell at liis side. I pause for an inatant to pay but a brief and imperfect tribute to one of them. Captain Nicholas Collin Hughos, ot this city, his brave Ad jutant-Oeneral. High spirited, courageous, of handsome and dignified presence, animated by the Doblest impulses of patriotism, of rare taUnt and intellectual acquire ments, idolized by his family and dearly loved for his virtues by hosts of friends, there was a congenial companionship I between him and hia distinguished commander that grew stronger with lengthened association. As aide-decamp to the lamented Gover nor Ellis, as Adjutant of the 9nH Nort.li Carolina Keaiment. and North Carolina itegiraeo AdjutanUHneral of I r-j.l ri Huil wnn troltlfin OniQioUH as Brigade, he had won golden opinions from his superiors in command, ami from all with whom he had been asso- 1 ciated. Conspicuous nl yi for h.s , coolness and bravery: in the thickest of tin tight on the ttrd of July he receded . his mortal wound and lingered until the l."th, when, at Martinbburg. a.. his noble spirit passed away (Juther.ng the .hattemi remimi m , his army, OeDeral Lee commenced h.s -..f--.-r ... ,r describe the agony of that march V 1 I '.IL 1IHO 1 . 1 ..... - ...... .r.,ir..a im r wn niihii On the morning of the J4thof July, Hoth's division arrived at a point near railing Waters, on the Potomac, where a Kn toon bridge had been constructed fur the passage of the army. The division had been marching all night, and, fiMitsore ami weary, had thrown themselves upon the ground to take what rest they nnght. when General Heth, who had resumed command of his own and aUo of Pender's division, approached lien-, eral -Pettigrew and informed him thai he had received orders to cross the river, and instructed him to remain as a rear guard willi his command, which con sisted of his own and Archer's brigades. While the conversation proceeded be tween these oHicers. their attentmu w:is attracted by a considerable body of cavalry, which made their appearance on a hill about a mile distant. Nut knowing w hether they were friends or loos, the two generals were intently watching their movements, w hen tin y beheld a small body of horsemen eim-re. from a wood a few hundred yards 111 -front. This body came forward 111 a gallop, witll swords drawn and display ing the federal tlag. The size ol the force, numbering about forty men. jinil then confident approach toward so large a lio.lv of infantry, led Crneral Il-th to suppose that they were l tmf. -derate troops, and he withheld the nr.- . f hi nien this fatal delusion was soon h nv , v, r. dispelled, for the reckless tto eis. ignorant of ill- f.uce lie al .ut to t ligag. w ith a sh-ait d i-h int.. the ma I-T of the ( onf.'deraie 11: il. 1 ing sin u nder, and an 1- - a . n gage i.t 1111 uu d lately .n-u...i. 1 I .-gun. ing !' 1 h in. 1 .en. 1 '. 1 1 !-! e w's hor-e. t 1 iglit.a.ed al t sudden and near 1 1 -1 ' 1 1 a rge of musket : plunged and threw In.-rider. lii-ing , ,m f, .,- he w as still siilT.-r 1 T ill 1 d I l'ini -. .-iii'l lo- .11 "it "a- m I . ... ;.i I v ol I he ...I I -I 'O i I t 1 igl . l.eli. ,.l . l-'eder .1 1 l" In -il him ,1. I 1,.. a. t . f long 11 In- 1 1 ! n 1 1 1 1 war .g hi- pel..! . Ic- " .1- a ppr- iihi ng lli is 1 de r llh a ' 1,1 He: 1 g mg 1.1. :. it U 1 I r I 1,110. I.' It he f. I to Hie gl -,l ! , . ...s. 1 1 pare..! v. 11 Ii :i 1 l-t. .1 hill Th.- ( . 1 1 1 ... ! . r 1 1 . s hiving , 11 i.v. I-. Hue I lut i- h ,1 d a til. mts. 1 . a .: .1.1 w i . u 1 1 a . 1 1 g t . o ' Ii.- 1 a ' ; , , . ; . ,ppi , .... I.i .1 I heir h . I : : 1 n I: :, d h 1 in well 1. igh 111 Ui.- ., I ,j, ,ih 1 rem Ins mot t.il wound i . 1. d.-rlv and hivillgiy his Mill. e.v II. g .nets lais.d loin and bole lorn a .' there today by the Ride of thoM 4tho were nearettt and dearest, to Mm.. upld tho mournful Hihingof the cypraaa and tho pine, on the fthoresof the" bMintifal lake whose plashing waven tnadenpaio to his ear in Ins childhood dart, rest the mortal remains of .Tame Johtnfcon Pettigrew. , , ,,t Ladies of the New Berne Memorial Association: I hare eodeVrred" W re spond to your invitatioaJi Ttutli.bw done so ia the most imperfect manner I am painfully conscious.' tTTothfafTmt my lore and vensrMfoa for IfaadiatlD guislied soldier and pntript to wbona have dedicated the aer- vires of thlB day BD(1 my kiapeci. tion of the cumplimrit paid, mi in selecting me as your orator on thl occa- moil ron Id luivo inducfed rte ' to BttMer- take an addrcftR upon tha life and character of one, h0,iW a.athfnl student received tha endpraenaqt of "excellent" from tha acnlJqrj.JJtfrth Carolina 'b time hoaor4. -dUByaraitj. wio aa a scientist was at the.teity.aK of nineteen the cfcosen .npyvDanfan pf tho-ilkuBtrtoua iisury. wfoo aa ftoUolar and an author bad raasLarad Ut.Jao guages.aBaleniBlatorwaaprquouqpad by the most eminent of his associates aa tba coming man In a State thst"' hid pro duced a Calhoun, as a aoldlenirtoked among the bravest and the beet in an army w hose heroism had PXCitea tha admiration of the world, aHd W( i Whom, a a dying OhriHtian, it wasaaid bywooa f tl,e most distinguwte'a-BrieoWo! h r,m 'I"" ounren tins i .b.wwj h neartjiirtyyearahahad.naar.gttriajaasd a more sublune example of Christian ' resignation and hope rftdeatht'4! In conclusion, permit at o ;sa that I should consider mi jniaeipn of today still more imperf entry pel nJittifrP If I did not attempt a tribute to thfisaaobla soldiers whiai memories Jit fterna will ever delight to horjof; thoaffM bar own sons who want t erthuto feat) and to thoae other brave spirits whnfoynd a last resting place 'here' in'yoUT 'midst, and in commemoration'of MhcM-valor your beautiful jnonurnonttJJ)aa jbeen erected. ' I call the roll of New Bvrae'a ilMrroes; but there are many, alaal,, vtbO (canuot answer to their names: Where is Msyhew. Brook flald.Dnwey, Malone. Robinson, Conk; Carter, Wmoo, Duguid. Atttuore, Hall, Hyman, John son, naneock, Benjamin' ahY fYrfioWlok Cherry. Cowliaic. Vix, Roberta. Knnooa, Coart, Heritage. Mclacklin, Bryan, Bernard, and Monday ? Thy ot laid down their liveson tha- CeliLoCnattla and so long as patriotic purpoaa and unselfish sacrifice for one's country shall be considered the attrtbartea of American freemen, bo lorjn wljl tha memories of these patriots be h6hored ' in this eonimuniiy. . ' ' The world's history furnishes no nobler instance of patneUo ireepoDae to ... , , tt earnest conviction oi uuty man young men ot trie ooutnun, or which the action of these brave men of New Berne was a fair exa'ruple'. ' I I trust in this connection. I'.-may ba -I pardoned if I borrow the langnaga of 'that eminent Snith ' Carrtllarart, tha e Ii k 1 n pn t T 1 cHoott . h i msel t thebkajanpher ...r.i.. 1. i..i. ...AB. m.-ir. ' ' l' Never in the h istory of the World lias there been a nobler' TestpoBss to a mure thoroughly recognised duti no- wlieru anything umre truly glorious than lliiR outburst c-f the : Vototb and nianhood of the iSoulh. And (tow that the end has come, and we have seen It, it seems to me that to a mah of human ity. I care not in what aectifMs bit, aynv patliies may have been nurtured, there never has been n fiaddf'r (if miDllmef Rpcotar.le Limn tbes! earmst and dffvoted men, their young find vigorous .columns marching tlirough Itiphrumld to the Po tomac, like the coinbatanaa ofiSanoient lioiue, beneath the imperial, tbrpne in the amphitheatre, and exclaiming with uplifted arms 'MorartitaahHant ." ' Their leaf has perished ia tba green. Aud while we breathe beneath tha sun yUe w)r1j wi,i(-h credits what h dona a mid to all that nna;ht bare been." "Of the great uien d thU ,Atl 'r history will take care. The issues were too high, the struggle too famcajs, tha conseauenees too vast for shani to be fc f hom j k jf Sta(o ' . . . whom they no ion at y U7TA,M w" naxrnr fnnrnf fimm KriA n, 1 1 ACaAak of ,in7r it m.isfrst.'hnt In . tmmgh all ,,r,rv yrim. .mnnI Ui. chllu ,.,. whf, KUr'viv0 Ut jfJneYh.art will yearn forever towrii4ha early lost. Jim jioUu upUiustaairL.of their viiuLll. Uie ii;itiuh pronMso 01 lovir - , : ITnpWrer unra- RrhieVement. tha ..itir, af their - leatliH. will ho ciinsei-rate their memo ries that he the revolutions f aws and institutions what thoy niauffute, Sonth wall, living, cherish w ith a fiolier and stronger ..ve. and dying. If die she must, will murmur with her, latest breath the names of "tho Confederal dead. RECOVERED FROM THE FIRE ! .- :'.4.i Having recovered from tha lata fire, I hereby wish to call the attention of my Patrons and the public in genwill that I am new occupying the Htore lately oc cupied by Asa Jones, and wishing a coiitiuuan. of the liberal patronage given me heretofore, 1 have reuaived by every steamer since the tire a COMI'MII I: Nl-W STOCK OF Spring and Summer Goods, which I will sell atUKlMJCr.IiPKIOEH. K..r il g the M.T SIXTY IAXH I w"1 .. ir --m I Icm the lire HEUlW CLOTHING. ...re. ..lid --1 ' h 1 than im Nex' Selected k w hleh 1 will it hor lluiiHr. in . I the I I I I ! I I I. 1 i ! 1 (; rr.fs' :' iirin'-!iing Goods, Trunk' :uif1 VrIibos, I ; - - - li' ' s 1 11 1 rig I liable. I 0 s I will 11.4 be M. H. SULTAN. rucEiTix tcba::o storr I .... . ,i. I .1 1 1 .111 il.. ttMhea. 1 1 o a Mel )h- street. , . 1 11.' ' Mo '- wett h Meat ... ; ... 1 1 1 ... 1 .leased to nee . 1 .1 I ,. . .0 : 1 . . .) in- v . .lif-s. 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The Semi-Weekly Sun-Journal (New Bern, N.C.)
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May 21, 1885, edition 1
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