. Stories of the confederacy . ization orfight another war—a war without an Appomattox. While serving in Cuba on the peace commission. General Butlerwas told by President McKinley not to resign as major-generalin the U. S. A., because he wanted him to retire on half pay,$3,500 per year. Butler declined, saying that he volunteered tofight for his country and not for a pension. General Gary. General M. W. Gary, born March 25, 1831, died April 9,1881. When the tocsin of the bloody war was sounded in 1861, Hamp-ton, Butler and Gary were among the first to volunteer, andraised the Hampton Legion. T
. Stories of the confederacy . ization orfight another war—a war without an Appomattox. While serving in Cuba on the peace commission. General Butlerwas told by President McKinley not to resign as major-generalin the U. S. A., because he wanted him to retire on half pay,$3,500 per year. Butler declined, saying that he volunteered tofight for his country and not for a pension. General Gary. General M. W. Gary, born March 25, 1831, died April 9,1881. When the tocsin of the bloody war was sounded in 1861, Hamp-ton, Butler and Gary were among the first to volunteer, andraised the Hampton Legion. They fought together, bore theirsufferings in silence, and covered themselves with glory in morethan 100 battles. When the tocsin of the bloodless war was sounded in 1876, thesethree great leaders led their people, like Moses of old, out of thewilderness of darkness, where were bitterness and humiliation,into the valleys of sunshine and happiness. Thej^ taught their ,U S. 568. Columbia, S. C ,Monument to Lieutenant, Qen. Wade. 11 AMI-TON ON IIORSKBACK.
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