Stories of the confederacy [electronic resource] . n oifight another war—a war without an Appomattox. While serving in Cuba on the peace commission, General Butleiwas told by President MeKinley not to resign as major-generain the U S A., because he wanted him to retire on half pay$3,500 per year. Butler declined, saying that he volunteered t(fight for his country and not for a pension. General Gary General M. TV Gary born March ;, 1831. died April 9. 1881. TVhen the tocsin of the bloody war was sounded in 1861, Harapton. Butler and Gary were among the first to volunteer, ancraised the H
Stories of the confederacy [electronic resource] . n oifight another war—a war without an Appomattox. While serving in Cuba on the peace commission, General Butleiwas told by President MeKinley not to resign as major-generain the U S A., because he wanted him to retire on half pay$3,500 per year. Butler declined, saying that he volunteered t(fight for his country and not for a pension. General Gary General M. TV Gary born March ;, 1831. died April 9. 1881. TVhen the tocsin of the bloody war was sounded in 1861, Harapton. Butler and Gary were among the first to volunteer, ancraised the Hampton Legion. They fought together, bore thensufferings in silence, and covered themselves with glory in morsthan 100 battles. TVhen the tocsin of the bloodless war was sounded in 187. thestthree great leaders led their people, like Moses of old. out of th<wilderness of darkness, where were bitterness and humiliationinto the valleys of sunshine and happiness. They taught then ,U 5 558 Columbia, S. C. .Monument to Lieutenant, yen Wad. HAMPTON ON HORSEBACK. Monuments to Heroes 369 people to find the way of peace, telling them they must be meekand patient, even under the most violent provocations; they mustnot resent any wrong, nor return railing for railing, but returngood for evil. Passion, they were told, was the worst of God of battles heard their cry and blessed their work, send-ing down upon the land the white-winged dove of peace, which,thank God, has reigned ever since. This is not the time to say more than a passing word in regardto the military career of General Gary, or of the conspicuous parthe took in the campaign of 1876. We may be pardoned, however,for citing one or two incidents connected with his life as a soldier,and as one of the three great leaders in 1876. How He Became a Colonel. Following Jackson in pursuit of Popes army, he was in thebattle of Chantilly On the 13th of September, 1862, he led hiscommand in the bloody fight at Boonesboro Gap
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