| Show Chats With Great Men M n of the Civil War WarDY DY MRS IRS GENERAL L PICKETT ht 1913 1513 T tor The Tho Pr PF Pw RS s Publishing Co 1 Gen P. P G. G T. T Beauregard Who Ordered Fired Tired the tho Wars War's First Shot I jc p HE lIE claim that th the first gun fired Fort wan Wa the tho tocsin of or war warS warA S T A 1 as ItS well as tho death of at the lie confederacy Is la a n. bit fl r Tho TIO first act did ld not come from the south Ti Tho United States officer t. t the tho representative of ar tho the Federal Government who on D December cember 20 O 1860 transferred tho tOo garrison Of or Fort to Fort Font Sumter spiked the S guns Kuns of ot the fort tort and ana destroyed the ammunition struck the tho tocsin of ot war and 3 fired tired tho the first shot hot 4 General Beauregard spoke with the reminiscent air all of ot one who lived again I 5 a R. lIfo crIsh Ion long Ions past lust S Sometimes I wonder how a t. t man feels reels i. i a aa he alms alma the first gun Un that opens open I ml a a. Ion long long- and terrible war I I 1 would rather have hae lived a thousand years In purgatory than have given Riven S tho the order for the firing of ot that first shot eliot I 1 prayed with my whole heart hoart touching the tho rosary that ho nl always wore witt Hh Ith m my rn every breath that this this S might from mo inc And while wo we made mado cup pass paEs over every overy preparation to fire upon Sumter I prayed that If It a shot had to come It would tho the fort grown I Impatient for tho arrival of ot the fleet The commander of ot Fort Sumter wag s a an and might have hwe felt double re reason son for being boine as reluctant as aa you jou to fire tIre upon his hla neighbors Just across tho the line Yes Major ajor Anderson Andorson was n a hot blooded Kentuckian and his wife was Wa a charming charming- southern girl Irl tho tim daughter of ot Governor Church of ot Georgia And I knew that his heart should be with the cause represented by tho the flag flag- which waved within o of or his hiser er very guns I had faith that h he would to my urgent appeals sent through h my staff officers to surrender execution his men I think nut But you did not do much a upon I 1 hay have ono one consolation In tho the fact tact that ou our shots did not kill ov oven on ono one man They only burned up things Tho only men killed shot by Anderson himself when ho h fired tired the salute to his flag which I permitted him to raise again and to salute on coming cominS' out of ot tho the fort and to take with hOn him Then ho he did not salute It at first I asked No It was first lowered without salute When Captain on ono one of ot m my staff saw the barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks In flames lamos ho took a boat with a coxswain and two negroes and at the risk of his hla life rowed over to Fort Sumter Ho lie tied his handkerchief to his sword and landed while tho the tire was raging and tho Shells sheIla exploding from Cram the tho mortals us on Sullivan Sullivans s Island and appealed to Major Anderson a aman as asman asman man never novel appealed before to surrender pointing out to him tho tOo hopelessness s of ot holding out any I longer on ger r I am Captain Wigfall of or Bea Beauregard's ards ard's staff he ho said saM I pray pra- you to strike your colors Beauregard Beauregard Beauregard Beau- Beau regard Is a a. gentleman and will grant you all tho the honors of or war Hoist Holst tho the white flag Major Ander Anderson son I entreat you JOU And AntI If IC you OU wont won't sir then by all that is righteous and hol holy sir I will Tho The white Jag flag was hoisted The Tho surrender was unconditional all tho honors of ot war were granted him No paroles even were required of ot him hiaL i j jWell Well V ll general you rou not only won Well tho the first but tIme the second great confederate victory 4 No victory Is great at tOo the cost of 11 life fe and we lost too many macy good men at Manassas Manass s ane and gained too HUlo tp to o strut and cro crow over our triumph Who can take tako tho place of ot Bart Bartow w and arid Bee Through ugh Beo Bee General Jackson received his name of or Stonewall When my lines were broken at Manasa Jacksons Jackson's r reinforced me inc forging forging- their Way tray to tho the front and snatching victory for tor us fr from m the Jaws of defeat S Bees men ero scattered and ho rallied d them saying See boys o s see There Is Jackson stand stand- ing ing- like a no stono stano ton wall Rally on the Virginians boys bos full Rally Bee Beo was a 1 magnificent soldier a sweet fellow a poet and a a. singer unger as well as a a. maker of songs sons Ho Mo wrote a n. history of ot the thc Mexican war in five stanzas and sang Bang It it to an nil old Spanish air nir Just before tho battle battlo he sang sane the tho I And of at him is he lIe heang hen verses the tho most lasting lasting- picture I ha have e as aa Sang ang n the last verse verso In his tender sympathetic voice describing tl nc c leaving lea of or Mexico after the tho last Jast battle was fought Wo Yo aro are leaving leaving- those behind us na whose manly hearts and brave That to our starry banner their true devotion gave c I Then a tear boys boja a tear For tho those e manly hearts and brave S My I last memory of or him Is a as aH ho ho dashed dashell into the fight waving his hand and singing the tho chorus s of ot the first verso verse Then hurrah boys hurrah for Cor our ur banner boys hurrah Tit Tim banner came canio near near going going- down at one time in the fight dl didn't nt it 1 I said I Yes it was at a lucky thin timing thing for us that old Fuss and andI I Feathers Feathers' e chose the tho better bettel part In letti letting letting- ngo ng Johnstons Johnston's army como comoto to my relief when tho the forces were retreating Uniting Uniting- them S Sand and dl 1 dividing dividing- the Union soldiers under Patterson and McDowell S was a bit of strategy most helpful to our side dc Well VeIl I said the tho Federals were ero so sure suro of ot success that they had their baggage marked for tor Richmond But Dut 1 is it true truo S that they brought handcuffs If It It Is said ald my Soldier wo we dont want wont to know it or se- se re 1 lt It Sherman said that Manassas was ono one of the best planned and worst vorst fought battles battle In all aU military history and that neither side had anything to crow erow over But when our foresight becomes as good as our hindsight there will wUl be no no more battles to plan or fight tight |
