The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 31, 1896, Page 8

8 '\ THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 31, 1896. IN MEMORY OF UNION DEFENDERS. Presidio National Cemetery the Scene of Beautiful and Impressive Memorial Tributes. IRVING M.SCOTT ORATOR | OF THE DAY. Fine Column of Fifth Artillery, U. S. A, and First Infan- try, N. G. C. GEORGE H. THOMAS POST IN THE | LINE OF MARCH. : ! 1 Flowers for the Dead and Help for the Living, Sentiments Expressed | by Commander Vining, ‘\ The National Cemetery at the Presidio | yesterday was the scene of most beautiful | and impressive memorial ceremonies. | This cemetery, famed for the charm of its | location, seemed yesterday more beautiful | than ever as the flags waved in the foliage | A.J. Vining commander, turned out in fine form, and-the comrades were in line on_ time. Some of the disabled veterans rode in carriages, but 90 per cent of those attending marched. The veterans were followed by Garrison | 101, Regular Army and Navy Union; Sons of the American Revolution, Valentine Holt Society, Sons and Daughters of the American Revolution, childten of the public schools and guests in carriages. The division composed oi the foregoing troops and societies was commanded by General William M. Graham, post com- wander at the Presidio; Lieutenant Wil- liam W. Galbraith, post adjutant, was on dutv with the general. The column, headed by the Fifth United States Artillery band, Frederick Frank leader, moved from the parade field, near the terminal station of the carline, and halted on the parade ground proper of the Presidio. There the Fifth Artillery and First Infantry, N. G. C., formed in column of masse, and halted, while Grand Army veterans and others passed by en route to the National cemetery. The veterans of Thomas Post stepped to the inspirin, musgic of *‘Marching Through Georgia.” The regular troops were marched to their qnarters and dismissed, while the National Guardsmen returned to the large parade field for evolution. Facing the granite monument erected by George H. Thomas Post in the south- easterly section of the cemetery a platform and the children tenderly placed flowers | capable of accommodating the band and on the graves. A vast concourse of people assembled to hear the music of the Fifth Artillery band, the voices of the Knicker- bocker quartet and the eloguent words of the orator, Irving M, Scott. The view was especialiy enchanting as the veil of fog lifted from the Marin County hills and re. vealed the fairlandscape in all its grandeur. The temperature of the day was most agreeable. There was' breeze sufficient to sweep away the smoke from Captain | 100 guests had been constructed. The seats | for the assemblage were placed on the in- cline facing the speaker’s platform, and on either side of the monument. The forest rowth beyond the cemeterv boundary ormed the background of the assemblage. | The people who listened to the music and oratory had a magnificent view of the bay nd the mountains of the Coast range. A large floral piece represerting a Grand | Army badge, and another piece, anchor | | |front of the stand. Between the two Thorp’s light battery of the Fifth Artillery | emblems was the post’s portrait of General as the sdluting guns were fired, and yet | George H. Thomas. the invigorating atmosphere was not cool | n h r | men, women and children iu groups with | flowers in bouquets, wreaths and garlands | enough to cavse discomiort. There was very little delay in the execu- Throughout the cemetery were scattered tion of the programme. Some of the troops | ready to piace on the graves at the firing of the First Infantry Regiment of the Na- | of the guns. tional Guard were a little tardy in turning move from the field near the terminal sta- tion of the Union-street cable-line until | all was ready the post flag was waved three | times as a signal to Captain Thorp, and | twentv minutes alfter the time appointed. The troops of the United States army | the firing began. and National Guard mude a highly credit- able appearance. The regulars under command of Major Jobn A. Darling con- sembling and taking positions on band discoursed delightful music. When Simultaneously the | graves were stiewn with tiowers. | At the conclusion of the artiilery salute, | A. J. Vining, commander of Thomas Post, sisted of four foot batteries and one light | SPoke as follows: battery of the Fifth Arullery. Battery K Comrades and friends: The duty of to-day is shaped, were placed against the railing in | While the people were as- | the | out, consequently -the column did not | grassy spaces not marked as graves the | Army of the Republic to which we belong. the name of George H. Thomas Post, I bis welcome. Commander Vining then introduced the department chaplain, Rev. J. A. Cruzan, who offered prayer. The Knickerbocker Quartet, consisting of D. M. Lawrence, D. B. Crane, R. P. Evansaad L. A, Larsen, sang ‘‘Cover Them Over With Beautiful Flowers.” Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn delivered In you i e LT Marched Up Market Strect. | Some Features of the Grand Parade as Seen by a “ Call” Artist as the Procession The Sailors of the Men-of-War in the Harbor and of the Naval Battalion Were Particularly sdmired. concluded with a quotation from William | Winters’ “‘Pledge to the Dead.” “‘Rest, Comrades, Rest. Commander A. J. Vining, who had prac- | ticed by introducing singers, the reader and the chaplain, now icit equal to the | emergency of introducing the orator, and | made a little speech, which was compli- | mented for rare felicity. He presented was commanded by Captain Henry J. |of peculiar and impressive significance. We | Irving M. Scott as the worthy and typical Reilly, Battery A by Lieutenant John W. Joyes, Battery H Captain Elbridge R. Hills, Battery L Captain John McClellan and Light Thorp. by Colonel William Macdonald. The twelve companies of the regiment were formed in three battalions. The first battalion was commanded 1‘ arles Boxton, the second by den. George H. Thomas Post No. 2, Major H. Depart- Sime and the third by Major C. F. Til- | rd by Major C. ¥. Til- | T lerent decorum. Let our soldserty depore: | ourselves % - x | “the graves we decora ment of California and Nevada, G. A. R., | cherish,” “the flag we salute,” and the Grand | meet to honor our dead and to deepen onr rev- erence for their worth; to strengthen among the bond of fraternity which binds us together as comrades, by recalling the Battery D Captain Frank | memories of past experiences common to us - s | 8l1; to encourage a Iarger and more generous | great battleship Oregon of the United The National Guard troops consisted of | Charity for those of our comrades who are sick | States navy. Pl e e e 1 | or in distress, and for the needy and destitute | Y Begiment, commanded | 0, g5 of the Grand Army: £o renew Out piedge | of losalty to our flag_and country, and to em- phasize in the minds and hearts of all who unite with us to-day the privilege and duty of Major | patriptism. It is expected that throughout our services each one will manifest the most courteous and ment be such that we may worthily honor ’' ““the memories we American who had ‘‘done more than any other man west of the Roc! Mountains to build our new navy.” He was proud to be able tu introduce the builder of the The sentiment was very | heartily applauded and several ladies felt | like throwing a bouquet at Scott while he | was alive. |" Mr. Scott spoke thus: | |, Commanders and Comrades of George H. | Thomas Post, Ladies and Friends: The Nation | this day turns out asa unit in sentiment to decorate with flowers bedewed with tears of affection the last resting place of the loyal and Confederate dead. To these honored dead and 10 those who fought shoulder to shouider with Lincoln’s famous Gettysburg address and | them in the great struggle for the preservation of the Union and for the rights of man, the | Nation feels that it owes an immeasurable debt | of gratitude. To officer and private alike that The Knickerbocker Quartet then sang | | the head. debt Is due—due not less to the hand than to Indeed, heart, head and hand con- spired to maintain the Union in its integrity. Hlustrative of the great wortn of the salva- tors of the Union I propose to speak—without detracting from the claims of any—of him whose name is borne by your post. George Henry Thomas was born July 31, 1816, in Southampton County, Virginia. His ancestry was Welch on the father's side and French-Huguenot on the mother’s ceived an academic education in county. He entered West Point Academy Juue 1, 1836, whence he graduated twelfth in a class of forty-five July 20, 1840. Those know- ing him best deseribe him' as “‘reticent, intro- spective, dignified and serious, & solid man, never hasty in judgment or expression, but al- ways just and considerate of others.” He served two years as second lieutenant in the Indian war in Florida and was brevetted first | y, | lleutenant for gallantry in capturing seventy Seminole braves. He served in the Mexican War, fought in de- | Colonel Ro n fense of Fort Brown, in the battle of Monterey | J. Hardee, Senior Major Ruby Smith, | his services in the Mexican War. | one of the severest trinls of his eventful life. instrucior of cavalry and artillery at West | Point and ordered to” California with his regi- | ment in 1853. From 1855 to 1860 he served in Texas. In wskirmish (1860) be was wounded by an Indian arrow in the chin and breast—the | only wound he ever received in the numerous engagemeats he so valiantly fought, and in | which he never lost a single battle. He was held in high esteem wherever known. | Virginia, his netive State, presented him a plendid sword in token of its appreciation of Now comes Dense clouds of the coming Civil War rolled from the South, day by day becoming | blacker. Of his regiment Albert Sydney Johnson, bert E. Lee, Lieutenant-Colonel N. itzhugh and in that of Buena Vista, was distinguished | Lee, Hood and others resigned their commis- in all of which and brevetted captain and | sions to enter the cause of the South, leaving major for gallantry in the last-named battles in 1845 and 1846. From 1851 to 1854 he was him, as it were, alone with his regiment, shorn of its equipments through the treachery of Twiggs. His clear intellect foresaw that to remain at his post the South, including his own State, would despise him snd the North Qistrust_him. But his honor, which he held dearer than iife, and his conscience admon- jshed him that his oath of allegiance to the Union was registered in beaven. Come weal, come woe, no earthly power could swerve him | from the path designated by honor and con- science. The flash of the first gun fired on Sumter lighted up as the noonday sun that path. He followed it with unerring fidelity, until the Goddess of Liberty assumed her reign over the whole Unton. Major Thomss, promoted to the grade of | colonel May 3, 1861, lost no time in reorganiz- ing his regiment, and on May 14 reported ready for duty. Ordered South, he com- manded & brigade in the Shenandoah Valley, at Falling Waters, Martinsburg and Bunker | Hill July 2, 3 and 15. In opposition to the dis- | trust entertained of him by the Secretary of | War he 1was, through the recommendation oi General W.T. Sherman, promoted in August by President Lincoln to be brigedier-general. December 31 ne moved against the enemy, threatening the flank of General Bragg’s army. In 1862, January 19 and 20, he de- feated the enemy at the Dattle of Mills Springs. He had but 7000 men while his adversary had 112,000. This was the first Federal vietory of | importance. | e atiie of Mills Springs proved Thomas | a soldier and an accomplished general. Gen- | eral Buell, recognizing the consummate gen- | eralship displayed, thanked him for achieving | the brilliant victory. But, strange to say, the | | Becretary of War, though greatly praising the | glorious achievements of the United States Jorces, failed to even mention the name of i T”;"L‘;‘:viclor)‘,due to the superior skill of Gen- | eral Thomas, was far-reaching in its results. It | secured Kentucky to the Union. General d in the movementon and March; in the Ten nessee and Mississippi_campaign, March an | April; in the march on Pittsburg Landing; in the advance upon the siege of Corinth, rom April 9 to May 30, when he commanded the Tight wing of the Army of Tennessee; 1n com- | | mand at Corinth, June 5 to 22, #nd in opera- | | tions in Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. During the siege_of Corinth, April 25, 15! Thomas received his promotion as major-gen eral of volunteers in recognition of his excel- | lent services at Mills Springs. On the advance | into Kentucky he was second in command of | the Army of Ohfo; commanded the right wing at the battle of P(;rrxglr\'ill(‘. October 8, and sub- | nt pursuit of the enemy. R, e eneral Thomas commanded the center divi- | slon of the Fourteenth Army Corps, under Rosecrans, and withstood the furious assaults of the enemy in the batie of Stones River. The first day (December 31) of this great battle seemed decidedly against the Union army. General Rosecrans was greatly alarmed. Con- templating -etreat he awoke General Thomas atnight aud asked: ¢ “Will you protect the rear on retreat?” | Starting out of his slumber Thomas ex- | | claimed: “This army can’t retreat!” and at once fell asleep again. : 2 { Thut answer determined Rosecrans (his own | words) “to fight or die.” This battle raged | between the armies—each 50,000 strong at first—until the night of January 3, 1863, | when General Bragg rapidly retired to the | south with the remnant of his defeated army, | Jeaving 10,000 of his dead on the field. The | Uuion loss was 8500. Thomas was the hero | of the occasion. X SER “General Thomas,” says Van Horne, “gained | greater distinetion 1 other battles, but never | did he meet & crisis with more promptness and | skill.”” | 1863, January 9. General Thomas was as- | | signed to command the Fourteenth Corps of | the Army of the Cumberland. The order was, “Forward to Chattanooga.” Passing unno- ticed the occurrences of the march, suffice it to | say that the Union and Confederate armies— | nearly 100,000 each—were brought face to | face in battle array at Chickamaugs, Septem- | ber 19, 1863. Owing to General Rosecrans’ | misconception of General Bragg's plans the | he Union were pleced at a disad- | i | | | | | 1 Thomas commanded the right and | The attack of the ememy was with | Dur- | center. tremendous force and consummate skill. ing the 19th, the flanks of the Unlon forces | were severely pressed and driven back a mile and upward, but the center stood firm, and | returned blow for blow during the entire day. | Ou the 20ih the assaults of the enemy seemed | redoubled in strength and fury. The right and left of the Union forces broke and fell to the rear. General Rosecrans tele. | graphed to Washington: “My army has been whipped and routed.” He abandoned the field, | 4nd sent word to Thomas to use his_discretion | in withdrawing the army. Thomaslaconically | replied: | “It will ruin the army to withdraw it now; this position must be held till night.” [ Hold it he did. 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