The Debt of Our Country to the American Highlanders During the War
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The rebel authorities provided only one gallows, and compelled the father to stand by and watch his son pass through the sickening struggle of strangulation, and then march upon the same scaffold and meet his own awful doom.
These facts show what the terrible price of loyalty was which these Highlanders paid. And the facts quoted above, revolting and sickening as they are, are only typical, for pages and volumes might be filled with similar incidents of cruel outrage and unswerving loy- alty wh...ich these Southern mountains witnessed, I repeat that we in the North scarcely knew the meaning of sacrifice for our country in comparison with the bitter experience of these mountain people. And yet they never wavered in their loyalty to the government. Another writes of them as follows: " In numerous instances starvation, like a gaunt wolf, threatened the door, and the hearts of many were sickened by the hope of succor long deferred, but the fire of devotion to the Union still lived and glowed within them, strong and bright, until the end came." The author of the volume entitled, " Loyal Mountaineers of East Tennessee," himself a native of East Tennessee, has the truth on his side when he writes as follows: " It is certain that the steadfast attachment of East Tennessee to the Union, and the efficient aid it gave to its preservation, formed an important factor in the war, and contributed in no small degree to its final result." Having then reviewed the painful circumstances into which these Highlanders were being brought by their loyalty, and the large ele- ment their heroic services were in securing the final victory, let us analyze the debt we owe them for their unswerving patriotism, and discover some of the items that it includes.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
The rebel authorities provided only one gallows, and compelled the father to stand by and watch his son pass through the sickening struggle of strangulation, and then march upon the same scaffold and meet his own awful doom.
These facts show what the terrible price of loyalty was which these Highlanders paid. And the facts quoted above, revolting and sickening as they are, are only typical, for pages and volumes might be filled with similar incidents of cruel outrage and unswerving loy- alty wh...ich these Southern mountains witnessed, I repeat that we in the North scarcely knew the meaning of sacrifice for our country in comparison with the bitter experience of these mountain people. And yet they never wavered in their loyalty to the government. Another writes of them as follows: " In numerous instances starvation, like a gaunt wolf, threatened the door, and the hearts of many were sickened by the hope of succor long deferred, but the fire of devotion to the Union still lived and glowed within them, strong and bright, until the end came." The author of the volume entitled, " Loyal Mountaineers of East Tennessee," himself a native of East Tennessee, has the truth on his side when he writes as follows: " It is certain that the steadfast attachment of East Tennessee to the Union, and the efficient aid it gave to its preservation, formed an important factor in the war, and contributed in no small degree to its final result." Having then reviewed the painful circumstances into which these Highlanders were being brought by their loyalty, and the large ele- ment their heroic services were in securing the final victory, let us analyze the debt we owe them for their unswerving patriotism, and discover some of the items that it includes.
What to read after The Debt of Our Country to the American Highlanders During the War?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by American Missionary Association to read onlineMoreLess
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