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| Officers of the Washington artillery of New Orleans This photograph shows officers of the Fifth Company, Washington Artillery of New Orleans, in their panoply of war, shortly before the battle of Shiloh. On the following page is a photograph of members of the same organization as they looked after passing through the four terrible years. Nor were such force and ability as show in the expressions of these officers lacking in the gray-clad ranks. ‘And how cheerful—how uncomplaining—how gallant they were!’ Dr. McKim records. ‘They had not even the reward which is naturally dear to a soldier's heart—I mean the due recognition of gallantry in action. By a strange oversight there was no provision in the Confederate army for recognizing, either by decoration or by promotion on the field, distinguishing acts of gallantry. No “Victoria Cross,” or its equivalent, rewarded even the most desperate acts of valor.’ But brave men need no such artificial incentive to defend their homes. |
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