Honor answering honor

[bachophile]

I received this gift from a patient, a numbered print showing events at appomattox court house April 12 1865, for my office.

A solemn moment when the the southern armies paraded in front of the Union, and without humiliation returned a salute. Honor answering honor.

I felt it a touching moment. I leave below a written description of the event.

Instructions had been given; and when the head of each division column comes opposite our group, our bugle sounds the signal and instantly our whole line from right to left, regiment by regiment in succession, gives the soldier's salutation, from the "order arms" to the old "carry"—the marching salute. Gordon at the head of the column, riding with heavy spirit and downcast face, catches the sound of shifting arms, looks up, and, taking the meaning, wheels superbly, making with himself and his horse one uplifted figure, with profound salutation as he drops the point of his sword to the boot toe; then facing to his own command, gives word for his successive brigades to pass us with the same position of the manual,—honor answering honor. On our part not a sound of trumpet more, nor roll of drum; not a cheer, nor word nor whisper of vain-glorying, nor motion of man standing again at the order, but an awed stillness rather, and breath-holding, as if it were the passing of the dead!

— Joshua L. Chamberlain, The Passing of the Armies, pp. 260–61

[taiwan_girl]

What a nice gift and remembrance.

[Mik]

Appomattox is a wonderful park. The living historians there are superb, as is the condition of the buildings. You can feel the spirits of those who passed through that day.

[George K]

Honor has died.

Our sense of history is on life support.

And Gen Lee was melted into slag.

[Mik]

Certainly any sense or appreciation for individual nobility.

[Aqua Letifer]

@Mik said in Honor answering honor:

Certainly any sense or appreciation for individual nobility.

Look at how they're handling current affairs, though. I think their cultural influence is on the decline.

[Mik]

Lord, I hope so. How many times have I said that judging past actions by today's standards is a fool's errand.

[Copper]

This was on my list for years, I finally got it last month.

It is basically a textbook. I bought it for the maps.

I am about halfway through it. The Confederates are doing pretty good so far.

[kluurs]

The world is definitely different now. The Chicago chapter of the Audubon Society has renamed itself as the Chicago Bird Alliance - cuz, you know, Audubon is purported to have bought and sold slaves, engaged in plagiarism and exploited natural resources. So, a fie upon him and all his works.

[Copper]

The guy either has virtue or he doesn't.

No virtue? Audubon is out.

[Jolly]

The former superintendent of West Point had his portait taken down and his statue melted. Shame what they did to Mars Robert.

I wonder what Grant or Sherman would say?

[Aqua Letifer]

Sherman would have been there with a blowtorch.

Grant I think would find it disgraceful.