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A7e 7 NeWcs anrd Nerald WINNSBORO, S. C. J. FRANK FOOSHE Editor and Proprietor. PUBLISHED SEMI- WEEKL Y TERMS IN ADVANCE: One Y ear.. ......................_....................$1.50 tix M onths................ ........................ . Wednesday, May 18, 1910. Our Memorial Edition. In presenting this Memorial edition of The News and Herald: we are not unmindful of its im perfections and how far short it falls of paying the old soldiers: the full tribute that they deserve. In connection with its publica tion some notes may not be without interest to our readers. First of all should come the circumstances that suggested this undertaking, however feebly carried out. For several weeks' in suecession in the beginning. of the present year, this paper contained a notice of the death of some veterans in Fairfield; county. The writing of these; weekly notices most deepy im pressed upon us how fast the already small band of Confede rate heroes was being thinned out. This led to the suggestlon on our part to the Daughters of the John Bratton Chapter that they make special effort to make: the Memorial Day of 1910 one long to be remembered by the old soldiers. This suggestion also had its voluntary reflex influence upon us as to what we could do ourselves to add some thing to help carry out the suggestion made to them. In this connection, while plan ning something on our part, there happened two or three cir-. cumstances in quick suggestion that most deeply impressed up-. on us how little the average man. knows of the old soldiers. More than once we were told by dif ferent parties that the number of veterans in Fairfield county had dwindled to less than 100. This led us to go to the bound volume of The News and Herald. of 1906, when .there was an, award of crosses to about 180 veterans. With the aid of Clerk of Court Lyles we were at once able to check off 125 of these as* living. Then we took the pen sion roll, from which we got, some additional names. The. names of a few who had crosses at the time of the award men-* tioned above were also recalled. The complete list was then made up with such additions as we, could get from names being sup plied by others who noted o.mssions in the published list. Our front page is the work of Mr. Brantly Smith of Columbia, who has proven himself an il lustrator and cartoonist of no mean ability, his work on The State having attracted most deservedly very wide attention. We feel quite sure that every one to whom this issue goes will join most readily with us in the expression that he has done his part most creditably. However, we must not fail to return our thanks to Mr. F. H. McMaster of' Columbia for the general sug gestion that the privates as wvell as the officers should have a place in this prominent page and also to Mr. J. Q. Davis for the most happy suggestion that Mrs.: Ladd, whose memory is so pre cious to the old s'oldiers, also have a place here. As will be recalled by those. who have been reading The News and Herald. the time for the holding of Memorial Day was at first fixed for May 10. However, we soon saw that it, would be impossible for us to, get up all the matter we wanted to present by that time. So we asked the John Bratton Chapter: to postpone the day for two weeks. 'That accounts for Me morial Day being ob-served on May 24th this year. We appre cited most highly this considera tion for us in our undertaking. And also we wish to express our most sincere thanks to the com mittee appointed from this Chapter for their suggestions to us and their valuable assistance in every way. At first it was our intention to give only a brief note about each of these veterans. Then came the suggestion to us to use cuts of those who who wereC willing to pay for them. At this juncture we presented our plans to the John Bratton Chapter. ~ Trhey most heartily endorsed our, :ance other than assuming any )f the management of the pro >osed Memorial issue. It was at nce perfectly clear that if we: ised only the cuts of those who ere able and willing to pay for ome flattering write-up of themselves or some departed Criend, that we would have only a few cuts and would have failed in doing the one thing we wanted most-to give t h e privates a place in the picture. So we decided that we would send out a blank to every vete ran, whose name we could get, and request a photo from each. This we did and the results have been very gratifying in the num ber and the fulness of the answers and also the large col lection of photographs sent in. What we regret most, now that we undertook this heavy task, is that we were not able to be favored with a photograph of every living veteran in Fairfield county, -and the veterans from Fairfield now living elsewhere. Tho-re was one feature of our undertaking that we had to drop and that was to try to get a full list of old veterans not now liv ing in Fairfield county. We at once saw after sending out our first installment of letters that this would make our task too great. However, it is with the greatest pleasure that we pre sent the notes of those who did let us hear from them. It is certainly very tempting on this occasion after some six weeks thoroughly engrossed with all that pertains to the old soldiers to attempt some eulogy to this heroic band. But what's the use when we have presented in other columns such glorious tributes from Gen. Bratton, Dr. Grier and others. Their tributes are more beautiful than any we might add and it would be little short of presumption for us to try to add aught. We only have this to say; that no ex perience in our life has brought to us more of love and reverence for the old soldiers, nor have we ever before been so forciby im pressed with their great heroism after the war was over no less than on the battlefields. All honor to their memory and may their heroic deeds never fail to be an inspiration to those who come after them. As so many have asked us in regard to the cost of getting out; this Memorial issue of The News and Herald, we will simply state that we have printed full 1500 copies over and above all that will be required for use in our office here. We have fixed the~ price of these at 10 cents each. If every copy is taken at this price, the additional cost of get ting out this issue over and above a regular issue would not be met in full. So, if we fail to dispose of these extra papers we have printed in anticipation of there being a demand for them, we will necessarily be the loser fnancially. If however, every copy is disposed of, we will be able to do even far more towards preserving the history of Fair ield County. Revivial Services and Quarterly Conference. Revival service will be held in the Methodist church next Wed nesday, Thursday and Friday at P. M. and 8:30 P. M. Saturday preaching will be at II A. M. followed by the second Quarterly Conference for the urrent year. Preaching Sun lay 11 A. M. followed with the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. The Presiding Elder, Rev. T. C. D'Dell, is expected to do the preaching during these services. The public is cordially invited to attend, and the members of the church are urged to be there. .D. Arthur Phillips. Pastor. May 23. aptist Sunday School Convention. The Fairfield Baptist Sunday school Convention will be held it the Fairfield Baptist church aturday and Sunday May 28 9. _ _ _ _ _ Another Veteran Passes Over the Riv;er. Samel Crawford enlisted in 3. B, 7th S. C. Battalion lagood Brigade 1861 and served ;hroughout the War. He was a allant soldier and a true citizen. Je died May 17, 1910, age 80 rears. He lived in the Horeb ~ection of this county. His re nains were interred in the ~emetery of Union church. J. H.N. Best grades cakes snd crack rs. S. E. Gwin & Co. Corno Chicken feed for sale JOHN PERCIvaL ABBOTT. Born Dec. 19, 1842 in Richland County. Joined heavy Artillery. C] under Capt. A. J. Green. Trans C( ferred to Richland Rifles, Cap 5, ur A - CE Cadario. Color Guard at close of War. Wounded July 1862, near Trappier's Farm; also at Gettysburg July 18. 1863, and also at Petersburg on the Weldon Railroad. CHARLES B. BLAIR. Born April 6, 1840. Entered Army Jan. 1, 1861 in Monticello Guards under Capt. J. B. Davis. Promoted to Ensign of 15th Regi ment. Position at close of War1 1st Lieut., Co. E. Wounded in W se iSE ~ . to 'in C( ............... Ri St at th~ ~ ki the Second Battle of Manassas F and Spottsylvania Court House. "I served from the first gun s that was fired at Fort Sumterc until the last one that was fired D when Gen. R. E. Lee surrender ed in VTa. Was wounded twice during the War" Richard V. Bray. Born Feb. 10, 1846. near La- te Grange, Ga. Entered Army M Sept. 1862 in Company B, 2nd fa Ga. Cavalry, nlnder Capt. John Grant. Was later transferred to the Infantry in the spring of;. 1864. Position at close of War:to Adjutant of Regiment. Now.i farming. "There was nothing in my career, as a soldier, that one could call especially heroic. I will simply say that I did my duty, obeying every command that was given me, and on. special service often. taking the place of weaker men. The winter of 1863 was especially trying as it was a very cold winter. The Cavalry being the. watch dogs of the Army, our: time was filled up by our post~ duty, scouting. picketing and on~ the go generally. George W. Free. Born Oct. 14, 1834, near Monticello. Entered the Army J in 1861, under Capt. J. B. Davis. fe and later was under Captains Coleman and Burley. Was N wounded three times. Qnce on picket duty and also ih~i the Second Battle of.Manassas. Now living near Winnsboro. C Joe McMeekin. u Born Feb. 7, 1839, near H Jenkinsville. Entered the Armyt August 1861 under Capt. Hayne B~ w McMekin Wa woneda the battle of the wilderness. Now farming and serving as April 11, 1861, in Company C, I 12th Regt., under Capt. H. C.! Davis. Was wounded at Spott sylvania Court House May 12, 1864. Assigned to conscript de partment 'until the close of the I war. Now farming near Melson. William J. L. Weir. Born Dec. 12, 1842, near Black stock. Entered Army in '61 in Company H, 6th Regt. Was d 7c t n in f tj 1i t wounded at the second battle of Yt Manassas. "I went out with the Sixth v Regiment April 11, 1861. Sur rended with Gen. R. E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, April 9, '65." David James Weir. Born March 23, 1848 near Blackstock. Entered the Army in 1865 in Capt. Robertson's Com pany. Now farming near Ridge way. Ceorge A. White. Born 1836 at Fortress Monroe, Va. Entered the Army April, 1862, in Company F. Harper Rifles, under Capt. D. B. Miller. Was Sergeant at close of the S t< 1ti u b war. Was wounded at Gettys- a burg and Knoxville. "Being~ a Virginian. I left South Carolina and joined a ( company from Portsmouth. It was disbanded, an'd the men t went ca work. on the Merrimac, I along with the rest. After the t fight with the Monitor, I left for Colambia, and joined the Harper' Rifles." S. G. Wilson. Born March 25. 1847, in Fair-. fi ld county. Entered the Army May 7, 1864. Company E. S. C. V, under Capt. P. P. Gaillard-.( Now merchandising, having re cently moved here from Colum Richard Shirley. Born near Shelton. Entered.' Army in the spring of 1863 in Company B. Lucas Battalion, Heavy Artillery under Captains1 Pringleand Richardson. Wound- ' ed in right arm, below elbow in the spring of 1862. Farming. "On one occassion at Fort Pennington, near Stone River, I a was on ramparts over the Sally.2 Port on sentinel Post No. 2, and:3 it was as dark as 'Egypt'. The I officer of the day was trying to t sli through to catch me off C guard, and would have done so, but as luck would have it, his sword struck the wall and I ] foun him ou I yelled, "Who ,oes there?" "Officer of the )ay." "Halt officer of the day." .hen I hollows for 'the Corpral f the Guard, and when the ,orporal of the Guard came, N alted him. "Who comes there?" 'Corporal of the Guard." I nswered, "Advance, Corporal f Guard, and give countersign." 4 le did so, and I says: "Take, harge of the officer of the ay, and the officer of the day 7as pretty cool, I tell you, as it ras cold weather." ar enough, the explosion burnt is face and neck. The imbedded owder will go with him to the rave. Once all his accoutre ients were shot off, and he was ot touched. Truly his was a h,armed life. "At last when the Confederates rere overwhelmed (he -has ever admitted they were de eated) he returned penniless to isgesolated home and took up ae fight for existence. The ext year in '66 a near neighbor, liss Sarah Kilpatrick, consented assist in this fight. Together ey struggle through the try ig days of Reconstruction, and .e more pleasant ones of later ears. Two sons and a daugh zr came to cheer them on their ray. May glorious victory be eir ultimate reward. Robert William Phillips. Born May 29, 1844 at -Winns oro. Entered Army 1861 in ,ompany B, 7th S. C. Battalion, Lnder Capt. J. H. Rion. 1st ergeant at close of War. rounded Aug. 29, 1864 at 'rury's Bluff, and also at Ben )sville. Has been a successful furni ire dealer; 'also conducts an ndertaking business. Lewis Shap. Born Oct. 21, 1842 in Orange urg County. Entered Army pril 11, 1861 in Company B 'irst S. C. Regiment under ~apt. D. A. Livingston. After rards transferred to 20th S. C. ~avalry. Now farming. "We were ordered to Charles on on April 11, 1861, arnd re raned around Charleston un il June and then went to rangeburg in camp for1itruc ion from there to Summerville, s. C., from there back to Char eston, and remained around harleston for several months. hen we reorganized. I then oined the 20 S. C. Regiment vith S. M. Ruff Captain. We till stayed around. Charleston Lntil May, 1864, when we were rdered to Virginia, and remain d there until we were order ack South to meet Sherman i 865." Alexander Smythe% Born July 13, 1836, in Balam .ne county 1reland. Entere trmy in 1861 in Company A .8th S. C. I., under Capt. Jon dCormick. Was transferr o quartermaster's depari Lepartment on account of a vith rank of captain. N vounded. Merchandising -eal estate. "Prior to the war I William Alexander McDowell. Born Sept. 30, 1838 in the ooked Run Section of Fairfield unty. Entered Army Sept. 1861 ir Means Light Infantry der Capt. R. Y. H. McMeekin. as wounded at Petersburg ril 2, 1865. Carpenter and ntractor. Richard N. McMaster. Born Nov. 26, 1831. at Winns ro. Attended Mt. Zion Insti te. Entere:J the Army in ?ril, 1861, in Company F, un r Capt. John Beaty. After ards transferred to Cavalry rvice in Virginia under Hamp n and Butler. Was sergeant Capt. Macfle's Division at se of the war. Was for many years on the lice force of Winnsboro. William T. Scott. Born June 17, 1836 in Fairfield )unty. Entered -the Army y 1862 in Company H. 5th giment, under Capt. William ewart. Was wounded twice, the first battle of Manassas d at the battle of the Wilder ss. Now farming. "On my way home just after e surrender I almost starved. stole the only turkey hen a >ung woman had, and you iow the balance." - Samuel Shirley. Born February 22, 1842, neat oodward. Entered the Army abruary 23, 1862 in Company H ider Capt. J. H. Brooks. Was :k in Bridgade Hospital at )se of the War. Wounded at cury'sBluff May 16, 1864. Now farming near Wood ards. Edward Taylor. Born in Fairfield County. En red Army in 1861 in Capt. ike Brice's Company. Now rming near Ridgeway. David W. Tidwell. Born Aug. 24, 1838, at Lorg wn. Entered Army April 11. 61 in Company E. under Capt. hn D. Kennedy. Was trans rred from 6 to 7 battalion. 'as wounded at Gettysburg. ow farming. Henry H. Traylor. Born May 10. 1834. in Pickens unty. Entered Army May 9, 6:i, in Company H. 6 S. C. Reg. (er .John Bratton. In Capt. enry Dixon's Company. Af rwards transferred to Capt. >b Clowney 's Company. Was unded at Petersburg. John Madison Vaughn. Born March 21, 1838, near mpson. Entered the Army