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j The Admirable Aililress of (irn. M.
Butler BeToro Ihe Jnmm D. \nnce ; j0]
Camp at Their Reunion ou July . K<
IS, 1895?Th In Ik History and
t'orrfd History by One Who (j0
est Helped Hake II. toi
lly : T i
m- Comrades of James D. Nance C'ampji '
>ut Ladies and gentlemen :
I cannot convey to you iu language
(sufficiently expressive now much 10,1
pleasure it gives me to be with you to eY
J day. This county furnished to the f
military organizations in the Con fed- Vj
erate Army, with which I had the;!01
honor to be associated, some of their j..1
very best material, and the flight of i ^
more than thirty years, since we part-!.
ed as soldiers of the Grand Army of !
the Confederacy, has not dimmed the rai
glory of their comradeships, or dimiu-j.ra*
ished any affectionate regard for :illiin
sturdy veterans, who inarched audi*'*
fought and suffered and bled ami died j <
under the starry cross. They come up ' 1
before me now the pride and hope ?r
and admiration of their countrymen,
I peerless, patriotic American Soldiers, ^
as they move in compact column from
I one strategic point to another in the
great battle arenas of the war, or as ?~T.
they deployed in grim steadiness for F1
the deadly clash of arms with their J
gallant antagonists.
[[j The Southern armies were composed
>T almost eutirely of Americans. The J?.1.
a North was reinforced by enlistment j
__ from Europe, but practically it was , 1
_ A mpriryin HOf?in?f. Amnrionn nnil enr>h P.*1
} soldiers the world had never seen. ^
I shall always believe that, but for .
the institution of slavery, we should ?
have won. As it was, we were fighting
not only the vast and steadily increasing
armies of the North, but also .
the moral sentiment of the entire ?ei
civilized world. The two combined
were too much for us. When the end mc
catne both sides had a higher respect
j}: for the fighting qualities of each?a
as respect which the sneers and bigotry P j
;u of camp followers, and bomb proof
iu politicaus can never efface. I shall
lv never eat dirt, and sav ays some have I: .
said, I am glad we were whipped, be- \ ,
cause it would not be the trutb. But ??
we may all say, with sincerity and
without loss of self respect, we bow to
" honorable defeat and abide loyally by ^
I our pledges when it came?more than
that, 110 generous antagonist will ask, P
and more, the bawling "coffee cooler" ^
1 will not receive. 5
ltut let that pass. History will take
care of us in the forum of opinion if Jv"
we do not permit history to .be made rf
by one side. . *
s I have, therefore, thought it best to ?
n devote myself to-day to telling you p ,
what I know of the ^
f* i
O BATTLE OK BRANDY STATION, JIjI
utKara nflvlio nj thnra woo o lorrror hei
. ? Utl t, piUHJ/J, tUVIU TTUil M
number of hoisemen engaged thunjbai
ever before or since in our history. ! wa
In order that you may comprehend c
* more clearly its importance ami signi- ;
ficauce, a hurried resume of events for IU1,
sometime preceeding the light may ?r*j
not be inappropriate.
You will remember that the battle ?t
ofFrcdericksburg was fought in Decern- P?I
ber, 1SU2, in which Burnside's army l"?
was shattered against the heights of
that historic old city, aud recoiled * '
after a desperate, bloody struggle
across the Rappahannock. Then came 'ro
the chaoge of commanders, and r"?
Hooker in the early part of the follow- tbt
ing May (1S63) decided "to try con- y?'
elusions" with Gen. Lee at Chaucellorsville.
The result of that battle is
also well known to you, Gen. Hooker
retired discomfited aud also put the
ilappahanuock between General Lee's
ana his army.
It must have been about this time P01
that uen. JLee determined to carry "ri
the war iuto the enemies country and 1
to make bis preparations for the move- suf
ment. His cavalry under command of ry?
that knightly, dasbing soldier, Gen. J. ry
E. B. Stuart, was guarding the passes .J
of the Rappahannock and its upper P1^
tributaries. Early in June, 1S63, about lar
the 7th or 8th, Gen Lee reviewed all er
I the cavalry in tbe broad, open fields wa
along the line of the Orange and Alex- anj
andria railroad, between Brandy Sta- l)al
tiou aud Culpepper C. H. The Bri- an<
> gades present were. Hampton's, com- fou
?e posed of the 1st So. Ca., Col. Jno. L. ?r<
' Black, the 2nd So. Ca., Col. M. C. ;?,es
Butler ; the 1st N. C., Col L. S.
} RnU-pr t.hn T.porinn I 'nl P \r li ba(
, Young ; the Jett' Davis Legion, Lt. V1?
g Col Will E. Martin, and the Philips Jve
Legion, Lt. Col. Ricle, and Hart's try
r" Battery, Fitz Lee's Brigade, W. H. F. exj
w Lee's Brigade, Robertson's and Jones'
Brigades, live in all, three or four Ji*a,
Batteries of Horse Artillery, muster- ^
iug, all told, between eight and ten
thousand tnen. 530
Gen. Lee took his position on a
slight eminence near an avenue of UP
cedars on the public highway, The j?a
cavalry in double line, with Brigade, j
Regimental, Squadron and Company
distance, was stretched out way oif
towards the John Minor Botts house, 'en
almost as far as the eye could reach. coi;
Hampton's Brigade occupying the
| right and Robertson's or Jones the ex- cot
treme left. It was a sight for a mar- an
tial commander to contemplate. There e*l
sat the great chieftain mounted with EIV
perfect soldierly poise on his ever /
faithful warhorse "Traveler," looking Ha
with pride and composure on the gal- ju
lant, Knightly horseman of his superb ord
* army, and they in turn contemplating ren
7 with loyal confidence and admiration in
the matchless General who directed hil
their movements. hoi
We broke from line into column of the
H squadrons and passed in review, first ju
in a walk, then trot, and finally a Li|
gallop and charge, each Brigade and lefl
Regimental Commander wheeling his ]in<
liorso to Gen. Lee's side, while his me
command was passing. He dotted Fa
I nis luiuiuur oiacK military imt in re- me
.spouse to the salutes of liis faithful to ]
sabreuxs as they passed. tin
If photography had made the pro- Ge
gress it has now reached, what a series Va
of pictures an enterprising artist could die
k have made of that brilliant pageant of me
.Southern horsemen and their great ha<
commander. Va
After the cavalry review had ended poi
. ("ien Lee ordered the light Batteries the
3) to be put through a series of field ma- reg
noeuvres, firing blank cartridges with Co
quick and sharp rapidy, as if engaged me
in a lively artillery duel. The outposts Co
rof the euemy were not more than an<
eight miles distant, the nearest of Co]
them, and we could not understand tin
is noisy demonstration. It ws
terwards explained.
Lougstreet's corps was at and nee
ilpepper C. H. A. P. Hill's Divis
11 was still at Fredericksburg, an
kvell who succeeded the iramorti
ckson, as Corps Commander, ws
en crossing the mountain to swoo
wn iu the valley to clear it, prepara
ry to the march into Pennsylvania
^resume this hurrah was intended t
thdraw attention from Ewell.
ai auy raie, our irienns rne euem_\
i the far side of the Rappahannock
idently did not know what to mak
it, for on the morning of the 9t
June they made a reconnoisauce i
*ce to our aide of the river an
ought on the Brandy Statio
ht.
tt is called "Brandy Station,"
ie it, because that was the neares
ilroad station, although the conflic
;ed some miles on either side an>
front of it. In point of fact ther
is 110 fighting at or near th
ition.
Stevensburg is a small hamlet, foui
live miles east or southeast froo
audy Station, on the main highway
im Culpepper C. H., to Richard'
Try, on the Rappahannock. Cul
pper is eight mil?s in the rear o
andy Station and Rapnahannocl
dge, the rail crossing of that river
out eight miles in front of it.
3ur picket posts extended from thi
>uth of the Rapin Ann River man^
les up the Rappahannock, above th*
dge.
k r t> J -i
>iy rvegiiueut was cauipru ttuuu
If way on the road leading fron
audy Station to Steven&burg.
kVe were in the habit of grazing ou
rses in a clover field every morninj
early dawn. On the morning of thi
i of June, 1803, the horses had jus
;n carried to pasture, when I re
ved au order from Gen. Hamptor
saddle up, pack the wagons ani
>ve promptly to Brandy Station am
ait further orders, leaving the wag
train packed in camp. It so hap
aed that my gallant and much cher
ed friend ana comrade, Wist Gary
Lir present worthy commander, Cap
n of that rolicking, fighting, devil
i Company "G," was officer of tb<
y at that juncture. I therefore lefl
n with the camp guard at camp t<
k after the trains, intending, o
irse, that he should join the Regi
tnt a9 soon as the wagons were dis
sea 01 ana tne ngnc openea.
tVhile it was no partof our duty t(
tch the Richard's Ferry road, lead
^from Stevensburg to Culpepper, as i
itter of precaution I directed Capt
ry to send two videtts to Stevens
rg, as our train was entirely exposec
m that direction. It turned out th<
scaution was well taken.
Vs directed, I moved to Brandy Sta
n with the mounted column pre
red for action, and reached there ?
le after sunrise. Meantime we hac
ird sharp artillery firing at Kappa
unock bridge above, and the facl
ssoon disclosed that the euemy was
ssing at different points in force.
>Ve had dismounted perhaps ten
nutes, standing to horse awaiting
lers, when a courier from Capt. Garj
APmarl mo that tha onomv wqq rtaav
jvensburg cm the direct road to (Jul
iper, only seven miles away from
it point. There was nothing be
een my camp and Stevensburg, thai
tiad any knowledge of, except th
all camp guard. So, without order*
m any source, we mounted anc
ived in a sweeping gallop to throw
'Regiment into, and if possible be
id Stevensburg in front of the en?
On reaching this point we founc
; enemy had retired. I therefore
.ached Lt. Col. Frank Hampton
th about forty men, to move dowr
s Richard's Ferry road and find oul
at force was there, if any. Ee hac
t proceeded far when he reported t
ivy column of cavalry advancing
turned out to be Gregg's Division
jporteu by Ames' .Brigade ot infant
approaching on the Richard's Fer
Road.
it looked like a desperate venture tx
one small regiment against such t
gely superior force, but it was rath'
a desperate situation, and nothing
s left but to make the best resist
re possible. Accordingly, I dis
:ched couriers to Gens. Samptoc
i Stuart, who were engaged som(
ir or five miles to our left, with oth2olumns
of the enemy aud made tht
it disposition I could to check
egg's 'advance. Fortunately, wt
i camped in that vicinity the preus
winter at Sandy Spring, and
re therefore familiar with the coun
. A steep, thickly wooded ridgt
ended from and beyond the Rich
l's Ferry Road as far to the left as
nsborough's house. I instructed
I. Hampton to occupy the road
lere the ridge crosses it with his
unted detachment, with orders "tc
into the face of anything that came
the road," while I deployed the re
.inder of the regiment dismounted
! crest of the ridge as far as Hans ough's
house. On Hampton's right
! country was enclosed by strong
ces, over which mounted troops
ild not operate without delay. This
re us a strong position which we
ild have held for some time, but for
untoward event, which I will now
alaiu at the risk of being tedious in
;ing details.
k.s 1 have stated, I left Lt. Col.
moton with a mounted detachment
the Richard's Ferry Road with the
lers I have mentioned, deployed the
uainder of the regiment dismounted
their order along the crest of the
1 as far to the left as Hausborough's
use, so as to get a plunging fire on
s enemy as he came up the steep hill
front of our position. Maj. T. J.
jscomb was placed iu charge of the
i, while I occupied the centre of oui
e. We had scarcely got the alignnt
completed when Capt. Wm. D.
ney, 01 ueii. Muart s stau, came to
from Stuart Lo ascertain ami reporl
him the situation. About the same
ie lit. Col., afterwards Brigadierneral
Wm. H. Payne, of the 4tli
. Cavalry, a splendid, chivalric solr
and gentleman, brought me a
ssage from Col. Wick ham that he
3 arrived with his regiment, the 4th
., and one pieee of artillery to sup t
me. I informed Col. Payne ol
: disposition 1 had made of my own
;iment. and requested him to say tn
I. Wickham, inasmuch as he ranked
, I would cheerfully take his orders.
I. Payne returned to Col. Wickham
1 brought back the information that
[. Wickham preferred that I conne
with my plans of action. I
is thereupon suggested that Col. Wick- .
ham move his regiment up to support- f1.1
Lr ing distance of Col. Hampton, pre- 11
j- pared for mounted service, except two
d squadrons to be dismounted and de-!"
il i ployed on Col. Hampton's right, aud *
is | the piece of artillery placed where it
p | could render assistance, that we could
! hold the left of Hampton's position, ,'p
because of the great advantage over
0 the enemy the high ridge afforded.1 ,
| Just what was done by Col. Wickham al
r, in pursuance of these suggestions
:t have never known. jhl
e Very soon after Col. Payne's depart-'
h ure from this last interview a line of
n mounted skirmishers attacked our pod
sition, riding up to within thirty or
u forty yards. We withheld our fire until
they came within that distance, .
1 when a well delivered volley drove m
it them back. They made a second at- Jv
it tempt with same result.
d Just here let me digress to relate an p
a am iiolrirv inniHorif PnmnQniea 'Tl"
e and "I" of my regiment were armed U
with long range Enfield rifles The
r other companies with carbines of dif- ^
q ferent styles. Farley was sitting ?
/ mounted next to me on the liue where
s Co. "G" was stationed when the blueI
coat skirmishers delivered their lire. ;P
f Farley drew his pistol and spurred his
i horse through our line firing as lie ad;
vanced. As we were the only two
persons mounted on that part of our ?'
e line I thought we were exposed quite i?
f enough, so I ordered Farley back.
e A bout that time Fayette Turner of Co.
"G," who was standing in three feet of t
me, discharged his gun. He turned to
i me and remarked very coolly : "Col- ^
onel, I got that fellow on the grey
r horse." I saw the man ease himself P"
I down from his horse and the grey j
e horse trot off to the rear, and I supt
posed he had dismounted to get behind . '
- a tree or rock to open fire. So I replied
) rather sharply to Turner, "Reload
1 your gun, sir; he has dismounted to
1 get us." But Turner was right, he had .
- killed the man who turned out to be
- an officer. Turner wore a striped
- slouch hat and altogether presented a j
, debonair, devil-me-care air, which at*
- tracted my attention. It was about .
- this incident that Farley and f were
i laughing when we were struck later
t bv the same shell. | on,
> "Satisfied with the condition of affairs I
f on this part of the line, I rode as rap
idly |as the thick woods would permit
down the line towards where Hamp- ?
ton was posted in the road. Capt. Till)
man H. Ciark, of Co. "I," rested the ^
right of his company on the road.
i Before reaching this company I saw
. the right swinging back firing in the
- woods, and to my great surprise found
I that a regiment of Federal cavalry had jQ
} charged up the road, passing our dismounted
line, sweeping the mounted j.
- column out of the road. In this situa
tion nothing was left but to retire the
i whole dismounted line and take up a d
I new position along Richland creek in
- our rear. Meantime I gathered up the gu
t mounted detachment with Hampton, .
i who was mortally wounded in the me- t
lee. except three or four who were To
i taken prisoner, and moved back after
; charging the Federal regiment. That
r soon fell back, however, which gave us
time to reform our lines. To this day, ,
T have never kuown how far Col. ag
i Wick ham acted on my suggestions. I <
have learned from others that his regit
ment was some three or four hundred
s yards in Hampton's rear, that he did ^
? not dismount the two squadrons on
I Hampton's right and did not move up
' with the remainder of his regiment to ^
- his support. My orders to Col. Hamp
ton were to charge anything, as I exI
pressed it, "fly in the face of anything
} that came up the hill in front of him." ,
, He was too good and gallant a soldier ^
i to receive a charge standing. My int
formation from Lt. John T. < Rhett, Dj
I who was with him, was that he was aof
i very much perplexed by Col. Wick.
bam not assuming command and giv- j
, ing directions and that when he gave W{
the command for the forward move- W?
ment of his detachmeut, only a hand- be
ful of men, to meet the enemy's
) charge, some one gave the command er
i "By fours left about wheel," and the
- enemy came on them in that attitude.
I Of course none of us could tell in an t1o
? /? * t 1M_ il .i L-i UC
extenaeu neid use mac, wuai iuo.es m(
place or what could have been done un
i elsewhere. I was not disappointed in
} mv anticipations of what tne enemy co]
would do. We had driven them back .<e
; twice on the left, and I am quite confi- be;
: dent if my suggestions had been |es
? promptly acted on the right could have fat
been taken care of until we had trans- Wf
1 ferred some of the riflemen from the ^
left to the right, and held our strong en
! position almost indefinitely. But, as j
[ have said on a former occasion, some- m?
) times the smallest incident or accident otl
I changes the fate of combats and batI
ties. eni
' Let me suspend this narrative a few liv
' moments to pay a brief tribute to one hei
4- iimaoltiak (vollanf Hit
U1 I Lit; UUUIC91), liiUSb UIIOC1UOU) ^uuuu %, ug
* gentlemen, my lamented friend, Lt.
1 Col. Frank Hampton. He was my
' friend, for during the most intimate .
; association as tent and mess mate for
: many trying months with the relation ?
' of superior and inferior officer, anas1
sociation and relation where the good jy
and bad qualities of a man are more L"'
certainly disclosed thau any other, ?
there was never an unpleasant word
either official or personal passed between
us. He was one of the mo9t un- ? '
selfish men I haveever known, always
; considerate of others. Idonotremem- "5
. ber, except upon one occasion, to have
. heard him speak unkindly or unplea9- 1
I antly of another. His devotion to his C01
, maiden sisters and his motherless it (
i children was so gentle and tender as to aw
i become almost feminine in its quality. his
I And yet withal, he was a most manly t.
man, courageous, faithful to his duties, ma
> and uncomplaining under the most bu
trying circumstances. He was shot wa
. in the stomach with a pistol ball in Co
the melee about one o'clock on the 9th at
i of June,. 18G3. His horse, also wound- eri
; ed about the head, carried him some gre
> distant before lie was aware of his own at
. wound. Lt. Bronhgton, of the Ueau- ne'
i fort Company "A" accompauied him fig
. to the rear, aud when his horse began gr?
full ha turned intn n. nine thicket we
> bear the Barbour house, belowStevens- his
burg, and remarked to Brougbtou he Ja<
. must be hurt a9 he felt sickish. pr<
p Brougbtou advised him to dismount bis
and rest. He thereupon pulled off his tin
, coat, made a pillow of it and for the law
lirst time discovered what proved to be j less
a mortal wound. He was moved toaicoi
farmhouse and expired about uiu e I
o'clock that night of internal hem- cat
orrhage. I was laid low soon after Ja(
Hampton was shot, and nevpr saw mi,
I
im again. He sent me a most affeconate
message which I cherish as a
icred souvenir of his parting beneiction.
This is the account of his
ound and death given me by BrouRhn.
He, too, poor fellow, later went
illantly to his lone account, a handirae,
dashing, faithful soldier of the
onfederacy.
Having reformed my own regiment
oug the west bank of Richland creek,
ill covering my camp and Brandy
:ation, we were in position again to
ake a stand and defeat, on our part
least, the object of the reconnoisance
' the enemy, which waj no doubt, to
certain if Gen. Leehadany portion
his infantry in that vicinity.
Not being stroDg enough to assume
ie offensive, we awaited an attack,
he enemy approached cautiously,
aving stationed one piece of artiliery
?ar a church, north of Stevensburg,
regg had opened fire from this gun
cover th? advance of his troops,
irle'y remained with me. and we
ere sitting, mounted, near the centre
our line, watching the desultory firg
which usually precedes and attack,
id were chatting pleasantly about
e cool performance of the man with
e striped hat (Turner), when a
relvepound shell from the enemy's
in struck in the field about twenty
sps, away from us, ricochetted, passg
through my right ankle, on
rough my horse, cutting the saddle
rth, through Farley's horse, taking
f his right leg at the knee, (we were
cing in opposite directions.) The
ell having accomplished its mission,
II without exploding near by. If it
,d rounded up its career by an explos
, I would not be here to-day to eny
your company and tell you about
My poor faithful horse," who had
re me safely through so many perils
places bounded in the air landing
e, saddle, accoutrements and all in
e road. Farley's horse dropped ui>
r him at noy feet, or rather foot as it
is then. Farley fell with his head
ating on my horse's side. This bold,
ring, reckless rider had, a few days
fore, captured this horse, with com?te
equipments from a Maj6r oFCallry.
Astride this splendid mount,
irley was the beau ideal of a Cavalry
Idier. Young, handsome, dashing
d fearless, he was always ready for
y bold, desperate venture, carrying
> to this time what appeared to be a ,
armed life. How many such spleni
young characters we had in our
uthern armies, and bow many paid
b penalty of their heroic devotion to
air country.
rhe first persons who reached us
sre Capt. John Chestnut and Lt.
hn T. Rhett, of my regiment. They
;10 oUUIl JU1UCU uy ttlCW UCVUICU C5Uijrs,
such as could be spared from tbe
les, and we were borne off the field
improvised stretchers prepared unr
the direction of Dr B. W. Taylor ,
d Dr. Moore, Surgeon and Assistant
rgeon of the regiment. Dr. Taylor
)k me iu charge, and Dr. Moore at- (
ided Farley. About the time Dr.
iylor was saving my life by amputa?n,
five o'clock in the afternoon, the J
iritofthe dashing rolicking Farley ,
t his mortal body and passed, I trust, j
a better land where heroes, as well (
Christians, ought to go.
What occured after this, or on other
? C iU. T /xC
ns ui nit? uuuieiieiu, jl Liuvc, ui
urse, no personal knowledge, and
ving made it a rule in nay official rerts,
and what I have bad to say (
ice, about military operations during |
e war, never to attempt an account
what I did not see or have knowl- J
t?e of, I shall not now venture into
at rteld.
rhe general result wan, however, j
it the enemy failed of his object,
d recrossed the Rappahannock the
;ht of the 9th of June, not much, if
y, wiser, of Gen. Lee's purpose than
fore the reconnoisance.
[t will no tand cannot bedeuied, we |
>re taken by surprise. This is al ,
lys possible where the dividing line |
tweeu two armies is a naturaundary
like the Rappahannock riv- |
To mass a Strong force in the j
ght time in the immediate ueighbor- (
od of the outposts and pounce sud- (
nly upon them at daybreak next
jrning is not a difficult or dangerous ]
dertaking. This was often done by ,
th sides, but on this occasion the reunoitering
party did not pass the j
yes and eard" (as the cavalry has ,
en designated) of our army. I have ,
irued that a part of Longstreet's initry
moved out towards where we t
>re crossing sabres, but I do uot tmnK s
i Federal commander got near
ough to know what they were. |
Pleasanton who, I understood, com- ,
inded the attacking forces on the (
ler side, was an aggressive, vigorous, (
rd flghtiug antagonist, but he was ,
tertained by Stuart all day in a very
ely fashion, and did not make much j
adway when he encountered the j
hting squadrons on our side. I
Stuart's headquarters were at Fleet- (
<od Hall, a farm house a mile or so
the north of Brandy Station, and 1
iny charges and counter, charges (
re made, as I have been informed, (
ng the line of the railroad and to J
i right aud left of it, some four or {
e miles to the left, where my regi- '
sntandthe 4th Virginia were en- c
?ed. I did not see either Gens,
jart or Hampton that day, as they j
re occupied in other parts of the 1
Id, aud we had to go it pretty much
me for the reasons above stated.
C
tfaj. T. J. Lipscomb succeeded to the |
iimaud of my regiment and handled
;he remainder of this day's light,
d until the close of the war. with
i noiial onllnntpv And fthilitv.
' "-tf ? ^ \.fter
Brandy Station came the
irch of Gen. Lee's army to Gettysrg
where the pivotal battle of the
,r was fought. It has beeu said the
nfederacy reached high water mark
Gettysburg. The Army of Northi
Virginia, seasoned by so mauy
;at and desperate battles, was then
its best. A more splendid army
ver took the Held. Its discipline, its
hting qualities, its confidence iu its
;at commander, and his in the army
re well nigh perfect. True, one of
i strongest right arms, "Stonewall"
kson, the greatest military genius
nineed on either side, had died from
i wounds at Chancellorsville, but
4 ' 1 ? ?
? miier veteran gunerais were mere, (
il it did seem the cruelty of relent- s
s fate that their efforts should en- 1
inter failure insUai of success. 1
t is idle now to speculate, but we 8
inot get rid of the thought that if i
iksou had been there the result j
ght have been different. May be H
not. At Allwise Providence who controls
the destinies of men, armies and
nations decreed against us, and uncomplaining
submission is best and wisest.
But, my friends aud comrades of the
"James D. Nance Camp," I have taxed
your time to long. Permit me to
make my cordial acknowledgements
for your courtesy and kindness, and to
extend the right band of fraternal
greeting. It was my good fortune to
know intimately the splendid young
soldier, Col. James D. Nance, after
whom you have named your Camp.
He was oue of the many gallant spirits
of Newberry, who entered the Confederate
Army with an unselfish pur- .
pose, and because he loved his country.
His military education, soldierly
bearing, and qualities of character for
command, were recognized early in the
war by those charged with preparation
for the conflict. Although a very
young man, bis abilities and gallantry
brought him easily to the command of
the 3d S. C. Infantry. No better selection
could have been made. He , 'r.
fully justified the confidence reposed
iu him and died at the head of his gallant
regiment at the Wilderness, in
in May, 1864. The Third was said to
have been one of the very best drilled,
disciplined regiments in the Army of
Nortnern Virginia. Pnl Vonna Hoonf.
ed bis energies and high tactical accomplishments
to the improvement
and comfort of his command, and
right worthily did his men respond to
bis efforts. It is safe to assume that
he would have worn the stars of a
General officer if the fate of battle had
not carried him off.
All honor to his chivalrous, splendid
character, and to you his surviving
comrades for commemorating his dig- ^
tinguished services and exalted char- I
acter. i,
? ??? '"\H
The Mnn Who Stops the Paper.
He must, in the first place, beabnormally
egotistical, or he would never
presume to suppose that be could
couduct a newspaper a great deal bet- : |
ter than men who have spent a consid
eraoie portion or lire learning the business.
He is necessarily bull-headed, or else M
he would recognize the right of others fl
to differ with him in matters of a pub- H
lie nature,
He is narrow, because he vainly
supposes that by stopping bis paper 1
be will either discourage the line of
policy which the editor is inclined to
pursue, or suppress the paper by the
withdrawal of the few paltry dollars
which he pays annually for more than
value received.
His judgment is bad because he
fails to recognize the fact that with a
progressive and popular newspaper the
percentage of "stops" is so lnfinitesimally
small in comparison with the
new subscribers which come in every
day that they are hardly ever noticed
in the business office.
He is, all in all, a predestined fool,
or he would understand that no newspaper
can be run to please all the people
all the time, aud he would know
that any newspaper whose opinions
are worth noticing cannot hope to aa3ert
veiws which are in exact accordance
with everybody else's views, unless
it pursues the miserable and cowardly
policy of straddling on every issue \SggM
that presents itself. 38
Carried to its legitimate end, if
there were many like him in this good
old world, no newspaper could exist
for a day, and the great Archamedian -via
lever which moves the world would
fail to work because the ful-crum of .
fair-minded, conservative, liberal publie
opinion which upholds it will have
been removed.?Macon Eveniug
News. 5g|
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Distiuffuished for Their Courtesy.
Lafayette was remarkable no less for
his tact and courtesy tban for the sterner
virtues which made him dear to
two nations.
During his visit to Boston on his return
to this country, a lady with whom
le was dining, brought up the subject
)f the Revolution, asking him many
juestion as to the details of its history. ?
Among them was the inquiry, "Was
jot the cockade worn at first by the
\mericans black, general ?"
"Yes," was the reply. "We wore a
jlack cockade until the French joined
is, and then, in compliment to them,
ive added the white ribbon."
Lafayette belonged to a time and a
-ace that held the fine art of gentle
ipeech as Of the first importance.
Louis himself puzzled his jailers by
lis gentle politeness. His children,
xe are told, enraged their keepers by
iheir mild answer*. "They robbed us
)f our bread," cried Thouret, "and pay
js with smiles and bow9." 'W
The fact was, that the ruling class
n those days bad never taught to be
ust to their inferiors, but courtesy had
)een instilled into them from their
bildhood.
In France as in America, men now
ire more just than were their forefathers.
The rights of even the poorest
litizen are now recognized and proected.
A more assertive charity, too,
s manifest in our religion, but we negect
the minor virtues of tact and fine
sivility.
The slow, gentle progress of our an:estors,
bowing to either side through
ife, seems to us absurb, but we could
idd attractiveness to the greater virtues
>y clothing them with courtesies that
jrace and elevate even the humblest
ife.?Youth's Companion.
"How to take Care of Umbrella*.
After coming in out of the rain, let
he umbrella down and stand it on the
mndle, that it may dry in this posi
iou, the water will thus drip from the
>dges of the frame, and the cover dry
iniformly. When placed with the
miKlle upward, as is frequently done,
he water ruus to the top of the urobrela,
and the moisture i9 there retained
tithe lining underneath theriug for
tome length of time, causiug the silk
>r fabric with which the frame is cov;red
to become tender and soon rot.
Ordinarily the top of an umbrella
years out sooner than the other part
>f it, and in the majority of cases may
je thus accounted for. A silk unabrela
is much injured by being left onen
o dry ; the silk becomes stretched and
itill', and will sooner split thus cared
or. When not in use let the folds lie
oose, not fasteued down ; the creases
ire less apt to split from this usage,
dispense with an umbrella case, except
n traveling, as protection from dust
itul cinders.