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WAR ST Heroism ol' a X3res1 >vt ir ec s Tho recent death of thc zealous] Presbyterian minister, iii?? Hi v. .1. ti. Dunlop, of Georgetown, recalls his splendid service ai a colonel in the Confederate army. Thc following tri bute by H. T. Hoyt appeared in thc Southern Presbyterian: In the suuttner of 18?2 a Confed erate cavalry f ree, consisting of four or five regime s, were encamped at McM inn ville, Tenn. Forrest, after wards general, but at that time rank ing only as colonel, was in command of the brigade. Thc 2nd Georgia regiment, commanded by Col. W. J. Lawton, was a part of this force. In j it was a company commanded by thc Rev. Kev. J. E. Dunlop, a Presbyter ian minister, who had resigned thc charge of his church in Bainbridge, Ga., to huckle on thc sword, and had been elected captain of a cavalry com pany which he had bceu instrumental in raising and to whom his moa were perfectly devoted. At Murfrecsboro was a force of Yan kees, consisting of cavalry, artill ery and infantry; and consider ably outnumbering tho Confederates. Col. Forrest decided to surprise and capturo bbs Yankees and thus get supplies aa*l arms for his men, many of whom, at that time had nothing mor.i- a3eetive than double-barrel shot gu/wk Accordingly wc broke camp one ?Saturday and, after marching all ai.'iht, reached MuiTreesboro Sunday aiorning just at thc dawn of day. Thc Yankee pickets were captured with out giving an alarm and our foo, all unconscious of danger, was quietly sleeping. They were in two camps, one on thc opposite side of thc town Tr Dm our approach and thc other to thc righi as we entered. Tho gallant Wharton, of thc Texas Hangers with part of tho command, was ordered to attack the one on thc opposite Hide of thc town. Wharton's attack was a complete surprise to the enemy. With out warning he and his Hangers burst into thc sleeping camp, yelling and shooting, drove out tho terrified Yau kecs, and for a while held possession of thc camp. Afterwards, seeing thc small force of tuc assailants, the Yan kees rallied, and aller a stubborn fight, in which Wharton was wounded, they regain d possession of thc camp. The part under Forrest, in which was thc 2nd Georgia, were not so success ful. Thc noise of thc horses' feet striking upon the stony ground as we charged through the town awoke the sleeping inhabitants, who rushed out to greet us, wildly shouting and cheer ing, and in their enthusiasm raising such a din as to roach the ci.rs of the sleeping camp a l-,iort distance out of town. Then too, another unexpected difficulty arose, lu thc contre of thc town, directly fronting thc street up which we were charging stood thc brick Court House. In this was a Yankee guard, keeping watch over some prisoners. As soon as the head of our column came in sight tho guard opened fire upon us out of the win dows of thc Court House. This un expected attack delayed Forrest and frustrated his plan of surprising thc camp beyond. When wc 'jul there, instead of taking them by sm prise we found them drawing up ia line of bat tlo on the crest of a slope in an old field, having a splendid bullery of six guns and a long linc of infantry .sup porting it. We wcro thc party sur prised, l.'nder this unlooked for con dition of things Forrest ordered Col. Lawton to draw up his lines in a piece of woods which sheltered us to some extent, saying that bc, with the rest of the troop, would ride around them, and attack them iu thc rear, and or dering Lawton, as soon as ho heard his guus, in the rear, to charge them in front. Thus we stood fer about two hours, I suppose, waiting to bear Forrest's guns in thc rear. In thc meantime thc Yankees, knowing that we were in the woods, kept up an in cessant fire with their artillery, scud ing a continual stream of shot and shell screeching over our heads, cut ting down the limbs of trees, bursting over us, doiDg no particular damage it is true, but terrifying and demoral izing the men, most of whom had never been under fire before. Thus matters stood; we with our shotguns listening to the music of thc shells, and the Yankees having a perfeot pic mo in the way of target practice, we being the target. Finally becoming emboldened by our oontinued silence, the sharp-shoot ers from the infantry crept down to the edge of the woods and, concealing themselves in the underbrush, began to pick at us with their rifles, and the whiz of their bullets was getting to be uncomfortably . close to our heads. Col. Lawton, notioing this, direoted his adjutant to cairy a verbal order to the major to send a squadron-two companies-to charge those sharp shooters, drive them back and return OR?US. erinn -M mister at -Mu? boro. to thc command. Thc adjutant, io his excitement, misunderstood the order and, riding up to thc major he said, "The Colonel orders that you send a squadron of men to charge that line of hattie, reform the mon and charge hack." The order was didi.cr ed to Capt. Dunlop to execute. I hap pened io be near him at the time. ? saw him straighten himself to his full height in thc saddle. I waw the tire of battle kindle in his eye. I saw him draw his sabre and turning to his men he said, '"Forward, boys." " Charge,' was the Capt ain's cry; Theirs not to reason why, Theirs not to make reply, Theirs but to do or die." Kiding d'>wn the sharp shooters, clearing the woods, out in tho open field they were mot by a tempest of grape and canister from thc artillery and of minie balls from the infantry. Many a gallant lider and his horse went down under the storm of shot and shell. Hut nothing could stay thc headlong course of thc fearless leader. Passing between tho battery and the infantry, he sabred one gun ner, drove them all from their gnus, and caused tho whole line of infantry next tho artillery to waver. Had this gallant charge been followed imwe ately by that of our whole command we undoubtedly would have won thc day at that moment. Hut it was not done. Capt. Dunlop dashed on after cutting through tho lino of hattie to their rear, and when out of range of their shot halted to seo who were left of his command. Seven men had fol lowed him through and wore all that were left. Turning to them he said with grim humor: "Boys, thc com mand was to reform and charge back." Uuc of thc mon replied, "Well, Cap tain, we have followed you this far, but if you are going back through that line of battle you will have to go by yourself. We have had enough of it." Of course he had no thought of doing so. Ile was only putting his men to tho test. Hiding around their line and out of range of ?heir shot, the heroic little band rejoined their commander. li is nul my intention tJ continue thc history of the battle. .My only purpose was to recount tho most des perate charge 1 ever witnessed during my Four years' exp?rience in tho war. Sufficient to say that hy si ivn wc had captured tho whole fo nf tho enemy. The boys throw away their shotguns, replacing them with im proved anns. The battery wc kept till the war closed and good service it did against its former owners. That night wv started bick for McMinn ville, halting only long enough to parole our prisoners, with whom For rest did not wish to bo burdened. We reached our camp at M cM inn ville about noon ou Monday, having been in tho saddle about 18 hours. That battle secured Forrest's promotion to tho rank of general, and our gallant Capt. Dunlop afterwards became col onel of his regiment, and was loved and admired by every alan in his e -mmand. <?H KAT As I . 11. HTK.lt AM? l'It KACI1KR. (From the Florence Herald.) A noble life was ended when thc soul of thc Kev. J. E. Dunlop wended its way heavenward. He died, as was recorded in tho columns of this paper, a few days sinco nnd was buried on Monday morning in the yard of the old church at Williamsburg Court House. The life of this gallant sol dier and this zealous minister was spent in thc service ot his people both in war and in peace. Ho was born on the 20uh of December, in the year '23, and was educated at the South Caro lina College in Col-imbia, and there he was known for the great Torco of his character and the strength of his reso lution. Ile was always religious ly inclined and while still a boy chose the profession which he would follow. Ho early determined to enter the Fiesby terian ministry and devote him self to tho calling to which he felt divinely inclined. It was early re corded of him that though seriously inclined even as a youth he had with in him all the young man's firo and even more of the fighting spirit than is generally vouchsafed in mankind. So wheo the call to arms was sounded and the Confederate States were call ed upon to vindicate the justness of their principles and the righteousness of their cause he was one of the first to step forward and offer his services to his country and State in time of need. He was enrolled as a soldier in the ranks, from whiohhe rose by reck less daring to the rank of colonel be fore the surrender. He was first at tached to the command of Gen. Forrest, where he was always oonspiouous be cause of his remarkable bravery in action and his equally remarkable care 1 >f i In k "-i v. ...i f,??. il i o ri m; ?1. I II I iii;i in niy hoi i tl"- l ' ii- f tliiit . < !? Furn -i owed in'i.?li of his sue ross tu ti,.- untiring vigtlaucc and; activity oj' Col. Dunlop He was later in tl.'.- war transferred from 'icu. For rest's command to the army of North ern Virginia, where he was attached to thc brigade of his old school frieod, Gen. Mart Gary. There he served until thc end came, when he marched away wiih his commend never to sur render. His faculty fur fighting when it was time to fight and fur praying when it was time tu pray earned for him the title by which he was general ly known iu the army, the "Fighting Parson." Gen. Gary said that the Coluuel was the most remarkably ver satile mau bc ever saw; that bc could out light, out-preach and out-pray any mau in thc Confederate service. After thc return of the ar nies he came back to his native State and tuok charge of hii old church at Marion where he remained for several years. There he fought the seeoud fight with his coun trymen against the carpet-bag govern ment in thc Slate, and by his counsel and advice helped all to struggle against the advene conditiuns which they had to encounter immediately after the return from the war. After the State was regained from the negro domination he devoted himself wholly to the service of tho church and be came a pillar of strength within it. He was at various times in several of the towus in this section. At one time he had charge of the Presbycor ian Church in this city, where many will remember him with a great deal of luve and affection, lie was aUo rector of thc churches iu Manning and Kingstree. Ile finally removed tn (j cor veto wn, where he was at the lime of hi* death. He was at one time in Williamsburg, where he built the I nion Church and did splendid work in the rejuvenation of the Pres byterian Church there. His remains were carried back tu this monument to his enthusiasm and there laid in their last resting place. He had com pleted his 80lh year but a few days before he was summoned to take up his abude above. His was the ex ample of a nuble life well spent in un selfish devotiun aud service to hiB (iud ami to his fellow man. Surviving Lieutenant (?ener?is. The passing away of Geocral Long street, followed abruptly by the death of General Gordon, has aroused cuu siderahle discussion as to ihe num ber of remaining ?fiicers of high rank who served in thc troublous days of the "tills. Though the number of those who illustrated southern valor on sanguin ary fields during thc greatest of mod ern dramas is gradually and irrecover ably dwindling and thc ranks of the heroic survivors growing pathetically thinner as thc grizzled veterans drop out, leaving gaps that can never be closed in obedience to any earthly command, there still remain many who luminously exemplified the patri otism of those regrettable times that witnessed suoh sweeping carnage and fell destruction. Of the lieutenant generals of the Confederacy four remain-Stephen D. Lee, of Mississippi, who is now 70 irs of ago; Simon Boliver Buckuer, of Kentucky, now in his SOth year; A. P. Stewart, of Chattanooga, who is S2, and Joe Wheeler, who is l>7. There :ire a number of living major generals, ranging between the vener able ages of General Hoke, who is titi, to General French, now in his S?th year. Tho list compiled in 11)00 show ed the following to bc then living who held the rank of major general at the close of thc war: William B. Bate, Tennessee; M. C. Butler, South Caro lina: .lohn ll. Purity, Alabama; S. G. -----T---- ---^? WHEN LIFE'S AT STAHE The most timid man will take any chance of escape. The slender rope dropped down the precipice, the slip pery log over the abyss, anything that offers a chance of life, is eagerly snatch ed at. The end the man seeks is safety. He cares nothing for the means to that end. There are thou sands of men and women whose lives are at stake,' who arc hindered from accepting the one means of safety by foolish prejudice. Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery has been the means of restoring health to many men and women whose hol low cough, bleed ing lungs, ema ciation and weak ness seemed to warrant the state ment of local phy sicians^-"There is BO cure possible." Why should prejudice against a put-up medicine hinder you from trying what bas cured thousand* of suffering men .nd women? ?Only for Dr. Pierce's Ooldea Medical Dis covery i think I would be in my arare to-day." writes Mr. Mose* Mites, of Hilliard, ?Ult? Co.. Wyoming. * I had asthma so bad I coutd not Swen at nicht and ww caenpsUfd to give up work. It affected my lungs so that I coughed aU the time, both day and night, li y friends all thought I had consumption. My wife had takes Dr. Pierce's Favorite PrescripHoa and it well'man. weighing 185 pounds, thanks to Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.? The sole motive for substitution la to permit the dealer to make the little more profit paid by the sale of less meritorious oaadici ne*. lie gains; you loa?. i i;nch, Florida; Thomas J. Churchill, Arkansas; Hubert 1". Hoke, North (Eurolina: Iv M. Law, Florida; <?. W. Custis Lee, Virginia; L. L. Lomax, Washington, \). C.; Fitzhugh Lee, Virginia; Matt W. Hansom, North j Carolina, and F. T. Rosser, V irginia. [ Since then this list has been reduced. The appointments of both General Wheeler and Geueral Gordon to the position of lieutenant general were made during the last few weeks of the war, General Gordon being the last Confederate officer to receive this dis tinction. The formal confirmation of these appointments by the Confed erate Senate was never accomplished. Both men, however, have since the war been universally accorded the dig nity of the rank to which they had been raised and their oocupancy of thii> posiiiun has always been as secure and generally recognized as though they had received thc inevitable in dorsement of the Senate, bound in red tape and adorned with impressive scal ing was. So far as can be ascertained there aro eighty-three Confederate briga diers still able to answer the roll call at reunions, Generals Mancy, Jackson and Speed having surrendered to the grim reaper during the past four years. Lieutenant General Wade Hampton, of knightly memory, is also among thc distinguished heroes of tho lost cause who have recently gone to bivouac oe tho other side. Though forty years of change anc progress roll between this happy daj and the grim surrender at Appomat tux, and though the South has accept ed long since that heroic verdict, 8h< yet cherishes in fondest memory thi brave deeds of her sons who then de fended her integrity and many o whom have since shed dazzling luste upon the arms of thc republic Thougl the peace has come for which Le prayed and Grant so earnestly desired the South can and docs, with pcrfec loyalty and noble patriotism, do hot or to thc soldiers of America who the argued with grape shot and cauiste the proper interpretation of a nationt instrument. All honor to the surviving Confec erato soldiers. Thc nation has c more devoted and self-sacrificing di fenders than they.-Atlanta Constitt tion. OASTOHXA. Bears tho A Tl? Kind You Have Always Bong - Because charity begins at hon is no reason that it should bo restric ed to that limited sphere; of all tl virtues she is the one who "needs have the most trustant exercise. - It takes a lot of cold cash to mc a marble heart. - Isn't it a good thing we do n havo to pay taxes on the value wo 8 ou the baby's smile? Many Apply fur lVuimt Concession. Five hundred persons in St. Louis and throughout the United States have made application for the peanut concession at the World's Fair. Tho concession has not yet been awarded, and letters regarding it form a goodly part of tho mail received each day by the Division of Concessions. Mach applicant sets forth reason why ho or she, and no one else, should receive the concession. One man is a scientific raiser of goobers, another has handled them for many years, a third is a former circus man and others possess ideas which are calcu lated to make peanuts tba leading fea ture cf the Exposition. At previous expositions the peanut concession hes been an important and valuable one. At tho Chicago Expo sition tho peanut concessionaire sold nearly $200,000 worth of his wares. It appears that every visitor on tho grounds was anxious to consume his quota of goobers. Hore, it is thought, even more pea nuts //ill be sold than was the ease in the VYindy City. A large percentage of the visitors at St. Louis next year will come from the South, where pea nuts are a popular article of diet. The grounds will be flooded with pea nuts in the shell and salted peanuts, besides peanut candy ond other pea nut productions, all of whioh will be controlled by the peanut conces sionaire. At Chicago the peanut concession man paid to the Exposition something like GO per cent of his receipts, so that it can be easily seen that peanuts as a source of revenue to the World's Fairs are exceedingly important. Hero the peanut concession will involve more money than it has at any pre vious exposition. Plans for the concession provide that the peanuts be sold hot, cold and in candy, throughout the grounds. There will be peanut booths, peanut carts, peanut slot machines, peanut peddlers, pretty girls selling peanuts, and goobers dispensed by elderly per sons carrying them in baskets. This year's crop of peanuts was one of the largest on record, but it will be severely taxed to supply the increased demand which will be created by the World's Fair. Produce men in Geor gia, Tennessee and other Southern States are husbanding their supplies of peanuts, expecting to be swooped upon by buyers from the Exposition. - In the body of a horse that died suddenly at Newport, York, the veterinary surgeon who made a post mortem examination discovered three large stones, one of them nearly as large as a cricket ball. - An economical wife is a great b'essing-to a bargain store owner. - No man who ha9 a torpid liver can look on the bright side of things. DEAN & MUFFE. 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