The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, July 18, 1862, Image 2
I square. We would like to feel onrself' ablo to
1a giro space4o such matter free of charge but <
' the paper being small, we cannot possibly do
o; besides, ^1 other papers in the Confederacy ,
" are charging advertising rates for obituaries and
tributes?f respect. We shall adhere to the
rule, without any exceptions. Transient advertising
to be paid for invariably in advance
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Soldiers' Rest.
The Managers of the Soldiers' Rest desire to
acknowledge and return thanks for 50 chickens,
presented by a gentleman over the river.
Also, $44 collected by th<^ same. Also, for
$17 50, presented by Mis9 E. K. L., proceeds
of a rafle?won by Miss M. M. D.
Death of IRr. John N. RcLeod.
We are pained to learn, by a telegraph despatch
received from Richmond on the 15th inst.,
that Mr. Jon.v N. McLeod, of Kershaw l)is
trict, was accidentally killed on the railroad,
near that city. Mr. McLeod was one of the
many estimable citizens onr District can boast of
?and none amongst them was to be found ono
more upright in the transactions of every day
life, or more industrious and intelligent, in the
capacity of a farmer. He was 011 a visit to the
camps near Richmond, to see his sons, now
serving in the army in Virginia. His loss will
bo raourncfl by numerous relatives and friends.
Ker?liaw Aid Association.
The ladies of the Kershaw Aid Association
desire to return thanks to the citizens of Cam
den and Kirkwood for liberal donations in money
and hospital stores, for the sick and wounded
at Richmond :
Cash: 828 7o; from four little girls, 85; wine,
20 bottles; bonev, 8 bottles; catsup, 12 bottles;
pickles, 8 jars; jelly, 1 jar; spices, 4 packages;
popper, 3 pkds; niaccaroni, 2 pkds; isinglass, 1
pkd; herbs, 12 pkds; ten, 3; mustard seed, 1
pled; sugar, 3 pkds; 2 lbs from littlv Mary and
Samuel Simon ton; coffee, 8 lbs; rice, 5 bags;
pillows, 86; fans, 104; sheets, 2; towels, 14;
pillow-cases, 4; hhdkfs, 42; linen shirts, 8; hospital
shirts. 15; bandages, 200 yds; lint, 7 pkds;
pnpejrs and tracts; cash, 83 95, received from
the colored members of the M. E. Church,
Cpmden, S. C.
Tlie Great Battles Near Richmond.
With the deepest nnxietv, for three months
past,^iave we looked for the result of the contest
between the two great armies. With every
advantage the North sent under their vaunted
champion, the sc-:alk"l Young Napoleon,
n vast number of well disciplined and
splendidly equipped troops, with every npplianc
which the known ingenuity of the
Yankee could invent, and all that money
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could purchase in the workshops of Europe,
backed by the best officers of the United
States army, with their disciplined machines of
regulars?with all the incentives that could ac- i
tnate the meanest and most depraved disposi- I
Hons of the rank and file, whose watchword j
ivas plunder of the rebels and a comfortable j
home in the South from the confiscation of j
rebel land?to have driven them from their |
entrenchments with the loss of so many in |
killed, wounded and prisoners, besides the loss |
of such a quantity of stores, artillery and small
arms?is a succession of brilliant exploits on
the part of our brave men of the South which
calls for devout gratitude for the heroic endurance
and unsurpassed bravery. Nobly have
they vindicated on the battlefield that a high
minded people struggling for all that men hold
dear on earth?their rinrhtc
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religion and their sacred honor, are invincible.
; Of the noblo dead, their names will be embalmed
in tho hearts of a grateful people.?
i The numerous wounded have the deepest svm
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| pathy of those at home ; and from all parts
| of the country will be forwarded necdfnl articles
V, to contribute to the comfort and restoration to
health. To the survivors who passed through
uninjuned, the high tribute of praise can be accorded
them to say they defeated the great
Yankee army, and preserved the bcleagured
Capital of the Southorn Confederacy.
To the Giver of all mercies be the praise for
this signal deliverance. TisGod that makes |
? the feeble stand, and casts tho mighty down.11
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that they were throwh intone Pamunky
river. Everything that baa transpired since
tbe stampede of McClellan's army proves that
arrangements were nearly perfected for an immediate
advauco upon tbe Capital, and tho
purpose undoubtedly was to pursue tbe same
system of uncivilized warfare that has marked
tbe progress of tho Yankees elsewhere. The
blow struck by the Confederate forces was a
timely one. ? Beyond the frustration of Manas
.5hb, ii, occasioned tnc destruction of war material
so vast in extent that the Federal censors
are driven to the subterfuge of falsehood in order
to conceal the value in dollars and cents,
by which the popular clamor at the North is
to some extent allayed.
(FOR THE CAMDEN CONFEDERATE.]
The Soldiers9 Rest.
The attention of the citizens of this and the
adjoining Districts are called to the fact, that a
" Rest" has been opened in the town of Camden,
S. C., for the entertainment of sick and
disabled or destitute soldiers, returning to or
from the camps. That in several instances
there have been cases of protracted illness
therein, of some such soldiers, which, requiring
the careful nursing of friends and relatives,
who came on after a discharge from duty,
where all their efforts proved unavailing, and
the cases terminated unfavorably; that to
provide employment for the nurses and necessary
delicacies for the sick, and coffins and
transportation for the dead, and provide for
their friends who were here to minister tothoir
wants in their last illness, have required a considerable
outlay of money. At present there
arc a goodly number of sick and wounded
soldiers passing through to their respective
homes, in this and other Districts, and the
probabilities are that the numbers may increase.
To provide proper nourishment and attention
for such, and, in many cases afford transportation
for them to their homes, necessarily requires
considerable expenditures of money.?
SVe, therefore, call upon all who feel interested
in this matter, to contribute as liberally as thev
can to this object. That these expenses may
be provided for in advance, and that those
having charge of the " Rest" may feel no embarrassment
about the discharge of their duties
towards those thrown upon their care.?
Hitherto these expenses have fallen almost exclusively
upon citizens of the town, but surely
citizens of the District at large are, and will
feel under equal obligation with those of the
town, to provide these necessaries for those who
have contracted disease in the camps, or who
have received wounds while endeavoring to
protect thcin from invasion, and who are now
seeking their homes for the purpose of having
themselves restored to health as speedily as
possible, that they may he restored to their duty
in the field.
This appeal, they think, can, with propriety,
be extended to other Districts, particnlarly Lancaster,
many of whose citizens pass through
this town, back and forth from the camps, and
receive these kindnesses and attentions at our
hands.
Contributions may be left with 11. M. Kenunrit
v w xir TT T?
Mvu), u. m , ^v/uiic^ ) ii . u. it>. vi urKiuan, or
Ladies' Aid Association.
managers Soldieh'8 REST.
The Murder of Mumford ? Retaliation.
The Richmond Dispatch, of Thursday lasb
says: " The hanging of a citizen of New Orleans,
named Mumford, by order of General B.
F. Butler?a deed unsurpassed in attrocity by
anything in the history of the war?occosioned
an outburst of indignation throughout the entire
Confederacy, and the Government has
doubtless given due consideration to the matter,
with a view to retaliation. It is currently
reported that the President has made demand
upon the United States authorities for
the surrender of Butler to the Confodorai<*
Government; and in tin# event of a refusal, the
law of retaliation will be enforced upon a Federal
Major General captured in the recent battle
below Richmond.?Mercury.
| Death of Gen. David E. Twigg*.
Augusta, July 15.?Gen. David E. Twiggs
died hero this morning, after a brief illness.
Among the numerous pOefio eflfaaiona inspired by
the war, we have not met anything more sweet and
touching than the fblfowing UMes:
* , The maid who binds her Warrior's cash, *
And smiling, all her pain dissembles, ,
The while beneath the drooping lash,
One starry tear-drop hangs and trembles?
Though heaven alone records the tear,
And fame shall never know her story,
Her heart lies shed a drop as dear '
As ever dewed the field of glory t
The wife who girds her husband's sword,
'Mid little ones who weep and wonder,
And bravely speaks the cheeiing word,
What though her heart be ront asunder?
Doomed nightly In her dreams to hear
The bolts of war around him rattle,
Has shed as sacred blood as e'er
Was poured upon the plaius of battle.
The mother who conceals her grief,
* While to her breast her son she presses,
Then breathes a few bravo words and brief)
Kissing the patriot brow sho blesses,
With no one but her secret God
To know the pain that weighs upon her,
Sheds holy blood as e'er the sod
Recoivedon freedom's field of honor!
The Second Soulli Carolina Brigade
?miraculous Escape.
The Second South Carolina Brigade, attached
to Longstreet's division, was, wo learn from
the Richmond Dispatch, under the immediate
command of Col. Jenkins, of the Palmetto
Sharpshooters, in the bloody fight of Monday
evening, June 30th. In a brilliant charge
upon a Federal battery, although enfiladed for
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more than three hundred yards by a battery of
twelve guns which dealt death and destruction
throughout their ranks, the brigade never faltered,
but obstinately pressed forward, routing
and driving the enemy and capturing their
guns. The gallantry of the Palmetto Sharpshooters
is especially commended. Col. Jenkins
made some almost miraculous escapes.?
His horse was twice shot, his bridle-rein cut in
two at his hand, a part of his sword carried
away by a grape, and broken close to his side
by a Minnie ball, his sword knot cut, an India
rubber blanket perforated fifteen times and
his right arm disabled, but happily not to such
an extent as to compel him to retire from the
field. The following is a recapitulation of the
casualties in the brigade.
Killed Wo'd'd. Mi.s'g No. enr'd in.
Palmetto Sharp.
shooters, 40 210 ? 376
6th S. C. V. 11 70 ? 124
Gth S. C. V. 15 61 2 210
2d S. C. Rifles, 20 94 25 275
4lh S. C Bat. ? 36 ? 70
Total, 86 476 27 1105
Tribute of Reaped*
Branch Bank State of S. C. )
Camden. .Tulv in i??o (
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At a meeting of the Board of Directors
this day, the following preamble and resolutions
were offered and unanimously adopted :
Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God, in
the dispensation of His Divine Providence, to
remove by death our esteemed fellow citizen,
Col. William A. Ancrum, for more than
twenty years a Director in the Bank. Intimately
associated with him for so many year?,
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h.uu\t ana itpprucuucu ins social and genial
nature, the benevolence and generosity of his
disposition, always prompting to acts of kindness,
regardless of personal considerations.?
These traits of character endeared him to all
who knew him.
Resolved, That in testimony of our esteem
and regard, the members of this Board will
wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty
days. ,
Resolved, That a copy of these proceedings
be furnished the family of the deceased, with
the respectful assurance of our sincere sympathy
in their bereavement, and that they be
entered on our minutes, and published in the
"Camden Confederate."
C. J. SHANNON, President.
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Disappearance of Nebula.?The discovery
of the disappearance of one or two nebulae
in the heavens has excited tho liveliest interest
among astronomers. So unlooked for a phenomenon
fairly startles the hardest understanding.
Objects hitherto regarded as firm, enduring,
and fixed as the pillars of the universe,
have been found as unstable as an autumnal
meteor. "What great revolution in astronomy
is about here to be made, no one can conjecture.
The awful mystery only heightens on
reflection, and vague, shadowy forebodings of
the "rottenness of the pilltsrd firmament crowd
upon the imagination.
qpoo ^Old Stonewall" the rank of AU^Qeaeisidl
the highest known to the Confederate service.
This is a title richly merited fcy an officer who
tiss eViAwn li ^11 ? *4' - * ?if?
I X~ auvn II UIUIOVII At Mil UUIOS llVinC, TlgHMUl,
and skillful.
[for the camden confederate.] ^
Mr. Editor : 1 enclose to you, with a / "
quest for publication, the orders of General
Beauregard, and of Brigadior-Goncral Chalmers,
noticing, in terms of high praise, the
gallant conduct of Capt. B. B. McCaa, and his
troop of cavalry, lie was born and reared among
us, and your publishing it will convey the information
to many who know him well, and
who (though feeling no surprise at seeing it)
will sympathise warmly in his successes.
Great men rend with pleasure the record of a
brave man's acts. They serve as an incentive
to gallantry and self-devotion, at a time like
this, so necessary. B.
Headquarters, . Western Department, )
Tupelo, Miss., June 17, 1862. j
General Orders No. 74.
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Hie Ueneral con^nanding takes pleasure in
calling the attention of the armies of his Department
to the gallant conduct of Capt. B.
B, McCan, and his command of Burr's Cavalry
Regiment, on the morning of the 14th
June. By a bold and dashing charge he put
to flight a superior force of the enemy's cavalry.
In this affair private John A. Graham
was especially distinguished, and willl be rewarded
with the "badge of honor," on some
suitable occasion.
This success should teach our cavahy forces
what they can accomplish by bravery and during,
and should incite them to like deeds ot
valor.
By command of Gen. Beauregard.
(Signed) GEORGE W. BRENT,
Acting Chief of Stafl.
J. D. Bradford, A. A. A. G.
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Headquarters Chalmkr's Cavalry Brigade.
General Orders No. 4.
The General commanding this Brigade,
takes pleasure in returning his thanks to Capt.
B. B. McCaa of the 2d Mississippi and Alabama
Regiment of Cavalry, and th?
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and men under his commaud (particularly to
private Jolin A. Graham) of Capt. McCaa's
company) for their gallant conduct this morning,
in the skirmish at Baldwin, where with
only forty men, they charged and completely
routed two companies of tho enemy's cavalry,
pursuing them some distance, killing and
wounding some of them, and capturing six
prisoners, besides horses and arms.
He feels particularly gratified at the result
of tins skirmish, because (so far as he is informed)
it is the first time that any portion of
this brigade has successfully encountered a
superior force of the enemy.
He trusts, however, that this is only the first
of a scries of similar or greater exploits. It
shows conclusively that the road to success, is
also the road to safety, and that even when
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vi.ciuj, tuu surest avenue
of escape is to charge thorn boldly, and without
delay. Let this be your policy for the future.
By ordor of
Brigadier-General CHALMERS,
Commanding Cavalry Brigade.
W. A. Goodman, A. A. A. General.
From the West.
Mobile, July 15.?A special despatch to the
Advertiser and Register ^ dated Jackson, 24th,
says that McClcllan gained the victories in the
recent engagements near Richmond. It also
states that Gen, Hindman has captured Curtis,
with 8,000 prisoners. The officers wore detained?the
men paroled. Preparations were
making in Memphis to send Curtis' men home.
Four gunboats and one mortar boat are in
sight of Vicksburg.
In New Orleans, Butler has arrested persons
for reporting McClellan's defeat.
Tho New Orleans Crescent was seized by
Gen. Butler, and sold for the benefit of tho United
States, at $3,000?property and good will
of a paper that day, or any honr of the day, one
year ago would have brought $100,000.
Died, in Richmond, (of wonnds received in
the battle of the 1st instant,) on the 4th, Jolian
C. Levy, aged 27 years, youngest^ son of
Havroan Levy, Esq., formerly of Camden, 8. C,