The Camden confederate. (Camden, S.C.) 1861-1865, August 07, 1863, Image 2
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FRIDAY, AIJGFST 7, 1863. i
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By reference to advertisment, in another
column, it will bo seen that Mr. W. C. Ellerbe's
Flour Grist Mill, are in fine working con
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dition.
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We have received no return from the election
which took placo on Friday last, for field
officers for this regiment, to serve under the
late cf\ll from the President. We will no doubt
be able to givfe the result in our next issue.
The President of the Soldiers Rest gratefully
acknowledges the following donation :
One bundle of rags, soap and sponge, from
Mrs. Oppenheira, Miss Susan Lang 14 eggs,
Miss Grant One ham, rice and tea.
On the first page of the Confederate will be
found the Proclamation of President Davis,
setting apart Friday the 21st day of August,
ensuing, as a day of fasting, humiliation and
prayer.
A Word to Faint Hearts*
Just so sure as God is just, says the Mobile
Register, and men loves liberty better than
subjugation, just so sure is this struggle to be
crowned with National Independence. There *
are not fools and cowards enough who dream
of peace from submission, born under this
Rah i V* AWrx AMM ? A *1
wuwciu ouu lu prevent it. mesc men may ?
disgrace and damn themselves to eternal infa- <
my, as cravens, dunghills, slaves if they will, '
but they cannot drag down to the same pit of <
degradation the freeborn men and master race
of this Southern land. The blood of the martyred
brave which has watered the soil of every 1
Confederate State cries shame on those who
talk or think of yielding?who dream of peace t
except upon terms of the perfect and glo- *
rious independence for which we Lave drawn t
the sword. It is time for the true men of the >
land to speak out and frown down the cowards 1
who think of betraying the country to the infamy
and ruin of Yankee domination. We
call upon the press and men of nerve and in-- .
fluence everywhere to take their stand to rekindle
the fires of patriotism, to encourage or
i silence the weak-hearted and the croakers, to ^
make new vows of devotion to the cause, and
to drive every skulker from the army to his '
duty to his comrades and his country. Up
with the Southern banner, the cross and the
battle flaer, and ero forth the erv
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"Lay on, Macduff, .
And damned be he who first cries hold, enough 1"
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rroR THE CAMDEN CONFEDERATE.J ,
Miss. Cuesnut, acknowledges the following \
donations for the Aid Association for July : ]
?150 from the young Ladies Tableaux;
?18,80, proceeds of a basketj)resented by Mrs. i
Bouncy, raffled, and won by Mr. Willie Mc- 1
Dowell; So from a regular contributor; $2
from Mrs. T. J. Ancrum ; $7 from Alfred Doby;
?30, proceeds of a collar presented by Mrs.
Bouncy, and won by Mrs. J. T. Hershman ; 1
55 cents from Joe Bonncy; 86,10, from Lizzie 1
Haile, proceeds of a seed basket, won by Mrs. '
Oppcnheim ; 83 from Miss, llabbersham ; SlO
from Mrs. Rodgers ; 1 pair of socks from Mrs. ''
DcIIone ; 2 pair of soqks from Mrs. J. Whita- '
ker ; 3 pair of socks from Mrs. McRae. 1
Resignation ?>f General Price.?The i
Montgomery Mail, of the 1st inst., says: I
We have learned, with great regret, that <
Gen. Price has resigned his commission, and
retired from the army in Arkansas. It is said \
m that being placed in a subordinate position to ,
Gen. Homes, he was unable to execute his plans '
for the liberation of Arkansas and Missouri \
from the preseuce of the Yankees. It is also ;
said that despairing to received from the Pro
sident*Davis the position to which he was entitled
by his military services, he finally de- i
termincd to retire from his command. ;
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[rOR THS OAMDXN CONFEDERATE.]
Camden, S. C., July 30,1863.
To Miss Chernuty Presendt L. A. A.: '
In behalf of the Kirkwood Cavalry, allow me
to return my thanks through you to the ladies
of the Association, for the very liberal donation
of clothing furnish my command, which was
very acceptable and highly appreciated. These
repeated acts of liberality furnished the strongest
incentive that can move the arm of the
loldier, and interest of our imperilled country.
With the blessings of God, and smile, and active
benevolence of our country women, a .
conquered people we never can be.
I would llAVP Onaworofl Kafniin U.?* ?
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received the bale of clothing on the eve of
marching orders. Nething more, but remain
Yours respectfully,
J AMES L. DOBY,
Capt. Co. E, Holcombe Legion, S. C. Cav.
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Extracts from a Paper Under Fire.
Yicksburg Daily Citizen, printed semi-weekly
on wall paper, and published by J. M. Swords,
Has been discontinued since the fall of the citv.
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[t was rather amusing to read extracts from it.
An "accident to the press" is accounted for in
an editorial apology by the bursting of a 100
ll> shell in the basement. Here are some extracts:
We are indebted to Major Gillespie for a
steak of Confederate beef?alias mule meat.
We have tried it, and can assure our fripnd9
that they need have no scruples at eating the
meat. It is sweet and tender, and so long as
we have a mule left >ve are satisfied our soldiers
will be content to subsist on it.
Another article states that M. L. Reiser,
having on hand more corn than he will probably
need himself, is distributing to the poor
free of charge.
"Porter," says our paper, "is enjoying a season
of rest. On Tuesday he fired a few shells.
The mortars have not been used for 24 hoursPoor
fool! he might as well give up the vain
aspiration he entertains of capturing our city,
or exterminating our people, and return to his
master to receive the reward such a gasconaiing
dolt will meet at the hands of the appreciating
Government at Washington."
"We arc satisfied that many people have
oreadstuffs secreted, and that-tlicy are dealing
t out at most exorbitant figures. It is charged
hat some arc selling fiour at ?5 a pound, corn
510, and molasses $10. If this is proved, let
.he brand be placed on their brow, that humanity
may scorn and spurn them as they
would the portals of Hell."
A Yankee Tkaitok Caught.?On Saturday
last, C. W. Chapman, a Yankee schoolmaster
in Columbus, Ga., was brought before the Examining
Committee on a charge of disloyalty.
He had written several letters to his friends in
the North, and endeavored to send them to
Nassau by Mr. L. G. Bowers, who recently left
for Europe. The military at Wilmington
overhauled these letters and sent them back to
dolunibus. Their whole tenor showed Chapman
to be an enemy to the South, but laying
liim open to no specific charge. lie was released,
but notified to leave the country in ten
Jays. At his request, the time was extended to
twenty days. But the Post Commandant, belintnnre
1n?v? 4- *>. l.~ -* ? ' 1 '
... itini u/ du an enemy calculated to do
great mischief, ordered 'his arrest, and lie is
now in jail awaiting his trial before the military
authorities.
From Virginia.
Richmond, August 5.?The central train arrived
at a late hour last night, but brought 110
news of importance. It is reported that Meade
lias crossed the Rappahannock into Culpepper.
General Meredith is the successor of Ludlow
is Commissioner. The Confederate authorities
received yesterday official notification of
the appointment. A meeting of commissioners
take place this week. All the papers this
morning have editorials strongly urging the
people to respond to the late proclamation of
)f the President.
The New York Herald states that twentyrive
negro regiments arc * organized and in
course of organization for the Federal army.
The Northern papers ridicule the idea that it
is purposed South to employ negro troops, a9
asserted in anonymous letter to the Tribune,
dated Richmond.
Another Yankee flotilla in James River, two
monitors and two gunboats. They came up as
far a9 Sandy Point last night.
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Important from the West?Victory in
Louisiana.
Morton, Miss., August 1.?A large nujpber b
of the chiefs and braves of the Choctaw tribe *
passed through this place yesterday to visit u
their "Great Father," President Davis, at Rieh- it
mornl. ' I
Grant has established a garrison of about
3000 men at Natchez. .fi
Wirt Adams'scouts bring intelligence that 1
Banks attacked Dick Taylor at Donaldsonville,
La., on the 22d, an<J was defeated with
loss of 6000 of bis men, including 4000 pri- ^
soners. Taylor's.and Magruder's forces have
since united on the Teche River, which, if true,
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will enable Taylor to place in position the siege Q
guns captured at.Thibodeaux. j
Morton, August 3.?Our latest news from r
the Mississippi represents the river above Vicks- a
burg as swarming with gunboats and transv\Art<?
1? /yn nlvAn4n n n/1 f nr* tun o ur Ai*A
j?v/t wo. juigui ^uni'uni? auu tcu iiaucpv/i to "viv
counted last Friday between Vicksburg and 7
Natchez. Tim, however, does not cut off our i
communication with the Trans-Mississippi I>e- 2
partment. Tho accounts from that side are _
cheering, but, as yet, contraband. The enemy
has placed a garrison of 2500 men at Carthage, ^
a prominent point on the river. Logan is v
watching the movements of the enemy, aud we 11
expect to hear from him soon. No Yankee c
troops have gone up the river, excepting Mc- ^
Phersou's corps aud part of Burnside's com- j
mand. c
Richmond, August 4.?Authentic accounts f
of the battle of Manassas Gap, on the 23d in- *
stant, states that Wright's brigade, after about j
three hours fighting, was compelled to fall *
back about four hundred yards, but rallied, and ^
in turn drove tike enemy back, completely I
routing him and holding the position until relieved
after night. Our loss wa9 165 killed, t
wounded and Missing. The enemy's loss must r
have been five times as great, inclining some *
field officers, who were seen to fall from their ,
horses. General Ewell, in his report to Gen. 1
Lee, compliments the brigade very highly for
its gallantry. 1
The following promotions have recently been 1
made : Brig. Gen. S. D. Lee to be Maior Gen- 1
eral; Col. O. S. Strong, of Tennesee, to bcBrigadier
Genera!; Col. James Deshler, of Alabama; i
Col. Lawrence S. Baker, of South Carolina;
Colonel Lumsford L. L. Lomax, Col. II. D.
Roddy, of Alabama.
We have nothing from Fredericksburg today,
except that no Yankees are in that vicinity.
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Safety of Morgan.?The Knoxvtllc Chronicle
learns that without doubt Gen. J. II. Mor- i
gan has crossed the Ohio Rivet, with one thousand
men and his artillery. The crossing it
is said to have been made somewhere in the
vicinity of Blannerhasset,s .island?into Virginia
we suppose. Our last Northern telegrams
state that Morgan was evidently aiming
.to cross the Ohio above navigation. In this it
seeina he has been successful. Tire island
where he is reported to have crossed is not far
from Parkershurg and the mouth of the Kanawha
River. This information is taken from
the N. Y. Herald of the 24th. The Heraid
admits that Morgan crossed with one thousand
men and his artillery. We are right glad of
so much; but we have little doubt that the
truth will be much more crratifvine1 when we i
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got it.
The Lynchburg Republican records the following
affecting incident:
In the fight with the Yankee raiders at
Wyth eville, was a Methodist preacher who
made hijnsclf quite conspicuous for gallantry.
During the melee he singled out his men and
fired, and at the crack of his gun the Yankee
fell. Horrified at shedding human blood, the
preacher rushed up to his fallen foe, and grasping
him by the hand, with tears in his eycs?
implored his pardon for having shot him, and
finding the man was mortally wounded, fell
upon his knees and offered up a solemn and
fervent prayer, during which the spirit of the
wounded Yankee winged its final flight to the
bar of God. The incident was affecting in the
extreme, and is worthy of record.
Yellow Jack Among tiie Yankees.?The
Mobile Register of the 24th says: "The yellow
fever has broken out at Fort Pickens.
Barrancas has been turned into a hospital.
There are eighteen ships of war in Pensacola I
harbor?plenty of food for "Yellow Jack."
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From Morrli Island.
There was scarcely any firing down the hafor
yesterday. The enemy's fleet and batteries
rere perfectly 6ilcnt during the entire foreoon.
'Soon after twelve o'clock*a single monor
steamed within ratf?e, fired a few shots at
lattery Wagner and then withdrew.
There was some slow firing last night, chiefly
om our battery at Shell Point.?Mercury of
Vednesday.
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The Cincinnati Commerical says there are
wo reasons given by anti-draft men why the
raft should not be made. One is that itisiralossible
to pat down the rebelion by force of
rms, and therefore that the war should at
ncc be stopped. The other is that the rebelIon
is so far 6ubdued that no more soldiers are
iccessary.
MAIlRIE:D Married,
at the residence of the bride s faiher, on
'hursday, 30th July, by Rev. J. L. Suuford, Mr. M?.
KELLY to Miss ELIZA A. It. THOMPSON.
OBITTJAX^Y.
Died, on the field, at Gettysburg, on the 2d of July,
863, ('apt. JOSKPH f\?CUNNlNG I.IAM, Company
}. 2d Regiment S. 0. V., in the 29th year of his age?
alued and beloved in life, in death most deeply lamented
by all who knew him.
Immediately after his graduation at the 3outh Carolina
College, ho devoted all his energies to the eon;enial
pursuits of agriculture; and although yet quito
oung, eminent success, both in South Carolina and
Arkansas, crowned his intelligent and well-directed
>nr rgy.
Unambitious, save to do right, and to bo right, he
bund his duties and pleasures in the planter's nvocaion,
and in the sweets of social life ; but at the first
lote of war ho promptlj' laid aside everything, and
oincd tho "'Flat Rock Guards." Kershaw Distr ct,
Captain liaile, as a private, and was immediately made
Orderly Sergeant. This company joined Col. Kershaw,
vhen foaming his regiment for Virginia, and was a
jart of that nucleus on which was formed the glorious
' A rmy of the Potomac-''
In every field from Bull Run to Gettysburg, that
rlorious old Regiment has borne its part, and young
Cunningham was ever at his post. First Manassas
nade him Lieutenant?he was promoted to ihe Capaincy
at the commencement of tho campaign in tho .
Peninsula, in April 1862. In tho battles on tho Chickihominy,
in front of Richmond, on the Potomac, in
Maryland, at Fredericksburg and the Wilderness, ho
?ver led his company most gallantly, ar.d *yet passed
.hrough all these fiery ordeals, unscathed, llis noble
ife nobly closed on the hard fdlight field of Gettysourg,
while it was yet a victory.
The names of his battle-fields aro too numerous for
this brief sketch. It is a matlcr of just pride to have
been a member of the Army of the Potomac?a Captain
in the glorious " Old Second"?much more so,
never to have missed a duty, and to have had his share
in every field. Alas! that so much rich experience,
so much usefulness should perish, with so much yet
to do.
Captain Cunningham was unmarried, but in tho
eirclo of his brothers, sisters and friends ho filled a
place made terribly vacant by his death.
Useful citizen 1 gallant soldier! true, generous
friend 1 devoted brother! manly hearts heaved deep *
sighs as they depo-ited thy noble form in ft hostile so l,
and saddened faces marked their comrades loss, as d< fiantly
they strode back to tho Potomac, and in thy
loved "Carolina tender lorms are now bowed down with
irrief. and will miss thee snritv in -ill
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until tli.v smile shall greet them in that happy land to
which thou hast hut "gone before." S.
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Special ISTotices.
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ALL PERSONS DFSIRING TO .JOIN A GOOD
and select company of Cavalry, now on duty on tho
Peninsula, in Virginia, will do well by^naking application
to me, at the branch bank, Camden, S. C. All
recruits must furnish their horso3 and equipments.
For further particulars, address mo at Camden.
JAMES L. DOIJY,
Co. E, Ilolcombo Legion S. C. Cavalry.
July 31 , 3
ATTENTION! CONSCTI II?TS.
ALL MALE RESIDENTS BETWEEN THE AGES
of 18 and -15, not legally exempt, will bo conscripted
on the 20th of ^August. Previous to that time they
are allowed the privilege of volunteering in any
branch of the service they may select?and upon volunteering
will rccoivo Fifty Dollars bounty. At and
nuer uie 2Utn August they will not bo allowed this
choice, and will receive no bounty.
I will remain in Camden two weeks, to receive recruits
for Company C, 6th Regiment S. C V., and will
pay the above bounty to all who volunteer.
R. M. CANTKY,
1st Lieut. Co. C. 6th Reg't. S. C. V*
July 31 2
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Camden, S. C
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THE SUBSCRIBER INFORMS HIS FRIENDS
and the travelling public that he has leased this com
modiou3 I10USE, so eligibly situated in the growing
town of Camden.
His personal superintendence and best efforts, aided
by competent assistants, will be devoted to the comf}rt
and satisfaction of guests and visitors. He confidently
asks a continuanco of the favors of all who
have visited the DoKalb House, and calls from any
of his frionds who visit Camden.
.January 1C J. H. JUNGBLUTIL