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The Private Soldier. Books without number have beei ritten upon the civil war. So much that all the great historical facts d the biography and reminiscenees our great leaders have been told rer and over again. Those who have read Lee or Jack ln's ''Memoirs,'' Davis' ''History f the conmfederey,'' or TeT Last ays of the Confederney, by Gen. ordoi, no doubt, what I shall tell ill appear tame and insipid, for I hall deal mostly with the private ldiers, the uinkinowin and unrecord d hero of the rank and flIe of the outliern Confederate aimy. Blut af er all, should not tiheir deeds of valor ppeall to us just as,, mchil ? It seems to e, he who stands fihe brut of bat tle Ces not get tle credit of being the ero that lie is. Think of the brave oys of 61-65. who often vithi are uld bleeding feet. in ragged jacket, n))d witi empty huaversaeks, bore our atiered friag to the front of a iun tled vietorious fields, an1d wrote on br iiht es paimes of American1 hlistory .he lnmes thal will niever die. We tnow what they( were by what they tecoiplisieI itd against overwhewlinlii"g umbers anid resou 'es. I woid not Pluck oeit' iwer I'r-om the ln urel wrea h of ,tefersi Davis. Soldivr, patriot. Orator anld Christian gentleman; not from R. I.. Lee, tile peerless soldier and model milan of all tle centuries not rin1 Sionlewail .jaeksoil, tlie very tlillidlholt of war; nor from .I. I. B. St1a., dahn11. gl 1oriouls "Jeb,'' the flower of eavaliers; nlor- from 0. T. Beauregard, kind aid fearless, the idol of his men. and m111lyan other wvor tly comrades of these. Bit is nlot the .honor great, and glorious enough to be shared by leader aind follower? If they were here to speak today, I can healr them say ''yea, a tliousand times yea.'' At one Iime when .t i ohn B. Gorldoll Navs beingot enh11u1niasti lly cevred at a blanciiel in N. Y., lie spranlg to his feet alld salid. ''Comrad1es, you are cleerin' the wrolO.ig nll, Yon should eerth men t le private soldiers who made Cordon." Tin the limit ,ed time given me. 1 did not have op portuiity of talking with many of the old soldiers. One thing. hIowever, surprised me from what [ did see, that though true to the Stars anlid Stripes. amIll will now hloldl. that bain net' higl. tihey are as fa ithfil to the Lost ('ause as thoulli its batles had been I'mudht Yesten4hay, unc-m<iqeredI ii s)ir'it. I askeid lilt w1hit he thought of the ilel. beilg ad'o(teud by s(mile of oil)' nor(110ther frietds. tHit the rv sult of the war was blt' Ohe accom,ti plishmlleits. by hlnna agencies, the will of' tie Diviine. We know Iwo conflictinl., civilizationis came into ex istence withi thle establishmlent or thle Americnn Union. As 4ne ( it' first statesmin o the sou(th has i rfl said. the seeds of1I lte civil war. were plan ted'4 so me liftyI yearus befo)re lhey to this. Ih l 4 soldlieri (prtiekly'141 rpied, the resiult is but anotherici triuthi of' 1h Almli12hty is 441 the4 side( of the great-i1 est c'anniu'i. for 1114' folloinii iineidenit: There andl hitunbile f'ami *lyx by lie iname of Biley. - They' hadl( on14 Sonl. .\unstin, .'i he was conser1ip4ted4 and senit to Com pany 11. 3rid. 8. ( '. llegimen I. I len ('n amped nearii Richmond4l. VIa. 1ICe, will ~ vera1 4others,'5 came mareb11ing inicju iampul, linileyv lagging 1behind, beingH an1 awkward'( bioy, dre'tssedt inl1 bark Ayed clothing. striaw~ hat anti st iteh'eie do shitots. Theui boy's at onite begai lgny him, telling hul im tocomel downi out of thattt ha t,tete. Ba iley~ said, ' 'hbov let upl and( give( 1114 a tiaiil ini battle,' end I tell you lie pitt a good many of thle nloisy boys 14o shIamel, for lie wa oneC of thle brav~e'st and tioole01tst boys ~nha Ite Iha T111 1etver saw. This poor, ~rave fe'llow larcheiod and14 fought ~th 11he obIl 3rid regoimeni IlhrouIgh all the ba tt les we'4 weret enig'ed ill unt il Se lilt t'e of th W i'\ i iless, wherei wasl knoked4 nut. I iost ai )gt here and T nlever saw'~ my friend ~gain. Stone time after the war0l 1 noet C apt. Nance, and in talking about1 lomne of our1 brlave boys, I happened to mnltion1 thle namet of Bailey. Thc Caytlin's eyes flashed as lie said t'ho, Bailey of your lregimenlt ?'' ''1 NaW that brav'e boy a ftr hi le received' the deathl wounld. Our r'egiment was fight in" a brigade of yankees below Riehmond. The line was foirmed ir a elbow~ shape, youri company occnpy e thle crook of this in tile sink of old iroad. The enemy came ini Ii numlabers that t hey drove hadi tItle oIf our1 par't of tIle linte, but1 ed not4 c'omei overi thle (elbow. SomE y men'i w'ere4 wounded, saitd Capt 4 e uiponi Bailey, lying in thle 014 S sink. T said, 'my boy, are you nded ?' For I saw lie still hiad his gun gripped in his hands. Look WzH over the bank, he said, 'Capt. 1 walitto get one more crack at the yankees;'and if they come this way, I'll finish one more.'' Capt. Nance said lie was shot through the lungs and bleeding profusely while talking to him. Died where he fell, and if buried at all, buried by the enemy.'' Another incident in which tobacco plays ill important part,. givenl Ie by our ex-sheriff, W. W. Riser. After a certain battle, our men had stretched themselves behind alit old 'ence trying to get a1 little sleep, whenl tilnexpecte(dly from the enemy's side, camle a whizzing six pound ball, Which lodged il a tcrack of the felnce. The fIse was about to eX)Iodv, a little siloke and blaze just visible. whleI a P 111111, Mail (we (oilll ot 11 1ild ot his 11,111e) del iberateIily raised liiiselIf oll his lbow atil spit it otl(. A risky i'ng. for had14 Ie mllissed tile fuse. his lvad would surely have been bloiwn )fT and the lives (t manyi of his vom ia(les lost. .\Ir. W. W. Ufiser SavS he.m lui sed this ar.-Iluned inlkin to) the preacelus int J"atvlr of0 tIte use olf tobacco. There are.( t wo mar11kedI Iraits ()f tlhe .\lterical soldier, he It. h-r11tm ithe north11 or so t.The Ine is SaltiSI*vinl. the inter m11ant, and4 the otler., tIh' disl)lsitionl to see the comic side o4f1 thing-s. NXo amloulmt 0, h11AShlips. n.) dlwt(Iivatin destry-v Il t love 'f 1,1u1 wh ich is inbhorn1. aIs he nierrilY iautghis ait daitger' aitti j4kesah1i.sl ini the very PreSenc(e idf dea11h. Th'lil- rv mninds met( of1 a sto- iveard1 Mr. W. C. Sligh-ttell tle Ither lay, int wht ch lie ittil hains 411'rades Iook ilitU at (ilgilig' for an old Vit' ltiarl-l a er's honey. They first tried to bly a gum, the old m1aitn would not sell. I'rovi siots were searce atnd they liau nt l hash'd honevy for mon11thls. The I'ng inl." took such Stron.- h(ld 41n iihemill, that tIthey deeiled it wIs reall neves .ary to ave somte hnev to mm 11 them g41od sol(iers. -'eeling) this wav atd easing their consciences with I lie 14tough01t that the VaItkees would take it it' thev didi 'I . hey " pr"levedhed, tn 41e r It' cmver 11 daIkness. to4 1htear' a n1 11tilhe c lilip. 'hIruistiml a rail Ilhr,n1-h Ihe c.ap (4 the -11m, S(D as hI be easilY car-riedl by- two. Oh ! h11r r.mrs. the(' bees c'aie swiarlming mit i great illbers. an14d Mir. Sli-l savs. lie i wollid rather I-ight the yanikm-s aliv time than1 beesZ. Bhld no)Itilnce did1 Ihey thinlk 1t 1giivil- u1p the delar ' h h r yhey dided Ilim. samcked thlir lips inl 1 antiiatin' 14 4 1141m .1tt il the hlollev wolild be, Il'. llt i I ees. halig'eI, a11l Iit"'lved al el ii h ll will.. Ilow lutll Ctaptall Nai le ll io*vil vatigi and So as to avid being reptead, th divided with him. Sure to.O iw ll(. t t1,1v (lel t I o eh rlo e l nt tlost it ri at Itlie. M' urilS vaptain dinl'*t lo . ill i t af the isne tsi ll tg-. The )I l man Si hie co d fi4ind nt,1. Ior1 tle. were obliged to) be stil but iaiL(1 i o S . no 411le (t1, dill were till,ttet4hl. I Ncii i , at wilto ltaiden-f VI d '' to et'a liv b14'1e e i s ' m oi, noil e~atn the hollane. uc at tis to, hiysi Ia weittin him1 to bed forht ahba c'ti, 'It t it'll t, l O tt the i' arir wAs 110tile wOt. il(', a 1tlli neve cha i'new ll) 114'1ot 1(il iss t 1 1 wh ll'4 10 111pi was a tt wivle s1) to. il'tlit I'fv Iiolalu Onea.~ morei' ainde ntI wonbtit like (t I iveea iot bris u the tlloee'at bav-il~ thee e int batiti'le i f te5ilderness (t.eea l 'itC,o ien s iamy moher, powered0 and taiiknw bave in'atdemor limitnd cind.hitik hofh the bahds oe wasvot butn just avehi titmelveng eholle upr juthie e to turn iteiie oftbitane. Leoseng aLoln,st gr,said ltte mats i''om1 le foow motandiwe unalo ', fer wentoup a mliesttudeo you' shalel not led, betew lidlldo wat' lis,ul comman.' Arlitd r this, horse hvg the ideitu' and' satid, i''Ge (ltenrel'r, 11ale t cileseitte'n e liare sick, for Fedeals~ 0'alit drove ithiem to the 11rni'sIip f'511I notiu iicom ee on,int fom ie te nprived bades tohefir,o~ laid to rest. I .cannot. express the it surprise and anxiety to which they III were subjected. No one who did not to pass through those fearful days can CI imagine the sorrow of friends left be- R, himl, longing as they did for news D froi the front. Ani where are those pi southern mothers? Nearly all have te entered into rest. The few who re main, grandmothers now, with falter- thI ing step and gray hair, will soon join re their sisters in a lald of peace. 01 To their dauigliters, tihey have a leg- rc acy to be<ienh(I tle Coifederate Ie- el m1orial. To the ithey Commit the sa- im cred trust of keeping green the mem. w ory of the men itand women will) lived and suffeed throul.0gh those triingi al yeaIs. el The south has at history to preserve, th ia history they are prou,! to -ive to vi tll w 1ri, am theil mli es of T)avis, 1)l I'e. .l:14lsoi amnd lists tilo others; Ili shoibl nvver- pass iint4 oblivion blut shbllid be hanele4l d4own h m11iviothier I o <lait-O ter 41 er . 1 t j ls to eil. p l I 6iv the mii gh l- oi triII eb ll i st. Il And( Yet, tih si.41vrs, he hoYal still, m1 To 11he sacrle<d '1nd shainless.as.'4: Caring for the Soldiers. G Iy * v lts . .1. J. Biramtly , . . S1uth C:1' Ilina sel-elled inl )eeem h:4.r ft ISGO. urn the w%inticr seven ctollmans werv hirmne<d in N(-whvrry ill< in Nevhbl'I'v list vil. T'h fir-t c4ompan1 y that ](It Nowbverry was the W lW4d 11114mm. unle 'aptalin \\'hWil Walker, who jqinedi 'l. Ihx ie (Ir'si~ rCleg i t il ('harlesthm. We sewed ti lie m-1141h. of 41le SilllaY after noonl So that we coblid have :ll the uni I'orms filnished inl tiic for tle compa Iy to leave M-4n111ay1v morning. Later inl the wviniter six f)ther. eml panlies werv.e I'forImled. E'ver\ a fter 114)11 I wouh 4l 1 up i fri-4nt cit is. h -Idgn' b place t4i wah-h the boy -o dlrill and (1 enlcourage Ilimml. .\rtIer- lo Wi,41s lhe c(mnilmivs wervi-t sent to al 1iKnht w<lKnot Swinl. ner C()lon- 01 bia t(i drill prvparatory to oigto el t f11111 it nevolssa r tq) g,et to re W41k.i ill Varlest 11mw -4 we 1form-iie<l a t< "Sodimrs Aid Smiety.' each mem- ai her paying WSo 111uC]l .1 week. We se- C eurel a rm inl Law R.un-e where we k met once a week ti, earrl.y n fiur1' Wiork. st The t1-st lime we se(Il l to criite- C vill( for a ble)1( ,1, iblealicel goo<lS d W;ls 411linI . vIr aV vti *v S 1114111i ' t w4) as lm-i as (ie warI last- T C<l we lla< a bal seilt til Newbel'v mit lif whi hli we 111:le 1in1der (14thes fr Ihe s1ldiiers. Ever\ Mlolla-v 11l(1.1inlg -we me( .111 in etit out from iillie unit tii two. Then we c l'lIlvd 1111e witb it ts ina1111 liv IlVle s 4as we lw 114"w-Iit we 4c-i l. a tilll n wbak i l<' 11'(i 1l i1av. EIvery 0 wi<* w1( 1 i4 l Ili, S;i.lt Ain. s 11i f 114 wve 14 week 111m1il Ihe (.1141e . M Alon11- with this n111ce ve 111ry m1 .J4ll 's store aill:t lii(krel seve I I )oxes l: kelt ite lwu t ilid k1111ickn nas. II(h 5i nh 'tler 11s. i. , so ln en es <il r Ill ap-21 ae mal kon.s. ifee,'(114 tt i iV n141'I parched' 11 411 when .Sye, and potato14 irnpherry eav. We won1(hlV11'i mark afeichlox ih th VCiiIopan mIl NIa.t itment ton lo. 1.olabnli wound ta eliis wearle yamid, wIi.me "' n fue sr line C1lh. I on 4m- 1en ill.- oher l1m sick t. TheI41Jl1~ i uiers a h werei' 41 Ioing urthe iup thIe Iunlr we dini' Ihe delt. so1Ctm rin1Ir he'Ilt 'o uibl at ark IlnI the2 1p411ovi is tht A 1cm ite oftree tla <lles11 was14 tI ajhited lIt. l a rn ih |11 claned my son elohn 'cluck thexea orning. I also asked each one to ake a tick and stuff it with hay and send down all the pillows and bed otIes they could spare. I then got Dv. 'Mr. lum1bert. to go with me to ick Chapman's carpenter shop to ,rsuade hii to make twelve or four en biniks by next morning. When the train caue in at eleven e lext, Imorning everything was ady for them. We had hot water ia stove inl one' of . the smaller 'om1Is and1I plenty of clean uinder tles. Wl also had a supply (of edicinles froml the Lutheran college hlerv 41111 ilediciel were stored. WIhenl 11he soldiers got. inl the stew 'd halied them, changed their (Itlis. -ave them a hair cut and put (.m1 1" bed. They had what mledi nvs the v ieded anld tle ladies 'onlh11 11hemll 44onlps and other thinlgs M. -111.1 vat. As IlY -,It elI tI hey went home Il h that were still there whIenl 111A ir ot I .ee's sIrrendvir w sent. i o ton.Whenl the yankees, camni garr iP town1 wIve mlv , (m- ob it . mtat l.'e'ss. pillows, ete., to i\ sm ht bl) hel ped so iluch iI so- w nded he 1ho1spital. . S. r 1ra'nk _l. 11nun. MOWER & BYNUM, LAWYERS, N Ewn : R R V . C. lunt, Hunt & Hunter, Attorneys and Counsellors at Law, NEWISERRY, SOUTIl CAROLINA. EMIGRATION. We desire to say that after no small cpenditure of time and money, we now )ve the assurance that a considerable imber of desirable emigrants can be cated in this county. The people we e interested in bringing are farmers a very high order. This class is not isy to induce to come south because of e prejudice against this section in Eu >pe. When the deserving and well )-do emigrantlands at New York there re men there from every section of this )untry and Canada ready with all inds of inducements to settle in their ctions. Texas, Alabama, th eWest and anada arevery active. Good emigrants :n't come to Newberry or any other action of South Carolina by accident. heir presence here means effort and xpense on the part of some one. Some colle don't seem to understand this. f tihe land owners of this county de ire this class of people, let them list ith us the lands they are willing to 11, and let them do so at once. We re now in a position to get the people, nd we would like to settle them in this iunty, but if suflicient land at REASON 1i,5 prices cannot be had here, then ,e shall place some of our people else rhere. W. K. SUGHI & CO. Notionis. Jiveme atrialandl will please you in price and quality. Jos. Man . U. liointes. WV. A. 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