The herald and news. (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, May 11, 1906, PART TWO: Pages 9 to 16, Image 9
PART TWO. Pages 9 to 16
VOL XLIII. NO. 39. NEWBERRY, S. 0. FHI DAY. MAY 11. 1906 TWICE A WEEK $1 50 A Y
NEWBERRY'S MONUMENT
TO HER CONFEDERATE DEAD.
History of the Undertaking-Sketch
of the Gallant Third-Descrip
tion of Monuinent-Unveiling
COereionies-Gen. Kenne
dy's Oration-Immense
Throng.
(This aceint is 1'rim. tht, News
Aid Coulier olf July 1. ISSO. Id the
story is written by Mr. J. A. Moroso.)
Special Dispatch to tile News and
('ourier.
Newberry, .huv 30.--When tile toc
-sil of, war sounded throughout the
lenlIgth and breadth of the land in
1861, and Car'olinians f'rom the moun
tains and from the seaboard were
called to arms, the descenidaits of the
Gencral John D. Kennedy.
parilis o* Iold "Nnietv-Six' werc
ut the ilast too ;mlswer to Iol! call. The
r'oar of' the' guns ofl \Iouih rii ando Mhor
r-is Ishond ho:14 han1divctaly 4 re n-ver
hiealth od' t l'al meItto Ntte wh I
thle ''Thind Uliin S. C'. \'." were
inl tit' fiel. The 4)111it v N X-ewherry
was its spilismr1, o14 wlvn ilte timev
camie for the( hov., inl -rey to proveN.t
thf i ho alty h' e o s of' Niniely-Six
were 1101 1om1111d waint;i-. 1u W hen %iven
elral Lve laid down his sword'o4 in 1S655
ami1l ithe hanerilict f the CI'nfeermev
was Tlitld. hoir hitII rI i l sevenlt v
(,it' of' tilw- sois ot' Newheryiv 1'ailed to)
anIIwer, 1, 11 rol I enc IL. TheI y hIa IId dit.d
upon the livid hl o' bat ItlI. ThIIis, is the
reTor1 o' tit mn tonvill11 whosv mimlorv
a m11.u-le 11111111men1v'll was t 1 )41odav un
vei led 1. Their hooes lie buried inl the
vallevs ot Vir..ginia m11a4d inl tile plains
of 11h falr. West. hut theivr memories
1t111l 11heir exampli's art (h'rishel in
flte learts o' tih peI)polt 1r 4b4 ''Ninv
fy-six." aod as hlln- as hlil actors of
brave dds ari. renimlril. Sit lonIg
will h rIeo'divllt'ion of* 1tir delods 1he
held dear Il (h o, of, the liv
Rev. Geo. W. Holland.
n.It wvas ini fthe summlll-r of' 1'8o
lIrt i t
TeSurvivors of Newborry
mtii'emoo'l r'i esj' ofl ter f a ~ lleni
('oili';il's Ii hat yearii theo aissoia
Lipsom'ob, I). A\. I)it'ker'l. Wmrn. l,rs
It'r 'ando -. K'~. Nauce, vice pretsidents;
d. .\l .Johntrstoone,' stetrtary li . l h1.
Wr iht, t reasur't'. TIheseo mn amo
'thlir alssocial's, wvho hadt risked t heir
liveupni ia hundltrett battle3flelds, at
(onct' dett erinetd to erect a monumenitlCit
to I lheir deceased comrades. I should
mve st a ted Ithati Newherryv was rep.
/ resenutedt in t he Coniif'edera te a rniy by
the Thlird lIegimnent of Infan try, in
hle rank anti file of which the flowcer
9f thle countr1 iy served. The r'egimnent
nztered the Confederate service uin
ethe command of Col. James H.
; ~
Newbherry Coiunty. ' I
V im I (' . .1.I ). Nas ce ofm Nebi ewry.
4-1 )41) IIi . I-4111 L xilW 'l.II , 1) 1,li 01111t 111
VII 1 l it s n re ttiolle a l fon the fr. I
iintiiit'Cil. 1. ~v1) Nanct'ed f' Newbrry
Idli 6 )(IliliI smm 1,11 ve.ltIi it'rst'ilel i'i
hor the a the itlit( Wil,iess at
0>d. 'NaIe i ave il his lie finl the al
tar it., his c u41trt\ .v. On tle seft-4 dav i
44f thle samle battle Lieuit.-COd. Wv. 6.
Runtherform.d. who succveeded him inl w
wahe (numaind of the reiment sit V(
ki I1ed. From that timlie until Ith close Ih
oif thle warIt thle mortallity list Itte(st- ri
ed I the fIghlt inI). qual Iitiles of "The
T hird, and flnallY whIenl the last r(Ill p),
wa-Is called inl the dark.1 daiys fof '6;5 it ef
was foun.1 that ''The Third'' hand lef't m1
471 livroes upon the field of battle. tu
1pon thle organization f the asso- f
ciation in 1372 it was determined to ll
erec( a1in mumlenlt to the Soldiers of h(
tiie regiment wto iadra falleti ini hattie s
for had perished ill hospital. The aid
-f . the fair. womienl of Newherry was
invAked, andl alilhouigh nm- ''Ladies'
M[mieinltleliall Asscialtin'' was II'
"anlized, thle wives and <hmlt)hters 4)f*
wStshivrs fof the Third re1111 imI'n
werv a icive vinlisted il ahli se. .A
('Ililliitlet.e o1 thlrev ladies was ap
p* liMle inl eat-ll Ilw il.,ill off w (i 4 -11 11
IY tll as.-ist inl thek wlrk of-aisn, the
neces,;sary 1fili.. SlibseillfEIl ly a ee -
.\l. bix r ts. .1. ('. \\il:,(1. Mirs, Y.
N. Bt. MlazYck and .\lr:4. .hunics Arcin
111sh wa, appm.inivl Ill comll4et e the(
work.
In te 1v inlvept 14i Of tihe' wlork I CMI
mittvi. 14 hndio.s (41nsistinl- (4 Mrs. Y.
eln i lheeewas appmintel, ulp
1111 W .m111 ei ll he task 'of iIl" nk i S
lihe movm-nlft. Thley be-anl al 4pnie
a filmpai-n lio f) l sulppers inl the I
winiler -e:lsonl and fof ive crevaml 1111-- ti
f
lilltivils inl Ihe siiiu er. as l the s il i
11d Zeal witlil which their work was
pril.,vvnteil is atteMSle<d by the ml n-il
mInil which Itohny reelrds the fdeeds
I r the0 -OlAirS Ill the ''*N inety( Six' '
DistrIi(.I. Th'le NewherrIY Thiespianl0
.11nh. 11f whil-b C'apt. 0. L1. Svhlmnpert,
a alan sur)vivifor of 'the " hr "is . i
ille p esidil.p.41
hepeiigenu,assisted thle ]a-tiI
dlivs mlaterialiy inl their pat riot ie 1
wor11k, andl cmntribtiionls speeVdily
bl
(it
Sh
Hon.11 Ite ('1.15 JM Mss. Pope.
Ir, I"f141hIe uivo 13, r is were 'a
lie tte iriiiein 1as anWI'd to9 wasr. ir
L.eI th jpeing (ot the errint yea
i'ler. Then .small balancei's of4 ae matn
rSent the Owpn>pric-tors lid' te o1nfly
al i ill tills st-clion ol tihe
almltry . TIllili est.imate Wa Is 1,4, -
V !1.00 1-1, but 4*0-., .1b 14uent lervn e inl
Iled in e ia danI e ell
S arit- o ab ut .2111). whiiih was
ild d1-Own vas h bv o' til ml"Iumillienlt
:s ell 11pli-t.d. Fl1 i ll .11 .|a v the
i n'. v.-Itmnillee repolllld (In.t the
4t i ).eIl comllpl ted, and.
their ne-ges illte 300h of, .hmle
as tixed as 1lte day flotr tlte mnveil
44 I iie shalt.
The Monument.
lieh) todaY attests tile l4Ive 11and
'11nbli11n1 of th' le pel,ple of N, ew
-rr f.I r v th.l e mnenl who -aIv up1 thir
vvs ill tle dtI'le(e f what thbey
'(m114d1 a ittlsl vallst., stanlds inl the
lblic sie mrt. inl Ihe realr (it thle
mrt1. holuse, a11141 forms one of .the
ost attractive and prominentii Jaen
ir's of, lite Iown. TIe shia1t is I8
et in1 heig-ht a is buill. of IItalian
i'ble, upoiii a base of native New
1y gran1ite. Tle first base is 6 feet
it-e' and i1*; inchies higli, the second
Col. Drayton Rutherford.
fet6 inchews s<puan. 11n 1-1 inchles
1h.1 :nIilm( thlini :" I'vet s inchles
mu :m 1 1 inh3 hliOh. Fr.4om O.h
p (-1 the Illiti base rises the divie.
i4h is ntual' 41f the finest white
n1i'mi 111.-ble. wind In the fourl I'aces
wiih1 are inscribed fihe nmles (If'
5 dliver'4s adl privates of the ThIirdl
imnillt. U'po1 the t ll) fi this rests
1' S44111nd41 div 11pon whiih is inseriled
Smilmn s f it Ihe' six ielh oflivers 4. f
' re-2,iiilt who m 1 died in the service.
I liht wet ee (fI tle sub11 4 die is Ilhe
at 40f armIs ilf the state inl has re
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L. battle dI.,_'s vrossed over two enll
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ri m that itiml . .\ ha11 ei - 1 later
a1 'pevial trainl frisml ('(1hm11bia, about
vi'it cars, arrived with tlhe military
anviviliasns. Tht, rvinlforemnents
bri -t in by twe two aiiins swelled
ilhe iinber ol' pe('41le ill t(mwn1 to 11 ;n
hv*s than !.000. WhAlile Ithe ladies --ath
2.red hup) inl flh i publie squar-e, the ma111le
111in i the population voncentra
ted at the dlepol.. The Newherry Ri
I iundler onuui man f44 Capt . .L.
sciilli4pert, were lit the depot to re
vvive the visitors, uiponl the diseml
hillrkiltin li' whomll, i shi.lIte bein
first fired hv tiht- Ctilutmbia Flying Ar
tillery, (he provessifin wasIt" formlled i
(i,'following rer
1. The battle 11.1b,' Oilf 1he Thir..
lelifih liv.-imlienl Nr( 1,mv.1 anl 's Brig-11lea
bm-rne by ('4l. Winl. L,ester, mal es
(1411rted Iy ihe 11:1-shials 411, the lay, as
Aolw :.. .1.K gr. T. .1. alfe(l,
T. I-rm*Vll. 1). 1"rd . Scham111pert.
2. ('arria-es inl whivib wt-re Ilhe
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