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O.AN vOL. XV17. MANNING, S. C... WEDNESDAY, M-AY 17,% 1899. N.3 TILE REUNION. Soldiers of the South Gathered to Charleston's Loving Arms. THEY HAD A GRAND TIME. Thirty Thousand Strangers Within Her Gates Last Week But All Were at Home in the Cradle of Seces sion. Almost the first official act of the ninth annual reuniou of the United Confederate Veterans was an attempt by Gen. Stephen D. Lee of Mississippi to secure an indorsement of President McKinley's suggestion made in his re cent Atlanta speech that the care of the graves of Confederate dead should be undertaken by the Federal government. Action on the resolution. however, was frustrated by a motion to refer it to the committee on resolutions in spite of a rather general sentiment to put it through with enthusiasm. The motion to refer originated with Dr. J. William Jones of Virginia. The business sessions of the reunion was called to order Wednesday morn ing by Gen. C. I. Walker, commanding the South Carolina division, in the handsome auditorium erected for the occasion by the city of Dharleston. Its enormous floor space was erowded and thousands were unable to gain admit tance to the building. When Gen. John B. Gordon, the commander-in chief, appeared upon the stage he was greeted with thunders of applause. The band struck up Dixie, and the vet erans cheered and cheered again. In calling the assemblage to order Gen. Walker spoke of Charleston's invita tion to the veterans to meet at the birthplace of secession, and said the gavel he was using was that with which in 1890 had been used to call to order the secession convention. The chairs used by the officers Wednesday and the table of the presiding officer were the same as used on that memo rable occasion. When Gen. Gordon was escorted to the front of the stage his appearance was the signal for a storm of applause. Cheers and shrill yells for the com mander-in-chief mingled with the 3rash of the band, and hats, handker chiefs and fle.gs were waved frantically. When order was finally secured the old Confederate chieftain was presented by Gen. Walker, and delivered an eloquent address. He spoke with all the vigor, eloquence and grace which has won for tau - --tional reputation as an orator. Gen. Gordou Qaid: 'Governor, Gentlemer of the Com mittee, My Fellow Countrymen of South Carolina: The flood of emotions which stirs the sensibilities of these veterans today is their loving answer to your gracious greeting. These emo tions will speak to you in language far more impressive and eloquent than any words that I could utter. The ringing shouts from these thousands of Confed erate throats are veritable echoes of bhe inspiring resolutions of welcome unanimously adopted by your general assembly. While those resolutions have cheered and thrilled every south er soldier's heart, they were not need ed to tell us of the reception that await ed us in South Carolina. Her_ whole history and that of her commercial cap ital were the promise and guarantee of this magnificent reality. 1-or more than two hundred years, made memora ble by heroic struggles in war and bril liant achievement1 in peace, the names of South Carolina and of Char!c.etoa have been the synonyms of hospita:1ty, f chivalry, and of valor. "Whiat else could be ex; ected of a people in whose veins are commingled the blood of the proud English Cava liers? the blood of those devoted and resolute men, y o protested against the immoralities and grinding exactions of the Stuarts; the blood of the stalwart D)issenters and of the heroie Highlan ders of Scotland and of the sturdy dem caratic Presbyterians of Ireland; the blood of those defenders of freedom who came to your shores from the mountain battlements, of Switzerland and lastly, but no less pure and sacred, the blood of -the high..souled Hugenots of France, whose marty rs, by a glorious fidelity, even unto death, have made sweeter and richer the record of human devotion to conscience and liberty. "No resolutions, I repeat, by which this great commonwealth extends its "loving welcome" were needed to as sure these remnants of the south's im mortal armies that the 'freedom of the State' was theirs. and that every heart within her borders was a soldier's shrine. We had but to remember that South Carolina was the nursery of he roes, as well as of statesmen and of pa. triots-that no one State, except that she be endowed with at. almost bound less aluence of greatness, could in one century have given to the cause of lib erty and the republic such a splendid galaxy as South Carolina presents in her Rutledge, her Sumter, her Moul trie, her Middleton, and her Marion: i her Butler, her Pin ekney, and her Pickens; in her Mcpuffie and her Cal houn; in her Hamilton, her Hayne. and hr beloved Hampton.. "If we turn from this incomplete ar ray of hsr noble sons to the conteinpla' tion of the scars upon her bosom re eived in her battles for American free dom at Cowpens, at Camden. and Char leston; at Eutaw Springs. Fort Moul rie and King's Mountain, while her "Swamp F'or," with his ragged brigade, oasted their rations of sweet ptatoes n her forests at night, and by their sudden sallies, now from the mountains nd now from the marshes, amazed and bewildered the British invaders; if we dd to this autrey of her past the ree ~rd of her princely liberality in the do niation of her so'il to the general govern ment, we shall gain a still better con eption of the lofty characteristics and uchallened patriotism of her people. "To me, personally, .whose associa tions with 'South Carolinians through he Civil war and the stiul morc gaihng period of reconstruction and rehabili ttion, gave a clearer insigit into their motives and future aims, at is a proud privilege vouchsafed to me today to stand in your presence as the represen tatives of these battle-bruised veterans nd tel -hseol how full-v we re cognize thir worth and how gratefully we a-knowledge our indebtedness to thei. - 3hould esteem it a still higher hon oi to stand here today as the herald of both Lhe host and guests in proclaiming a message of good will to all our coun trymen and to send the fraternal greet ing of this people, of all Confederates. and of their children to all patriots of all sections: to unite with our American brethren of every State in ascribing to the guiding hand of God the unparal leled victories of American arms in the late war on land and sea; and lastly by the memory of the fathers, whose spirits live in their sons, to pledge the south's unfailing support to every worthy cause for strengthening the bonds of Ameri ean unity and thus accelerating the on ward march of the republic in its be nign mission to humanity." After the applause had subsided Gen. Gordon led Mrs. Stonewall Jack son to the front of the stage, and she was enthusiastically applauded. As he presented Mrs. Jackson and in the first lull, Gen. Gordon said: "I will shake her hands for you all, and in an instant he added, "uo, I will do more than that; I am going to hug her for you,- and with that did what he said he was going to do, which miet the hearty approval of the vast throng. It was at this stage Gen. Lee pre sented his resolution. It was decided without further discussion that the res olution be referred to the committee on resolutions. Gen. Gordon presented Miss Kate Currie, of Dallas, Tex., Miss Laura Lawendon, of New Orleans, Mrs. Kirby Smith and other ladies whose husbands or fathers were Confederate leaders. lb response to the repeated demands of the audience he also presented Mrs. Gordon, who was greeted with an out burst of applause. The session then adjourned. VETERANS ON PARADE. The parade of the veterans occurred Wednesday afternoon, and they marched through a dense crowd of cheering people. Led by Gens Gordon and Wade Hampton, a long line of the grizzled men who had followed these leaders and the other captains of the Confederate armies through four years of hardship and battle, marched stur dily under the blazing southern sun to the inspiring strains of "Dixie," of the "Bonnie Blue Flag" and the irrelevant but irrepressible, "There will be a hot time in the old town tonight." At in tervals along the line the fluttering of a war-worn and shot-torn battle flag called forth cheers, while many heads were bared as the frayed emblems of a dead cause gleamed over some organiza tion whose name is a household word to the South. Here and there a camp appeared in the grey jeansuniform, black slouch hats and carrying muskets of the old patter-, and all the war parapher nalia of the "sixty-one." Here again Hampton and Gordon were cheerred vociferously at every step and rode almost the entire route with bared heads. The absence of Gen. Wheeler in the line was a source of considerable disappointment. He reached the city early Wednesday, but did not participate in the parade. GEN. HA31PTON LED THE 31EN. Including the kindred organizations and distinguished guests and commit tees there were probably 5,000 persons in the line, probably 3,000 of them veterans. The parade was led by Gen. C. I. Walker and staff, followed by the escort composed of the local military companies, cadets and the naval re serves. Then came Gen. Gordon and his staff followed by a long line of car riages containing the sponsors and maids of honor of the various camps. The veterans were led by Gen. Wade Hampton, at the head of the Army of Northern Virginia, and preceded by 21 battle flags with their escorts. The army of Tennessee followed, led by Gen. Stephen D. Lee and was followed by the camps representing the trans Mississippi army in command of Gen. Cabeli. T'he Sons of Confederate Y~et erans brought up the rear. The State divisions were in command of the following officers: South Caro lina, Gen. C. L WValker; Virginia, Gen. Brander; West Virginia, General White: Maryland, Gen. ripp; Mis sissipi, Gen. Campbell; Florida, Gen. Law; Alabama, Gen. Ferguson; Geor gia, Gen. Evans; Louiaiana, Gen. Tun nard; Texas, Gen. Polley: Arkansas, Gen. Horner: Indian Territory, Gen. Coleman; Missouri, Gen. M1eCollough; Oklahoma, Gen. Caster; North Caro lina, Gen. DeRossett; Tennessee, Gen. George W. Guder. The parade was dismissed at the au ditorium, where the memorial day ex ercises were held. That being South Carolina memorial day the occasion was one of double signifi,:ance. The cere monies were very impressive and the auditorium was again filled to its ca pacity. The memorial address was delivered by Adjt. Gen. Moorman, who spoke elo quently of the hero dead of the South and paid high tribute to its women.. Chaplain Jones, in his opening prayer. made indirect allusion to the Lee resolutions by expressing the hope that the women of the south would keep up the noble work of caring for the graves of the Southern dead and that no one would take from them that sacred privilege. As a matter of course South Carolina figured prominently in the deliberations of the Sons of Veterans. For t wo years the commander in-chief has been a South Carolinian, Mr. Robert A. Smyth, of Charleston, who has built up the or der wonderfully and whose administra tion has been so acceptable. In addi tion South Carolina has the largest number of camps in the federation, a fact due largely to the efforts of the State commander. M. L. Bonham. of Anderson. Of the 140 camps enrolled 50 are in this State and miost of them were fully represented. Beautiful badges were almost as numn erous as the lovely women and the Sons in every way displayed their enthusiasm and interest in the work. When a Negro brass band struck up Dixie in the convention hall before the exercises began the delegates rose, stood on the chairs and yelled only as Southorn men can yell, the cheering being led by R1. C. Lee, Jr., son of WV. H. F. Lee. and Gen. M. L. Bonham, who were on the platform. Dixie was followed by " Maryland, My Maryland," which did not decrease the cheering. u The evening prayer by Rev. John Lae, of Edgefield, invoked the bless ings of the God of Lee, Jackson and Davis. The prayer was beautiful in -Uwrngand sentiment THE OLD VETERANS They Marched Once More Under Their Old Flags. THE MEMORIAL EXERCISES. Officers and Men Were Cheered to the Echo by the Tens of Thousands of Spectators. The Veterans of the sixties marched through the streets of Charleston Wed nesday afternoon, triumphantin peace, under the same colors they defended with their lives when old Fort Sumter boomed and swept the sea with shot and shell. And the parade was indeed the feature of the Reunion, for no speeches however patriotic, can stir and thrill as does the proud step of the soldier and the throbbing, moving line of men, and the beat of the drum corps and the bu gle's blast. As division after division, and com pany after company, passed in review hats were waved with patriotic frenzy an, cheers came froni the thousands who had patiently awaited for the line to pass. Youth and old age, in one conglomerated mass, mingled their shouts and did not fail to applaud ihe appearance of even the most humble private in the ranks. Gen. Gordon shared the applause with his standard bearers and the white haired drummer received a hero's fame. The parade was one of the longest ever given by the Veterans since they began holding their Reunions. Fre quently it has been the case that the weather has interrupted the parade, but a more auspicious day than Wednesday could not have been possible. The column formed at Meeting and Broad streets, and moved forward at 4.25 o'clock. Gen. Gordon sat erect upon a magnificent horsc, and was accompani ed by his full staff mounted. On every side he was accorded enthusiastic ova tions, and his time and attention we;e wholly consumed in acknowledging the shouting and applause; so it was for brave old Hampton, and so it was for Stephen D Lee and Gen. Cabell and all of the glorious heroes. From beginning to end the parade was an interesting spectacle to those who witnessed it. Old soldiers, worn and weary by weight of years, many burdened by poverty, held their heads erect Wednesday, and followed their leaders as they did more than ;hirty years ago. A blind drummer kept step to his tattoo, playing the same drum he carried through the war. An aged Veteran sounded sweet and soft his old brass bugle, whose notes had urged his comrades years ago into battle and, he says, he never learned to sound retreat. Magnificent beyond expression was the moving, waving column, as the aged and infirm and maimed hobbled over the Belgian blocks, waving their hats to the crowd, and cheering the names of Gordon and Hampton and Lee and Cabell in particular. The crowd was almost exhausted from cheering when the tattered and torn battle flags appeared, and there was a moment's silence-the calm be fore the storm-theu a mighty shout went up from many thousand throats. The color bearers waived theii flags and lif ted their hats in reverence to the banners which they had followed all but to death.- Gen Wade Hampton was the centre of all, and he was compelled to carry his hat in his hand, as it was impossible to lift it to the thousands of ladies who waved their handkerchiefs and clapped their hands, and so as one after the other of the generals were re cognized cheer after cheer went up from the great throng, which lined Meeting street and Marion square and the entire line of march. almost to the very doors of the Auditorium. The scene was one to be seen only once in a lifetime and the old Confederate gray uniforms together with the general make-up opened up a tender picture to the young as well as ttie old. How many were in the line of parade it would be difficult to say, but there were thousands, estimated all the way from three to five thousand and the length of the line was fully a mile or more. MOBLIZING. TUE VETERANs. It took considerable engineering to get the line into good shape. Under the orders promulgated the various States mobilized their Veterans as follows: First South Carolina iDivison-Right resting on St Michael's alley. facing west. Second Virginia Division-Right resting on Water street, facing west. Third North Carolina Division Right resting half-way between Wa ter street and the Battery, facing west. Fourth Maryland Division-On the Battery, right resting on Meeting street facing south. Fifth Kentucky Division-On the Battery, right resting on Churh street, facing south. Sixth West Virginia Division-On the Battery. right resting corner South and East Battery, facing east. Army Tennessee Department-On Broad, west of Meeting, with its right resting on Broad, and facing north First Mississippi Division-Right resting on Postoffice lane. Second Florida Division - -Right rest ing on King street. Third Alabama Division-Right rest ing on Orange street. Fourth Georgia Division-Right rest ing on Logan street. Fifth Louisiana Division-Right rest ing opposite Trapman street. Sixth Tennessee Division-Right resting on Rutledge avenue. TransMisissippi Department-On Broad street, east of Meeting, on north side, facing south, its right resting at Meeting. First Texas Division-Right resting near Meeting street. Second Arkansas Division-Right resting near Meeting street. Third Missouri Division-Right rest ing half way between Church and State streets. Fourth Indian Territory Division Right resting on State street, Fifth Oklahoma Division-On East Bay, right resting on Broad street, fac ing east. Sixth Pacific Division-'-On East-Bay ito left of Oklahoma divisIon. United Sons of Confederate Veterans on south side of Broad street, right resting on East Bay, and facing north. Divisions forming in the following or der: South Carolina, Mississippi, Flor ida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Virginia, North Carolina, Ten nessee, Kentucky. As to the carriage loads of sponsors and guests they passed down East Bay to Broad, west, up Broad to Rutledge, and thence down to the Battery, meet ing Gen. Gordon at the corner of Meet ing street and the Battery. Before the general march up Meeting street the Army of Tennessee depart ment moved down Meeting street and halted on the left of Broad street, fac ing inwards. The line of march was not actually formed until after the commands had passed St. Michael's Church, where Gen Cabell was in waiting for the main line of the procession. At the head of the line to keep every thing straight were a platoon of police officers, under command of Chief Boyle including Lieuts McManus and Dann, and Sargts. Whaley and McCaffery. TIlE SOLDIERS IN LINE. Gen. C. I. Walker rode at the head of the column, escorted by his staff and marshals selected for the occasionn. All of the officers were arrayed in Confederate uniforms and wore sashes appropriate to the work they hnd been assigned to. Following Gen Walker came the Four.h Regiment Band at the head of the 4th brigade and escort. The 4th brigade and their oscort were under command of Major Muckenfuss. First came the corps of S C M A cadets, who nide a splendid show. The West Pointers of the South, as they are called, kept a splendid line and march ed with splendid precision. Then came the corps of Porter Acad emy cadets, under Major Dwight. The corps made a fine sh->w. Then followed the Orangeburg Colle giate Institute. Col C J Owens com manding. This is a compaiatively new military school, which is doing superior work. The Charleston commands followed in this order: The Washington Light Infantry, Capt Cogswell commanding. German Fusiliers, Capt Schachte, commanding. Irish Volunteers, Capt Carney, com manding. Palmetto Guard, Capt Nichols com manding. South Carolina Naval Reserves, Capt C L DuBos commanding. German Artillery, Capt F W Wagen er commanding. The home companies all wore their striking uniforms; the shakos of sever al of the commands makine a striking appearance. Just ahead of the line of carriages came Gen Gordon, commanding the Veterans, accompanied by his staff, all of whom were mounted. and who were; Gen Geo W Mtorman, of New Or leans, La. adjutant general and chief of staff. Gen Wm H Jackson, of Tennessee, chief of artillery. Aides: Col Hugh McCollum, of Georgia; Col V Y Cook, of Arkansas; Capt E H Sparkman. of Charleston, S. C. Then came the line of carriages bear ing the distinguished guests, sponsors and maids. In the first carriage were: Mrs J B Gordon, Mrs Andrew Simonds, Miss Gordon and Miss Roman. Then followed Gen Stephen D Lee and his military staff, who were: Brig Gen F T Sykes, Col H C Myers, Col Lake, Col Howard. Col Middlebrook, Col Wyley; Col Nesbett, Col Baxter Smith, Col Garrett, Col McMurray, R E Lee, Jr, Gen Hemmingway. Ahead of the executive carriage was. Messrs W J Storen and T S Sinkler. In the executive carriage were Lieut Gov ernor MeSweeney, Speaker Gary; May or Smyth and Aldermrn Lapham. At the head of the Army of Northern Virginia came GEN. WADE HAMPTON, the distinctive hero of the parade. He was escorted by Major Barker; Capt Welles, Mr Lowndes and Col Lomax, who were members of his war staff. Gen Hampton rode "Prince," and made a splendid appearance as he rode up the lines, 'with his hand on his hat, bowing to the cheering crowd. The Army of Northern Virginia had very many Veterans in line. At the head of the column were the two divis ions of this State; commanded by Gen Coward and Gen Carwile. SOUTH CAROLINA CAMPs. Some idea of the number of camps in line from this State may be had when it is noted that all of the following, from the 1st brigade, had representatives in the line of march: Charleston regiment, Major George L Buist. Camps: Sumter, Commandant, F G Latham: Palmetto Guard, commandant, G L Bulst, Thos M Wagner, command ant, S P Smith; A Burnet Rhett com nmandant, S C Gilbert; Major John Jen king, commandant, J Jenkins; Edward Manigault. commandant, H W Lof ton; Washington Artillery, commandant, L Sherfesse. York Regiment-Camps: Catawba, commandant, Cad Jones;:'Micah Jen kins, commandant, J F Hart; Fort Mill, commandant, L N Culp. Viorence Regiment-Camps: Pee Dee, commandant, R B Hepburn; Hampton, commandant, M L Munn; Timonsville, commandant, d F Cul pepper. Fairfield Regiment-Camps: Rion; commandant, J ID Hanison; Raines, commandant, R H Jennings: Brattan; commandant, WA J Keller; Private 1H Efford, commandant, WV W Smith. Richland Regiment, Col U R Brooks -C~ mps: 11am pton, commandant, D Cardwell; A C Haskell: commandant, D Robin; Ed T Bookter, commandant T C Whitworthi. Unassigned Camps-Stephen Elliott, commandant, R W Minns; Dick Ander son, commandant, J D Griffin; J D Graham. commandant, J .L-Nelson; Jas Conner, commandant, .J J Wescoat: C J Walker, commandant, A WV Weath erly; Eutaw, commandant. J 0 Bre land; .J B Kershaw, commandant. .J C Coit; Jack Hendricks, commandant, I M Hough; Winnie Davis, commandant, W I Hanna; Horry, commandant, B L Beatty; Harry Benbow, commandant, D W Brailsford; Marion, commandant, IS A Durham; Harllee, commandant. A IT Pardee: Richard Kirkland, command ant., C C Haile; Hanging Rock, com mandant, J V Welsh; Pressley, com mandant, D E Gordon; Ilennegan, com mandant, J H Hudson; Arthur Mani. gault, commandant, J H1 Read; Darling ton, commandant. .J L Coker; Walk er. c)mmandant J W Reed; Dixie, commandant. W G A Paton; Maxcy Gregg, comimiandant. J A Laten; E J Dennis, commandant. E J Dennis: Gen E Capers. commandant, the Rev D 1 Bruher. And so it was all along the line with each of the States. and it would do no special good to enumerate the camps. It would be a pleasure to have collated the Veterans in the line, but that was not possible, and to give the mere names of the camps would be useless. STATE ORGANIZATIONS. The various State organizations were represented, and were in cfmmand of the following officers: First South Carolina: Gen C I Walk er. Second Virginia: Gen Bratton. North Carolina Division: G-n De Rossett. Maryland Division: Gen Tripp. Kentucky Division: Gen Poyntz. West Vi:ginia Division: Gen White. Army of Tennessee: Gen Lee com manding. Mississippi: Gen Campbell. Flerina: Gen E MeLaw. ALbama: Gen Fred Ferguson. Georgia: Get, Evans. Louisiana: Gen. Tunnard. Tennessee: Gen George W Gordon, acting. Trans-Mississippi, Gen Cabell com manding. Gen Cabell was accompani ed by Gen Wall, of Galveston. Gen Polly commanding Texas divis ion; Gen J D Fields, commanding brigade and adjutant general, with Mr J M1 Connelley. Texas, Gen Polly. Arkansas, Gen John J Hornor. Missouri, Gen MeCullogh. Oklahoma, Gen Casier. Indian Territory, Gen Coleman. The Georgia camps were largely re presented and were under command of Gen C A Evans, who was accompanied by his staff. Col John A Miller, adjutant general and chief of staff; Col J 0 Waddell, quartermaster general; Col C M Wheat ly, assistant inspector general; Lieut Col Wm Crumly, assistant adjutant general; Col W A Wright, aide, and a large deiegation from the camps of the State. SONS OF VETERANS. The Sons of Veterans were under command nf Gen. Robert A. Smyth, accompanied by his staff, who were mounted, and his special aides, who were: L. D. T. Qaimby, Atlanta, in spector general; Francis H. Weston, Columbia, aide; James A. Hoyt, Jr., assistant adjutant general; Daniel Rav enel, adjutant general. Aides A. T. Smythe, Jr., E. L. Wells, Jr., L. C. Smythe, Jr. The South Carolina Division was un der command of Gen. Bonham, and he was accompanied by his staff. The other States were in command of the following officers: Louisiana, Gen. W. H. McLellan; Mississippi, Gen. George B. Myers; North Carolina, Dr. Charles A. Bland; Georgia, F. H. Col quitt; Florida, Gen. J. R. Matthews, acting; Virginia, Gen. W. A. Jacobs; Texas, H. B. Kirk, acting. Just behind the camps came the Vet erans bearing the sacred battle flags of the "Lost Cause," with a special escort. The Washington Artillery carried its old gun. The company was under the command of Capt R J Morris, of Char leston. The old company was prond.of its gun, which is said to be tne first of its kind in the country. FAMOUS FLAGs IN LINE. The gun was used in firing the salut3, on Marion square, while the graves of the dead heroes were being decorated in Magnolia Cemetery. At the head of the column of color bearers rode Gen Mcrady, accompanied by Mr P T Hayne and Capt Rutledge. The Irish Volunteers and the Richland Volunteers furnished the escort for the sacred relic of the 1st South Carolina volunteer infrantry, (Gregg's ) The colors were carried by Mr. Spellmnan and Messrs. McCrady and Kelley. There were seven of the survivors of the gal lant regiment in line when Marion square was crossed. Then came the colors of Hart's Bat tery, which were carried by Mr. Louis Sherfesse, who had the honor of carry ing the colors all through the war. Then came Capt Bird, with the flag which was firstunfurled over Fort Sum ter, of which an account has just ap peared in The New and Courier. Next in the line of the colors of the regiments came those of the Sth South Carolina volunteer infantry, Col Hien negan, of Kershaw's brigade. Then the colors of Col Stringfellow's 69th North Carolina regiment. Following these came the colors of Capt Backman's Battery, of which an account was printed a day or two ago. Capt Bost of the 46th North Caro lina regiment, at Appomattox, saved a single star from the hat tie flag of his regiment. This tattered star is the centre of the flag of the 46th North Carolina regiment, which was carried in the parade Wedensday. The flag of the 10th South Carolina volunteer infantiy, Col Walkers regi ment, was Wednesday carried by A A Myers, of that distinguished regiment. The flag that at one time floated over the headquarters of Gen Ker.shaw was carried in the parade by D Ri Flenniken, of Camp Hampton, of Columbia. R C Cleary had the privilege of car rying the flag of the 7th South Carolina infantry, which belonged to K{ershaw's brigade. WV B Lamb, of the 3d South Caino lina, carried the flag of that regiment. WV N Whitaker had the honor of bear ing the battle flag of the 25th North Carolina regiment. The independent flag of Charlotte was in line, but it is not to be called a strictly battle flag. Une of the flagzs of the line was that of the Beaufort district, which was carried by WV N Barnes,. This flag was at one time in the H-ampton Leg WV F Fdwards, of Covington. Ga, had the honor of carrying the much scarred battle flag of the 42d Georgia regiment. The 53d North Carolina regimental flag was carried by Gl P Loyd. The 33d Virginia, which was the original "Stonewall" Jackson regiment L Continued on Fourth Page.] A COMPARISON. Figures of the Santiago Cam paign and of the Civil War. HEAVY LOSS OF OFFICERS. Forty-three Officers Killed at Fort Wagner. At Fair Oaks Long street Lost Sixty-one Offi cers Killed. The American loss of officers in the several battles with the Spanish forces before Santiago, Cuba, on the 1st, 2d and 3d of July last, as officially reported by Gen. Shafter, amounted to twenty-three killed and eighty wounded. A number of the latter were mortally wounded and subsequently died. All but a few of these killed and wounded officers were of the regular army. The Army Register for 1899, just out, shows that of the total. eighteen of the killed out right arid six wno died of their wounds belonged to seventeen different infan try and cavalry regiments of the per manent establishment. There is a popular impression that the losses in officers were very severe, which is correct, but it is a mistake to suppose they were unprecedented, or even extraordinary, -in the annals of our military, campaigns. Some of the losses sustained by both Union and Confeder ate commands during the civil war make these casualties at Santigo look rather moderate, when the time con samed in the battles and the numbers engaged are considered. Gen. Shafter's force in these Cuban battles was ap proximately 17,500 men, the greater part of whom were regulars. But Shafter's troops were not armed with the best modern breech-loading maga zine rifles, whereas their Spanish foe was equipped with the famous Mauser rifles, held now by most experts to be the best arm in existence. Out of this fact has grown another erroneous im pression, viz, that the battles of nowa days are very much more destructive than those of even forty years ago, be cause of the superiority of the later models of firearms. But, nevertheless, it is very doubtful if the Americans at Santiago would have been successful much sooner than they were, or lost fewer men, had they been armed with precisely the same kind of rifles as the Spaniards. The latter were covered with earthworks, while our men fought in the open. During our civil war the Union and Confederate troops were on even terms so far as arms were concerned. - The rreat bulk of both armies were equipped with Enfield and Springfield rifled mus kets, muzzle loaders, with the exception of a short while at the beginning. There was but little, if any, difference in the effectiveness of these two models, al though one was American and the other English. In the memorable assault made by the Union forces on Fort Wagner, Mor ris Island, S. C., on the 18th of July, 1863, ten regiments of volunteer infan try were engaged. It took place at twilight, and was all over inside of one hour, although a part of the assaulting column effected a lodgment in one of the bastions, but the men were ultimate ly captured, after holding out about three hours. The loss in killed, wounded and missing was 11515, which included 381 missing, some of whom were doubtless killed and wounded. Shafter's losses in the three days' fight ing at Santiago were 1,595. The Span ish defences at Santiago appear to have been about as strong as those of the Confederates at Wagner; therefore, the comparison is a fair one in every say, except that 'the numbers engaged at Wagner and the time consumed were far less than at Santiago. The fort was defended by from 1,000 to 1,500 men, and assaulted by 5,000 or 6,000. Out of the ten volunteer regiments engaged 28 officers were killed outright and 75 wounded. Of the latter 15 were mor tally wounded and subsequently died, among them Gen. George C. Strong, the magnificent soldier who commanded the assaulting column. A single regi ment of New Hampshire troops, the 7th, lost 11 officers killed (or died of wounds) in this charge, and 7 wounded. The 62d Ohio lost 8 officers killed (or died of wounds) and 7 others wounded. The 54th Massachusetts (colored) lost its colonel, Robert G. Shaw, and 2 captains killed, and 11 officers wounded. All this destruction was wrought main ly by the muzzle-loading Enfield rifles, but at very short range. The Confed erate loss was only 181 killed and wounded. The number of Confederates actually engaged in the terrible assault upon the U~nion intrenchments at Franklin, Tenn, on November 30, 1864, did not much exceed Shaf ter's force at Santiago although Hood's entire force at hand was much greater. Their losses were fearful, particularly in officers. No de taile~d official report of them is on file in the public archives, if any was ever made, but there are sufficient incom plete returns printed to give a fairly de finite idea of their extent. In field officers alone it is known they lost up ward of 20 killed and 35 wounded, sev eral of the latter afterward dying. Among these were 11 general officers and 21 colonels. Of line officers, some of the regiments were actually swept bare. Loring's division lost 28 officers killed outright and 81 wounded. This division numbered less than one-fifth of Shafter's force at Santiago. The bridgade of the present Senator from M1issouri, Francis M. Cockrell, went into the battle of Franklin with 614 men and S2 offiers; of these he lost 19 officers killed and 31 wounded, and 277 enlisted men killed and wounded. Senator Cockrell himself lived to tell the tale: but he evidently found the atmosph-re much hotter that evening at Franklin than it has ever been since in the Senate. Walthall's division lost 28 officers killed and 59 wound. But although the Confederates sufferei far greater losses than the Union troops in this battle, the losses were not by any means all on one side, as at Fort Wagner. In the five brigades of the 23d corps engaged 19 officers were killed and 40 wounded. In the bloody assault delivered by Burnside at Fredericksburg the Union losses were very heavy, as the Confed erata mainly fought behind fortified lies a the Spaniards did at Santiago. All told ths Union army lost 124 offi cers killed and 654 officers wounded. Of these the single division of Han cock, which charged the stone wall and embanked roadway on the high ground back of the town, lost 34 officers killed and 126 wounded, or more than one fifth of the army's total loss in officers. One of Hancock's brigades, composed of six regiments, alone lost 17 officers killed and 47 wounded. Humphreys's divison of eight regiments lost 12 offi cers killed and 51 wounded. Hancock carried into action at Fredericksburg 4,484 men and officers, all volunteers, less than one-third the force Shafter sent againt the Spaniards at Santiago. In his attack upon the Union forti fied lines at Fair Oaks Longstreet's Confederate division lost 61 officers killed and 209 wounded. A consider able nunber of the wounded subse quently died. The foregoing citations and compari sons deal only with assaults on fortified lines of earthworks, similar to those which confronted the Americans at Santiago. But the losses in the open field fighting during the civil war were equally destructive in many instances. In fact, the American civil war was about the most destructive of human life of all the wars of history, probably accient, of which there is no definite record as well as modern. The per centage of loss in battle in our civil war was greater than in any other war of which history gives anything like relia ble figures. At Shiloh the Union division of Mo Clernand lost 18 offiers killed and 69 wounded; that of Hurlburt 18 officers killed 70 wounded, and that of Sher man 16 killed and 6 wounded. Total, 52 killed, 191 wounded. These three divisions carried into action about 20, 000 men, not much exceeding Shafter's army. None of the Confederate official reports of Shiloh gives separate figures showing the losses of officers, but they were equal to the Union losses no doubt, as they were cn the offensive through out the first day's battle. Shiloh was a two days' battle. Gen. Ewell's Confederate divison of less than 5,000 men and officers lost at Antietam in one day's battle 24 officers killed and 110 wounded. The five brigades of Drayton, Walker, Cobb, Kershaw and Wofford, numbering per haps as many men as Shafter had at Santiago, lost at Antietam 57 officers killed and 160 wounded. These are all the official figures of the Confederate commanders. On the Union side Sedg wiak's division lost 23 officers killedand 80 wounded; Richardson's division 19 officers killed, among them Richard son himself, and 46 wounded, an& French's division, 21 officers killed and 60 wounded. Total in the three divi sions, 63 killed, 186 wounded. There was a large percentage of- wounded of ficers who subsequently died of their wounds. These three divisions approxi mated in strength to that of Gen. Shaf ter's army at Santiago. Dana's brigade lost 10 officers killed and 42 wounded. At the battle of Stone's River, or Murfreesboro, the four Union divisions of Sheridan, Palmer, Wood and Jeff 0. Davis carried into action 19.135 men. They lost 52 officers killed and 221 wounded. The other Union divzsons lost about in the same proportion. On the Confederate side Cheatham's divi sion of 5,544 men lost 22 officers killed and 120 wounded. Withers's division of 8,574 men lost 32 officers killed and 162 wounded. In this bloody battle the entire Confederate loss of officers was 109 killed and 667 wounded. The total Union loss in officers was 100 killed and 405 wounded. At Gettysburg the Uaion 1st corps (of approximately 10,000 men,) in the battle of the 1st of July, mainly fought independent of other commands, al though two divisions of the 11th corps participated for a short while after noon, lost 5,500 men. Of these, 42 officers were killed and 262 wounded. Its first division, under Wadeworth, lost 19 of ficers killed and 93 wounded. The Iron Brigade of this division lost 13 of fiers killed and 54 wounded. The heaviest regimental loss on the Union side in officers during the whole war o.curred here. The 24th Michigan, of the Iron Brigade, lost 8 officers killed and 13 wounded, several of whom after. ward died. Gibbon's divison of Han cock's corps lost 25 officers killed and 105 wounded; Humphreys's division of Sickles's corps had 28 officers killed and 140 wounded. In his independent bat tle of thePeach Orchard and vicinity, on the 2d1, Sickles lost out of the 3d -corps of 12,000 men, 50 officers killed and 251 wounded. There are very few definite returns of Confederate losses of officers at Gettysburg, but they were probably much heavier than those of the Federals. The official report of Rodes'9 division of 9,000 men, approxi mately, shows that he lost 30 officers killed and 137 wounded. Besides, there were 29 officers missing, some of whom are known to have been killed and wounded. Daniel's brigade lost 15 officers killed and 48 wonnded; Iver son's brigade, 12 killed and 33 wound ed; Hays's Louisiana brigade, 8 killed andi 22 wounded. The 26th North Car olina volunteers lost ovcr 20 officers killed and wounded and over 600 en listed men, the heaviest regimental loss of the entire war. It is unnecessary to carry these com parisons further. There has been no design to select isolated cases to make a bloody showing. Other battles show even more extraordinary losses than those cited. Leslie J. Perry. Shot Him Dead. Postmaster George A. McLaughty at Jamestown, Onio, lies dead from a thoughtless piece of pleasantry. He was killed by a most intimate friend. The postmaster Wednesday night, with a boy f.-iend, was putting a "tick tack" on the window at the home of Mr. Ginn. Mr. Ginn, hearing the noise and think ing to frighten the boys, fired a shot through the window, killing McLaugh ty instantly. A Ship Wrecked. The British ship Loch Sloy was wrecked on Kangaroo island, on April 26. Five passengers and twenty-five of the crew were drowned. Four per sons escaped from the wreck, but they ~re still wandering in the bush. A Big Price. A seat on the stock exchange in New York was sold Thursday for $40,000, the highest sum ever paid. That sum VERY ENCOURAGING Gen. Otis Makes Report That Gives Satisfaction. THE END IS NEAR AT HAND. Inhabitants of Macebebe Coun ty Hail American Gun beats Joyously. Re. turning Troops. Gen. Otis has cabled the war depart ment concerning the situation in the Philippines. He says that it is very encouraging. The tone of the dis patch leads the officials here to believe that the end of the Filipino insurrec tion is near at hand. Following is the text of the dispatch from Gen. Otis: Manila, May 11. Adjutant General, Washington. Situation as follows: Succeeded in passing army gunboats to Calumpit for use in Rio Grand; railway connection with that point secured this week; passage of gunboats through Macabebe country hailed with joyful demonstra tions by inhabitants. * * * * In country passed over by troops tempora ry civil administration inaugurated and protection to inhabitants againt in surgent abuses given as far as possible. Signs of insurgent disintegration daily manifested. Obstacles which natural features of country present can be overcome Otis. In reply to a cable to Adjutant Gen eral Corbin Wednesday night regard ing return of volunteers, Gen. Otis ca bled Thursday morning: Manila, May 11. Adjutant General, Washington. Volunteer organizations first to re turn now at Negros and 45 miles from Manila at front. Expected that transports now arriving will take re turning volunteers. Volunteers un derstand they will begin to leave for the United States the latter part of month; know importance of their pres ence here at this time and accept sacri fiee which United States interests make imperative. Hancock now entering harbor. Transports returning this week carry sick and wounded men. Pennsylvania and St. Paul not needed longerin southern waters, they have been retained, hence dispatch; trans ports Nelson and Cleveland brought freight; returi without cargo. Otis. The Hancock which Gen. Otis re ports entering the harbor sailed from San Francisco April 18th, carrying the. Twenty-first infantry and- Light bat tery , First artillery; 39 officers and 1,451 enlisted men, CoL Jacob Kline, Twenty-first infantry, commanding. A later dispatch from Gen. Otis says: Manila, May 11. Adiutant General, Washington. Health condition troops arrivel on transport Hancock excellent; two death. en route, Private D. E. Jones and Elmer H. Chevalier, Cos. Land E, Twenty-first infantry, April 24th and 26th. Otis. DEWEY COKING HOME. Rear Admiral1Watson Ordrdto Take His Place at Manila. The navy department has selected a successor to Admiral Dewey to com mand the Asiatic station. Orders were issued Monday detaching Rear Admi ral Watson from command of the Mare Island navy yard and ordering to report to Admiral Dewey at Manila to relieve that officer when he feels that he can be spared there. Rear Admiral Kempff, at present on waiting orders, has been ordered to succeed Admiral Watoon in command ef the Mare Island navy yard. It was stated at the department Mon day that Admiral Dewey will come from Manila direct to New York when he returns to the United States. How ever, it was added, the admiral will not start until the commission, of which he is a member, has completed the work it has undertaken, at least so far as it re lates to the restoration of peace on the islands. The reason for bringing the flagship Olympia to New York instead of hav ing her come to San Francisco where she was built is said to be primarily because Admiral Dewey desires to make the passage on his own flagship, but also for the reason that the Mare Island navy yard threatens to be over whelmed with repair work as soon as the numerous vessels of Dewey's fleet begins to return to the United States. The Olympia is in need of a thorough overhauling, having been away from her home station longer than any of the vessels in the Asiatic fleet, and render ed more than the usual amount of hard service during her absence. He Will Settle. The Columbia Record says: "There have been rumors current for several weeks to the effect that Colonel Neal was prepared to settle with the State on account of what he acknowledges he is due. But not until last night were the reports confirmed. Chairman Cun ningham says the board has been as sured by Colonel Neal's attorneys that the shortage would be made good before the board meets again and before the investigating committee assembles again. This will be June 13. Mr. Julius E. Boggs and Mr. George E.. Prince, who are Colonel Neal's attor neys, are in the city in attendance upon the supreme court. The details of the arrangement for the settlement have not been made public." They Will Appeal. Immigration Commissioner North has refused to permit the landing of ten Filipinos who arrived at San Fran cisco a few days ago on the steamer City of Peking. The natives are under contract to exhibit at a New York di ne museum. Commissioner North takes the position that because of agreement to place themselves on exhibition they are contract laborers and are not en titled to land in this country. On the other hand, the Filipinos claim they are actors, not laborers, They will probably appeal their case to Washing tn.