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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.