The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, April 23, 1915, Image 7
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p dt' ,, HS library gonlu*. Miss
f* iL Avoir*', h senior in the
If%b8chool, w#n th<> wlnmr.)
~1" important hihI. most hotly
^ftrtteof the Civil War In
W**? fought at Gettysburg,
F** Jo the soldiers of the Mouth
*STo?neral I*e, and Hioseof
I k under General Meade. At
FZ^kt vletorfea of Chancellors
FJifYederlckshurg, tho Co&jfod
P^JTthe month of May re
L?d reorganising. The army
*L MM Into three corps,
[ *!Li respectively hy Lieut Gen
Rxi Tliufc'Htreet, B. 8. Kwell
In'1^ "Confederate States,"
?hv tho flrwt of June, the
*\t Northern Virginia, wan the
L^uiwd Hiitl most highly spirit
Tthat has ever been seen on
jLuiu noil The Hueeeaafwl cam
fKwwh which it had rocentlv
3 k?,i liwnlred It with such ar
L enthusiasm that it felt capable
SrSmmt anything."
S U? aid not tlilnfc lt atlvlS
To on lot lv await tho movemen t
? enemy.* He thought that the
Lv to protect Richmond was to
jkv into Pennsylvania and to
i teiTor into tho hearts of the
L^r* for the safety of their
Sulfal? Washington. Other rea
for I>ee's moving Northward.
? decisive victory in the
\ at this time would probably
the War to n close, and aecure
lem Independence ; then too, it J
I make France and Germany
K their attitude of strict neu
y ind would gain for the South
ppect of the European Nations,
i Independent countrv. It would
been easy for the Federals to
marched ui>on Richmond, as
E. wished, and to have cantured
le there were but few troops
(1 there, but the Federals were
ioeh alarmed for the safety of ;
Fown Capital. to accept Hooker's
Tbe Confederate's mnrcl) Into
Kpjlrania was very different from
Euui's raid/ through the South,
orders f.'eneral Lee had given.
? there should be no pillaging, and
?{be Inhabitants should net be mo
Etf Id anyway whatsoever, were
Kijr obeyed.
pH was an army of veterans
ptfeJii? into an enemy's country,
?j&Generul Alexander said; . "Rx
win emrtpment a better army, bete
Bpgved up to its work, never
?M to a battle field." ?
. Federal armv of the Potomac
itml alK)ut 90,000 men and they,
r tbe penoralshin of Meade, who.
? now made commander In placet
If Hooker, were all that stood be
tbe Confederates nnd Washing
Uhi. Lee was uow threatening liar
rlsburg, llaHlun.iv atal Philadelphia.
When Lee heard tUiit Meade Uttd
ptobhch! thu TOEoBRSir*5? w*b moving
quickly through Maryland Into Penn
aylvaula, he ordered hla i.n. ?e , to Con
JSAtmtU Jit CwdiUm n, t*n , ft tfttle Ttt
laae at the < eastern h*?e of South
Mountain.
Oft the morning of July 1, 180?, a*
Hill, with the divisions commanded
by Hath and redder, was advancing;
through Cash town towards Gettys
burg. he encountered t \% ti corps of
Meade's army. There the great hat
tie of (luttyHhurK began.
Archer, commander of ofto of Heth's
brigade* pushed on too far, and wan
overwhelmed by Federal reinforce*
rnonts. Hath and Pender formed for
battle and came to Archer's assistance
and they succeeded in breaking two
of the Federal Hues, hut were then
repulsed by General J. F. Reynolds.
Just fin the lu\ttlc was at Its height,
General Iteynolds was killed and Ho
ward assumed command. At this op
portune moment Hwell crime to Hill's
assistance ami these two Generals ad
vanced the whole Confederate line,
routing Meade's dismounted troo|tera
with great slaughter. The Confeder
ates had gained a Itrllliant victory
They had captured several of the
enemy's cannon, live thousand priso
ners, ami many colors, while the rem
nanta of Meade's defeated troops took
refuge at Cemetery Hidge, where they
found reinforcements.
Thore is a slight elevation lying
west of <rettysburg, Which Is called
Seminary Itldge. Parallel with Semi
nary Hidge and about a mile distant
Hen Cemotery Hidge.
This elevation rises directly south
of Gettysburg and ends with two
rocky j>eaks called Little Hound Top
and Rourid Top. Near the town (his
ridge forms itself into the shape of a
fish-hook. At the point of the hook
stands (gulp's Hill, and at the head of
the hook rises Cemetery Hill, so name*
ed because of a little graveyard situa
ted thereupon.
The naturally strong Federal posi
tion upon Cemetry Hidge was made
still stronger by tho defeated troops
that had taken refuge there, throwing
up breastworks' during the night, ftha
when Meade arrived to their assist
ance he found himself well prepared
for . the coming struggle. Lee felt
greatly encouraged by bis success the
day before, and wished to give battle
as near after daylight (on tho morn
trig of July 2) as possible, before
Meade'n forces could concentrate. "
For various reasons the attack was
delayed, and, .bulging by what hap
pened when the battle was fought,
this caused Lee to lose the chance of
gaining a decisive victory.
Longstreet directed his attack main
ly upon Sickle's corfrs, whtc|i was driv
en from the^pfeach orchard with heavy
losses. Hill assailed the Federals line
on the Northern part of Cemetery
iUdjvre, while Ewell gave battle to
Meade's forces on Culp's Hill. When
night descended upon the second day
of the great conflict neither side had
fregn successful, but the Confederates
iVere in excellent spirits, and they
were encouraged by numerous small
successes of the day to believe that
they mlurht yd wlu fortune To favor
theui. IWd plan for battle on ( l?o
thbad day wow for General HEhreB. and
GetwTa) Uxi^trvet. Vbo hud 'been re*
InforotHl by Picket, t<j attack the en
emy a( toe name time- -the former
froin the lot t Miul the latter from the
right.
General l<ong?treet failed to l?e rea
dy as moou hh whm expected, 'fix? re
suit of this wis, that after a tight of
several heirs, KweW wan <*ompelled
to retire to his original poaitioit, thus
losing a valuable iK?lnt which bo bad
captured the day before. Tbla caused
l?ee to change his further plan of
l initio. He now proponed to assail the
Federal'** center on Cemetery Kldgc.
With this be resolved to resort to
Rtrateuy. At one o'clock In tlu\ after
noon he ordered 188 cannon to open
tire After every cannon roar from
the Confederate "ne came an answer
ing "boon', boom" from Cemett r\
ithlge. In this, way I.ee trlo<l to ex
haust the Federal supplies, In order
to mike tils assault Upon them that
afternoon successful, but the Federals
discovered the ruse and only tired 80
of their cannon.
After thlH furious bombardment
Picket with I'ettlgrew and AVllcox
cominaiulluK noiue i.'i.OOO men, advanc
ed against the Union center. A thrill
of admiration ran through the Fed
oval lines as. they saw this wonderful
armv moving steadily on under the
crushing fire of the rllles and cannon.
The gallant Confederates rushed on,
nijlned the stone fiince and dented
their Southern Cross In the midst of
the enemy's stronghold ; but as they
could' not Ret reinforcements they
were attacked on all sided by Meade's
division and driven back with heavy
loss.
Pickett's grand attack bad failed,
but he had made one of the greatest
charges in history, Thus ended the
great battle of Gettysburg ? the battle
that decided there should only be one
country in this beloved America of
ours, and that bpth sections should be
forever united under oue flag.
What a great contrast lietween the
80, 000 spirited Confederates inarching
gaily towards Gettysburg and the (KV
000 slowly retreating from the blocdy
battle-field ! Nevertheless, .the defeat
at Gettysburg did not make the sol
diers lose faith in themselves or their
leaders. Both sides had lost heavily
? tfye yF?Klernls even more than the
Confederates, and the Southern defeat
was only due to the Federals having
so many more men, '
Lee blamed himself for the loss of
Gettysburg, but no ohe else has ever
looked upon it In that light.
The tribute ? to his worth has been
universal ? from both friends and
foes? and all venerate his virtues and
regard him as one of the purest and
greatest men the world, has ever
known.
NOTICE.
The colored teachers are requested
to meet in Jackson school building at
10 o'clock, Saturday, May the 8th.
This meeting will be of great impor
tance. Addresses will be delivered by
white arid colored speakers.
C. C. Lowery.
A SMALL BKUilUM.
PWfliMkll) the Kill Ire Country lift*
-? Been Taken by Merman*.
?I., .
Our (tf 11.370 inirouillesof teW
tpry occupied by Belgium before the
present war, less than liOO square
nilltTt thereof It* still holt! by the llel
glaus ami their allien; and the nor*
mal population of the i?art of the
country Htlll held by the Belgians 1h
only 100,000, while the iteace popula
tion of the whole country Vvas more
than 7,000.(100. Thus begins a state
ment jMHt prewired by the National
Uoorgraphlc Society showing what
Belgium has lout of her territory wince
the preacnt war began, it then con
tinues: V.
...All of Belgium's cities, her com*
merce. Industry yml resources of mine
and timber lamia 'now lie behind the
German lines, which sweep from West*
ende. on the North mm, to Basle, where
the Rhine leaves Switzerland for (ler
many.
Independent Belgium today Is a thin
strip of land wedged into tlu? French
department of ..l^ta-de-GaJulSv. This
area Ih the Hand dune. Infertile, lew
lylug, sparsely populated part of Hel
glum. Antwerp, 1 Brussels, Liege,
(ihenti Charlerol, Louvaln, Namur, Os
tend, Mallnea, and some score ?>f other
Important cities of the low country are
ufuler (Jerman domination. In that
Strip of territory which the allies de
fend there is not a single city with
20,000 population, and there are but
ten small towns in all the sections.
The coal flelds of I^lege, Mons and
Clmrleroi, with their annual outputs in
norjnal times of 22,000,000 tons a year,
are In the hands of the invaders. The
great steel and IroA works of Liege
and Charlerol are lost. When, in the
yc4*rs before the war, due ] Missed thru
the busy elty of Liege on the Paris
Berlin express at night, he saw thous
ands of splashes of fire-glow in the
fleeting shadows, where the restless
furnaces of found -tes trading with
every country labored. /The American
traveler who watched these flres gleam
by, reealled to mind a strip of rail
road eastward of Cleveland, where
factory and foundry line the way for
nillga i. L i .
The iron, zinc, lead and muMxutuwo
mines of Belgium lie behind its ene
my's lilies. Its rieli quarrle* of mar
ble, granite and slate are in its north
ern ami eastern provinces Here also,
are Its forests audits more important
manufactures. These sections have
been in the hands of the invaders from
the early days of the war. Ghent is
?the capital of the Belgium textile in
dustry, an industry which occupies
-many of the cities and towns of Flan
ders. where woolen aud cottou stuffs
and lace genres are 'made, but the
jlooms all lie behind the German front.
!8o, too, is all of Belgium's agricultural
[Country lost ; and a sand-drift and
stretches where dairy farming was
carried on in peace times are all that
now remains under the shadow of Bel
gium's battle standards. #
Belgium stood sixth among the na
tions of the world in the relative vah\e
of lier commerce l>efore the war broke
out. Today this commerce has been
completely crashed ; thT free pofts f^
I main and there is not even a customs
port, on all her borders where goods
pass through save those ports .'alone
uj>oii the French and German border#
where war munitions and supplies for
contending armies are pouring in.
Belgium's trade is no more; her indus^
try is no more ; her mining is no more ;
her cities a re-foreign soil ; her schools
her fdur universities at Ghent, Liege,
Brussels and Louvain are no more;
her capital is lost ; her farms are gone
? Belgium, herself, is almost non-exist
ent as a concrete thing.
Tea chefs' Examination. ?
-i
Notice In hereby given that the' regu
lar spring examination for teachers
wi 1 1 beheld at .the. court house . on Frl
day, May 7th, 1015, beginning at nine
o'clock. .All those Intending to stand
the examination tor . teachers' certifi
es res will pi on so take notice and gov
ern themselves accordingly.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hc^by given Jhat Tliave
filed with the Probate Judge of Ker
shaw <5ounty my final return as Ad
ministratrix of the instate of J. M.
Watts, deceased, and that on the 1st
day of May, lftlft> at 11 o'clock A. M.,
I will apply 4o- the said Court fbr a
final discharge te Administratrix .61
the said Estate. ?
MRS. JK. L. WATTS.
C:i in (!<?)), 8. C., March 27th, 1916.
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NOTICE.
Sealed Mtto wilt be received l?,v 'Oily'
CoucH on May 3rd, 1018, fur Incase of
tho theatre part of the Oi>eia House
for the fist -ill year ending April 30th,
lOtd.
Council reserving tho right lo reject
any a lul all bids, also reserves tho rl?ht
lo uko tho Thoatro for public enter
tainments and public pnritoucs.
Hy Onltfir of Ctouucii.
At tout ? O. II. YatOH,
J, J, <:?>.. dale, Mayor.
City Clerk.
Camden, S. <\, April 14, 1015.
TAX EXECUTIONS.?
. Under auil by virtuo of sundry tax
executions issued to mo by tho Treas
urer of Kershaw County, I will offer
for Halo at public outcry, larforo the
Qourt I louse ?loor hi Camden, S. 11,
on tho tlrHt Monday tn May, durliiK
the legul hours of sale, the following
described proj>erty :
All that piece or )>urcel of laud ly<
tag, and Isdug situated In County of
Kershaw, State of South Carolina, I>e
Kalb township, Sehool District No. 1,
containing ten (10) acres, and Itounded
as follows: North by lands of estate
of H. H. Alexander, East by lands of
Tames Arthur, South by lamis of estate
of Henderson Bird, and West by lands
of Carolina M ('Mullen, et al. Said
lands to be sold as property lit Emma
W. Alexander, for taxes 1018 and 1014.
-Also
All that piece, parcel or tract of land,
lying and being situated In Kershaw
County, State of South Carolina, Buf
falo township, School District No, 28,
and containing two hundred (200)
acres, and hounded as follows : Nortl
by lands formerly SUcox. East by D
M. Bethune, South and West by J. T
Hough ; to be sold as the property
W. M. DuBruhl for taxes, year 10*2.
1013, 1014.
Also
All that ple<*\ parcel or tract of
land, lying and being situated in Kot
sftaw County, South Carolina. Flat
Hock towuahip, School District No
containing 61 acres, and hounded as
follows: North by lands of Zion Hill
Church, East by J. A. Stradford, South
hy Jatio Furman, West by Scott Heed,
to be sold as proj)erty of estate of
Heuben Westlcj\ for taxes year J 91 2.
1013, 1014.
Terms of sale ? Cash,
W. W. HUCKABEE,
Sheriff.
Camden, S. C., April IB, 1915.
M?autiful line of box. stationery Ju?t
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Notice of Settlement and Ap
plication for Final Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that one
month from this time, on Saturday,
May 15th, 1015, I will render to the
Probate Judge of Kershaw County a
final account of my actings and dolng^
as Guardian of my daughter, Mltte
Lola Cafoe, who has t>econie of age,
and on the same day wilt ask for a
?final discharge from my trust as such
Guardian. MRS. MAKY I. CATOIO,
Guardian.
Camden, S. O., April 15, 1015. j ....
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ance with- contract and tariff provis
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