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w K .. iS AI TH'; '* 1 I I Ki- ! I I ^ ^ I:-. '5 - Military Record of Kershaw Soldiers Is Not Excelled In South Carolina i f ' I '' r 5 .) „ ' * / ■ # ' * ■ i (Coatlnnei from Snt ?■•%) tlMntalt oa th* AaMrteu •!(!• being from Merylend, Delewere end Vir ginia. Captain Robert Kirkwood who fought soTaliantlr with a Delaware regiment gave hie name to oor beau* tifnl auburb. < “I have found no proof that the militia from around Camden took part In either of theee engagemmita. though it is quite likely that many of them did eo, though not as an or- gaaitation. It must be remarked, how ever, that many bf them had surrend ered to the British ia 1780 and were Ing spirits of this section were for independence. Zach Cantey, Willis Whitaker, James Cantey. Samuel Wyle, John Whitaker, John Chesnnt. Isaac DuBose, David and John With erspoon and Samuel Glasgow signed paroles when Charleston fell to the British. Ell Kershaw’s, company sur rendered there. Joseph Kershaw's regiment had been disbanded earlier due to numerous desertions, but it is' probably some of them had been re organized and gone to the defense of Charleston. Militia was summoned for each particular campaign to serve not more than 80 days at a time; on parole. True, many of them hadig^^jg only once; they broken their paroles when their na- ,*boiie<i ajaiMt being subject to the tive earth was attacked, and some of them, notably John Chesnut. Joseph and EU Kershaw, were seized In Camden and thrown into prison. The two Kershaw men were deported to Bermuda. Bli dM en route of dysentary and Is buried there. Joseph was there 18 months. *’It la most regretable 'dhat the »<biir I iWill rtK-Of-CDt. Joseph Kershaw's regiment have long since been lost. Doubtless many men from this community were in his command. We have the roster of Eli Kershaw’s company ‘Thompson”s Rangers’ and only two familiar Ker shaw county names appear on it, Francis Boykin. 1st lleut., and Thom as Charleton, 2nd lleut - “There le 'no doubt that the lead- WOW CAMP 1076 Meets each 1st and trd Frl^ night ef menth at. • P- M« at Hermitage Com munity House. Mem bers are urged to attend regularly. iVisItlng sovereigns are always wsleomo. C. L. Oerdnsr, Financial tooy cold and the scarcity of proper taoi, about which Colonel McWOUe eeoe plained bitterly ta the governor. They returned to Oamden In abont thng months. The Camden Journal 1841, says They dwelt with delight wpea memory of their handsome appsar- ance and upon the Mfomptneas with which they dlachraged every dnty.* Sominolo or Florida War “In 1838, South Cantina was asked to furnish a regiment of infantry to serve for three months in the sub- jogatlon of the Seminole Indians tn Florida who had refused to go to Rie new territory assigned them west the Mississippi General McDuffie asked for one company of mounted men, 78 in all, from CoL J<^ Chas- nut’s company in the Kershaw dis trict. General James W. Cantey read the summons; speeches were made by Colonel Cheenttt and Major .WU 11am McWlllie Old Glory was' planted In front of the line and volunteers called for. With^'^the exception of about 20, the entire regiment came forward. Seventy-seven men were chosen (their names are preserved) and Colonel Chesnut was elected cap tain. They saw little service, burning , ,1. * ioi* Indian villages, by order of Gen. WsGi. After tbrnnaqirna doty they continental rdles of war, which, for instance, imposed the penalty of death for desertion. Indents In the historical commission files, as well as family records, show that many of our citizens were soldiers In that ■truggle. War of 1812 and the Florida war, must be rather briefly discussed. Congress declared war on Great Britain on June 18, 1812, because of the seizure of sailors of British birth on American vessels. The news did not reach Camden un til June 28, by an express messenger from Washington on route to New Orleans. In 1814 when there was a threatened attack on Charleston, Governor David R. Williams called for volunteers. Ehrery man in the Second regiment, Ck>lonel Adam Mc Wlllie commanding, rseponded at once. Two companies left Camden October 8, 1814, CapUln Chapman Levy’s company of riflemen nad Cap tain Francus Blair’s artillery com pany, the former of 128 men. Includ ing officers and three servants, ‘Big Jacob, Little Jacob and Isaac*,^ the latter 88 men. excluding officers. The enemy did not attempt to land, and our troops suffered holy from the NOTICE i We have in stock for immediate delivery.... . 6 foot, 8 foot, 9 foot and 10 foot lengths of.... METAL ROOFING ALSO some Windows and finished Nails CEMENT and MORTAR MIX City Equip. & Supply Co. (Just behind Camden Dairies) returned to Camden where they were tendered a public dinner and a hand some sword was presented to Cap tain Chestnut Not a soldier bad fab len, but many bad succumbed to the deadly effects of the climate of the everglades. Saddest of these casual ties was the death some months later of the beloved commander. From a neglected case of measles be con tacted tuberculosis. Only 40 years of age be seemed to have peculiarly en deared himself to the community. He was an older brother of General James (Thesnut The Mexican War “President Polk on May 11, 1848, called for 60,000 volunteers for the war agalqst Mexico, which was caused by the dispute over the southern boundary line of thfi' newly admitted state of Texas “The DeKalb guards of Camden, organized In 1840, was the first com pany in the state to offer its ser vices; they did this on May 11 be fore the governor made a requisition. One hundred and five men volun teered under Captain Keith Stuart Moffet, They were embodied seven months later In the Palmetto regi ment under the new name, the Ker shaw Volunteers. There were 85 names on the roll; Moffatt was cap tain. Joseph B. Kershaw, 1st Heut.; James Cantey, 2nd lleut., and J. Wil lis Cantey, Jr., 3rd lleut Not a man wa» rejected and the Inspecting off! cer declares It was the best volun teer company he had ever received. “James Polk DickinSon native citi zen of Camden, was elected lleut CokmM of the regiment, later sne- ceeding Pierce Butler as cokmeL ‘The two wars preceding this had bloodless and nnevestful-rbot not this. Ftbm their landing at Vera Crng to the stcwadng of Chapnltepec eastle at Mexico City, their progrees was contested In many bloody conflicts After an arduous and gallant service of 18 months, the Kershaw and Lan caster ooun^ Vcdnnteers returned to, Camden on July 12, 1848. with only 89 eftOctlves left in both com panies, officers included. The Palmet to regiment had been reduced from 1,100 to 140. Generil Scott refused to allow them to leave after the talking of Mexico City and the Mexicans themselves requested that the last troops to leave micht be the South Carolinians. Of the Kershaw Volun teers, 48 men died. “The severest losses were the deaths of hte popular young ^Iflllls (Cantey and the brilliant. If somewhat spectacular Colonel Dickinson. To both these men handsome monuments were erected by the citizens of this communtiy. Cantey’s Is In the Quak er cemetery and Dickinson’s is on Monument Square, beneath which he lies. “Dlcklnsow wag- only “31 years oW. A promising young lawyer, he was a remarkably handsome man, 8 feet 4 inches tall. It (s said that his life might have been spared had his vanity not refused to allow the am putation of a foot. ‘Kershaw and James Cantey later became Coafoderate geasrala. war wge the proving ground for the greater conflict that feUewed The War BeMfben the Tt is Impoaslble, of course, here to go into any sort of detafl as to the gallant part played by the men of Kershaw tn the Confederate war. As usual enthusiasm in volunteering was at a higl; pitch and onr men were among the first to enter the serviee. ‘The Camden Volunteeiw J. D K®i>' nedy, captain, left for f^arleston on April 9, 188L in time to take part in the firing on Fort Sumter, April 12. The DeKalb rifle guards, T, L. Boykin, captain, entrained for Vir ginia on April 24. “The following companies entered the service from this immediate sec-^ tloni Total casnaltie.s 88. Kershaw troop. Captain E. D. Can tey, pro. maj., succeeded by Captain R. M. Cantey. Enrollment 144, from Kerahaw 117, casualties 77. L^cas guards, Captain L. W. R. Blair, pro, maJ., succeeded by Captain Ben B. Lucas. Enrollmrot 104, all but one from Kershaw. Casualties 81. Kershaw Gr«m,-^-CaptalB - John^ Jones. Ehirollment 128, all from Ker shaw. Casualties 88. Company E., 7th Battalion, Captain Burwell E. Boykin, John R. Goodale, 1st lleut Membership 108. Only 20 from Kershaw. Casualties among Ker- irotL - Lnw mna «aputo -«»4w n nui ot Xojtat ria«, 5 Membership igi CasualUes 88. ^ ! Wgteree Mbnnted ' Enrollment 124, 82 C^tleo 82. Surren£2 «coI£f J- tain James Deby, p,o ties 24, smrreiMlered 83, l^klqJlMgers, Csptala A n , kin, sneceeded by Cap^ nut Enrollment 128 » .hjw Cartiaito. miioSL'’* - DeBaossnre artillery. w DePass. Membership^ Shaw. Casualties nSknoiS ^ ** Company D, 6th BattaSoii Captain John Thompsou as J. Ancrum. Membership m company was organized is it and was composed of bon. J • furloughed soldiers orVS charged becanse of phystarZ L.Itles.-lt-was never engagements. ^ World crude oil production b is expected to be about 2| p« greater than in iHi. Nog MomMaiK/gHs maygetmotedrelef horn 4unctk>n§9 pmrhJh p§ln oum is a nusid sisiwmn wimi r WMMa ssyjMM bnogU nB fsaetfaesl tiwtiBi I lShrn hks a tt sIwaM stta snwttts. sU SIgts- ttae,* ttaM b^MISts- 2 atsrts« 3 dms be fore ’yenr tbmr, tl shorn http reUefs petal due to poftty ' ptriMN OSS Tty CerduL It tt bttpa ymrn be gledyou dML Bl BIIIIMIIIIIBIIIIIIIIIIBMiliitllllBaillllllllltailllllllllHI E E I ANNOUNCING Hodges D. Brown FOR CORONER S He has been a citizen of Kershaw County for 25 years. He is 32 years of age, married and the father of 6 children. \ He volunteered and served his county in the U. S. Army for 21 months, serving in the European theatre of operations for 14 months. He is well qualified for Coroner. HE IS THE MAN FOR THE OFFICE BROWN FOR CORONER (This Ad Paid For By the Friends of Hodges Brown.) Zemp Construction Company r -r CAMDEN, S. C. Sidney C. Zemp, Owner -S., At present we are devoting our time to the building of Veterans homes. We are beginning a^project now in the Sarsfield area primarily for Servicemen. Any veteran having a housing problem is invited to, see us and we will advise as to proc^ure in securing a * , • home. GOOD WORD **FaiihfuV* is a word we like particularly to apply ^ our service, for we feel that if we are faithful to the ethical code of our profession, faithful to the traditions d/t our firm, faithful to our frienils, we cannot fail to meet, tn eesry way, the demands of those who turn to lis in time cf need. We sincerely believe that KQRNEGAT e»vice has ia every way kept the faith; has demonstrated, year after year> that it is in every way worthy of your confidences EiteUiga«i 'A cXfiez/ai/ H N| k\I HOM) FttrlttMlA* ■ , ',r'' *‘KOIINK«A.Y co«r r, r f it:'.- i-'