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THE LAST SHOT OF CIVIL WAIt. Began and Ended in South Carolina. The Last in Anderson County. The War Between the States began end ended in South Carolina. Historians tell about the Citadel cadets firing upon the Star of the West as she steamed into Charleston harbor, April 22, 1861, bringing supplies of war to the Federal garrison at Fort Sumter. They also tell of later attempts upon Charleston from the sea, and of the gallant defense, but no history has told of the last shot fired in the war, because it took place away off from the seat of war in a section which, though it sent many soldiers to the front, had escaped the actual fighting. It was in Anderson county on the first day of May, 1865. A body of Arsenal cadets commanded by Col. Thomas had been defending some fortifications above Greenville," and there was in Greenville a military company which had been organized to guard life and property. Capt. A. D. Hoke, of the Butler Guards, its captain, Dr. John A Broadus, afterward a prominent Baptist preacher, and W. F. Price, a member of the South Carolina legislature, were its lieutenants. Mr. Price had opened the state armory in Greenville and equipped the company with arms. On account of this act, which might bring down vengeanc? on his head. Mr. Price, at the approach of a Federal company from North Carolina, left the city, accompanied by a small party of civilians, all armed. They soon overtook the arsenal company, which was also retreating before the advancing enemy, and the two united. They traveled the highway between Greenville and Anderson. They camped near the j home of William E. Long, north-! west of Piedmont, and stacked their arms near a well and, being very tired, threw themselves upon the ground to rest, many of them falling asleep at once. Coming from Pickens on that same road was a party of Yankees cavalry on its way to destroy a bridge over the Saluda river just below Pied,mont, also in search of horses. Fearing no danger tliey came yelling and firing pistols, awekening the sleeping Con/or <7 ^ Reserving fettle - 6 qi y Double Boiler -2 qt f\ ^ I I federates. A few of t*e younger Ar: senal boys in their sudden alarm ran ! away, leaving their guns. The greater part, however, stood their ground and : fired such a continual volley into the approaching party, not having to stop i and reload because as their charges i were exhausted they threw aside ther own guns and picked up those abani doned by the fleeing cadets, that the j Federals retreated, turning into the I White Plains road and were soon out of sight, giving up their plan of burning the bridge. They left behind them one man ! badly wounded, who would have been j dispatched by the maddened boys exi cept that some of the women of the community came upon the scene, beg' cri -n cr "hie ltfo Onp nf them. Mrs. i Moore took him into her home, j where he was carefully nursed until I he was able to be carried to a hospital | in Greenville. | Among the Confederate party was a young man named Paul Allen, a Charlestonian, who, it is said, fired j the first shot at th.e Star of the West, ! having been a Citadel cadet at the time, and who, just to complete his record in a satisfactory manner, fired the last shot at the retreating Federal cavalry in this final skirmish on the j lonely road away off in Anderson j j county, ending, as he had begun, one j of the greatest wars in all history. , The following boys who were or] ' have been citizens of Anderson coun-j j ty, took part in this final skirmish; j j James L. Dean, D. S. McCullough, F. j j A. Silcox* J..B. Lewis, G. W. Sullivan and E. A. Smyth. The three last j ; named are still living. ei-irmicii Tnmpc: gn^vnrman 1 li t Ai C O XV 1 JL A i. J AOli kj ?.-v i ' * v/ ^ v. - . of Newberry. v.-as slightly wounded in I i the hand by a slug fired from a shot-' gun in the hands of a negro man who was piloting the Yankees. The Monaghan cotton mill, at | Greenville, now occupies the spot > where the old armory stood. The I skirmish spoken of above was between the old residence of William! Long and the John King place,! about two miles out from Piedmont, j ?Mrs. J. R. Vandiver. in Greenville! News. If you want to buy or sell anything! use The Herald Want colu,mn. iINT m(* Cd^Sauce Pan -4qt^ Perodator ^ Set oP Three Sauce Fhns Basting Roaster ^^ ft \ / One Day Oi V; STRK BAMB But They Rode. | i Last spring when cotton Was selling so high, You could see some farmers "Floating" in the sky, (But they Rode!) They rode in sun, They rode in the rain, Some even rode In an aeroplane, (But they Rode!) 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