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PAGE 6—The Newberry Sun, Newberry, S. C., Thursday, Feb. 11, 1971
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Pope Shannon announce the en
gagement of their daughter, Kathy, and Samuel Augus
tus Cheatham, son of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Carrinton
Cheatham of Orangeburg, S. C.
The bride-elect is a junior at Clemson University, ma
joring in elementary education and is a member of Chi
Omega Sorority.
The bridegroom-elect is a junior at Clemson University,
majoring in zoology and is a member of Sigma Nu Fra
ternity.
A May 16 wedding is planned in Central United Metho
dist Church in Newberry.
DAR chapter to
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scholarship
The Drayton Chapter of The
United Daughters of The Con
federacy met at the home of
Mrs. John Chappell, with Mrs.
Richard Baker as associate hos
tess. The members were invit
ed into the dining room where
Mrs. Ralph B. Baker poured
tea from a beautifully appoint
ed table. Delicious refreshments
were served and the members
enjoued r. delightful social hour.
The meeting opened with the
ritual, led by the Chaplin. The
President presided over the
meeting, Mrs. Ralph Baker an
nounced there had been a meet
ing of the executive board of
the C. of C. in Columbia to
complete plans for the state
convention of the C. of C. which
will meet in Rock Hill in March.
Mrs. Elmer Shealy reported
from the educational work of
the U.D.C. There are 540 U.D.C.
scholarships awarded each
year. This requires an expen
diture of 102.650, the funds
from which this is invested a-
mounts to $786,000. This sum
was provided by many small
gifts of the members of the
U.D.C., also by thoughtful per
sons interested in helping
worthy young people, continue
their education, have bequeath
ed goodly sums for this pur
pose. During the past year 5
scholarships have been award
ed to South Carolina students,
two of which went to the
Eloise Welsh Wright chapter
members, and one to a New
berry College senior, who need
ed assistance in graduating.
The Patriotic Activity report
was read, asking for each chap
ter to contribute to help esta
blish a scholarship for nurses.
The chapter members present
voted to comply to this request.
The - speaker for the after
noon, Mrs. Leon Nichols, chose
as her subject on Tennessee,
“Sam Davis the Scout”. Mrs.
Nichols quoted: “To many Ten
nesseans. the greatest hero of
the War Between the States was
Sam Davis. He was born on a
farm of 163 acres in Ruther
ford County, Tennessee, near
the small town of Smyrna.”
“Sam Davis father was
known far and wide as a man
who feared nothing on earth.
He was voted for his honesty
of character, unswerving prin
ciples, directness of purpose
and fine sense of honor. Be
cause of these characteristics
he was known as “old straight”.
He was also known for great
ness of statue, being 6’2” in
height.”
“In the spring of 1861. which
was near the end of Sam Da
vis’ first year at the academv
in Nashville, the war drums
interrupted his studies with a
call to arms in defense of the
south. Being among the earlier
to volunteer for service he join
ed the Rutherford Rifles of the
first Tennessee Infantry.
From time to time good re
ports of the brave boy reached
his home. In the autumn of
1863 word came that Sam had
been selected to become a mem
ber of mounted scouts under
Captain H.B. Shaw, which Ge
neral Bragg had organized for
the protection of the army of
Tennessee.
Captain Shaw concealed his
identity in order to obtain the
information desired, concern
ing the enemies’ movements.
He disguised himself as an
herb doctor and under the as
sumed name of E. Coleman
he went unsuspectedly through
towns in possession of the Fe
derate. But the scouts, includ
ing Sam Davis wore “the gray”
with daring pride even when
inside the Federal lines.
The five scouts were to get
positive information without
failure as to the plan of action
of General Grant’s army in
Tennessee. By now disputed
means, Captain Shaw came in
to possesion of important pa
pers that General Dodge had,
and these were intrusted to
Davis on November 19, 1863.
It was the task of Davis to
get these papers through to Fe
deral lines to the Confederate
encampment in Chattanooga.
While engaged in this dan
gerous work he found Mmself
in the vicinity of Smyrna, and
overcome with desire to see his
folks, he resolved to slip into
the house no matter how great
the risk. It was the final part
ing of mother and son. Only
a few days later news came
by way of “grapevine” that a
scout by the name of Davis
had been caught by the Yan
kees and hanged as a spy at
Pulaski on Friday, the 27th of
November.
In pathetic appeal the dis
tressed father said to his good
friend, John C. Kennedy, “Go
John, see if it is our son. If
it is Sam, do your best to get
his body and bring it to us.”
“Mr. Kennedy procured a
pass, as far south as Columbia
from General Rousseau. Mr.
Kennedy was soon in the pre
sence of the provost marshal,
who examined the pass which
had not been good since leav
ing Columbia. But upon hear
ing for what mission Mr. Ken
nedy had come, the provost
marshal sprang forward eagerly
as he grasped Mr. Kennedy’s
hand in both his own and said,
“Tell that boy’s father that he
died with the honor and re
spect of every man and officer
in this company. You are at
liberty to take up his body.
If you need protection I will
give you a company sir, if
necessary you shall have a re
giment.”
“They graciously refused help
except for Major A.R. Richard
son, the clerk of the county
court at that time, and a co
lored man they had employed.
“Before returning home, Mr.
Kennedy gained all the infor
mation possible concerning the
tragic death of Sam.
Mr. Kennedy was aided all
the way home by Federal
Soldiers, who upon learning
whose body it was, paid the
utmost respect. On Dec. 24,
1863, Sam Davis’ body found
its last resting place in the
family burying ground. Among
the monuments erected in his
honor was a bronze figure in
Capital Park, Nashville, Tenn.
“The Sam Davis Monument”
erected forty years after his
death by contributions from
every state in the union, from
the blue and gray, the rich and
poor. General G.M. Dodge was
the first person to make a con
tribution.”
Sgt. Cornell gets
commendation
VIETNAM — Sergeant Benny
L. Cornell, 21, son of Mrs. Al
berta I. Glover, Route 2, Pros
perity, recently received the
Army Commendation Medal
while serving with the Ameri-
cal Division in Vietnam.
Sgt. Cornell received the a-
ward for heroism in action
while engaged in military ope
rations against a hostile force
in Vietnam.
He is assigned as a squad
leader in Company D, 1st Bat
talion, 52nd Infantry of the Di
vision’s 198th Infantry Brigade
near Chu Lai. He entered the
army in April 1969, completed
basic training at Ft. Gordon,
Ga., and was last stationed at
Ft. Jackson, S.C.
He is a 1967 graduate of Lex
ington High School.
THE CURTAINS WILL GO UP three times this week at
Newberry College for Moliere’s comedy, “The Miser.”
The collegians will present the production at 8 p.m. Thurs
day, Friday, and Saturday, February 11, 12, and 13, in
the Wiles Chapel Theatre on the College campus. Three
of the actors in the period-comedy are, from left Jerry
Helms, Clover freshman; Reinhard Schiemer, Berenz,
Austria freshman; and Gerald McKibben, Chester senior.
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