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THE ED18T0 RIFLES.
?o?
A BISTOBT of this gallant coups
fjrom its organization.
The fpb\&?lfg $fj?t|$rt?'al sl^lch tff
thoEdisto Rifles from the organization
of the Company down to the present
time was read by Gen. Jas. F. Izlar
at the late pic-nic of the Compay :
FiUiLwos and Fellow Soldieus :?
That ancient historian, Charles Hol
lin, sayo: "History has with reason
been called the evidence of time, the
Jight of truth, the school of virtuc,the
depository of events, and, if the ex
pression may bo allowed, the faithful
messenger of antiquity." And ngain,
."Tho first duty of an author, who in
tends to compose a history, and to
transmit the knowledge and remem
brance pfnast|a?tiodi |b posterity as,
%o make choice bi a subject, greift no
blo and affecting, which by the va
riety and importance of facts, may
render the render attcntivo, and
keep him always in a kind of busy
suspense; and lastly engross and
please him by the nature itself of the
events, and the good success that ter
minates them." Your request thai
I should give you a sketch of the his
tory of the "Edisto Rifles" from its
earliest organization down to the pres
ent time, has furnished me with a sub
ject "great, noble and affecting." A
subject "which by tlie variety and
importance" ot the facts conneotod
and interwoven with it, is calculated
to arrest your attention, engross your
.mind, and enlist your sympathies
and finally to entertain and please,
by a recital of the stirring events,
thrilling incidents, and wonderful
achievmenls of that grand arm}' of
which your gallant company formed
a part. But wbi|e'yo^r-,k|pdnos8,has
lurnished the true1 subject, I shall not
arrogate to myself the title of histo
rian of the "Edisto Rifles" of wliose
history you are so justly'proud, but
leave that pleasant and agreeable
duly to some abler and more eloquent
pen.
I shall endeavor ouly to give a
brief, faithful and accurate account
of the organization of the Company,
the names of the olllceiJ and men,
who from timo to lime composed, and
commanded it, and the engagements
during the recent \yar in which it
took part. , ?
Tlie "Edisto Rifles" were organized
in the year 1851. It was a volunteer
corps, and was attached to the Four
teenth Regiment, South Carolina Mi
litia. The first Captain was John.. J.
Salley, a native of Orangeburg Coun
ty, who bad received a military train
ing and education at West Point.
His commission as Captain of the
Edisto Rifles was issued by Governor
Means, aud bears date the 1-Uh day
of October, 1851. His rank dated
from 17th July, 185V. < John J. Snl
Jey still lives?a man honored and
respcoted in bis community, -as a
good citizen, a faithful friend, and a
Christian gentleman. May, the life
history of the first Captain of the Ed
iato Rifles, teach useful and valua
ble lessons to un the survivors,
the present members, and to those
whoj bnd|ie. furore sbajLcompose the
rank ana die of our worthy*ana not
undistinguished corps.
The ofllcera with Capt. John i J.
Salley were First'lAeutenanl, John
V. Glover, SecbUd Lieutenant,
.-, and Third Lieutenant,-.
About the -day of-, 18?,
Captain Salley resigned, when First
Lieutenant John V. Glover was pro
moted to the Captaincy of 'the com
pany, and continued in tlj.u position
until lie was promoted to the otlloe
pf Major of tho Fourteenth Regiment
Sonth Carolina Militia. First Lieu
tenant William L. Ehney was then
promoted ^o the Captaincy, cf the
company and so remained until the
pompany volunteered for active ser
vice.. The ordinanpq of secession
was passed on tho 20th of t)cccmbcy,
I860.
This action of South Carolina is
one of the greatest political cvenls
in her history. It is connected with
a civil war, which in its magnitude
and importance, in its bitterness and
hate, in its crushing and direful re
sults, stand? unequaled in tho history
of any age, and of any people. The
very mention of your name carries us
back to those days, and leads the
contemplative mind to review the
causes which led to the secession of
South Carolina from tho Amdrtc&n
Union?the progress of tho g^g?aptic
revolution which followed ; the char
acter of the brave und gallant men
who topk part therein ; and the re
suits which followed the surrender o
tho grand old Army of Northern Vir
ginia. Each of these rellections fur
nishes (.n subject fraught w|th. many
valuable und useful ^Iesstuf?, *?rfd
which as survivors and descendants
of those brave and noble men who
took part therein, should carefully
and reverently contemplate aud
study. For no ono should be wholly
ignorant of the history of this mighty
struggle for freedom from oppression
and wrong, by the people of the
South.
Secession, in the language of Dr.
Dabney, in his life of Stonewall Jack
son, "was uo dishonest after-thought,
suggested by a growing sectional am
bition, but the ancient, righteous
remedy, td whdplJrthe lofttherul States
Were reluctantly.-. dr|vf>Q by <& l?ng
course of treachery and oppression."
Tho secession of South Carolina,
says an honest historian, "was had
without discussion, and with pin feet
I unanimity ; the pcoplo of the State
J were convinced that tho Bcason for
discussion had passed and the season
for action had arrived."
"Oh. land of heroes! Spartan State!
In numbers few, in daring great,
Thus to affront the the frowns of fate."
South Carolina immediately set
about preparing to defend that inde
pendence which she had by tho ordi
nance of secession resumed, ' and
which her people, educated as States
Rights Democrats of the "most
straightcst sect," felt and believed
they had a right to resume, from the
nature and spirit of the covenant en
tered into by tho States in their sov
crign capacity. In the first twelve
months' Regiment raised for this pa
triotic purpose the Edisto Rifies, with
full rs^swb/age.- hear Island au es
prit deTofp^wWch-^eri^d the com
mendation of all ollicers and men
with whom they came in contact,
mustered for service?aud by their
prowess and deeds of daring upon
many hotly contested fields, won for
themselves laurels which will never
fade, while the names of Wagner
and Sumter are remembered among
men, or while the heroic deeds of the
Army of Northern Virginia adorn
the pages of the faithful historian.
The history of the Army of North
ern Virginia, with which was connec
ted the immortal Lee, the intrepid
Jackson, and our own gallant Hauip
toe und fearless Hngood, is destined
to live forever. Tho cause for which
it fought and suffered, is lost, but its
splendid achievements will ever be
remembered by a brave and patriotic:
people ; win encomiums from those
who opposed it, and excite the ad mi
raliou of tho world, long after the
last survivor of that grand army ia
"oil'duty forever."
The able and .candid historian of
the Army of the Potomac, in epeqk
ing of its achievements, adds theso
words, which, says Miss Mason, in
her life Of Gen. Lee, may be accepted
as a not unworthy epitaph from a
generous enemy:
"Nor cau there . fail to , arise the
image of that other :arniy;t?au Ws
the adversary of the Army of the Po
tomac, and which?wjio can ever for
get that once looked upon it??that
array of "tattered uniforms and
bright muskets ;" that body ofineoin
parable infantry, the. Army of North
eru Virginia, which for years carried
the revolt on its bayonets, opposing
a constant liout to the mighty con
centration pf power brought against
it, which'r^cCi<Ting ter'rible'blows did
not fail to give the like, and which,
yital in all its parts, died only with
its annihilation."
In that array of "tattered uniforms
and bright muskets" were the Edisto
Rifles. They formed a part of that
"incomparable ipfaptry,"
When volunteers were called for
the Edisto Rifles, with but a single {
exception, marched to the front, ea
ger and ready to go "where pnmpr
Grcs light Ihc.rcddencd sod." Num
bers of the bravest and best blood of
the county, moved by tlm some im
pulse, ftrcd hy the same zeal, and
urged by the same pariotic motive
flocked to our standard. It was
deemed proper that the company
should re-Organize, each member look
ing to what he concoived to bo the
true interest of tho organization, and
tho impending issues. An election
was had when the following olHeors
were chosen : Captain, Thomus J.
Glover; First Lieutenant, John V?
Glover; Second' Lieutenant. John H.
Felder; Third Lieutenant, Jas. F. Iz
lar.
j Shortly thereafter a regiment of
ten compnnjes was formed, composed
of five companies from Qrangeburg
District and five companies from
Barnwell District.
The Edisto Kifies was one of the
coirpauies composing this rogiment.
This was tbo first regiment South
Carolina Volunteers for twelve
months service.
Johnson llagood, afterwards Brig
General llagood, was elected Colo
nel, Thomas J. Glover, Captalu of
tho Edisto Rifles, was elected Lieut
Colonel, and Walsou A. O'Cain was
elected major.
In consequence of the election of
Thomas J. Glover to the ofllco of
Lieut-Colonel of tho First Regiment
South Carolina Volunteers, First
Lieutenant John V. Glover was pro
moted to the Captaincy of tho Edisto
Rifles, a position which he had held
once before. Second Lieut J. H. Feld
er was promoted to the office of First
Lieut, and Third Lieut. Ja?. F. Iz
lar to tho office of Second Lieutenant,
and S. N. Kcnuerley, then a sergeant
iu the company, was elected Third
Lieutenant. . . ?.
With these officers, and a company
numbering about 115 or 120 men
rank and file, tho Edisto Rifles enter
ed the service.
The First Regiment South Caroli
na Volunteers wns on James Island
during tho bombardment of Fort
Sumter 12th April, 18G1. The regb
mcnt left for Charleston on 10th
April, 18G1 ; was at tho Race Course
on the 11th April, 18Glrnnd on the
morn lug of the 12th April, 18G1,
crossed over to James Island, and ou
the night of the 12th April 18G1, was
teansferrcd to Morris Island.
The regiment remained on Morris
Island in active service until
18G1, when it was ordered to Or
angeburg, S. C. Shortly after going
into camp at Orangeburg the regi
ment was relieved from dutyvi. ? ?
A number of tho Edisto Rifles, fir
ed with patriotic zeal, and panting
for more exciting scenes, left for the
seat of war in Virginia. Among whom
were First Lieutenant John II. Feld
er, Orderly Sergeant Samuel Dibble,
D. J. Rowe, W. C. Meredith, Theo
dore Kohn, E. J. Felder,
These gallant sons of South Caro
Una connected themselves with the
Palmetto Guards, a company then
connected with tho Second Palmetto
Regiment of South Carolina Volun
teers commanded by Col. J. B. Ker
8haw, and took part in the memora
ble battle of tho first Mananasas, on
Sunday, the 21st day of July, 1861.
From the exposure and fatiguing
marches incident'i to this great battle
uud great victory Lieut. J. II. Feldci
novCr recovered. He returned home
sick and exhausted; He died on the j
-of-, 1861, ami was buried
I with military honors by a detachment
j of the Edislo Rifles. He was a kind
friend, (J good citizen, a brave sol
dier, and c, noble gentleman. His
death produoed profound grief in the
hearts of all who hud the good for
tune to know him, and especially was
this grief seen und felt by tho mem
bers of Iiis own company, where his
merits were best known, and his loss
most keenly felt.
Shortly after the first battle of
Muuassas the First Regiment South
Carolina Volunteers (llagood's) was
again called out. The Edisto Rifles,
nothing daunted, obeyed orders as
good s?ldiers' arc wont to do, and
again took their place in line. The
regiment (Fiist S. C. V.) rendez
voused at Summervillc, at Which i
place it remained for a short time,
doing ordinary camp duty and drill
ing, when it' was ordered to Coles'
Island. ,on the sea coast of South
Carolina. At this placo tho Edislo
Rifles remained on duly, until the re
organization in 18G2. The oiliccrs
of the company during the lime of its
service on Coles' Island were: John
V. Glover, Captain ; James P. Izlar,
First Lieutenant; SamuelN. Kenner'
ly, Scooiul Lieutonunt; Samuel Dib
ble, Third Lieutenant. Samuel Dib
ble having been elected to fill tho va
cancy caused by the promotion of
Lieutenants Izlar and Jvcnnerly after
the death of Lieutenant Felder.
While on Coles' Island the term of
enlistment of tho Edisto Rifles expir
ed. The officers and a majority of
the members immediately re-cnlisted
! for tho wnr, thus preserving their
compaiiy organization in tact. Those
of tho members (or most of them)
who did not re-onlist in tho Edislo
Rifles, sought other companies and
arms of the service, where they serv
ed their country faithfully and with
honor and orcdit to themselves.
The Kdisto Rifles and St. Mat
thews' Rifles, after reorganizing and
enlisting for the war, oonncctpd them
selves with the Eutawbattalion, and
tiius formed the basis of |>)ip Twenty
fifth Regiment Soutli Carolina Vol
unteers. Six other companies hav
ing joined the Eutaw Battalion, the
Twenty-fith Regiment South Carolina
Voluteers was orgauized with Chas.
H. Simqnlon as Colonol, Johu G.
Presslcy as Lieutenant-Colonel, and
John V. Glover as Major. The pro
motion of Captain John V? G/lover
again caused a change in tho officers
of the the Edisto Rifles. First-Lieut.
James F. Izlar x;i\s made Capiaip, |
Second Lieutenant Samuel N. lyen.
nerly was made First Lieutenant.
Third Lieut. Samuel Dibble was
made Second Lieutenant, and Ser
geant Geo. II. Elliott was elected
Third Lieutenant.
In 1862 and 18G3 the Twenty-fifth
Regiment South Carolina Volunteers
did duty on James Island and Morris
Island, atFoit Sumter,,and in North
Carolina. The first man wounded
in the company was Luther Meyers,
in a skirmish at Legare's on James
Island, July 17, 182:3. S. P. Hall
was wounded in the same engage
ment. Tho first man k'.Ued in the
company was Moses A. Rawlinson,
at Battery Wagner, September 4th,
18G3. Evan Myers wounded same
day.
The Edisto Rifles were a part of
the garrison of Battery Wagner, the
last four days pieceeding its evacua->
tion, and were among tli'o last troops
that left the island.
In July, 18G3, Lieutenant Samuel
Dibble was captured on Long Island,
whilo on special duty under orders
from the General commanding. lie
was kept a prisoner at Johnson's Is
land until -, 1864, when he was
exchanged and returned to duty with
his company. *
During the yenr lSf^J3ol. John
son Hugopd, of the First Regiment
South Carolina Volunteers, was com
missioned Brig-General, and Lieut
Colonel Thos. J. Glover was promot
ed to the Colonelcy of the regiment.
This gallant and brave olllcer lost his
life ut the head of his regiment at the
Second Battle of Manasus. This be
loved citizen, this noble soldier, this
.true patriot, this peerless christiao
gentleman was a member of the Edi
sto Rifles, and was proud of your
name, and of your beming as men
and as soldiers. His life and charac
ter are woithy of your study and imi
tation. He wus mortally wounded
?Olu August, 1862, and died the fol
lowing day.
In 18G4 the Twenty-fifth South
Carolina Volunteers Wero ordered to
Virginia, and composed a part of I la
good's Brigade. The regiment arriv
ed at Petersburg on ihc morning of
the Gib of May, 1864. I copy from a
report of cssiudties in the Entflw
Regiment, Twenty-fifth South Caro
lina Volunteers, in the engagements
of tho Gib and 7th May, 18G4, at
Port Walthal Junction, published at
that time,the following items:
"On the evening of the Gth compa
nies G., II. and I., commanded re
spectively by Captains' Izlar, Ham
mond and Brown, under command of
Maj. John V. (5lover, engaged the
enemy, when the following casualties
occurred : Company G.? Capt. J. F.
Izlar, commanding j wounded, private
S. R. Hall, severely in leg."
"On the 7th the entire regiment
was engaged throughout the day, un
der command of Lieut-Col. John G.
Presslcy. The following is a list of
the casualties on Hint day : Company
G., Capt. J. F. Izlar commanding;
killed, sergeant d. E. Rust and pri
vate L. W. Jenkins; wounded, pri
vates E. E. Innbinet, severely in leg,
J. M. O. Molimin, slightly in side, E.
Ott, slightly in head."
On tho 10th May, 1864, tho Edisto
Hilles were in the engagement at
Swift Creek, near Petersburg. No
casualties. On the 16th Muy, 1801,
tho whole regiment was engaged in
the battle of Dairy's Blulf. Casual
ties: Company G., Capt. J. F. Izlar,
commanding; killed, Lieutenant G.
II. Elliott, Corporal J. R. Kcunerlcy,
Privates M. L. Austin, G. W. B.
Fairy, F. S. Inabinet; wounded, Or
dcrly Sergeant Benj. P. Izlur, severe
ly, Sergeant J. H. Hook, severely,
Corporal T. Mohn, severely, Privates
John Ashc, severely, J. II. Avant,
slightly, E. II. Irick, severely, A. J.
Smoak, severely, O. J. Syphrctt,
slightly, B. IT. Sanders, severely,
Murray RobjnsQu, slightly, Henry
Brown.
May 18, 1804, severo skirmish at
Burmudu Hundred, lasting all day.
No casualties in Edisto Rifles.
On the 3d of June, 1804, the whole
regiment was again engaged in the
second battle of Cold Harbor. In
this battle the Edisto Rifles seile ml
no loss. Mr. (Jooke, iu his life of
General Lee, speaking of this en
gagement, says : "On the morning of
the 3d of June, soon after daylight,
General Grant threw his whole army
straight forward against Lee's front,
all along his line. The conflict which
followed was one of those bloody
grapples, rather I ban battles, which,
discarding all manoeuvring or brain*
work; in tho Commanders, depend for
thp result upon the brute strength of
tho forces engaged. The action did
not last half an hour, and iu that
time the Federal loss was thirteen
thousand men."
A few days aftor this battle the
Edisto Rifles lost Private Louis F.
Rush, a faithful and brt\vc soldier.
Major John V. Glover wns also
wounded at Cold Harbor on tho ?
day of June, 1864, and died at How
ard Grove Hospital on the lGth day
of June, 1804. This was one of the
severest blows that could have befal
len the Twenty-fifth Regiment South
Carolina Volunteers. Major Glover
had hut few equals as a regimental
commander. Intelligent, cool, brave
and fearless, he never was known to
falter in his duty, and uuder the
most trying circumstances always
displayed the genuis of a consum
mate commander. John V. Glover
and Gco. II. Elliott received the first
j lessons, which so eminently fitted
them for the positions they occupied,
iu the Edisto Ritles. We cannot for
get these brave, noble spirits, and
the gallant men whom they led.
??They wero slain for us,
Ami their blood flowed out in vain for us,
lied, rich and pure, on the plain for us;
And years may co,
but our tears shaUl (low
O'er the dead who have died Ul vain for
us."
After the battle of Cold Harbor
the Twenty-fifth South Carolina Vol
unteers did duty in the trenches at
Petersburg. Theie Sylvanus P. Hall,
a good soldier and true, was killed.
On the 2l3t day of August, 1804,
the whole Regiment was engaged in
the battle of the Weldon Railroad.
This has always bsen considered the
severest engagement iu which the
Edislo Rifles took part. In this en
gagement the company was com
manded by First Lieutenant Samuel
N. Kennerly. Hagood's Brigade went
jinto this battle with about seven hun
dred men. Alter the tight the whole
number fit for duty was about two
bundled. The Edisto Rifles suffered
severely. Killed: Lieut. SamuelN.
Kennerly; Privates?G. B. Crider,
Jacob Culler, F. J. Frcize, W. W.
Taylor. Wounded: Orderly Scrg'i
Benj. P. Izlar, Ccrp'i Wus. Panning;
Privates, J. P. Bruce, Joseph Graves,
J. D. Ott.
The following lines written by J.
Blytiie Allston, an olliccr iu Hngood's
Brigade immediately after the charge
at the battle of the Weldon Railroad,
are so gruphic and truthful that I
cannot forbear quoting them, notwith
standing their length :
Scarce seven hundred men they s and,
In tattered, rude array,
A remnant of that gallant hand,'
Who erstwhile held the sea-girt strand
Of Morris' Isle with iron hand
'Gainst Yankees' hated sway.
Seeessionville their banner chum?,
Ami Sil inter, held 'mid the flumes,
And the dark battle on the streams
Of Pocotalligo;
And Waithars Junction's hard-earned
tight.
And Drury's BlufTfl embattled height,
Whence, at the gray dawn of light,
They rushed upon the foe.
Tattered and torn I hose banners now,
Rut not les< proud each lofty brow
Untaught uk yet to yield;
With mien unblenched. unfaltering eye,
Forward, when bombshells shrieking
fly
Flecking with smoke the azure sky?
On Wcldou's fated field.
Sweeps from the woods the hold array.
Not theirs to falter in the fray.
No men more sternly trained than they
To meet their deadly doom;
While from a hundred throats agape.
A hundred sulphurous flames escape.
Round shot and cannin'er and grape
Tho thundering cannons boom!
Swift on their flank with fearful crash
Schrapuel and hall a mingling dash,
And bursting shells, with lurid flash,
Their dazzled sight confound:
Trembles the earth beneath their feet,
Along their front a rattling fheet
Of leaden hail concentric meet.
And numbers strew the ground.
On, o'er the dying and the dead.
O'er mangled limb ami gory head,
With martial look, with martial tread,
March llngood's men to bloody bed,
Honor their solo reward:
Himself doth lead their battle line,
Himself their banners guard.
?
They win t'?e height, those gallant few
A lieroer struggle to renew,
Ilesolved ns gallant men to do
Or sink in glory's shroud ;
But scarcely gain its stubborn crest,
Ere'from tho ensign's murdered breast
An impious foe has dared to wrest
That banner proud.
Upon him, Hagood, in their might!
Flash on ihy soul the Immortal light
Of those brave deeds that biazon bright
Our Southern cross,
lie dies; unfurl its folds again.
Let It. wave proudly o'er the plain,
Tho dying shall forget their pain,
Count not their loss.
Then, rallying to your chieftain's call.
Ploughed through by cannon shot aud
ball.
Hemmed in as by a living wall,
Cleave back your way.
Those bannered deeds their souls in
spire.
Borne amid sheets of forked lire,
By tho Two Hundred who retire,
01 that array.
Afc, Carolina] well the tear
May dew thy cheek; thy clasped hands
rear
In passion, o'er their towerlcss bier,
Thy fallen chivalry!
Maloncy. minor of rhu brave.
And Sellers lie in glorious grave j
No prouder fate than theirs who gave
Their lives to liberty.
In December 18G4, Hagood's Bri
gade was stationed on the Darby
Town Road near Richmond, Va.
While here Joseph Graves was elect
ed Second Lieut, to fill the vacan
cy caused by the death of Lieilts. El
liott aud Kenncrly. In an attack on tbo
lines priv:\te Jeff. Stokes, of the Edis
to Rides was wounded. In the latter
part of December, 1864, Hagood's
Brigude was transferred to Wilming
ton, N. C. On the 14th day of Jan
uary, 1865, Hagood's Brigade was
ordered to Fort Fisher. A portion
of the Brigade, including a portion of
the Edisto Rifles* reached the Fort
on the 15th day of January, 1865.
This was accomplished under the tire
of 583 guns from tho Federal fleet,
under command of Admiral Porter.
The Edisto Rifles were stationed on
the sea face of the Fort. In the af
ternoon of the 15th the Fort was as
saulted by the land forces under com
mand of Gen. Terry. In this assault
the marines also took part. The lat
ter were handsomely repulsod by the
Edisto Rifles and other troops of Ha
good's Brigade. The forces of Gen.
ferry, however, succeeded in carry
ing the Fort by assault, aud at nine
o'clock that night the Fort was in the
I possession of the enemy, and the gar
rison were prisoners.
In this engagement, Peter Wolfe, a
youthful soldier ofjthe Editto Rifles,
lost his life, while gallantly fighting
with his company. He was a nqblc
boy. May bo rest in peace. The
following were tho captured of the
Edisto Rifles i
Capt. Jas. F. Izlar, Lieut. Joseph
Graves, Orderly Serg't Benj. P. Izlar ;
Privates, H, L. Bailey, W. E. Craw
ford, Charles Bailey, D. W. Dautzlcr,
J. A. Ilolstine, S. P. Hook, A. M.
Izlar, D. P. Murphy, M. F. Antley,
I. T. Shoemaker, B. 11. Sander?, J.
L. Scott, W. C. Rives, L. A. Irick,
J. II. Arant, D. T. Bo/ard, C. G. In
abinet, A. J. In?hmet, Fred Myers,
Jesse S.mdford, Elmore Ott, Elias
Ott, Luther Myers. Of these the fol
lowing died at Elniirn, N. Y., while
in prison : II. L. Bailey, March 13,
18G5 ; C. Bailey, April IS, 18G5 ; W.
E. CVawford, March 8, 18C5 ; D. W.
Dantzler, April 1, 18G5 ; J. A. Ilol
stine, March 7, 18G5 ; S. F. Hook,
March 8, 18G5 ; Jesse Sandford,
-, -. David F. Murphy
died bison way home after his release
frcm prison.
Capt. Jas. F. Izlar and Lieut. Jo
seph Graves were taken to Fort Co
lumbus, where they remained prison
ers until paroled. .<
Captured at Fort Anderson private
Henry Brown imprisoned., at Point
Lookopt.
The remaining portion of the com
pany was in the engagement at Town
Creek, North Carolina, Lieut. Sam
uel Dibble commanding. In this en
gagement the following were captur
ed : Lieut. Samuel Dibble, Serg't
W. V. Izlar, Serg't L. II. Culler;
Privates L. T. Izlar, J. C. B:zard,
David Brown, Marion D. Brunsun,
E. D. Irick. Of these David Brown
died in prisou.
These pi isoners with the exception
of Lieut. Samuel Dibble, were taken
to tho Federal prison at Point Look
out. Lieut. Samuel Dibble was taken
to Fort Delaware.
This was tho last engagement in
which the Edisto Rifles took part.
On tho 9th of April, 1865, the
Army of Northern Virginia was sur
rendered by Gen. Robert E. Lee, and
thus passed out of existence this
grand army.
The Edisto Rifles took part in the
following engagements: Seccssion
yille. Fort Sumter, Battery Wagner,
Walthal Junction, Drury'a Bluff, Wei*
dou Railroad, Swift Creek, Fort Fish
er, and Town Creek, besides numei
ous skirmishes and rcconnoissances.
From 1861 to |8?? thero were con
nected with the Edisto Rifles, two '
hundred and eight men?brave, gal
lant, true men.
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Socioty of Friends.
Editor Orangtburg Democrat;
Societies of every name and order
are so numerous, all over our land,
that you can scarcely meet an indi
vidual who docs not belong to some
organization. Yet there is great
room for another, i. e., the Society of
Friends. The rich and intelligent,
the poor and illiterate all ha"e need
of true friends. Not such as tbo
world gives, that will seek to injure
you and then meet you with a smile,
but a fcendship that is based on a
true and ennobliug principle. Every
community ought to form one, if not
two societies, and meet every month
and report; each guilty member bo
reproved and required to make resti
tution for said olfence. The head of
each household should keep a buok,
and once every week inquire of each
member of the (amily if any have
been 4,lying or tale bearing" lo tbo
injury of others. And thu3 early im
press upon every one how wrong it is
to bear tales, to repeat stories to the
damage of any one even though they
may be true. It is a sin of no small
degtee to detract from the just repu
tatiou of a neighbor or friend. Thia
is a very fruitful subject, Mr. Editor,..,
and wc can only touch upon a few
points, from which we view it. It is,
a proper subject for the fireside; for
it is there children leam to respect
the reputation of others, or acquiro
the degrading habit of tale bearing..
No better way can this habit grow
with a child's growth than.on every
occasion when it returns from a visit
lo a neighbor or friend, for a member
of the family lo commence asking a
thousand and one questions, of what
it saw and heard, consequently, if
they see or hear nothing worthy of
notice, they will tell what they did
not see or hear. Never question .
children unless you wish to iuslil iu
them the low principle of tale bear
ing. Why, if you take a man's prop
erly from him und leave his good,
name, he can get credit upon it with
which to accumu.ale more proper
ty ; you destroy his reputation, how.
difficult it is for him ever to regain,
it. You say, perhaps, "1 did not start,
the evil story?I only repeated what
was iu everybody's mouth." Ahl
there's just where j our guilt- lies,-a
tale bearer who seeks and takes a
malicious pleasure in fabricating a
scnudul to destroy the reputation of
others. Even respectable people re
peat reports and fail lo give, their au
thor, which soon passing from mouth
to mouth on the wings of gossip, a
victim is made and a reputation is
destroyed. ?Joforl???leiy inie hear
ing is not confined to children ; wo
heard a man say, not long since, that
he never saw, in all his life, a worso
set of people than the furmcra, their
wives und daughters, for backbiting,
slandering and trying generally to
pick, each other to pieces. We know .
it is not confined to the farmers, their
wives and daughters, and he ought to
havo known it, for he bus tried to
far in, practice law,' and frequently
stands behind the sacred desk, and';
counter, and wc do hope he is not
gultty'iu that he has accused others,
lie also can tell whut the wisest man
said is more to be desired thun great
riches. We. have never, lived in a
town, village or city, ami cannot say
how greatly the Society of Frieuda
nre needed there. Perhaps Ihu gen
tleman, though country born ami
bred, has visited these places to his*
satisfaction and know whereof ho
8peaketh. Now, Mr. Kditor, if wo
bad a Society of Friends formed, it
would correct this evil and prove a
blessing in elevating the society of
our country. The goldon rule ha-i
never been learned bv many, and
ti wore better for aomo hail not
learned it at all. Perhaps when
the silverv light of intellectual
power.* shall burst forth from the
great effort that is being made by the
Teachers' Institute, and shed its gen
ial rays over our land, then we will
havo a society that is pure, dignified
and elevating. Till then we may ex
pect to hear all the evils that tho
ignoramuses can create. Let us then
as parents, early impress upon our
children tho great duty of lespecling
tho reputation of others, for wo can
hardly do a neighbor or friend a
greater wrong than lo injure his hon
est reputation. Muslin.