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H ROISM OF A PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTER AT MURFRErSBORO.
How the B'u der of the Adjutant
Caused Ore of thi Most Daring
Charges During the War.
The recent death of the zealous
Prcshyteiian minister, the Uev. J. E.
Dun lop, of Georgetown, tecalls his
splendid service as a colonel in the
Confederate army. Tiie following
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the Southern Presbyterian:
In the suniiner of 1862 n C'onfed
erate cavalry force, consisting of four
or five regiments, was encamped at
McMinoville, Ten a Forrest, after
wards general, but at that time rank
iug only as a colonel, was in cotu
mand of the brigade. The 2d Geor
gia regiment, commanded by Col W.
J. Lawton, was a part of this force.
In it was a company commanded b\
Kev. J. E. Dun lop, a Presbyterian
minister, who had resigned the charge
of his church in Bainbridge, Ga , to
buckle 011 the sword, and had been
elected captain of a cavalry company
which he had been instrumental in
-..to;.,., ir? a'linm hi* men were
I aioiiig ....
perfectly devoted.
^ At Murfreesboro was a force of
Yankees, consisting of cavalry, artillery
and infantry; and considerably
outnumbering the Confederates. Col.
Forrest decided to surprise and capture
the Yankees and thus get supplies
and arms for his men, many of
whom bad at that time nothing more
effective than double barrel shotguns.
Accordingly we broke camp oue Saturday
and, after marching all night,
reached Murfreesboro Sunday morning
just at the dawn of day. The)
Yaukee pickets were captured without
giving an alarm and our foe, all
unconscious of danger, was quietly
sle.ping. They were in two camps,
one on the opposite side of the town
from our approach and the other to
the right as we entered. The gallant
Wharton, with the Texas- Katigers,
with part of the command, was ordered
to attack the one on the oppo
site side of the town. V\ hartou's at- i
tack was a complete surpriue to the !
euemy. Without warning he and;
his Rangers burst into the sleeping!
camp, veiling aad shooting, dro\ej
out the territied Yankees, and for a;
while held possession of the cauip j
Afterwards, seeing the small force of |
the assailants, the Yankees rallied,;
end after a stubborn fight, in which j
?-?Whartou was wounded, they regained j
possession of the camp. The part j
under Forrest, in which was 'he 2d J
Georgia, were not so successful. The
fise of the horses' feet striking upthe
ground as we charged through
the town awoke the sleeping inliab
itauts, who rushed out to gri-et us,
wildly shouting and cheering, and in
tbeir enthusiasm raising such a din
as to reach the ears of the sleeping |
camp a short distance out of town.
Then, too, another unexpected difficulty
arose. In the centre of the
town, directly fronting the street up
which we were charging, stood the
brick court house. In this was a
Yankee guard, keeping watch over j
some prisoners. As soon as the head j
of our column came in sight this
guard opened fire upon us out of the j
windows of the court house. This
unexpected attack delayed Forrest
and frustrated his plan of surprising
the camp beyoud. When we got
there, instead of taking them by sur
prise, we fouud them drawing up in
line of battle on the crest of a slope
.in an old fie d, having a splendid
battery of six gnus and a long line
of infantry supporting it. We were
the party surprised. Under this
der this uuiooked for condition of
things Forrest ordered Col. Lawton
to draw up his lines in a piece of
woods which sheltered us to some ex
tent, saying that he, with the reat of I
the troop, would ride around them,
and attack them in the rear, aud or '
ing Lawtou, as soon as he heard his
guns, in the rear, to charge them in
front Thus we stood for about two
>*-- hours, I suppose, waiting to hear
Forrest's guns in the rear. In the
meantime the Yankees, kuowing that
we were in the woods, kept up an ineessaDt
tire with their artillery, sending
a continual stream of shot and
shell screeching over our heads,, cutting
down the limbs of trees, bursting
over us, doing no particylar damage
it is true, but terrifying and dcI*,
v
moralizing the men. most of whom
had never been under fire before.
Thus matters stood; w\ with our
shotguns iisteuing to the music of
the shell?, and the Yankees having a1
perfect picnic in the way ot target:
practice, we being the target,
i Finally, becoming emboldened bv
jour continued silence, the sharp-!
j shooter? from the infantry crept down i
j to the edge of the woods and, con '
! ceiiling themselves in the underlu tish,!
I '
I hfirun to nick at us with their nfi<?.
r 7
| ami the wlnz of their bullets was J
getting t?> be uncomfortably clo.se toj
our he ids. Col Law'on, noticing!
iIns, directed his adjutant to carry a'
4 i
verbal order to the major to *end a1
j squadron?two companies?to charge j
! ttiose sharp ehooters, drive them back |
and return to the command. The;
adjutant, in his excitement, misunderstood
tne Older and, riding up to
the major, he said, "The Colonel or-'
deis that you send a squadron of
j men to charge that line of battle, rej
form the meu and charge back." The
order was deltveied to Capt. Dunlop
j to execute. I happened to be neur
I him at the time. I saw him straighten
himself to his full bight in the
saddle. I saw the fire of battle kin- j
die in his eye I saw him draw his |
his sabre and turning to his men lie j
said, "Forward boys."
" 'Charge!' was the Captain's cry;
Theirs not to reason why
Theirs not tc make reply,
Theirs but to do or die."
li.diug down the sharp-shooters, I
cleariug the woods, out in the open j
field they were met bv a tempest of
grape and canister from the artillery
and of minie balls from the infantry.
Many a gallant rider and his horse
went down under the storm of shot j
and shell. But nothing could stay:
the headlong course of the fearless j
leader. Passing between the battery j
and the infantry he sained one gunner,
drove them all from their guns,
aud caused the whole line of infantry
next the artillery to waver. Had
this gallant charge been followed immediately
by that of our whole command
we undoubtedly would have
won the day at tnac moment. But
it was not done. (.'apt. Dunlop dash
ed on after cutting through the line;
O O
of battle to their rear, and when out j
of range of their shot halted to see !
who were left of his command. SSev |
en men had followed him through!
j,
and were all that were left. Turn-j
ing to them he said with gritn hit- j
mor, "Boys, the command was to re-j
form and charge hack." One of the!
<?U't.11 we have I
Ill VII irjlliv.., ..V.., ,
followed yon this fur. but if you are;
going back through that line of bat- j
tie vou will havr to go bv yourself.!
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We have had enough of it." Of j
course he had no thought of doing,
so. He was only putting his men t.oj
iIn* ;e.-t Hiding around their line)
ami out of range of their shot, the
heroic little baud rejoined their commander
It is uot niv intention to continue
the history of the battle. .My only
nurp se was to recount the most desperate
charge I ever witnessed dur:
ing my four years' experience in tne
war. Sufficient to say that by sundown
we had captured the whole
foece of the enemy. The boys threw
jiwav their shotguns, reducing them
with improved arms. The battery j
we kept till the war closed and good
service*it did against its former owners.
That night we started back for
MpMjunviUe, halting only long
enough to parole our prisoners, with
whom Forrest did not wish to be burdened.
We reached our camp at McMinnville
about noon on Monday,
having been in the saddle about 48 j
i kattl.. cnnrpil FnrreML'a '
UUU I O. 1 uat vnvuv I
promation to the rank of general, and j
our gallant Capt. Dunlop afterwards !
became colonel of his regiment, and
was loved und admired by every man;
in his command.
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j ESCAPED AN AWFUL FATE.
Mr H Haggins of Melbourne, Fla.,
wri'es, "Mv doctor told me I had j
Consumption and nothing could be!
done for me. 1 was given up to die.!
The offer of a free trial bottle of Dr
King's New Discovery for Consumption,
induced me to try it. Results
were startling. 1 am now on the
road to recovery and owe all to Dr
King's New Discovery. It surely
saved my life." This great cure is
guaranteed for all throat and lung
diseases by Dr W L Walluce, Druggist.
Price 50c & $1.00. Trial
Bottles free.
I THE HIGH PR
Makes No DilTerence
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We have but one price a
stock is complete. Dry G
Clothing*, Gents' Furnishing
kinds of fruits, if you wai
see us.
P. S. COURTNEY
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I am prepared to save you in
Buggies, Wagons, ]
t Dry Goods. Notion
ware, Hardware,
; Fruits and Etc., 5
I also carrry a fin
Coffins. Give me
vinced of my cheap f
elsewhere.
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Greeleyville
J I). C. SCOTT, President.
j THE BANK OF
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M There Is one ?nfe, screnndnbun?
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jj 25 CENTS EVERYWHERE. |
A Baby Ease Manufacturing Co.. Macon, Qa. 9
Sold by Dr. W V. Brockinton,
Kiugstree, S. C.
WANTED.
WANTED, Persimmon, Hickory,
Dogwood, and Holly Logs. Freight
paid on carloads. JAMES OJESHOTT,
Charleston, S. C.
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it from ??5?^
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nd that is the lowest. Our |
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ts. Cigars. Candies, and all 9
it to get your money's worth [
& CO., Kingstree, S, C. I
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amily Medicines
>hoes a Specialty, *
e and cheap line of
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rs to please.
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I TH SkUifidtr-Pcek Jewely Co.
Successors to Sulzbaeher & Son,
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FLORENCE, S. C.
Extend New Years greetings
to their patrons and beg to re/
mind them that their Jewelry
establishment is better equipped
' than ever with a large and com
I plete line of fashionable jeweiry
that will compare with any in
the State as to'quality and price.
Repair work they guarantee
and mail orders receive the same
attention as a personal call.
Sulzbacher-Peck Jewelry
, Co.
FLORENCE, S. C.
i. The upright go right up.
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Prices Within Rea?
Complete Line of Buggies, Wa
Tiiorr^sis 6c Brad'
j B STEELE, Manager. - a
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farming plows, castings, shapes,
back bands, Plow lines?in fact
I
need in farm implements. We i
P Distributor, sold under a gu
j pecting a shipment of Genuin*
in about 10 days. Let us havt
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This beautiful Stale and Is
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to i he I topics. Winler T<
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schedule*. maps, sleeping i
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Now is the time to buy your ^
Hankerchiefs I made V
WE HAVE TIIEM IN GREAT
VARIETY". All i
LADIES' in Fancy I-aoe and Embroider}- ef- 01'
feet, good sheer Lawn from 5 to 25c.
LADIES' H. S. HANDKERCHIEFS, all Linen, Com{
from $
LADIES' LAWN H. S. HANDKERCHIEFS. Black
iu 1-1, 1-2, and 1-inch hems, at 5 cento.
LADIES' FINE CAMERIC, l-'in U. 8.. 10c
i or three for 25c. W'ch
i ' am .i.jnen. very line. 15c.. two and ch
for *2Sc. i I
Also a full line of COLORED-BORDERED I
HANDKERCHIEFS for Ladies and Children
from:) to loc. t JO-pl
We also have a nice assortment of
Handkerchiefs for Gentlemen. ,ljf5fu]
at from 5 to '2.1c. Solid
Wt have just received carefully selected lineof
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Gents' Neckties. ;
'; in a variety of shades, only *25c. ? J Loijr
Underwear. i
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ail Orders Receive Careful Allciitii
: 573 and 575 Ring Street.
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^re@i i
nIWIfulL line of
\ssorted Candies (?
\ I ways On Hand. Jl
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WILES.
.tern Markets at
ADHAM'Si
: Them.
Work or Driving.
ch of All. '
gons, Harness, &c. at
In-sncn/is
- - KINGSTREE S. C.
ARMERi- |
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s before you buy your * :>jj|
trace, hames, collars,
anytmng you may
ire agents for the it
arantee. We are ex:
Peruvian Ouanb'
; your order now.
rs for bargains,
DWARE Co,
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dand has been brought wiiijJid
through train service oh ^
,IXE. the great thoroughfare
xjiisfs' Tickets are now on . y
a and to Havana. For ra'esj v
car and steamship uicotntfto j|j|
CRAIG,
asenger Agent;
lgton, N. G
Say it" sent t6
stamp.
BERTS' 1
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Ladies' Skirts.
ave thc*c up to date baring had them
t> order;
Flannel WaistSr t
iVool, in Blaclr, Blur, Gray Garnet
d Rohe.
Ladies' Jackets,
and see a-. Wo can giye tliem to you at
lvCO to id in Oxford Gray, Blue and
Hosiery.
are a line line of theee for Men, La4i^
illdren.
"urniture Department,
SPOT CASI* PRICES.
ece Imitation Walnut Suits, $14.
lece Solid Oak Suits. $19 to $75.
iece Solid Walnut Suit*, $75. $85 te i
11 lino of wardrobes. $10 to 28.50:
Oak Kxtonalon Tables. %5.
re Tables from 50c to $4. . ;
Carriage*, $8, $2.55 up to $12.
lyTs. $3.50 to $13. . >
Iron's Chairs, Rockers and nigh Chairs,'
dock of Bod*. $3.60 to $12..
ipcs. Couches and Single tcunges. *
)? Rockers. $1.75.
1 Seat, Iligh Arm Rockers, $1.50. ?' t .? Jm
c Iron Beds, $3.50, $4.25, $5. $5.50.'
. and $8.
nil. ,
CHARLESTON, S. I
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