Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TiiK TRimi \ftvoinr uicttys. Hl lie. etng an I iipubiUhenl Version by One Who Parti?.|ntto<l In the IlatUe The battle that etasntiiod the hlgh tof Confederate hopo* and started the ebb whkh remitted in the sur? render at Kl hmunJ was fuught as we all know at Gettysburg. Works of literatim* and history text-book! have published the story of thin bat? tle, but never with adequate Justice to what was one of the nioet vital and at once one of tho most horrible battle* ever fought fi r a principle Hrother against brother, American against Atn.rU.in. ihn t?rrlfTW- struK gle was symbolic of the old adage ??Whan Greek serets Greek." Now for the first time, after fifty years, we get a nrat-hand graphic description of the atack on Oetysburg by one whr was the Hayard of the South and am on* the Confederacy's most fa? mous generals. He tclia us that It wme then the Southern leaders realis? ed the beginning of the end. The ?lory of the battle is told in the following letter to his wife, one of ;i seiiee entitled "The I.ovr Letten of a Confederate Oeneral." the third In? stalment of which U appearing in l't< torlal Kevl??w f<?r January. July 12. 1863. "I ana enclosing you a copy of Gen? eral Lee'a official letter of July 9th. In answer to mine of the 8th, the M same day on which 1 wrote you twho I deserve*! something brighter) that I ghostly, woeful letter. Oeneral I?ee's letter has been pub? lished to the division in general or? ders ana received with appreciative satiafaccion The rnddbTs, one und all. love and honor I^ee. and his sympathy and praise are alwn>s very dear to them. Just after the order was published I heard one of the . men rather reugh and uncouth and I not. as are most of the men, to the n* inner bora, say an he wiped away the tears with the back of his hand. "Dag-gone him. dag-gone him. dag gone his old soul. I'm blamed ef I wouldn't be dag-gone willin' to go right through It all and be killed again with them others to hear Marse Rewert, dag-gone h'm. say ever again , no bow he grieves I bount'n we-all's pg and honored us for we-all's ef 1 . wouldn't." ittal adoration, my > willing to he , n ? word el ibet 7t seems selfish and Inhuman to ?peak of love?haunted as I am with the unnecessary sacrifice of the lives of ho many t?f my brav* buy* 1 can't think of anything but tili desolate homes In Virginia ami the unknown dead in FVnnslyvania At 'the biffin ? n? ?; the fight 1 was so sanguine, ?n sure of McttMl lOariy In thi morning 1 hid been assured by Alex? ander that General Lm had ordered that every brigade in his command wa* to charge (Vinter* Hill; M 1 had no fear of not being supported. Alex? ander also assured no- of the support of his artillery which would IftOVf ahead of my dlvlflOB in the advance. He told m> that he had borrowed s? en twelve-pound howitzers from .?nllet. n. Lti'l Chief of Artillery, ?vhi' h he had put in reserve to at ?-..mpatis me. In the morning 1 rode with him while he, i>y I.ongstreet's orders, se? lected the salient angle of the wood In which my line wtu* formed, which line was Just on the left of his seventy.five guns. At about a quar? ter to three o'clock when his writ ton order to make the charge was handed me. and dear old Peter af? ter reading It in sorrow and fear re? luctantly bowed his head in assent. I obeyed, leading my three brigades straight on the enemy's front. You ii'Vcr Haw ?.nything IHM it. They moved across that field of death as a battalion /.larches forward in line of battle upon drill, earl, commander in front of his command leading and cheering on his men. Two lines of the enemy's infantry were driven back; two lines of guns were taken? I 'I and no support came. Pendleton, without Alexander's knowledge, had sent four of the guns which he had loaned him to some other part of I the field and the other three guns j could not bp found. The two bri? gades which were to have followed me had, poor fellows, been serious'y engaged in the fights of the two pre? vious days. Both of their command | ing officers had been killed, and while they h;id been replaced by gal? lant, competent officers, these new leaders were unknown to the men. Ah, If I had only had my other two brigades a different story would have been flashed to the world. It was too late to retreat, and to go on was death or capture. Poor old Dick Garnett did not dismount, as did the ( others of us, and he was killed in ? stantly, falling from his horse. ! Kemper was desperately wounded. I was. brought from the field and sub . seQuenUy taken prisoner. Poor old TvpwIs Ann)fllea4, God bleat fcttt, was mortally wounded at the head of h's command af.er planting the flag of Virginia within the enemy'i linen, fteven of m> colonel'i were killed, and ont waa mortally wounded. Nin> el my lieutenant eolonelt were Wounded, and three lieutenant ?olon tll were killed. <>nly one field Ofllcer m' my wh<?]c command, Colonel Ca? bell, was unhurt, and the |oM of :ny oompany officers was in proportion. I wonder, my dear, if in the light of the great Eternity we ahall any of 111 feel this was for the beat and ?hall | nave learned to say, "Thy will be, done*" N? ca'ltlOf today, sweetheart. No, the bricks of happiness and the mor? tar of l"v?- must lie untouched in this lowering gloom. Pray, dear, for the sorrowing ones." Faithfully and forever, Your Soldier. The Need of a Home Market. Florence Times. In this connection we may tell you of a matter that came under the ob? servation of the Times recently. A certain housekeeper paid seventy live cents a bushel for potatoes, and in talking matters over with her neighbors in the same street she found that one had paid fifty cents for the lams grade Of potatoes and another sixty and other a dollar. There wai no falrm-v. justice in that for either the hous< keeper or the farmer, and it i. tu regulate all such things as thti that Tiic Times is so in istant in the matter of a farmer's exchange. It is generally expected that con? gress this winter Will submit to the .States for ratification an amendment to the constitution extending the presidential term to six years and making all presidents ineligible for re-election appears very probable. Keprest ntative Clayton, of Alabama, has let it become know that he would press his resolution to that effect early Iii the coming session. Mr. Clay? ton's resolution is similar to that of Senator Cummins, which is the un? finished business of the senate, and it is thought that it will receive early consideration. A schema will also be worked out bo provide for erstwhile presidents, bo that no man, no matter how pcor he may be, who has occu? pied the White House, will need An? drew Carnegie's proffered pension of (25,000 a year. The constitutional authorities will also be studied to de? termine how far congress can go in the direction of giving one-time presi? dents life seats in the house or- sen? ate.?Augusta Chronicle. SANTA CLAUS HAMMERS AT OUR OOQRS JUST ONCE A YEAR . , . AT CHRISTMAS TIME Select at this Store Useful Presents that will afford Real Happiness. FOR THE BOYS: PCM m i km\ EH, \ i prlevi und Kind-. un rhu i WkWi (.1 N\ i < M fi mua iN<.i itsoi.i, n vrctm, f'ou ?ADi sUT-rrv KV/.nits ?HOT <;i NS und ?PORTINCJ <.n</i?s. TO MAKE THE HOME HAPPY: FOR MOTHER r.wcv siiA i VKE, ELECTRIC CHAFING DISHES, und (.HILLS. PERCOLATORS, ELECTRIC BAND IRONS, Ulk mid Aluminum ROAST? ERS for the Xina* Turkey. STOVES, RANGES, TABLE CUTLERY ETC., ETC. NOTICE OUR SHOW WINDOWS, AND bV ALL MEANS PAY U&A VISIT. THE DuRANT Hardware Co 17 NORTH MAIN ST. At This Joyful Season Of the year why not treat yourself to some of these ne? cessities which afford real pleasure. Our stock of these articles is complete and of the best quality. I. X.L. Carving Sets Roasters Table Cutlery Saddles Lap Robes wuffoVnd Harness Buns. Shells and ether Sporting Goods, in fact Everything in the Hardware Line. Sumter Hardware Co. 39 S. MAIN STR.EET SUMTER, S. C. ?mmmtmt:?mi??tt?ttn???t??t??i??tnmmnnmtttmmumumtuummj BS3SSS9 XMAS SUGGESTIONS. FROM " A GOOD DRUG STORE M Kerns Knoxville Can? dies in Dainty Packages. Sweet Scenttd Perfu? mes, Soaps and Toilet Articles. Pipes, Cigars, Tobacco, -for the Smoker. When uptown shopping, drop in at Watson's for a refreshing drink at our pretty sanitary fountain. Watson "A GOOD DRUG STORE," 51 South Main St. Sumter, S. C. ^Georgia Hors for South Carolina. Wltntngton star. Tkc Greenwood Index lets it out that some of the business men of that portion of South Carolina ar? actually shipping in hogs from South Georgia points. The hogs are to supply the j local demand for me it, and for sale to i thv farmers in the surrounding coun try. The Index is right in saying: "It Is I bad business not to be able to supply local needs." The Greenwood paper , [ means that it is bad business not to | Y" able to supply local needi by hi ss palsed In the county, it certainly Is bad enough for Greenwood to depend upon South Georgia, hut it is good for South Georgia. It is really good for r the South, since it proves that we can keep that much meat money from be? ing drained ont of the South by tfie | Went However, thpr?- is -not a county in North or South Carolina that cannot raise Its own hogi and keep its meat money at hi no. If South Georgia can raise hogi bo iupply her own noctis and some to help feed touth Carolina, it is evident that B iuth 'ar< Una farm? ers are neglecting an opportunity which the Georgians have lelxed. If South Georgia can sell hogs, why can? not North Carolina raise enough to keep from buying an> ? The discharge of a flagman be? cause he sent in a bill to the Geor? gia railroad for cents for two lunches, instead of 23 cents for one, wem one of the two incidents that recently Caused the employes of the system to strike and cost Ihe Statt, the railroad and the employes combined a total of $350, 000, according to testimony in the [arbitration hearing?? Camden Chron 1 U le. AT A ^ ? I AEGAIN (J From now until January 1st every piece of furniture in our entire stock will be sold at a genuine bargain. Our stock of furniture must be turned into money to enable us to carry out our obligations to the shoe manufacturing proposition. We will both be benef itted if you boy a piece of furni? ture at this time. YOU?because you will secure a Bargain; WE- because your purchase will assist us in closing out the furniture we have on hand and putting our money into the shoe business. The shoe uianutacturino; industry in the South lias a briont future. Our product Is r ?\v on sale at O'Donnell & Co. and Bultman Bros. Buy Sumter made shoes and cut your shoe bills 25 per cent. WItlierspo n Bros. Furniture Co.