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REMINISCENCES OF TOE ?AR.
In'ercstitig Incidents Connected
With the Late War, 11 ringing Out
a Great Deal of Unwritten History,
in Which the Piivate and
Subordinate Officers are Given
n.?. T>? o
VJ J'UU A ill !(! Cl/iii O
of the Truest, Noblest and Bravest
Men That liver Faced an
Enemy Were to be
FOUND AMONG THE PRIVATES.
On to Richmond.
BY J. L. STRAIN.
As stated in tho last chapter of
these Reminiscences we bivouaced on
the eastern suburbs of Churlotte,
from Friday till Sabbath morning
following, Augus: 3. 1362, when tho
bugle sounded "saddle up," and with
our equipments packed up for the
march we fell into line. A detail
was alieady made to accompany (he
baggage and commissary store, which
were to go on the railroad. About
9 o'clock a. in. we were formed in
line and put iu marching order. This
column came into town till we reach
ed the main street leading north
when the command "head of column
to the right" turned us in the direction
of Richmond, Va. It was one
of those most beautiful and lovely
quiet Sabbath mornings m which the
ouurch bells were calling the peaceful
worshippers to the house of God.
The clattering of the I o- e*' hoofs and
the general buzz of a marching column
of cavalry mingled with the
harmonious tolling of the church
bells to make the scene an inconsistent
one. Soon we were out of town
and nothing to greet the ear and eye
but the incidents belonging to the
country homes by which we were
passing. The men carried their aide
arms and other equipments, cookiug
vessels, army tents and horse feed
were shipped on the train. Several
of the men wero at home on sick
furlough. The fever thinned our
ranks considerably b< fore we
h ft the coaist. However, all the
horses in tho command were in line
of march. Those belonging" to sick
men were either being led or were
following.- There was a detail from
each compuny which formed a rear
guard to look after the stragglers and
L ?L T - f >?? iv .
E?ep mem up. ijicut. >j. w. i'al mer
was in command of the rear
guards the first day, while your corresponded
was with Lieut l>inkins,
of the Claremont troops, in the vanguard.
Changes were made fiom
day to day so as to divide the work
among the various officers and troop
mb. The first day's march brought
ua to Concord, N. C? where we
camped about -4 o'clock p. m., just
above the Southern depot and between
that and the town. The citizens
of the town and especially the
ladies came out to our camp that
afternoon. They showed us a great
deal of kindness which was repeated
more or less all along the line <d
match till we got to Richmond, Va.
The next day's march took us to
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A. M. FOSTER, Vice President. J
I. D. ARTHUR, Assistant Cashier, f
inters' National Bank j
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50,000 T
60,000 f
$170,000 |
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Vour Business. J
Salisbury, N. C. Ilcre wc cam pod
about the middle of tho afternoon,
and took in the town generally.
Some of the boys wanted to bo a lit
tie mean and overbearing and not
act as first class gentlemen in some
respects. They struck a bar keeper
in the town and agreed to give him
' a pull," which they did and got
what liquor they wanted. However,
the officers found it out and had his
establishment shut up till the troops
ail left town. But before this took
place the men had what liquor they
needed and calling in otners who
were willing to join them they liquored
up the crowd generally and
concluded to make a raid on what
was not a very reputable portion of
the city, where they found some of
the guards who were detailed for
light duty and who were far away
from their place under cover of darkness.
These they got after and
made them skedaddle to their quarters
in short order.
They kicked up such a row that
me puuce were cauea upon, nut it
did no good. The police were told
plainly that they could not interfere
and that they had better retiro. .No
arrests were madeaud nothing of the
kind attempted. The tesult was sev'
eral broken windows and doors, overturned
tables and chairs together
with smashed glassware and every
other species of mischief that is the
outgrowth of keeping such places
rfoon the next morning the cornmaud
was formed in line and moved onward.
We afterwards learned that
the city authorities didn't care to
undertake to prosecute the cases that
had been reported and had an unders'anding
with the colonel in command
of the squadron that he would
move his men in time to prevent any
further trouble.
We will stop here to sny by the
way of parenthesis that these demonstrations
on the part of our men were
not altogether the result of a drunken
lawless mob, of course whiskoy
brought it about. But some of as
good men as we hud took a part
when they found out what was up.
?ansnury was one ot prisons. Several
hundred federal prisoners were
c?nfined there at that time, and tho
guards were made up largely of able
bodied men who through some means
had procured the light job where they
would have nothing to do but a little
guard duty now and then, and spree
around over town and have a fine time,
w hile the poor, ragged, troops did
all the fighting. The Confederate
soldier was very sensitive when such
a state of affairs presented itself, lie
was always ready to lend his help to
regulate matters. Deserving men
could always depend upon the true
Confederate soldier for help and sympathy.
But the skulker and coward
lie had no use for. So this accounts |
largely for the demonstrations at
Salisbury that night.
After leaving Salisbury we encouu'ered
the Yadkin river. It was
up. Three tudes abovo the railroad
bridge we fouud a ferry with a small
tl*t capable of carrying eight horses
t one time. Just below tho ferry
was un old ford that had gone into
disuse. The uieu, most of them,
.?. J. J i.. ? it - * ?
couciuueu to cncKie it ana plunged
in. We went (town close to the bank
i for nearly'a hundred yards then took
around just above a ripple and curved
<>ur way round till we reached the
other b*ok. ?o ne of the taller
i horses. made it without swimming,
, but every rider was more or less wet
when he reached the Davidson county
bank. That evening about sunset
" we marched into Lexington, where
we camped till next day.
i Tue citizens of Lexington treated
us with a great deal of hospitality
and respect- They had hoard of the
uproar at Salisbury, but when our
tro>ps left there they expressed
themselves as very well satisfied with
their conduct. The fact was there
was no fault to find with the state of
affairs in Lexingtoa. There was no
federal prison there and no one detailed
for light duty that ought to j
have been in the ranks. This made j
the tiouth Carolinians clever fellows
almost everywhere.
Your correspondent remembers
well the fine baked ham he and Bob
Davis got of Mrs. Hargrove, an ex cellent
lndy of that city, who insisted
on pouring into our haversacks a lot
of fine hotnemide biscuits and loaf
bread.
Too much hospitality, it seemed,
they could not bestow upon us. This
good lady had two sous in the army
and she said she knew how to sympathize
with the confederate soldiers.
due was a christian lady and ex-,
pressed the hupe that if our mothers
were to meet her sons they would do
theui the same kindness.
That night ubout 12 o'clock our
comin ?n<l reached Jamestown where
we stopped till the next evening,
Tne citizens of the town next morning
sent word to Ool. Shingler to rest
his men till they could prepare din
ner for them, and by 12 m. the old
men and ladies began to arrive in
our camp in carriages, buggies and
other kinds of vehicles and we had a
perfect picnic. Everything that
douthern hospitality and woman's
ingenuity could produce for the comfort
of the soldiers was in that choice
collection of edibles and ihe ' Confed*"
dnl it ample justice. As soon
as dinner was over Ool. Shingier
(who was no kind of a public speak
took it upon himself t?? thank the
citizens of Jamestown for this evi
dence ?>f their kindness, but feeling
himself unequal to the teak, called
I upon Capt. 1. G. McKi.-sick 'o fininh
that work. The Captain was at his
best, ami he made the finest speech
I think I ever heard him make on .
such an occasion. lie paid.a flowing
tribute to woman's loveAsM loyalty,
the highest the EndM\\ language
could describe, ancCjrhon appealing
to his soldiers he pkcd them
if they, in the heat c" j&ttle, could
nffbrd to forget Jamestown and the
scenes that make this a memorable
day to us. The answer from all over
the ground was, "no, no, wo are not
going to do it eithor." A voice in
the crowd said, I'm coming here for
my wife when the war is over." Another
hallowed out, "me too, Pete,"
and several joined the pleasantry produced
at the mention of the wife
hunting business. It was not long,
however, till we wero on our way to
Greensboro.
I might say here that the general
turnout of the citizens of Jamestown,
N. C., to pay their respects to our
troops caught about a dozen of us in
the creek bithing. They had to
cro38 the bridgo where our dry
goods were and such a scrambling
you never saw ti 1 all the hoys were
ensconced in their Confederate grey
and in readiness to receive them.
To ono old gentleman who was in
front of the crowd we are indebted for
our escape. Seeing the condition of
affairs he gave the singal for his
crowd to "hold np" whilo the boys
were on dress parade, and it did so
long enough for us to don our dry
goods.
We left that afternoon for Grecns
i :i .? . ...v
uuiu, tnoiTw nj11"o unniM, wnuiu wu
arrived amid a down pour of rain.
We camped in the north western
portion of the city where we rosted
two days.
(To be continued)
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"Hey ward County" to he Made up
Mainly of Rice Fields.
A new county is to he organized
in South Carolina, from a part of
Beaufort County and Roberts townflbin
and one?half of Cohan woate.hio
township in Hampton county. Its
boundaries will be the Coosawhatchie
and Broad rivers on the Northeast
and east and the Savannah river on the
southwest and South. All of the rice
' plantations opposite Savansah on
Black river will he in the new county.
It will contain 500 square miles and
, have a population of 11,000. It is
proposed to name this division Ileyward
county, and the county seat
will b3 at llarpcrvillc or Kidgelund. j
THE TRIP TO ASHEVILIE.
One Paaaen&cr in Rnthunlnntie over
the Grnti<l Scenery Along the
Wentern North Carolina Road.
The excursion was a success, yet
such a narrow escape.
We, as you know, loft Union,
about 8:30 or 9 o'clock Thursday
morning and got along nicely until
wo reached Tryon mountain about 11
I guess, where there was a washout
about two or three miles abore. We
had to lie over there until about 5
o'clock th't evening. We reached
Saluda before dark and had the
pleasure of viewing the little placo
for a few short minutes and pulled
out again for Ashevilie. 1 guess we
reached there about 11:30 Thursday
un
iii^ni. i nvic uemg so \uany visitors
in the city it was rather hard to get
entertained at that hour, yet we
fared all right. Friday morning we
were ready to take in the city and its
surroundings aud we did justice to
the occasion, but in the eve it rained
and we couldn't get to see much except
from street cars. Not being Yandcrbilt's
admission day we didn't go
through his grounds, yet we went
upon Battery Park hotel and we
could view his home very plainly.
I'he mansion and surrounding ground
were certainly fine to view. Yet let
us just stop a minute and compliment
Battery Park. It certainly is one of
the loveliest places I ever did sec.
You can view the surrounding city
and all the beautiful mountains. We
don't wonder at those people up
there getting so fat and looking fo
well. Its because they have such
pleasant views in sight, and above all
have Jsuch delicious air to breathe.
We'd we have to leave off the many
other descriptions that we would like
to relate but it being time for our
train to leavo on schedule, 5 o'clock,
we have to go over to the depot to
make ready for our return, hut after
wc were comfortably acat< d in our
car the orders were to go back to the
city of AsheviHe or stay in the car
just as it suited the people for there
were washouts on either road, by
Statosville and Charlotte and the
road we went, and that the train
would not move out until Saturday
morning at ten o'clock. Well, I
can't speak for all but Mr. Editor. 1
think there were more homesick than
one. atid more broke ones than two,
and the thought of having to go back
up town to spend the night sure got
next to some if not all. Saturday
morning we went back to the train
and it was making ready for departure.
Orders came that we were
to go by Marion. Morganton,
Hickory, Newton, to Statesvillo and
then straightjdown by Mooresville to
Charlotte and on to Gastonia, down
by King's Mountain, Blacksburg,
Gaffuey to Spartanburg.
Well, we pulled out from Asheville
about 10:30 Saturday morning toward
Marion. When we got about two
miles past Black Mountain we were
stopped on account of a care in probably
eight feet. We staid there for an
hour or two and the passengers began
to get a little hungry. We were
carried hack to Black Mountain for
refreshments, as I think our friend
Mr. Bailey, had sold out, and to get
out of the way of the material trains
and were side-tracked there until
about five o'clock before the track
couia De repaired and let the mail
trains pass us. But let mo toll you,
Mr. Editor, wo sure reached Marion
before night, and I don't believe
there is any such scenery anywhero
in tho United States as is troni Black
Mountain to Marion. Of course we
were all at the mercy of our Creator
in such terrible danger, but it
certainly would have amused every
body to have seen the rolling eyes of
the colored friends as we would turn
the horse shoe fills and trastles.
Some were scared nearly to death.
1 think we passed through eight long
tunnels which you know was quite an
experience to those who never went
through them. Most of the passengers
were wide awake. Wo reached
Charlotte about 12 o'clock Saturday
night and made suro we wou'd get
some midnight supper which wan
prepared. I, not wanting anything
out, a cup 01 conee, l went to get it
ami the waiter was pouring it out
when tho conductor called all aboard
and we h.?d t<> leave without even coffee.
It was hard but I gueas it wa?
fair.
1 think our engineer had a right
of way from Charlotte to Spartanburg,
and wc made good time though
Win. A. NICH(
BANK
Transact a Regular Bar
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Boiler, Liability and Acc
of Indemnity for Officia
Individuals as Administr
YOUR BUSINESS IS RE:
I know the big treatle over Broa<l |
rivpr uml TliinLnftr I
, - - - A.i<vnv?j M VI U uaii^iuun
being .such high waterv but it was
dark and we didn't^^^thcm. We
reached L'nion^g^^Way was break
ing.
Mr. Green hnd to send the CampobelV
Landrura and Intnsin pnpsengei
j home from Spartanburg. I
heard one young man say at Spar
burg that he must get oft" at Main
street crossing as he could not afford
to walk from the depot. I guess he
wanted to get the worth of his $1.25.
It was a trip that never will be forgotten
as long as life lnsts, I)r.
Lawson says he has traveled all
through the Hocky mountains but he 1
never saw anything to surpass the
mountains from Black Mountain to ;
Marion,and I am satisfied it cannot he ;
beaten. What I have to say is that '
all that did not go missed the grandest j
scenes that can be imagined. ,
ONK 01 Tiir Party.
Santuc Siftings.
i
"I wonder why it is that girls are always 1
told they ]
Should do just, like their mamas do in v
every single way?
It's awful easy for a girl to get along
because
They piaise her up for act ing ju?t the
way her mama d >es "
(Continued )
Dal you ever see a walking stick? or '
was ii a sticking walk? 1
/ .lulv flv in August, must. I*e an \
\ i..i." <(.. ?-o
uij -ii^ , t?uv um *) my 11} ;
I hive worked so hard this year that
I feel like 1 ue.d a constitutional amend- 1
inent. <
While the people were dancing merrily .
(>! a*t week the rivers and creeks were
dancing 111?nieriiy on! through the corn
and cotton and put an end to most of '
that.
Hello II. II , I saw a hilly-goat th?
other day He had an ehgant goatee
the wind was toeing with, atid side
whiskers on the side of his head like n
man. and wax standing ?o L?;^ some boy-*
would hav heen as! a-md
Some of on: little V A (wvandot)
chickens ought, to In* aslmmd to go
whee our little ganns are. They, I'
think, have on the regulation tiecollette
ball room (hes6 or some fad i
II road river ovet (lowed its lia'ks again ,
Saturday, 24:h, and was rising in the
evening w hen a hard rain came. Some '
say this mikes the ninth time. Last
week I said that it was six times.t?'cn. I
I went to lb tilah Sundav, the2"?th,
and iteatd a most interesting sermon
preached l?y Kev. I) A. Swindler, the .
pastor. Although lieing so close to it I '
iiad not heen there before in two years, i
and like to go too, fort, here is not a more
social congiegation gathers anywhere
than at Ilenlah church, and they inu-t j
all fe? l theii religion, for they seem to Is
h ppv. I always feel quite, at home, and i
wed I am too?almost.
I tiud that the dispisahle wasp is a
useful insect. While in the garden owe
day I noticed a w.isp with a cabbage
worm and several dying about the cabhngo
and crayvling into them I called
the attention of some one to it and on
[ watching closely we were rewaided by
i seeing one go into a bead and after a
while come out with a worm it ha?*
kilhd If they keep that ut> they ought
not to l?e kil ed, for if their lifts are not
interfered with t.hev are not 1 kely to
s'ing They will stand coesideiabh
before they will niakehittle Tho e w?saw
in the g.udeii were the medium size
blown wa.-p.
I wv? at theRjvn i gone day a Union
\Vhm*oii> that 1 o'-iild not li there t>n
the stem d tlay and hear I iliman and
Talliert 1 enjoyed what I uid hear 1
lieaitl Mr .lno. it Cleveland in speaki ig
for expmsioii, etc., say that "we" (I
guess i lie manufacturers) must have a
market, for our goods if "we roes* light
for it." 1 wouhl like to ask the qiiMH?ion.
tlmt it the goods can't win a place on
meiii hut. must l>e torcud, if "we" must
fii*h' for a sale who is jjoing to do th
JK'hiinvV Will lie, or those who cr>
tinht pur their carcases in danger, omust
ii 1?* th?* young men who roav lvkilled,
crippled or c an s to some untimely
death, while those other fellows
stav ;?! home and wet rich at. the expense
of setii>' one else's spill <1 bio -d.
Money does ttot alwa\s m ike the man
or won.an. out. it. can push a in tn or
won.an along that they can f.el (hoi
"importance" and with a dcsiie to g.ii i
favor and popnlaiity, and to rank w it h
nohility and "at istocracy," to he in all
conversations id' society, to he a local
"400," to lie a ".leetns Dandy" society
leader, to llsh for compliments, to win ,
laudations from girls and vice verce. !
Loudness in "behavior or dress sii|?ercceds
modesty, and if it was not for
)LSON & SON,
:er s,
?king Business in all its
Vgainst Fire, Tornado,
:idents, and Issue Bonds
Is of Corporations, and
^ators, Etc., Etc.
spectfully solicited.
wen!Mi they would lie lauKhiiug-vtocks
and clasaod with finds, and would l?e no
more of tin' foremoat rank tlian many
other |>oor fellows. But "money makes
the mare ft"'' ?nd will trot most huj
other plue horse in the n?n
?
I went to Carlisle TI.ur.Mlav, the '28 d,
to attend the Sunday School Convention
there. I had a very pleAsant time, but
never could onj y nucha meeting as wed
by not taking in the first day, that I
missed. Then 1 was shut too closely in
for it rained for two hours as hard its L
ever saw it. I judge alxnit 2 00 inches
fell So dinner had to be seived in the
church. lint I enjo\ed the meeting, I
know the secretary, Bro. L L. Wagnon,
will give the proceedings I was only a
sjiectatwr and ".spec'ate.l" while I w?s
liiere. If I hadn't gone I wouM just
l ave know n some le^s than I o iio?v,
and I saw some male friends llist I have
seen on other occasions and p rhap< I
wouldn't have seen again for some time.
Mime of the matrons were very kind
and made nn* feel like I might have been
a sort of "11111111" fellow But I did
feel as if I was kind of olT twase it had
had lieen so long since I was at, any
meeting at. Carlisle I do not.know that
I ac'ed the fool, became prestuupiious
ind pushed to speak to some of the girls
who were looking over me and did not
want me to. if so, I am easy to kicK <>fT
for I n^ver taxe hut on- d >s?, feeling
[ am in a big. big world, haven't got
much cankering brass but. gome common
leese.
IIey Deny eh.
The News From Sedalia.
Iligh water ruined all prospects
" r corn on the low lands. Lucky
*il! be the farmer who hag more corn
;Khti he needs next year.
It becomes my sad duty to chroncle
the sad death of one of our
lear friends and neighbors, Mr. J.
I. Boho, which occurred 17ih inet..
Saturday morning at 2 o'clock.
Johnnie was one of our beat young
fncn. lie was evei ready to help
where help was needed, was an affectionate
brother, a kiiid friend and
ne'ghbor and a loyal christian. Ilis
remains were laid to rest in the
I'adgett* Creek cemetery Saturday
afternoon amid a large concourse of
relatives and friends. lie loaves two
brothers and three sisters and a large
number of relatives and friends to
mourn his departure, but what is
)ur loss is his eternal gain.
Mr. and Mrs. Simpson Bailey
have returned from a short visit to
Mrs. Bailey's patents at Maddens.
Miss Agnes Murphy, of your eity,
s reeupern'ing among her many
relatives in this section.
Children's day passed very
plca-antly, the day was all that could
be wished for, notwithstanding the
muddy r?ads, a large crowd was
present ere the cxetcis-s brgan. All
the children did splendidly, speaking
their different picci* in such a
way as to show that they had been
thoroughly trained in their parts.
The singing was led by I'rof. \V. B.
CoNipton. of Ooronaca, assisted by a
select choir that was very go id indeed.
Mr. Editor, you were expected to
be there, and Bro. Hev Denver
whether you were looked for or not
you just ought to have been there.
Those beautiful things I bad told you
about, were there bv large crowds
1 i i i. ? -i' *
urn mi i vim ucen nicro yM'tr nriire
destiny might have heen changed hy
that one day's faithful work.
Messrs. Dr. Patron and .J. R.
Hailey addressed 'lie children in the
afternoon making splendid r>ilk*.
Duni 1 was doing s?iin>* faithful work
during tlie greater part of the d?v.
B. B.
[ The Kd''or regrets his inability
to attend?account sickness ]
.111 af wli v ntlmirul PrAtrin^Ki/.l/l
ordered '??;ivf.ill naval officers ? H'l
lef'r a ?:?.rt00.000 triple arrow cruiser
in charge of a a day watchman
until it has become so rusty and dirty
that it can only he used as a receiving
ship, is one of those mysteries of
the Navy Department that the
average civilian has some difficulty in
finding an explanation for. We refer
to the good ship Columbia.