THE HERO SONS OF UNION.
(Continued frpm page 10).
Lee's right center, when, throuerh a
mistaken order, brigade after brigade
fell back to the foot of the hill, but
with a courage that counted no odds
and with a rapid and deadly fire, with
double-shotted canister at close range,
the enemy were kept back until the
18th South Carolina came to the sup.
port of the company.
At Kingston, N. C., Jackson, Miss.,
and Strawberry Plains, Tenn., the
Macbeth sustained her reputation for
cool and deliberate fighting. Virtually
without support, the Macbeth beat
back 1,500 troops at Asheville, and
in this action fired the last cannons
of the Confederacy east of the Mississippi
river. B. A. Jeter was captain
of the company at the close of the
war.
Roll of the "Minute Men."
Roll of the "Minute Men," Gadberry's
company which was one of
the ten companies that made up the
1st South Carolina regiment under
Col. Maxcy Gregg.
This company was made up of "the
fl r\ Ufnr" nf 1 Tninn rliof Tl>n iw nnt
bers enlisted for six months. At the
end of that time they returned home
* and re-enlisted "for the war."
A company which left Union, S. C.,
on January the 9th, 1861, and became
Company E of Gregg's First Regiment
of South Carolina Volnteers,
as published in The Union Times of
January 12th, 1861.
Jas. M. Gadberry, captain.
Jas. F. Geist, 1st lieutenant.
R. Boyes, 2nd lieutenant.
< LIEUT. H. F. SCAIFE,
Of the Macbeth Light Artillery.
D. A. Thomas, Jr., 3rd lieutenant.
C. W. Boyd, 1st sergeant.
W. W. James, 2nd sergeant.
J. B. Steedman, 3rd sergeant.
J. J. Gwin, 4th sergeant.
W. S. Alston, 6th sergeant.
Wm. Munro, 1st corporal.
H. F. Scaife, 2nd corporal.
W. H. Jeter, 3rd corporal.
B. F. Glenn, 4th corporal.
S. W. Porter, 5th corporal.
C. H. Giles, 6th corporal.
E. H. Miller, quartermaster and
commissary.
PRIVATES.
Wm. Alexander.
F. H. Bates. '
P. Barnette.
Robt. Betsil.
B. Betenbaugh.
M. Bell.
G. Bentley.
G. Blasingame.
Jas. Bunch.
W. H. Carlisle.
Jeptha Clark.
C. M. Clark.
Jno. Davis.
R. M. Dodd.
Ja?. H. Dunlap.
S. Dunaway.
N. B. Eison.
Wm. Faucett.
W. J .Foster.
Wm. M. Gist.
Robt. Gwin.
A. R. Gregory.
John Gregory.
F. B. Greer.
Jeff Greer.
W. D. Hart.
C. A. Hodges.
J. A. Hughes.
A. Humphries.
Wm. D. Humphries.
W. Humphries.
Isaac Tson.
B. A. Jeter.
S. A. Jeter. ,
J J. Jones.
N. C. Jones.
Jas. Johnson.
John M. Littlejohn.
M. V. Lowe.
Robert Lamb.
iv liumb.
John H. Littlejohn.
Jeff Lawson.
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CAPT. CHARNER GREER, (Left)
Co. A, 18th Reg. 8. C. V, The Only
Member of Co. A Who Came Out
of the "Crajter" Alive.
T. JEFFERSON GREER, (Right)
Captain Co. B, 18th Regiment. I/Ost
His Leg in the Fight at Burgens'*
Mill.
t ,
S. S. Marony. . E.
J. McKissick.
T. J. H. Murphy. ;j
L. B. Musgrove. 1
G. W. Myers.
Thomas Nelson. \i
Jas. V. Nethers.
James Norris. i
F. Norman. <i
R. S. A. Pearson.
Niles Pearson. ji
Frank Prince.
H. C. Poole.
James Porter.
Thomas Richards.
C. C. Sartor.
D. R. Sartor. :j
John Y. Sartor.
Thos. J. Sartor, Jr.
Robert Sartbr. j
Lawrence Sartor. I
Stephen Sheldon. '
Jack Simpson. J
T. Scaife, Jr. ji
Sam Schwartz.
C. L. Sims. ||
Thos. S. Sims. ji
John Sparks.
Wm. Steen.
Geo. Steen. i
James W. Stevens. \
George W. Stokes. <
Jonas L. Swink. \
John Thomas. 3
N. II .Thomas. ?
S. J. Toombes. \
George Wadkins. 4
J. W. Wcelsi. \
Henry Whitten. 4
Mabry Willard.
George W. Young. I
John B. Young. *
J. H. Young. |
J. K. Young. 1
The following members joined the J
company soon after it arrived in =
Charleston; Ed.k Armstrong, Jacjc
Farr, J. R. Jeffries, J. D. Jeffries
Tom Kendrick, Moses Lipscomb, Wm.
Farley and Klijah Lawson.
Union's Heroes in the War.
Four companies entered the army 2
from Union commanded by Capts. F.
Scaife, William McJunkin, Felix
Walker and Tim Malone. They were J1
the leading factors in organizing the 11
18th Regiment, a command that wore ^
in a marked degree the earmarks of ?
Union from start to finish. J. M. ^
Gadberry colonel and F. Scaife lieu- .
tenant colonel, were both Union men, 1
while W. H. Wallace, in the ranks T
of the Macbeth Artillery, received !'
the appointment of adjutant. At the '
re-organization of the troops, one
year later. Col. Scaife retired and
Adjutant Wallace was elected lieu- s
tenant colonel. When Col. Gadberry ^
was killed at Second Manassas VYallace
was elected colonel, and was gen ?
eral commanding brigade at the sur- r
render. When Wallace was elected v
colonel, another Union man, Cape.
Robert Betsill, for meritorious con- J
duct, was promoted major over three
senior captains of the regiment, and *
was in command of the regiment at ?
the surrender. Steve Shelton was the
last captain of Gist's old company. P
After the promotion of Adiutant ?
Wallace, Clough Sims, another Union *"
man, was appointed adjutant, and
when he was killed in front of Peters- v
burg, another Union man, William ^
1<
*/
rgBlBJ H jtbf*- /,[' *
pRBKff SmL jgmKt *? ^ jjy^^^yy v M
J. M. GREER,
One of the 16 Year Old Boys.
Munro, was appointed adjutant.
This command, with the brigade 10
'vh'ch it belonged, will live in nistory
as the troops that suffered in
the blow-up in front of Petersburg.
In the commotion and confusion, inc't- tj
dent to the blowup, and in the midst
of falling timber, rocks and tons of jr
dirt, and in the awful presence of
scores of men buried alive, their pres- \
ence of mind and their prompt obedience
to the command, "Fall into
line", tell of a courage and discipline
that nothing but death could destroy.
They did fall into line and repelled
the Federal host with a death-defying
spirit that has no equal in history. ft
One of Union's Noblest Soldiers.
One of the most beloved, gallant ?
and patriotic of the Confederate veterans
of Union county is Captain
Francis M .Farr, who entered the service
as a private, enlisting in Co. II,
15th S.C. V., Kershaw's Brigade, was
promoted to the rank of a lieutenant
and finally to that of a captain. He
was wounded twice during the war,
once at Gettysburg, and one ball still
remaining iri 'his shoulder. ft]
Captain Farr is one of the most
public spirited of the citizens of this
town, always readily and cheerfully
giving his whole hearted support to
that which tends to the up-building d
oi me community in which he has
ever lived. .
Lord Wolseley's Tribute to Lee.
t<
I have met many of the great men
of my time, but Lee alone impressed
me with the feeling that I was in the
presence of a man who was cast in
a grander mold and made of different
and finer metal than all other men.
He is stamped upon my memory as
being apart and superior to all others
in every way, a man with whom none \
I ever knew and very few of whom
I have read are worthy to be classed.
IN SOUTHERN WO]
By Ida Marsha
Dedicated to the Daughte
Peacefully, calmly, our Her
Beneath the green sod ai
Shoulder to shoulder with s
They marched on to death?
And left but the women v
Gallantly, bravely, they mc
Outnumbered by counties
They died as men die?God
That their sun might set v
And hushed be the sound
t Ah! surely the peerage of
Is the right of these Sou
Yet the God of Battles stro
Let them die?our gallant i
Their honor to woman's 1t
Die, did I say? Nay, they 1
These Sons of the Starry
They were overwhelmed by
\\ And the glory of it spreads
While the women their tin
Hail! to you mothers of gloi
5 All hail to you daughters
A Honored were ye among w<
2 These noble, these true, th<
^ Left their record to your
AM PING PLACES OF
MACBETH LIGHT ARTILLERY.
The Macbeth Light Artillery was
rganized with Robert Boyce, cantain,
!. A. Jeter, 1st lieutenant; S. W. Porer,
2nd lieutenant; H. F. Scaife, 3rd
eutenant; William Munro, 4th lieuenant;
C. T. Scaife, orderly sereant;
and the following sergeants: k
layne Williams, B. T. Glenn, W. D.
lumphries, J. K. Young, J. M.
lunch, Robert Gwynn, J. Clough c
leng, S. M. Dawkins. Later on a
egiment of sharpshooters was organ- is
sed from this company under the
jadership of Hayne Williams. Mr. ft
. D. Epps was secretary to Capt. B.
I .Tpfpr r*nnt Rnvpp < 1 i oil in thp
pring of 1863 at Wilmington, N. C., 7
nd Lieut. B. A. Jeter was promoted
o the captaincy. At the beginning IV
f the war they started out with 185
nen and at the close of it came out
i/ith 20. e
Camps of the Macbeth Light Arillery
during the struggles of 1861
o January, 1864, as recorded careully
by the late Adj. Wm. Munro,
his valuable book now being owned
>y his brother, Mr. James Munro, a
trominent member of the Union bar: n
Sept. 13, 1861, Lightwood Knot
iprings. C
Nov. 14, 1861, South Carolina railway
depot, Charleston. n
Nov. 14, 1861, Half Moon Battery,
Charleston.
March 8, 1862, Race Course, <baErJ e
eston. ?
May 10, 1862, Railway Accommo* 1<
ation Wharf, Charleston.
June 3, 1862, McLeods, James Isind.
e
June 4, 1862, Near Secessionville,
ames Island, (one section of the bat- 1<
ery was engaged in action of Seessional).
S
July 11, 1862, Fort Johnson, James
sland.
July 10, 1862, South Carolina Rail- it
/ay depot, Charleston.
July 20, 1862, On train from Char- g
jston to Columbia.
July 21, Charlotte, N. C. h
July 24, 1862, Greensboro, N. C.
July 26, 1862, On train from Raligh,
N. C.
July 28, Weldon, N. C. i<
July 29, 1862, Petersburg, Va.
July 30, 1862, Near Fair grounds, J
Richmond, Va.
Aug. 7, 1862, Laurel Hill.
Aug. 10, 1862, Chicahominy river.
Aug. 11. 1862, Clover Hill.
Aug. 12, 1862, Louisiana Court F
louse.
Aug. 13, 1862, South Anna river.
Aug. 16, 1862, Gordonsville, Va.
Aug. 17, 1862, Near Orangeburg
ourt house.
Aug. 18, 1862, The Rapadan river. J
Aug. 19, 1862, March all night. ri
Aug. 20, 1862, Epice Grove.
Aug. 21, 1862, Stephensburg.
Aug. 22, 1862, Rappahannock Staon,
Aug. 23, 1862, The battery engaged
l a fight at Rappahannock Station.
Aug, 24, 1862, New Jeffersonville,
a.
Aug. 25, 1862, Waterloo Bridge.
Aug. 26, 1862, Keysville.
Aug. 27, 1862, Salem.
Aug. 28, 1862, White Plains. A
Aug. 29, 1862, Gainsville.
Aug. 30, 1862, Battery engaged in A
tanassas Plains.
Aug. -31, 1862, Stone bridge Bull
un.
Sept. 1, 1862, Union cornfields near
entersville.
Sept. 2, 1862, Near Germantown
attlefield.
Sept. 3, 1862, Drainsville.
Sept. 4, 1862, Goose Creek.
Sept. 5, 1862, I.eesburg.
Sept. 6, 1862, Point of Rocks, Md.
Sept. 7, 1862, Buckeye Town.
Sept. 8, 1862, Fredericks City, Md. ti
Sept. 9, 1862, Monocacey Bridge, F
Id. M
Sept. 10, 1862, Middletown, Md. C
Sept. 11, 1862, Boonsboro, Md. C
Sept. 12, 1862, Hagarstown, Md. ei
Sept. 14, 1862, South Mountain tl
ap, Md. w
Sept. 15, 1862, Sharpsburg. p:
Sept. 17, 1862, Battery was en- S
aged at Sharpsburg, Va. ir
1 O 1 OPO Xlf- - 1 ?
ocpi. 10, ioui, *? v crossed ine i'o>nac
into Virginia. 7,
Sept. 19, 1862, Charlestown, Va. n
Sept. 20, 1862, Bird Trap, Va. t<
Sept. 21, 1862, Martinsburg, Va. v,
Sept. 22, 1862, Opequan. n
Sept. 27, 1862, Bunker's Hill. ii
Sept. 28, 1862, Bunktown. n
Oct. 3, 1862, Near Winchester. a
Oct. 31, 1862, Shennandoah River. V
Br. P
Nov. 1, 1862, Front Royal. tl
Nov. 2, 1862, Washington. h
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MAN S KEEPING $
ill Lining X |(
rs of the Confederacy 2 d
4 ei
o Dead 5j tl
e sleeping; s
teady tread, g "J
-our deathless dead? 2 jj
seeping. g h.
it the foe, 2
is hosts; y
willed it so 4 ft
vith an afterglow, 2 tc
of weeping. ? m
> m
the Brave p. jV
Lhern men; ^ t',:
ng to save 4 c
men who gave > R
ceeping. '4 r<
>. C5i
have not died, 4
Cross; 2 It
r the surging tide, 5 w
far and wide, 4 ^
ast are keeping. * ^
, ? fc
nous men! 4 a,
and wives! 5 w
amen when p hi
sse dauntless men, 4 *G
keeping. 2 }Jj
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' ai
Nov. 3, 1862, Culpepper.
Nov. 4, 1862, Chestnut Grove, near (
ulpepper court house. P1
Nov. 5, 1862, Culpepoer court house. {
Nov. 7, 1862, Gordonsville. Ul
Nov. 8, 1862, Petersburg.
Nov. i), 1862, Weldon ,N. C. sl
Nov. 10, 1862, Tarboro, N. C.
\'nv II 1HfiO Kintrclnn M f
Nov. 16, 18G2, Washington Hill,
Kingston, N. C.
Nov. 19, 1862, Wise's Fork, N. C. 1
Dec. 12, 18G2, Southern Creek, N. tj.
Dec. 13, 1862, Nuce River Bridge, ^
i c
Dec. 14, 1862, Battle engaged at j*
[ingston, N. C.
Dec. 16, 1862, Moseley's Hall, N. C. i1(
Dec. 17, 1862, Goldsboro, N. C. la
vjv jC(dlor_nMrar mfwy h h h hin
Dec. 22, 1862, Deserted cottage, :
iosley Hall, N. C. '
Dec. 23, 1862, Kingston, N. C.
Jan. 2, 1863, Blockaded Nuce's Itivir(
Jan. 15, 183, Pine Grove near tr
[ingston. ]a
Feb. 6, 1863, Kingston.
Feb. 7, 1863, Near Mosley Hall. u;
Feb. 8, 1863, Near Goldsboro, N. C. cc
Feb. 11, 1863, On train for Wil- w
lington. ]yj
April 12, 1863, Near Goldsboro, N.
' . til
Feb. 11, 1863, On train for W11 - s
lington.
April 12, 1863, Wilmington. pi
April 25, 1863, On train for Flor- ns
nee. _
^pril 26, 1863, Orr train for Chariston.
April 12, 1863, Wilmington.
April 25, 1863, On train for Flornee.
April 26, 1863, On train for Charjston.
April 27, 1863, Ry. Accommodation,
!. C.
Wharf, Charleston, S. C.
April 28, 1863, St. Andrew's Parsh,
Charleston.
May 15, 1863, On 'train for Au;usta,
Ga.
May 16, 1863, On train for AtEinta.
May 17, 1863, West Point, Ga.
May 18, 1863, Montgomery, Ala.
May 20, 1863, On train for Merid*n,
Miss.
May 21, 1863, Goley's Station near
ackson, Miss.
May 22, 1863, Pearl River, Miss.
May 23, 1863, Jackson, Miss.
June 22, 1863, Battle Springs, Miss
June 23, 1863, Mrs. Carriway's
'arm, Miss.
June 30, Cauleys Springs, Miss.
July 1, 1863, Clinton, Miss.
July 6, 1863rClinton, Miss.
July 7, 1863, Pearl River, Miss.
July 8, 1863, Entrenchment at
ackson, Miss. (Was engaged in so- ?
ies of actions. th
July 16, 1863, Retreat to Brandon.
July 17, 1863, Near Brandon, Miss. ei
July 18, 1863, Cross Hill, Miss. >3
July 20, Line Creek, Miss. or
uuiy jlools, iNear morion, Miss.
July 26, 18(53, Forest, Miss. er
July 27, 18G3, Robert's Mill. ??
Aug. 8, 18(53, Forest, Miss. A
Aug. 9, 18(53, Meridian, Miss. sc
Aug. 11, 18(53, Mobile, Ala. se
Aug. 13, 1863, Camp Beulah, Ala. cc
.ug. 1(5, 18(53, Camp Beulah, Ala.
Aug;. 30, 18(53, Steamer Waverly on
labama river. "3
Sept. 3, 18(53, Montgomery, Ala.
Sept. 5, 1863, Atlanta, Ga. ?
Sept. 7, 1863, Augusta, Ga.
Sept. 8, 1863, Charleston, S. C. ev
Sept. 12, 1863, Mt. Pleasant, S. C. Vl
Sept. 15, 1863, Sullivan's Island.
Sept. 25, 18(53, Mt. Pleasant, S. C.
Capt. A. H. Foster.
At the enlistment of the State ^
oops in January of 18(51, Alfred H. .
oster was chosen as captain of the ,n
[organ Light Infantry, which was S<
o. F. of the 5th Regiment, South H
arolina Volunteers. When the troops C<
ilisted for the war and went into Vc
le service of the Confederacy, there fc
as a re-organization and this com- M
any became Co. I) of the Palmetto
V* r* ? ? '1 ^I*1--1
nui j/onuuuci 3 <11111 VilflL. r USICT WHS tr
i command until "the surrender." T<
He was born in Union county Dec- th
, 1835, and was always closely con- h<
ected with all the interests and en- th
jrprises of the town and county. lie th
'ent through the four years of hard jo
iilitary service and by his coolness bl
l battle and consideration for his tl
len under all circumstances he won d<
nd held their respect and esteem, ri
Ifhen Gen. Lee surrendered at Ap- ai
omattox he was ranking captain in oi
he Confederate army, having held ir
is commission since June 3, 1861. ci
lDJUTANT CLOUGH L. SIMS.
18TH REGIMENT, S. C. V.
Clough L. Sims was born and
rought up at Simstown in Union
istrict on Broad river. In 18.r>(> ne
ntered the freshman elass at David>n,
N. C., and was graduated from
lat institution in June of 1 StiO.
He was a young man of tine charcter
and very popular at college,
iking part in the sports of the day.
e was a tine markman and in lHtil
a distinguished himself by winning
le handsome silver cup awarded to
le best shot among the Johnson Bias.
At the first organization of troops
?r the defence of the State he volunered
for service in the 12th Reirient,
S. C. V. That term of enlistent
was for six months. At the
ul of that time the tinnne
sted "for the war" ami went into
le service of the Confederacy. |
lough Sims then joined Co. A, 18th
egiment, S. C. V., as a private, hut
>se rapidly in rank until he be-1
mie adjutant of his regiment. :
In the defense of Petersburg this |
ginient, the 18th, was stationed diictly
over that terrible mine filled
ith its 8,000 lbs. of gunpowder,
'hen the explosion came Clough
ims was blown up into the air and
11 upon the breastworks. As he
(11 he was shot through the shoulder
id some weeks later died from that
ound. Mr. James was with him in
s hours of suffering and said ('lough
ild him that he had only one thing
i regret?he had broken his promise
i his mother When lie told her good
/c she had made him promise to
say his prayers every morning"?
id that dreadful 30th of July he had
ir the first and only time failed to
) it. But despite the forgotten
ayer and the broken promise, Mr.
inies said. "Clougli died in the trinph
of faith."
"And so He giveth Ilis beloved
eep." _
The Minister in the Army.
(By Rev. A. A. James.)
At the commencement of the war
itween the states the young men,
le hope of the church and state, ousted
in the army. Many of our minters
felt it to be their duty to enr
the army and received their comlissions
from the secretary of war.
hey felt ashamed to dwell in ceiled
nises while war was raging in the
nd. There he became acquainted
ith the soldiers, had access to them
, i i?lit- ' it
I oiv. rvncoo illHI HI IlUclIlM, ^aiOCCl IllCll*
mfidence by sharing their privations
id their rangers, and enjoyed eonant
opportunities for preaching the
ispel, holding prayer meetings, disputing
religious papers and circuting
the Scriptures. His work was
ade pleasant when sanctioned by
s commanding officer. This was acirded
me during the entire war. 1
ould state here that our colonel, J.
Gadberry, while not a professor
religion, afforded me every opporinity
possible for holding religious
(rvices. He was as brave a man as
rer entered the service. A hall
erced his heart in the second Maissas
and he fell with his face to
LEVI W. SMITH.
One of the 16 Year Old Hoys.
le foe.
The heroic deeds of the Confed ate
soldier are so numerous that it
difficult to select any particular
le.
At the battle of the Crater, at Pet sburg,
Va., Lieut. Hill, of Co. C
id sergeant Charner Greer ,of Co.
, 18th S. C. V., were covered up
tveral feet, and extricated themdves
with a sword and ventured to
ime out among some negro troops
ho were intoxicated and remained
ith them until the line was retaken
r our troops.
The noblest bands of men who ever
ught or who ever fell in the annals
war, whose glorious deeds history
'er took pen to record, were the priite
soldiers in the armies of the
eat Confederate cause.
Tribute to Thomas Comer.
The name of Thomas Comer is the
urth name on the Roster of the Pea
idge Volunteers it their enlistment
the service of the State of
>uth Carolina on January 5 ,18(51.
e was also the last Captain of that
jmpany. In his address at the un'iling
of the monument to the Conderate
soldiers of U.nion county
arch 25, 1907. Col. Coward said:
"It was at Chickamauga that a
ee fell and crushed in the ribs of
im Comer. They all thought that
iat was the last of Tom Comer and
? nan oeen sent home to die. When
ley got ovpr to Virginia great was
leir surprise when Tom Comer again
'ined them. It was one of those
istering days in July, when the
lermometer seemed to rise to 200
jgrees and stand there, the perspiition
was churning in their shoes
id their very tongues were hanging
Jt like dogs. They had been fightig
hard for hours when a solid shot
tme crashing in from away out yon
der somewhere mangling two or more
of the men in the first set of fours
and taking off Tom Comer's leg above
the knee.
"Did Tom Comer's heroism stop
there? Not so. He had realized the
force of that inexorable command to
"March on" and the next we heard of
Tom Comer was that a great tall
white man was plowing in the field,
plow a yard and stop and hop, for
he put but one leg and could go only
a hop at a time. Tom Comer was
not the man to sit down and let others
poorer than himself take care of
him. My old comrades, that is what I
call pluck."
Isaac Gregory's Acfs of Heroism.
Isaac Gregory, known u> his
friends as "Ike Gregory", was a
member of the Tiger River Volunteers,
Co. 1>, ">th Reg. S. C. V. In
his address at the unveiling of the
monument to the Confederate soldiers
of Union county. Col. Coward,
becoming reminiscent, told of a desperate
charge in the battles in th<color
bearer had been shot down and
as they were nearing the enemy's position
he had been compelled to grasp
himself the colors from the hands of
a gallant fellow mortally hurt. As
they were rushing upon the ramparts,
he looked aghast to see one of his
men standing there waving his hat
and cheering in the very teeth of the
enemy, "Come down Gregory, come
down," he had ordered. "Let me give
I just one more cheer for South Carolina",
the lad replied. "Come down
Gregory, I command you". Col. Coward
hail replied. "Just one morn
cheer for South Carolina", the lad
replied. "Just one more cheer for
s
^
I sj I I
MAT EISOX.
One of Capt. To* ud's 1(? Year
Old Bo>?.
South Carolina", Gregory attain replied.
"I wish I could have taken
him to my bosom that day for I would
have been proud to have claimed him
as my own son", said Col. Coward
tearfully. "Beautiful? Yes, any
woman would have envied hini the
softness of his cheek. A form and
carriage which a Greek deity would
have been perpetuated in a courage
immaculate." But he fell, the most
gallant scene I ever witnessed.
STATES RIGHTS GIST.
BRIG. GK\. C. S. A.
Killed at the Battle of Iranklin,
Tenn., Nov. 30, 1861.
Col. Andrews of the United States
Army, stationed with his regiment at
Union in Reconstruction days said,
"My regiment was behind the fortifications
at Franklin when the Confederates
made the charge upon our
works. Gen. Gist led his brigade,
riding far in advance of the line. He
was a splendid horseman. We watched
them come till with a dash forward
and a sudden bound upward (Jen.
Gist's horse planted her fore feet
upon the breastworks. With i thrill
of sorrow we saw the balls strike the
rider and the horse! We did what we
could for him and when he die I we
buried the brave fellow with all the
honors that soldiers on the battlefield
can give to a hero."
"Uncle Wylie Howard", Gen. Gist's
body servant, told the story in his
own way. "Marse States", he said,
"just wouldn't ride his big' grey that
day, because he thought the grey
was tire nd ought to rest. So he
rode !e sorrel filly. She was
ncrvoi and Marse States couldn't
manage her and she twist one way
and twist another, then she dashed
right up to them breastworks and
just as she plant her fore feet on
their breastworks one ball hit Marse
States and one hit her and they both
fell right there. The Yankees was
mighty good to Marse States. There
was a doctor with 'em named Dr.
Wright?he was a prisoner when
Marse States was wounded dose by
Atlanta and that doctor tended to
(Continued on page 12).
J. GIDEON LONG, SR.
One of Capt. Townsend's 16 Year
Old Boys. #