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Tribute to the Private Soldier "Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, and waste its sweetness on the desert airr" is an old but trite saying, and can very appropriately be applied to the private soldier of the army of the Confederates States. Historians, from the days of Herodotus, the father of history, down to the present time, are lavish in their praise of commanding generals ot armies, and admirals of fleets, and their names have come down from geaeration to generation wreathed with garlands as a token of the esteem in which they were held by their country in saving it from being overrun by a vandal foe. This is all right and proper and we would not pluck one feather from their plume or detract one single iota from their wellearned "sours" vpt fVlA nriuotn dier, who by his undaunted courage and unswering obedience to his superiors in command, made it possible for the names of these commanders to come to us crowned with glory, has gone unhonored and unsung, with no monument erected over his grave or no page in history inscribed to his memory except in a few instances, and then for some extraordinary act of daring or heroism. No one today can tell the name of a single private of the three hundred Spartans under Leonidas who fought in the famous battle of Thermopylae; in the great naval battle of Salamis where the Grecian triremes complete* ly destroyed the navy of the Persians and saved their country from being wiped off the political may, only the commanders are mentioned by name by historians. Who today can call the name of a single private of that in- I vincible body of soldiers composing the 10th Legion of Caesar's army? The same is true' of the private sol- j dier who fought under Marel, Peter the Great, Napoleon and Wellington. It may be said, and with some show of truth, that the privates of most of inese generals were but hirelings and in the army for an occupation?be 0 that as it may nevertheless, had it u not been for the privates with their t cross bows at Hasting, Anglo-Saxon f civilization might never have been , realized, and today, but for the bravery ef the privates at the battle of Tours, the hordes of the great Pro- j. phet might be roaming over all South- s ern Europe. P But why go back to the old world? ,s The same is true of our own country [e and present time. Historians have h followed the same trail in recording d the battles of the War of Secession, r The men on the firing line that made a a Robt. E. Lee, a Stonewall Jackson, t a Wade Hampton, and all the galaxy e of Confederate generals a possibility, p are rarely mentioned by name, and the a only preservation of their individual- t ity is and will be traditional. Cer- d tanly if ever men fought for a prin- f ciple that was right or they thought to be right, and on which they staked d everything, it was the Confederate r private?men of affluence, and men i, of small means, men with families and I unmarried men, at me nrst Dugie call t te arms, shouldered their muskets, ^ marched to the front and fought side d by side in many a bloody fray. No t caste there cut a common cause, the r men of affluence abandoning his life r of ease, buckling on the accoutrements a of a private soldier went cheerfully j to the front knowing it meant a life s of hardship, privations and probably s death on the battlefield or in some r hospital. The man with small means e or possibly none at all, with a like de- t votion to his country, bade his wife f and children good-bye, possibly feeling v it would be forever, and leaving them a without any visible means of support, as his own pittances of pay would be r only $11.00 a month in a depreciated v ^ currency, went to the front with a de- t termination to do his duty wherever t and whenever called upon. Surely e men like these could not be classed as a hirelings, and fighting for the money they received as pay. Towards the latter part of the war one month's ( pay was hardly sufficient to buy a r pair of shoes, and most of their clothing came from home, the handiwork of their iwives, mothers or sisters, having spun, woven and tailored these 1 garments. Rations at times had to be supplemented from this small pay by purchasing food. No, it was not money he was fighting for, but as patriots ia the highest conception of the term. His uncomplaining endurance of the* r privations and hardships on the march, ? < HI I I a a \ c r t t CAPT. A. H. FOSTER, i Captain Morgan Light Infantry ( Became Later Ranking Captain of i the Palmetto Sharpshooters. . ' v ! \ ' ' 1? I I- > v^. . k % f jir I \ ft i I ' ??J?? ?? JNION COUNTY CONFEDERATE MONUMENT. Erected in 1907 A. D. Located on Main Street, Nearly in Front of the Courthouse. It is 32 feet in height, with a base f 9x9 feet. The cost wag $Z,000. The inveiling was in July of 1907, and was he tribute to our Confederate dead rom the loyal women of the county, ed by Mrs. B. G. Clifford. n battle or around the camp fire, has eldom been equalled and never surpassed by any army at any tiipe. Deertions were few, even though the nemy had overrun the section where ie lived and devastated his home and lestroye4 his property, yet he still re riHinea wnere auty caned nim without . murmur, hoping against hope that he day would yet come when he would njoy to the full the fruition of the irinciples for which he was fighting ind preferring to die on the afield of attle than return home disgraced and lishonored by deserting his flag in the ace of the enemy. When the end came on that fateful lay, the 9th of April, 1865, the few emaining stacked their arms in obedence to their beloved leader, R. E. ax, and began to wend their way o their homes to meet loved ones. The manner in which they brought orler out of confusion in rehabilitating heir homes and making the places in uin to spring up and blossom like the ose, showed to the world the kind of tuff the privates of the Confederat6 irmy were made of, and certainly deerves to be held in remembrance in ome way. The dust of many that lever came back again is deposited on very battlefield from the Potomac to he Rio Grande, who died unknown to ame, and may have been worthy to year the white plume of a Navarre ,nd, although no granite shaft or marie shab marks their final resting lace, and history has no page on vhich their names are recorded? heir bravery on the field of battle, heir hardships and sufferings are ternal monuments to their patriotism tnd fidelity to duty. Chester Chapter, U. D. C. (This paper was written for the Chapter by a Veteran who wished his lame withheld). LEE'S FAREWELL ADDRESS. leadquarters Army of Northern Virginia, Appomattox Court House, April 10, 1865. General Order, No. 19: After *-?ur years of arduous service, narked by unsurpassed courage and ortitude, the Army of Northern Virginia has been compelled to yield to iverwhelming numbers and resources. ! need not tell the survivors of so nany hard-fought battles who have -emained steadfast to the last, that I lave consented to this result from no listrust of them, but feeling that ralor and devotion could accomplish lothing that would compensate for he loss that must have attended a ontinuance of the contest, I deternined to avoid the useless sacrifice if those whose past services have enleared them to their contrymen. By he terms of the agreement, officers ind men can return to their homes tnd remain until exchanged. You vill take with you the satisfaction hat proceeds from the consciousness if duty well performed, and I earlestly pray that a merciful God will txtend to you His blessing and proection. With an unceasing admiraion of your constancy and devotion ,o your country, and a grateful renembrance of your kind and generous onsideration for myself, I bid you in affectionate farewell. ft. E. Lee. WOMEN OF THE SIXTIES, OR HEROS AND HEROINES (Miss Virginia Durant) From time immemorial women have . stood shoulder to shoulder with men, quietly with unassuming modesty bearing their share of the burdens and joys of life, and essential and indis; pensable help, and when the war I clouds of the sixties loomed heaviest \ the women then were no exception. I When the call came, "Forward, march, j men to the front!" there was no flinching. But the greater glory of j those days have gone to the one who shouldered the gun, in song and story i nor would we rob them of one iota of praise. But think for a minute and you can easily conceive, it was the stay-athomes who had the hardest burdens to bear. Sleeping and waking the awful ness of losing those dearest were ever before them. Anxious fori news of the battle yet dreading to i hear, working, waiting, watching with ' no idea of shirking or shrinking from their portion of the horrors of war. St. the men at the front, they had the excitement to carry them through, ann it was shoot or be shot, march, march till ready to drop from exhaustion and then oblivious, lost in sleep or death. But what of the wife, mother and sweetheart with vivid imagination and ever present sorrow and work? It is a tie as to the greatest, the hero or the heroine. Let us give to each their first dues and accord them their nlneo in the annals of great deeds, and the history of the nations. A few women stand out prominently before us, and have ever been spoken of severely and proclaimed as heroines, their wonderful endurance and great courape bespeakinp for them the admiration of all?but why discriminate theirs were the opportunity and the ability to seize it, but preat, too, was the battle fought at home, starvation stared many in the face. Think what a combination fear, work, worry and starvation. It isn't any wonder that heads turn white and shoulders were bowed, and yet what courape was theirs, husbands, brothers and sweetheart were sent to the front and cheered on their way. The finger of scorn must not be pointed at their men folks. It was not to be thought of for a minute, cowardice was a word unknown in their lexicon. Words fail me in expressing what ,- - '."" MB x' >(^v. ^ . :oA^^ ' ' 1V\. CAPT. J. M. GADBERRY. Afterwards Colonel of the 18th S. C. V. Killed at Second Battle of Manassas and while leading a charge. Buried in Presbyterian cemetery, Union, S. C. Was first captain who went as a volunteer from Union District. life must have been in those days. Hands unaccustomed to toil, found work and did it cheerfully. For wasn't it a great cause we were fighting for? And anything and everything possible was done to cheer on the loved ones and have success perch on our banner. So many homes were made desolate, not even one dear soldier to returrf at the end of the struggle. Truly the women gave their all, and 5 became heroines in giving. So great was their faith in the "Giver of gifts" | jinn inai justice won in iriumpn, mat the greatest burdens were eagerly and patiently borne. One stands in awe at the picture brought before us, our patriotism soars and knows no bounds, when we realize our debt to father, mother, brother, sister and sweetheart who labored and fought so bravely for liberty. And though the North won -?their numbers having tribled the men?it was not a lost cause to us. Though our banner is furled, ours is the privilege of keeping first the memory of the sixties, and right gladly, we assume the task, counting it a privilege indeed. The truth shall be taught and Dixie's flag, along with the Stars and Stripes shall ever more wave over the land of the free, and the home of the brave. Fairfax Chapter. ^ GETTING HIS UMBRELLA. I "I got an umbrella back the other day." I "How was that?" 0 "I borrowed it from a man who bor rowed it from a man who borrowed it E from me."?Kansas City Journal. Si f DAU< OF THE ..WE Ju^t as dear 1 cause you repr ideal of our busi is to maintain ; everv tfonrl supply every ne or anxiety. Tha approximated t' the fadt that friends and patn full and pain^ta county to a grec And by the fi ceded, that no ^tock of good th assembled in an we offer con^t; patrons. Coupled with assortment and to eat for all oc excelled &ore 5 tention to ever ? whether your we have a warr Don't forget c service fir^t, an can depend on prices at our ^tc Daughters of emphasizing 01 your Hostess w y The be^t city the be^t grocer you welcome E eracy. The Unic Home ol Phones 100 and 80 # GHTE CONFEDERAI LCOMEI :o our hearts as j ? esent is to yot mess existence, a place of supj ess for every oc< ;ed, without un( t we have in c his ideal is te^t: we number ai rns pradtically e~ Lking housekeep iter or lesser ex urther fad; that better or more ings to eat has - - y Store in this ; antly to our fr this practically variety of the b :casions, we fu service and cou y patron, old < vants are large n welcome for c >ur motto is qi d if it is good t getting it at i >re. the Confederac 1T* K JLX YY U ith the be# in c of size in the i #ore in tha )aughters of th >n Grocei i Good Things to E L. I RS I CY P I ; the great I irs, is the | And that )ly where :asion can lue worry i measure ified to in mong our very career in this tent. it is concomplete ever been 3tate than iends and unlimited e^t things irnish unrteous ator young, 5 or small, ill jality and o pot vnn J ^ ^ II reasonable I y, we are I y serving I air shop. I world and I t city bids I le Confed- I ry C#. at - Wagnon, Mgr. *