Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-07-30
FOR THE ADVERTISER.
To the Editor Of the Advertiser:
CAMP McDUFFIE.

MIR. Editor Perhaps brief account Of the
lale Military Encampnient, near Liberty Hill,
i'll this District, may not be uninieresting 10 0sorne
Of your readers. Should you think the follow.
ng observations, worthy of place in the col.
unns Of the Advertiser, you will please give
them all insertion.
The Camp was organized on Monday the
l4th instnnt and the tents pitched about one
o'clock. Major General Bonham took CON-
mand Of the Camp, and Brigadier General
Bradley Of the Infantry, and Brigadier Gene.
raj Gryton Of the Cavalry. Each were assign.
ed their respective commands.
The number Of officers present, was as large
! as could have been expected, and all appeared
cheerful and ready to perform the several du.
lies assigned them As 4 testimony ofregard,
General Bonham named the Camp after his
predecessor in office, Gen. McDufiie. This
was fortunate seleclinn, and met the appro.
baliou Of all present Very little lranspired on
the firstda worthy ofparticular notice, beyond
the ordinary routine Of camp duty
On Tuesday nt balf past twelve o'clock. p.
h., salute Of 26 guns was fired iu honor of
the annexation of rexus 10 the Federal Union:
AT dress parade on the evening of the same day,
| (Which took place each day at o'clock p NJ.
and at which time all orders for the succeeding
day were ready General Bonhaht announced
| lo decease Of Ma jor Jobu Hunter Ctesweil,
one of his Aid de-camps. (who had been de.
tained at home OH account of i'll healthy and di.
rccted that a, dress parade on the following day,
d. throughout the encanipnent, all commissions.
ed officers in the camp welr Grape on the left
arm and Tie hill Of the sword. and the non. COM
missoned officers unlIie left arm, asa testimony
Of respect, in memory Of tl!e deceased. trust
| that il will not BE- thought out OF place heYs to
remark, thar those who attended the encatap-
menl Of 1912. atwhch Maj. Creswell WIS pres.
ent, were peculiarly impressed with his gentle.
manly and otiicer-lIke mLmlers, and can heartily
sympathise with the friends and relatives Of
one who has baeh called from the prime olfe
to his fual account: May lie res, in peace.
On Tue oSday night some Little disorder was
"ccasionfd in and about the camp by snndry
| misGheyDus persons. who manifested q desire
| to pass the seulinel<. The greater par, OF
them. however. through the vigilance and
prpmpitude o the GUARD and patrol, found n,
nights lUhgng ini,e guard house, and were
much more annnyed by the guard than the
guard was by tuenl In Consequences OF this
disturbance, the MAJOR General directed the
| l30th section Of the Militia law I" he read for
| the information ut all concerned, which had
salnlary effect.
W ednesday the. 10Th was a day Which will
Inns he remembered by the present alficers Of
thu 9Th Regiment, rs lhat on which their COM
mandIns 9th rr, whu has drilled them for the
last seven ears. haze item an atf, onate faie
we'll, having on that day resigned his commits.
sion as Colonel. 10 the officers Of the .lli
regiment imnsi say tl,a, j, wiIl be difficult
.na,ter to till Tue place ot, your lateSColoIiel.
tlT'has raised the Re- -iment irnnla disorderlv
state OF existence 10 a position not inleiinr ln
that OF any Regiment in the Brigade, and upon
his succcssur will depend the maintenance OF
this position. TO Col. Wiglnll will say, lllas
the 'Bi00dy Scrcn'h' will ever bear his servi
ces IN nrcmrlnbiauce, and should the time ever
cume when he may feel himself called upon 10
raise lis arm i'll defence ofllls country, lie will
receive n hearty welcome aud an important post
in the ''EluOdy Scrcmh."
have understood that Col. Chca,ham Of the
9th Regiment, alsb resigned lis commission nj
or about the same time, which will be- not only
Il great luss lu Ike 9th Regiment but to tie
Brigade.
On Thursday very little was done, excep,
the usual drills ia the school of Tie company
and The battalion.
On Friday the whole Camp Infantry and
Cavalry, were revived on foot by his Excel.
! lency Governor Aiken, Major Geueral BouIlam
commanding. Tbs was an imposing display,
AMI we may judge irum the remarks of the
Governor, alter the palae, was one, which
afforded linn mnrh giatific tinn. Tho number
ol spectators npon this occasion was immense,
among whnm were many of the fair dausll-
tcrs oI EdscIic!l and AbheviIle whose presence
added brlllilncy Ia the scene Guv. AIkeu's
speech was short bnt eloquent. aud his Excel.
lency has made in impression upon all who
have formed his acquaintance. no, only by his
speeches but by his easy and winning manners,
whit h will long be remembered.
Al about one ocIock on Saturday morning
! an alarm WAS Indicated by firing the cannon aud
beating the long roll. Every company was i'm.
medIatrly and almost instantly fH,ned, in order
ol battle Oh HE Re@imental parade ground, ex.
hibiring all activity and pronipuudc, which
wonId have dnne credit To the regular army,
and which met The decided approval Of the
Major General.
At sunrise the Ii was formed again, when
the arms and accoutremen,s were delivered ND
and stacked, and at 6 o'clock the tents were
struck, and the Camp dismissed The striking
oil the te. is is OF the prelties scenes during
the encampment While the drums are beating
the tent pins are allloosened, and at The tai, OF
the drum every tent falls to the ground, thus
presenting the spectacle nf between sixty and
seventy tents falling To the ground in the twink.
ling Of all eye.
Thus ended the Military Encampment os iLAe
Second Brigade Of Infantry, and Second Re-
giment of Cavalry. where notwithstanding the
weather was very warm, good health. good
cheer. and good order prevailed. The Second
Regiment Of Cavalry was reviewed by Governor
was no, PRESENT he can give nn accouu. of it.
Long will the Encampment of l2A5 be re-
n,embered, and BY n"ne with greater degree
OF pleasure than by oue Of the
SEVENTH REGIMENT.
Extraordinary MOrtaliiy.-It will be
| seem hu The inSnrcior's reiLrn. thar the