Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-04-05
THOMAS TILLMAN.s
national PA1Ace.at

mains of his son ,., ~.
THOMAS TILLMANas
National PALAcsSf5 g
CRY of Mexico. Dec. 6, Az
My DEAR FRIEND,-l have just receive
ed your lelter of the 2ls, september, re.
questing me TO forward to Hamburg, ,ha S
remains of your son THOMAS TiLLaAN. s5.s
lfit be possible for me TO find ou, ,,he. ];
spot where he was placed. nothing will af- +
ford me more pleasure. than to i,compIvs
with your reasonable, aud very natural s
request. 1t may be impossible for us 10;
send him home with this train, but If he s
can be distinguished, be shall be Sent viii
the next. 49, - 2ssF Z,
was shot SO severely atlbe time your
son was killed, tha, | was unable TO see.
him buried. When the men informed me !:
they were committing him 10 the earth,
had jus, had hall extracted from nv
body. aud was suffering from the pain OF
the operation. was near him when he S
fell, and saw him die like mau, ,saud that
was the last Of him hat ever mel my
sight. = es'f s-s'f-tss
thought il was impossible to ind him,
or should have made arrangements for.,II
sending him 10 you before thisiime. Since
you so anSiously desire it though, Ishali !
do all can 10 crafty the feelings of a.;
father. There were so many, killed in.
that terrible battle. that they had 10 be &
heaped together in their graves wi'hout@
any coifius whatever, aud I was iou badIyss
wounded 10 gel up from my bedoE straw, 4
either to attend to Thomas, OF atiy other Of
my friends I did not even, see Colouefs
Butler or Lieui. Adams, sliiiif they wers /:
exhumed lie 3Put into their I lsaden col.
fins. They Had been carried :fo San Al-
gastin, By Mai. Gladleh, ions, and
by tearing Up some be1ches siS astheaire; {;
Pianks enough had been Pioe6ifassd 10 con- !
strnet tei,p en- coi6as id Which thsy !;
seresb buried z Ist 81
6ii Is s ssouss s5ai
was deyoled as Il sSfSes; i3
tts: alyay aassl sss||
sers one 56sss|
Ehas ind
Emenlion it,s sSnbW 81 must 10 ff6sd You some
iconsoialion. ust as ssttIdt, an or
had been extended 10 lies Regiment fto s
dress back. under one Of tfis seyeresr fres.
TO ,Shichme were eVer;exptIsed Three d
our companies on the Jeff, had not heard5E
the order, orif il had been heard il lad nots
been extended by their officers. Al rIliss
junction, the hfe was so deadB,oa our two
or three companies thar it Eooked like .we*
were TO be totally anihilated. When / {
saw some of the companies on the right
dressing back in obedience to the command
which had heen given them, stook them
to be retrea'us, as | had just seeu large
part OF another regimen retiring most dis -
gracefully fast. Il felt indignant fearing
lest our own men might calcf, the disorder.
aud placing myself in front ofour company 1
and on the right Of. the galIsnf company
on our left, | ordered The '96, BOYS; TO dress
on me in advance of a parl of the Regi.
ment Nearly'lhe very first mau by INV
side was THOMAS TILLMAs, though at tho +
time the movement was executed, the very
air was almost darkened with bullets. he
fell as The order was extended TO US TO file
of 10 take our position for the last charge. 5:
Your Son was unanimously beloved by
his company, aud was universally esteem.
ed one Of the braves, men IN its ranks.
My wound is WE'LL I have partly los,
th- nse ofmy left arm, but it gives me no
pain.
j. will be my pleasure to crafty your,
feelings if can find your son.
Your sincere friend. %
JOSEPH ABNEY.
B. r. TiLLMAN. 55S
December &C.. l847. 5
P. S.-l failed TO- ger my letter in the s
mail, in lime to go with the last ,rain,. aud $
have thought proper 10 add something
10 it before + leave fr,he interior. -
] have made stric. enquiries among the !
men 10 ascertain if any ofthem were pres
ent al the burial Of your son, and if. they I.
would possibly distinguish his body from
the rest of those who were buried 10 the
same grave with him. One of our com. a
pany Horatip Blease, was.preseni at the
burial, and'he tells me- he thinks i, would
be utterly impossible for him 10 mark ont IS
your SOUS body from the others. He was
pu! into The same grave with ten or Twelve y
more and the bodies we're all mixed TO. 81
gether without any mark Of distinction X
There clothing was pretty
inucn OF the same Kind tU.S S. Clothingl
md therefore they could not be dislin.. $
5uIshed by that. will consult however
with your friends. Col. Bonham and Dr.. 81
Hammond, and be governed by wha, they s;
think best. p
We have been removed few mile, from. s
ae Guy, probably preparatory to an ad..
ance into the interior of the country; and q
that be the intenton of the Con, mauder- q
n'Chlef | am afraid. in any event / shall ~
'e compelled to suffer your son to remain. g
ID the held where he So noBly fell. IT,
would De cruel 10 send him home without 8!
"mc person 10 take care of him, for as
las been done with some gallan, officers;
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