Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-09-06

r South Carolinay IN The war With MeXl-
co has won, for herself as, hris ht, a wreath
as any, Slate in the, Union. ln every bat.
| |lIe'whicb was fought, whether on Taylor's
liue or Sc0lts line Of operations, she. was
proudly and nnblyrepresenled by her chill
i Idren;i aud every 1ieId-bas been crinsoned
and consecraled blythe blood. Of her sons.
| can even say AS much Of single district
of our owg .EdSe6eid. She had her
place in every fight. from Monterey and
Bona Visa TO the slornins of Cbapulla-
pee end The taking Of the city Of Mexico.
| Her escutchcGn pussrd as untarnished lhro'
the thrilling scenes Of The war, and through
even the flames and carnage Of It's baules,
as that ol Sthe proud little Stale wo so
much admire andlove. Ny purpose-in this
comm1nicaiOn TO offer a short tribute to
lhe memory Of only one Of the natives OF
Edgefield. , - ~. s9.''' =, 5.'5''":'....
GILES CHAPMAN was the son of John
Chapman Esq, onda--the grandson OF
John Abuey. Many of his friends have
no knowled5 5e whatever of his death, or OF
The heroic manner o. his dying. He went
to Indiana q short time before the war
was declared against Mexico, and voIun-
leered 10 the 2nd indiana RegiTenr. 1t
is well knowI, that % the 23I Of FebTu.
.ary, lS47, at the field of Buena Vista.
whilst the fale Of The battle hung upon d
thread, and The honor Of The country trem-
bed in The balance, the Cd Indiana Regi-
smearwas unable to stand The shock; there
was one company. however, commanded
by Capl. VIM. Walker, which "did not
run TO that company young Chap
man belonged. lie and many Of his COM
rades. with their gallant commander, who
received sixteen wounds fell covered by the
glorious banner OF their country, and per-
ished together onlhe field Of fame and blood.
q Such spirits as our departed friends will
evel represent! The pride of their State and
the glory oftheir country. IN life he was
honest, sincere, and alIec:ionate, and in
death, =
"He stood by his counry's glory fast,
Aud nailed her coiors to the mast"
The following letrer and Resolutions
will be sufficient evidence Of The state
ments made above by
~. a.! ...... ..,. A TRUE FRIEND.
BLAIRsyILLE, (lnd.) April Both 1917.
John Ch ipman Esq. s.r. -...- .-... .
Dear Sir-It is with feelings of sorrow
conminsied with pride, thatI undertake
the melancholy duty OF addressing you on
a subject that must naturally he painful 10
a parents ear. Yet under the circumstan-
ces, 10 the present case. with your sorrew
you must let pride have the preponder
ance. -.i. .l@a.r.. .-. ,Hs-r.-s .s.-s. .- .-.s <
. You have no doubt ere this reaches you.
observed in the papers among the killed at
the battle Of Bucua VISTA, the name of
Giles Chapman.I should before this have
addressed you on the subject, ,-bu! / had
hopes thai it might, prove that your son
was only wounded. We have information
now, which leaves TO doubt ina, he was
among the slain. We regret his loss here
as much as you do, but stillho was mol our
child; aud had he been, we should have
sgloried in his death in5go good cause
rEe manner ofhis5deah williof course be
a subject ofcongratulaliou TO YOU; as the
company5of volunteers ioawhich he at
iached himself, tidnot TuR, but stood their
.,4s.ia ;l.tz-atericqes si eai4l do, ssi,cs en-.
gagged in cause where t'4.naE- Of their
country is at stake. .s4@ fsE
We regret here sincerely The loss OF
Giles, as since he became resident of
this section of country, he was universally
esteemed aud had Won the affections OF
all with whom he became acquainted. He
volunteered in the service Of his country
about the 9th of June, 1916. with Capt.
VIM. Walker. who was also killed. ss -
Pursuant 10 previous notice. meeting
ofiho citizens Of Vanderburg county was
held at the Couu House in Evansville. on
the 18th inst, for the purp ose Of paying
some suitable tribute TO the memory OF
our late ,ownsman, Capt WILLIAM WAL
KES and those members of his company
who fell with them at the recent ballle of
Buena Vista. ...
On melon, William Carpenter Esq.
was called to The chair, and r. w. Dun
bar appointed Secretary, After which,
Judge BaueiIe stated The object Of the
meeting in an appropriate. address. and
offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted. ......... ..... ..
Resoiutd, That the citizens of Wander
burg county have heard with the most
painfulresret of the death Of Capt VIII
liam Walker. Of The Cd Regiment Of lndi-
ana Volunteers, and citizen of Evans.
vile, and Of Alfred Williams, Edmund
Wyatt. Thomas Smith, Giles Chapman,
Joseph Higginbolham, Vicipas Teastey,
Obediah SandsbutEy1- -aHdA 4 uslin c. Ross,
Pr1va'es in the late Capt. Walkers COM
pany, who fell in The battle Buena Wis.,
Ia, fought on the 23d Of February last,
while valorousiy sustaining the honor "i
the American arms. At the same time,
while they mourn for their loss. they are
consoled by The reflection, thai their death
was glorious. A patriot can give no high
er evidence Of his devotion TO his county
than the sacrifice OF his life and blood
The citizens Of Vauderburg have heard,
with mingled emotions Of pride and sor
row. The circumstances Of The death OF
their fellow citizen. the brave Capt. Wal
ker: he fell, not until he had received six
teen wounds. and al The latest moment oil
| his life, his sword was still upraiscd, shew-