Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-06-21

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a TASK as pleasant. as il may be profitable.
lna all that make men gentlemen aud war
rIors they ssfsred in fruitful plenlys In
The pa'hof duty and .;uunr they labored
honestly and faithfully. To excel in the
duties of soldier. and 10 achieve dslnc-
ton Tor their naive State were The lending
objects OF ftheir ambition. 'rheir-conduct
in the camp aud on The field was all that
reason could ask or honor demand. They
obeyeJ cheerfully-lhey fought bravely!
They found, as a reward for their services.
what all The brave who die, desirc--a sol.
d,er's honor and a soldiers grare! Let US
not mock their memories by cnIeavoring
to drow distinctions in their conJ0cg They
all fought, all bIed, ali died in their coun-
try'- cause. They shared equal wants
bore equal hardship ps-aud displayed equal
gaIIanuy. Let their glory thea be equally
bright! =.
Sergeant Cog burn, than whom a more
exemplary soldier vas not TO be found in
The service, met his grave on his return
hume near Montgomery Alabama. .sFhos.
Tillmau fell at Chyrubusco fighting brave
ly in the front rank Thomas Lyles,, was
cu to pieces at the gates Of The city ia as
sisting To draw piece of artillery along
tho causeway. Corporal Goode,, privates
Martin, Crooker, aud Callahan, afterdis.
lingulshing themselves at Conneras, Ghdr-
u5usco, aud Chapultepec, were ashot2by
one cannon ball al the Gari,a De Belet.:
Thus died these brave young men. May
their virtues and noble deeds Of vaior be
long and justly appreciated by their grate-
iui counlrymen! This small tribute of res.
pect is made to their memories by one
who knew them well; who observed their
conduct daily in camp; and who Witnessed
their bravery onthe field of battle. boz
And now, Mr.. Editor. we close our Re-
miniscenccs Of the Palmetto Regiment,
aud beg leave 10 return ynu our sincere
thanks for your kindness in inserting our
articles in your useful journal. If.by VIII
ling these numbers we have afforded any
mailer that may be referred 10 in future, in
writing the history Of the regiment, we
feel ourselves fully compensated for our
trouble. We have not said all we could
say by great deal. in recording the deeds
and incidents Of the regiment during atho
campaign. We have intentionally omitted
much that might interest. We have said
nolhing, for instance ofthe brilliant achieve
ments Of The regiment around Chapul,e-
pee. aud al The gales Of the city, for, the
reason, we were not present in those Bat
Ties, and would therefore prefer that some
eyewitness should describe them nj
We have likewise omitted The gallant
deeds Of The officers and men Of tho sregi.
ment now living, which deserve place in
history, and,of which we could say much,
because, we do not believe in the propric-
~, excep'in very few instances, of wri.
ting The history Of men, While they yet
live. We have passed over The achieve
nents of many helonsius to the different
companies who were killed in balIe, and
whuse names deserve honorable mention,
| from belief, that those who personally
saw their performance on he field will be
better able 10 do them Justice than we,are.
We have Likewise left out Of our nara
tive The names Of those worthy youths,
whose fate it was, 10 die, not by the hands
Of tho enemy, bntby the diseases OF The
! e r5Br -rJPsd- some future
effort will be made to rescue their names
from oblivion, and TO let the world. know
what they suffered for their couutry's sake.
We are Of those who believe, that among
these young men, there was as much
worth and gaIlantTy, as among those whn
were more fortunate To survive or to die
battle. We believe their inclination. 10
serve their country was equally srnns.--
The praise, then, bestowed on heir.Ins-
m"ries should be equally extensive. While
we accord 10 the brave youths whose narnss
stand at The head Of this article, and who
fell sloriousIy in battle, all the honor they
so justly merit. lei US not pass by those.
who, awayfrom friends aud home, under
The dreadful diseases Of foreign cline,
found Il premature grave in the service of
their country. Let rot The names Of Bo-
livar NJ. Jones, Benjamin Tilman, Pascal
Ti!lman, Jesse Hill. Thomas Nixon.>IVm.
II. Cobh, Nathan DeIspach, Moody Nc
Daniel, the ,wo Gassaways, and Others
who died from disease, pass out Of our re-
collection. Let their memories, also. bo
cherished Let them live in the affections
Of their counrymen
MARLBOROUGH.1