Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-10-19
From the Fairfield Herald.
= TO F. W. sELLEcK.
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~. =. - a"dnllnely death OF their gallant
=, A H. Little, before they were
called on to regret the loss Of another favorable
comrade
F.W. Selleck, the dashing, gay and clliral-
ric Scleck is no MORE It's no dream that harro~s
our mind but startling fact.
F. w. Seeck WAS among the gallant sons OF
AbbcviIle who rushed to the rescue of their
countrys honor when the alarm was sounded,
and was elected to the post Of Lieutenant OF
company e"
first saw him in Charleston, prior TO our de-
parture for the seat of war,-there our acqualn-
ance began, which soon ripcned into Intimacy,
which continued unbrokcn until.
"Grim war had smoothed his wrinkled 'front.'
and we had landed upon our native land.
Lieut.. Sellerk possessed spirit which made
the life of soldier pleasure to him, for when
gloom surrounded us, when despair bid fair to
take the place of hope in our breasts-his eXu.
brrance of spirits would increase, and he acted
upon the principle Of "Come what will III
LAUGH" From the ready attention TO the COM
plants of his command, he soon became favor.
tie, not only with them, but with the rank and
file Of the entire Regiment.
Among our superior officers and among his
equals in rank he was extremely popular, and
drew around him large number OF warm and
devoted friends. His jokes were proverba, and
though his keen satire would strike some of his
victims TO the quick, still no offence was taken
or meant. 1t was not uncommon after he had
tortured some of his friends almost to desnsrq: sInq:
tion. to- hear -zaaat,rrc fI5ht 10 say what YOU
T please, but no one else dare taunl me thus
At Contreras. he soon gave evidence of his
unflinching bravery by the uncommon GOODNESS
and presence of mind which he displayed during
that short, but sanguinary engagement. Even
when the mir seemed thickened with the balls of
the enemy, he allowed no opportunity to escape
him, to pass joke with his nearest neighbor.
After the engagement his company was de-
tailed to guard the prisoners, by which order he
was denied the honor Of position inthe bloody
drama of Churubusco-whch disappointed him
very much, but lie WAS too good soldier TO
murmur. He afterwards said to US, when we
were lying on the field of Churubusco, "Boys,
] wished and prayed to be with you but fate or
dered it otherwise"
At Chapullcpec, he fought with the GOODNESS
of Ncy, and the settled determination of q
Murat. urging Abbevie to "come on
Stopping but \ moment 10 breathe, after the
sullen foe had given up the Castle, he rushed on
towards the Garita de Been, and soon he was
seen far in the advance On reaching the Garit;
he sprang up on the wall, and amid the booming
of a hundred cannon-amid the storm of grape
canister, and round shot, he waved his handker-
chief and gave three cheers for South Carolina.
The gallant Quitman, who was watching him in
tensely, and seeing the exposed position he was
occupying-for he was literally drawing the en-
tire fire of the enemy,-ordered him down, and
in descending, he received n severe and painful
wound in the leg.
He remained in hospital until his wound fully
recovered, refusing 10 accept of furlough but
preferring to remain, and share the future tolls
and hardships with the few--the very few, who
had passed through the fiery ordeal.
Alas, poor Selleck Your place will now be
vacant, when your brother Palmettos meet round
the festive board, bat they will not forget thee,
but even amid the scenes of festivity, they will
drop silent tear" when your name is men,
toned, and memory will hurry us back to those
trying and thrilling scenes which we passed
througEg side by side, and which the world has
long since forgotten.
Brothcrs,-to us who nre still permitted to
dwell on earth, these solemn admonitions should
teach us "to live e" and teach us to " die"
Our band is small, and death is fast thinning
our ranks, and before many suns have run their
course, our bodies will hare been laid under the
clods Of the valley, and orr spirits inhabitants of
that undiscovered country, from whose bourne
no traveller returns.
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