Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1857-09-30
From the MarioaS ala American.
PALMETTO REGIMENT.
BY ONE OF THE two HUNDRED.
NUMBER FIVE.

called LOT lmmeolate }setVlce, Du1 oraereo &c
hold themselves IN reaMliiess anu aWat tlie eAi
Senc'es OF t1e w'.t. setYico was ho' oi,
Immediate, but It was Eaiso eontlnSent; ana le"
supposed that the regmsnt would actually sec
service line CAL q lIstsl9Ie Created ntrle eA
cltemenG among 3tlS. ntii'saly. spirlSs ol IAt
State' IL was lor.nae3 .iSsponueu ~ ny leu ol
the numerous miiltlal5Yolunsecr, companies OF
the otate. a.,
IN november !oiloIns, WILL tHs canptssi' lTu
ol ocoII m's S',S 10y .H y, g..
co, new tequisision mn nue upor su1 ~ S.t.e
lot oinerent eerYios iuI .e.t a, VI sno u. - d
service was lor t"eiyslaou. t.e teth oi cue cue
second service, was ueilnlse ~ .iue, anu iol
Tue war. now ioilsS iS,I!snt nv! oontlnue, ~
man coulo con)ectutessl lsi. was "a severe I, eA-
actlon upon the patrlgesllls anu cnlya!ry oi Ine
State. However, ,eagger ger, people ihieIt pe 70
perform their partffnlIne5 dangers OF tne war;
yet none OF them coN1. ehoure WIN Pa1leIco
tic probability OF pclng lnVe'sleu lhlo service
under Call whicn IN fMngls convert tilem ;lhto
soldiers OF the reguleanrsaaEmy.
Ii was hard serNce, ana an unreasonable
demand upon such. people,; ana ! cannot thinE
OF 1t without lndIgaaaon' = A husoand could
tual divorce from hissHne, 1aiaer MiIho"C.a
long and weary separation from his children, or
a lover without the painful apprehension that
he would return, ifseyer, not TO the arms OF
his adored, but to lind her welded mother,
the wife Of some coNardly fellow, who stayed
at home, and stole aineroSS BRIDE: Though not
myself distressed byIa ANY such circumstances,
yet ] had powerful Rasons TO revolt at the ser
wee demanded. WIS stnen 10 years OF age,
and student in theSouth Carolina College OF
the Sophomore classiyl mad sril more tllan
two years of my collegiate course unfinished,
To fight q dozen battles, ii need be-, III SIX or
twelve months, and then return, honored if
living, or mourued iffdead, would have been
welcome and pleasing service; but to be made
. machine garrisonsoldier, with no lauFelS 10
win, and to wear ogl hye or ten years OF my
life, including the best days OF my youth, IN q
weary and unproftabl bles service, was a perspcc-
tive to which death would have been relief.
Such were the Pecqllar li hardsnps Oh the terms
upon winch the Paimetto regiment was ca!ieu
into service Justlcsto that Regment requires
that the country snQnia know Tue eAtreneiless
ana the narsnneSs III the Terms iinpossu Lpoi
tnem' Dut 10 reiuse.any Terms, Noulu n'sfe
exposed the State t9Frldicule ana imputaliohs,
and her gallant yogeg men promptly ahS"ereu
the e. call: a;.,o,aoa
!ne ilis. M u''o "s paa;n,ont
anu new one onelfu tne a., set.t Gn.. i m sII tha
was llte,y sue Ms TN ..A
qualt!es anu e!snsass 9! ss so.ael, ns ~
was composed OF mihtia volunteer ooinpuliies az r
inc aggregatG. Inc SeGo.u was ru4pSse4 Ss tho W
indlViaual volunteers M'' iottu.e ,Ui .nc
honor OF the otate, lna1 tue su'S'''u''o'i ""'
made. ;. .,:,:- .,
Notwllhslandins lEe haru anu Chilling teiii'
oil the service, tlere was enthusiasm III lnc "a
COR rl!Sa to arms Ine cast was hoF ohly .'.iiy
and promptly met, but inc contest was, WHO
should have the privilege OF gol,s. hApres1
riders dashed IN DAY ana hisnt, under "n.p alu
spur to the Governor, bearing inc oler ol COM
panies tor the regiment. Martial music resouhuc
ed throughout tho State, and the tramp OIL
marching soldiers was heard on every h,snMas' S.
Inc ten companies ~n'cn nsu. u .nI ~ Ho ,oi.
mcnt OF the Regiment, were received IN i week
alter the call was maae' anu q Superi'ui'efaiy
company was reJectGu. ,,.
As soon as tue call was mace, pec'lHc les'-
less in my college secluson. was conSulu-
tionay soldier, and had an irrepl csslDIe l0ne-
ing TO minslc in the smoke and conlIict OF pat-
tie. In the romance OF my boyhoou', was OH
the point of going to Circassa to tight against
tho russians. And now that my own country
was at war, and my native State was called to
prove her chi7alry, could not allow others to
30 and leave me at home l threw down my
books, and offered myself as one OF the Paimet'
toes. did this Without tile k1lowieose ot eoil'
sent of my guardian, and against tue iearlui re-
monstrances OF my friends who looked upon INC
as doomed to die Two OF my college iriends,
Haywood Trezevant and Perry Butler, followed
my example, and both OF them ieii IN inc ser
vice Of the State They were both mere boys,
like myself, both brave and talented, anu DOM DOM
of them fell in the me oil duty. I ~ "aikeo
over tie aeaa by Vi tLe1osahs az on'''''i'o
pee, and Butler died OF the yellow lever.
Early in December, inc Ialmeteo hcs'lnenI
rendezVoused at Charieston, w Where thcy were
mustered INTO tne service +ne ncs'lnehs Va ".S
composed OF the ioiio"l's companies u''uci 'iio
f0'ioMlns G 0ap.''''s s.or Sumter D;s+r;ct Cant
Company a., IRON Sumter Dls.ll'1, G"p, c"d,,,
FRANK sumter, anu inI,i Gotup1ry M nynnn+ ~, nU
ChGstep Ter Dlstl1ct EapI W. w. cs ~. DIo.' Ean,,'an
and w men. company w from Hetsna"'
Capt. Motiat, and 65 men. company ~, lro,il
Edgefield, Capt. Preston S. Brooks, and u
men. Company E., from Abbeyllle, Capt. j.
+. Marshall, and 9l men. Company f., from
Charleston, Capt. Blanding, and y3 mcn' Com,
pany G from Fairfield, Capt. Kennedy, and
sS men. Company H., from Mchiand' Capt' @
Dessaussrre, and So men. Company L. , from
Lancaster, Capt Sccrest, anu - men; e ;1 y Gon-
pany H. from Barnwell, Capt N. L. "alher'
alld s. men. -,
These ten Companies made up 4 iull reglneht'
and the Company from Newberry under Gapt'
James II. Williams, was rejected. Ihis Com
pany however, persisted and made sneels I ap.