Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-05-15
By REQUEST OF TIE EnGErlrLD RtFLEMf
from the Darlington suu,l,err e..
TO the Public.

from the Darlington Suutlerrc-.
TO the Public.
7, is nDw Known 10 the puhlic that i larry.
mai,iitY ut ii:c Commissioned and Non-C"m
mis.ionad officers and privates Of the lSt.
Reyt. S. &. Volunteers declined to follow Col.
Gregg to Virginia 1t is due to those VIII
refused 70 follow the fortunes of this MILITIA
ry CulErrAlS, a. well rs to the Southern
Public, that | should state, briefly, some G.
l!l,. reasons which induced the conclusion L
which 80 large !. majority OF the e9lment ad.
4.crd. In doing So, lo not drcm it neccs
sarv to r,.i.: 10 the history OF the regiment,
prior to The call madc upon it tn leave th,
S,ate--werc this necessary, could paint :.
lru.i,lu| picture, which would fill every South
ern breast with indignation.
d. sire Only to remind the public of tL'
ci cumstaacrS umler wk;cl we entered tll'
service ui tie State and the reasons which iii
t;uc.l Us To Leave business, l.umcs and ii.m
lies NJ Il few hours notice. i; will be remem
l.red that the Companies comprising The lS'.
Regiment. began to assemble i'll Charleston.
ON ,!.c ..srI of January last. Prior TO tht
formation OF the Confederation, III fact, prio
tJ Tie SpCrsS!DI VI StS'': SAS' ~ ''o"''
Carolina. We were called into service for:
srecilic purpose-the defence rf Cbarlesto
harbor from AN anticipated Invasion. III,
Gail was responded 10 hy the Very best youn;
men OF the State, in Il manner which won tn
admiration Of The people and in eight da,. ),
after the first company reached the city, th'
T. gment was fu!l-nu,nh"ring over one thou
sand luen.
From early in January up to the 18th o
April last. We chccrfully endured all the hard
:hi;,s incident to the soldiers lfc and yer.
many not incident thereto,-which were thu,
result Of The c2rccssncss and indifference
those, whose duty it was to protect and dc
fend Us. For months we laborcd chcerfully
both night and day, and by unrcmitting toll.
erected the tpr;iications and mounted th.
guns which intimidated the insolcnt foe, VIII
living oil the bar. were quiet spectators o
Anderson defeat, and Of the humiliation and
disgrace Of their country's flag. These fort
lications completed, the Regiment was placed
in position To resist an attempted landing o.:
the enemy upon Morris Island, to protec
the batteries which We had built, while the
sons Of Charleston fought them. The BON
bardment commenced. vessel after vessel Of
the enemy arrived and cast anchor, withir
r-r,-. ;;y .is &c s ls ii the rI' , from DARK
until daylight, we stood At our post, ready loI
the conflict, which our enemies were too COW
ardy to engage in The fort having surren
i .red, we were still required TO sleep upon
oar arms; and from the 18th to the 18th O..
April, we slept with oar clothes and accoutre
nent on and our guns Loaded and in ou
hands. We werc ordered, daily, to do so
the order being accompanied with the infor
NATION that an attack was anticipated.
During the whole period we had never
d-eantd Of leaving our own State-one acr'
of whose soil is dcarer to many Of US than the
bllancc cf the contipent-the prsHGIuy o
being required or asked to do, had never bern
hntcd To us BY those il authority. On thu
l9ih April there was more activity than usual
in camp: the Colonel deigled to make his
appearance On the fed, and, for the scconf
time during our existence as regiment, t"
instruct us in battalion drill Towards the
close Of the day and Of the exercises, he Call, d
the Commissioned officers aside, stated 10
them what Information had bceu received
from Tirginia that Gov. LctcLcr had asked
for assistance from South Carolina, and hc
was authorised to rroifer to the lst Rcgt. OF
S. c. Volunteers, the honor (?) Of being the
first to respond TO the call. He was told by
the Commanders Of Companies that this pro,
position had taken them by surprise, that
they and their commands, had never con-
l.mplasel the possibility OF such q call. and
consequently, that they could not tell what
answer their several Companies would make.
Under these crcEmS!aa ceS, instead of refer
ring the matter to the Captains: ODE b. them
explained and submitted TO tie Companies, hr
Immediately closed the regiment in mass.
made known to them what he had Just d.
rulged 10 the officers condcsccndcd to utter
some honeycd compliments, dcplnycl tho.
the culuian ard called on all thos. who were
willing to sail ior Norfolk at daylight on the
next morning, 10 step to the front To this
cali. SO sudden, 50 unexpected, and to be act
cd on Sc quickly. but few, probably not more
than one hundred, responded. That thi, was
so, will surprise no reasonable ptr>en VIII"
has followed me through this explanation aud
bears in mind the circumstances under which
We We're called into service: lie daily in
JUNCTION Which we had received since the SUR
rca Of Fort Sumter, inducing the belief, that
our own State was in danger; and remembers,
how har;l it is thus, at Il few hours notice.
without the opportunity Of Communicating
with loved ones ut hulie to lea,e for cam.
pr: IN. such ~ this proposed. Oar Colonel,
however, a man without familv-itis said
and certainly wihou, feeling CT sympathy
could rot appreciate the conflicting emotions
which stirred the breasts of his command !;
his g!or.ti2ation hung upon our decision. aud
although he hat never SympatlliScd with Us
in our sutlcrings, but had only made them
more bitter by his tyraEica edictS. he Jet ex.
pcc,ed us b.inly. To follow wherever he was
pleased to lead. D>appp MED at the response
ln.,l,: t, his cal, he was pleased TO attribute
that re>pnns. to cuward.cr. He a"ain ad-
dressed the regimen but now, lis luae was
cil ncrd brntLcr oiii GERS and Fc'ipwSo!
,licr>. ii ! cLt t"mget caH yon >"ch. we're He
wrr,. tic words in which this tir;l'.c c';lli-
mcnced--all,l it was closed in augliag' ,ucl,
rs this" lithi, ,lsesinr;t. which commenced
its career wi,h So uiucl glor., sees fit 10 co:or
itself with iat;tmy amt diSyrdcc:-hy rcll,in.
TO rc>po1d " The cali nUw r'.i.'.c. at least,
wish The names of tli Sr wLo have thus TX
pressed t;.eir will guess to meet the enemy:
AMI COMMANDERS rt companies vi send in
the isis to Head tinar'rrI 10y 9"c'ock 70.
H. yht" Col. Greg di.. on the rcN; at,rr-
no III. hive Tie impuicrcc to ,.eay the use Of
tie language attributed to him, a!,,oughcishl
hundred rcll stool ready 10 ial>ify his CON
,r,.,!c ion and vet, uron thut very morning,
in II letter of hi>-willch have rca,l--he
avowrl lnr use OF i, saying. that he applied
tie language to his ow. command, GS he had
tie riya' Z" 10.
w.s MOI ,rpo:, p.ra,!c on tie ,ye,iay ri
th, ::G;i.1if pi. bG; III s;i;'c;ael.l VI "i:::t
lra s,i.er ia> been receive! from both off.
e,rs al..' Ir,aics. lpd been there, my