Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-08-02
oBITUAPY.
GEN. BARNARD +. BEE,


i GEN. BARNARD E. BEE.
Upon the wings Of shining Victory
comes the dark shaft Of Death. .s;Aul with
the first imrulsivo leapings Of the heart in
the glad shoot Of trinmph for our arms
and our cause, the breath Of Carolnians is
stilled in mourning for our gallant dead.
In that they lived, they were ours-in ftat
they are dead, twas. for us ..tley died.
Upon each hearts-i in Carolina 'they hayc
levied q tribute, The bitler, bitter tears o.!
those who loved them dearest in life, the
little hands of pleading 4cbildren, demand
Eof us;-4even,ip the rusL of4life, and the
fferee4 cry of;yictory, to pauso.in silence
over theirsbisfs, and to mingle our sorrows
with the Spautterable grief of hearts that
cannot he 'comferted, Aud to-day South
Carolina, like a SPARTAN mother, mourns
her lost sons, sS,t8
Perhaps there Vas no man of It's ego in
the Confederate, service who had Won for
himssEa fairer fame, both as all accon,-
plished officer and high toned gentleman,
than the late Gen. BARNARD E. BEE, of
!, this Slate. . Up6n The desperate field OF
battle. where more lhan ;;once his gallant
blade had ~on him the applause Of the ar
my and Of bis native State, sword in hand,
he perished-an untiuely death. g
Gen. BEE, descended from an old Caro-,
lima family Of gentlemen, was about 80
years of age, and leaves widow and an
infant. sop.,
He entered West Point a.Cadet iu, 1911 !;
was made Brevet Second $Liautenant, in
ls45.- During the Mexican War he served
with marked distinction, winning two 15re-
vets before the, close of;ike, wsr-tha.: of
Fitst lieutenant, for gallant tana. .meritori7
Fous conduct ins tLesbattls fsgsrro Gordo,
on the 18th April, ,sIaA7.,,s which he was:
wounded; and that Of Captain, in :thestor-
lining of Chepul.epeo, on the j 9th of Sep
ftember, 1s47, 'for, gallant and meretorious
icon .duc),' Since 1e4e he acted as Adjutant
and rose to full First I4;euleuapcy in
March, 1851. ., ::
His achievements, since that stiifnse; ih' ii
wars amongst the Indians, were suetB az Us
attract towards him the attention of his
State, andin his dying hand:.on tie fea
which he fell, he grasped hesvasd which
South Carolina had taken pride in present
ing him. W,
Few men Of his age had attracted more
attention in his profession, and such was
his reputation, that President DAVIS, at
once raising him from the rank Of Cap
tain, appointed him a Brigadier GenerrI in
the Provisional Army. 81
/ 1t will not be easy to fill lis place in the
Confederate service; but South Carolina,
I more especially mourns his los for be was a
true representative Of her race. Mild, mod.
est, amiahIe Of department, open, generous,
bold and; dasl,ing in achievement, nice Of
honor and punctilious IF, fame, winning
friends by sterling conduct, as fearless q
foes as sensitive of regard, he &ss all that
; his State could ask of q. gentleman, SOL
diet and patriot, South Carolina will ever
bend in honor over the tomb Of such a
son, y l.
8 col, FRANCIS s. BAuroy.. *
,EIn the death Of his distinguished gehs@-
! man, Georgia lids lost one q most
gifted sons, apd ths South apa:ridt whom
we .can-never cease to deplore.
=
I COL R,a14ow was ,yopng man, We
: ! would. suppose scarcely over forty years Q
r age. Yet hesbas been for several years b
5 the 'front.'. rank in-the politics and-at .ihl
f5sunss6f:his native States" His was on.
! !, Of the commanding miudssof bis section
! and his great talenls,aud the weight of Iii
& aEisrspFoa .bable .Ri8yst searacter,2 sdoustE .
! sIeontributes lY,to tAe position 9.
3 deiiserassls ssa shis s.aesan III,
7 Southern POSITION which be
4 tsous' 'stssnov III niainingaish aAsu,ns,
xhd nis psdtsy oathy Of hss Bsopls ahl
) fths mt dAass they have sspoassd: sis
x Oh R6sfSv sisA a ,|Ieoir,e d 1 psenso,
a(of5 the oglstAsSps tight 1nhSssS !, sshpbl
], eompsey St ,yesS asn, conpossd 81 %
= flower Of the State, having .resiars{ aftS4