Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-04-17
The Ninety-Six Riflemen gone to the
Wnr.


0S Monday this noble Company took leave Of
their fr:rnds, and at an early hour, started for
Charleston. They received their orders On Sun
day, and such was their promptitudc in preparing
for their departure, tha had it not been for hap
ny concurrence of circumstances, the citizens OF
the village und the surrounding country would
have been deprived Of he sud privilege of bidding
them farewell
Suon after breaklatt Captain ELBElT BLAND
with Licutcnan,s STEWART HARRISON, j. a
BLAND and JAS. A. DozIEn, assembled thcil
Company on the public square, when the Captain
presented the " liHemen," accompanied by some
very appropriate remarks, with IL besuttul stand
Of culur<, wrought by the fair hands Of mos
patriotic lady of the village. Tho bunncr was o.
the richest material, and bore the blended cnsigu
Of South Carolina and the Confederate States
On one side was the Palmetto tee on the blu'
field and Oh the other the real Confederate States
Flag, with nm addition only Of the crescent amlt
the stars.
At the request Of the fair donor, the standard
wns placed in the hands Of C.. NJ. GRAY, sol
licr whose erect form gave no tokens that jus
forty-lwo years ago he first enlisted in the armie
| Of his country. The veteran received the pre-
cious trust, with streaming eyes, and vowed t.
bear it alult to victory or to full with it on th
field.
JOSEPH AnNEY, Esq, then advanced, and ad
dressed this farewell to the brave fellows:-
|
O6icers md Soldiers Of the Ninety Sir Rifenen
In Kidding you an alectionatc adieu for mysel
and this vast cuncoursc of the men and wonrn o
the village uId District, am not oppressed. n
some might SUPPOSE, by any such despondin
thoughts rs that we may not meet again, or ina
some ill-luck or disgrace may orcrtake you.
AIN really gra,iied and elated to see you cntcrin!
upon the discharge of your perilous duty wit
such undauntud, erect spirit. 1t is beautiful AM
glorious to fight for ones country, and 1t is hardl
melancholy to die for it.
If deemed it possible, in the ordinary cours
Of events, for you to be defeated by your enemy
or to ignobly retire before his cUn4ucring arms
| then indeed should I be overwhelmed with grief
and filled with the most fearful forebodings. Blu
men and officers, see in your ranks, the yer.
best material Of the District. young men of tn
most h0nurcd aud respectable families,-youh
men,
"Whoso blood is fit from fathers of wur-proof
Fathers. that, like so muny Alexnnders,
lIave in these parts, from morn till even fought
And shcathed their swords for lack Of argu
| mcnt,"
and know that you will not "dshonor you
mothers" but
| attest
That those, whom you cal'd fathers, did beget you.
Your standard bearer, whose beard is white wit
honorable service, is soldier of more than fort
years standing, nnd WAS trained in the school .
the gallant Gen. Twisgs, warrior OF lSl2, AM
the hero of the pass Of Ccrro GOrdo; and in you
ehivalrous Captain and other members of you
| Company, recognize my own companions Of th
Mexican war, whose courage, I know, has bee
tried by fire, and whose only watch-word on tn
terrible battle Of Churubusco, to enkinde th
soul, was " Remember South Carolina" All tia
have further to remind you Of, is, to remembe
| South Carolina. In the dreadful wreck Of batte
remember South Caroina-rcmembe the prou,
| old District Of Edgefield-remember whose p0n
! and fathers and husbands and brothers you are
und your back will never he turned upon you
enemy, or your face turned from your friend
| Good soldiers, companions and friends, need no
add, that our hearts are With yOl-our affection:
are entwined about you, md our prayers and az
prations shall follow you wherever you 60. lou
tenders Of our homes and birthrght-you are ouI
country stay in day and hour of danger, =
but ~ much as we love you, rs ID shown by the
sufTused checks of this dense throng Of sturdy
men and devoted women, I must warn you, that
we could bear to hear Of your glorious death, On
the field Of honor, but We could not hear to read
Of your defent ard shome-we could welcome
bnck your hulowed remains sent BY the missiles
of the enemy, but we could never greet your re-
turn with the brand of isnomiuy written on your
brows. Good bye, and may our God accompany
and shield you from harm.
The Company lett amid deep feeling. They
were conveyed to Hamburg in various vehicles
provided by citiztny; and we learn by the Co"-
situtionalist of Tuesday that they left for Char
lesion on the o'clcck train Monday evening. A
salute was fired for then, as the train moved oh