Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-08-12
OBITUARY.

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Foil in the bat.l. of Gettysburg Pa, on tbe3,
July i.st, JOHN G. MAYS, Of %. 6, ist Rsz,,.
District, In ths 2sth year of his.age
NJ brarer mai has iAiien in this crucpw thsp
the esteemed and worthy young NAYS. I6 tho
walks Of snc;al life be mas evor tho true gentle
lnsn, honorable in Ill his doaiing,, moisa, faifa-
BILE, generous all 1 noble. Around th. hsarthi:sno
Of his now srisf-.trisken home he vas ths joy :
and hope and pride Of Q kind fathsr. fsnd
muther and l-ri,s t;stsrs. .Alas! Whist a sad
void now exist, in thst once happy h,iusehsld.
With them. meninsl 10 iGe ssJnp1thies UI- an ad-
miring friend of tn. ':rpart.d lsrsd. ons, and
hope that God in hi, mercy will so'the thsir sor-
rows and prepare them to,meet their loved and.
lost in Heaven.
JoAx MA1y was net only noted for his social
qualities and rent1culshly d.pUftment IN civil
i:G. but imbued with the spirit and actnatoa With
the principles Of tho true hsruand patriot, when
h.s coun.sy required his ssrYicas we find him
ready and willing to lay down his life, IL necessa-
~, in her defence Right nobly has he offered
himself rAerihce In the saxse Of Sputhsrn hsnsr
and Independence. The gallant Capt A. P. Bur-
LsR, in letter to the father of the deceased,
speaks in hattoring tarps-of the conduct or:yQuag
NAYS in the camp and er the battlefield. Fro,n
this letter we ars SLOWED tho privilege af making
the following extract:
"Nn one sympathiscs With y1m and yosr fami-
ly moro than in the Yreat ioss you hsvo sus-
,ained in tho death ofyour n.bl, aud gallant sen,
as he one of tho few loft with whom had
beon intimately associated sinee tSs ttk Of Jan.
lo6l While his death'isSa touree Of ,ueh ex-
seeding great grief to you, it viii, ,beagrstifying
TO know that he fell fer in ndv.nco urging his
fellow soldiers forward. He M. only diltin Eurh-
cd himself on that occasion. re saighlJ COM
plimented by number Of 0fiesrs, not only in biz
own Regiment. but b. those of other keEin.un,
for his sllant conduct in the battle en- tho tat
July, being the irst ut tho battery we captured
on thAt day. sincerely hore he has gone from
world Of war to one. Of eternal peace"
And with Capt. B. va o.rnUstly trust that 30
dear friend, SO brave soldier, IL 1t rtt forever.
- .*s.
The subject ofthis notice, Sergeant VII, aI&M
| N. REYNOLDS, n son Of LEWIS RErsoLps, ESQ.,,
sy his ntst MARRIAGE fell At the bsttio Of Sharpe
burg, on the FIFTH September, 1852, IN the 9Hh Z
| year OF hiS:A2s: ..-,- ,.-5-ys
Sergt. RIYs3Lrs was born and reared IN Edge
+ field District, and by his manly, unsssuming de-
/ purtIrent his rrobty ard uabsnding integrity,
blended with high moral character, had cstab-
| lished aud ev-r sustained an nnsullfed rsputa-
| tion, and enjoyed as private citizen the estselo
and confidence Of bo'b the y.nng and tho old
/ in the community where he was known. Though
| Of quiet temperament be was quick to resent
and to punish psrs,nx insult, and regarding the
honor Of his beloved State tis own, he was ~
| rasdy tn strike for her rights. Consequently he
wu am,n. the first to pttsch himEelf to tho AS
s6ciasion n ".Minute Man, thu. pledging "his
life, his.iortuua, and biz sacred honor" in her de-
fence.
At the first cali to duty he promptly and cheer
fully responded as a ,yolunteer, aud leaving his
favorito nrocatin Of tho farm, entered the service
on the ] 5th April. 1861, ns n Coroorai in Co. K,
\ 7Sh Regiment S. Z. ". He WAS with tho Regi-
msnt in its Camps Of Ipstrucdon, in its PaSssge
I. Rich,noEd,-in it's march to Fairfax c. H., and
in lis retreat with Bonhsnis Brigade back to Bull
Run, bsfors An overwhelming forss of the enemy.
After the rout of the enemy on ho 2lst July 1t
Manassas, be Mas with tha Ruyinsnt'f 81 in narSh
| TO Visnua, f.r In advance Of the main hodyof
.ur army. He was ut Munaon'. Hill,-at Lew
insvils,-in the second. retreat to Manassas, and
| also in the retreat back to tho Rsridsn River.
| whom Manassas was eYscusted and burutby our
1 forces lie 1as.nith the Regiment on the Peuin-
1slar near Yorktown, nna in its battles before
| Richmond. Indeed, nfter entering the teryics,
he was .bsant from it only six or seran days but
never ras At homo aSscr he vent to Virginia and
although he had been afflicted for y1ars with q
chronic disease, and from which he suffered muah
during his term of service, yet. norved by IA,
idotniIable will and All urJiedinH spirit f7pa-
.riotism, he, with ae eIcepGnn OF tho fsw, daysi
abors-naued, WAS alraya piths stho Rcgimeats
i Thus for nearly seysntecn wcsxy lnontc. III boio;
without murmur, his fall share OF its privations
sud suferugs,-its dangers, its Wztchings and
futisues.
Hs was in tho battles Of Savage Station and
Malvern Hil at the stortning Of Maryland.
Heights, and at Sharpshurg,-in all Of which his
officers AMI somrados testify, in glowing terns, "
the coolne.s and nobls daring With which he
fought
His nstve modesty ntvur allowed him to issk
or ask for office His nu biton was to do his whole
lu:y in wa.teror potiti"a be MAC placed. Never
! thesssyhe had been promotsd 10 SsrSsapt's rp-
sition, and from tho bsttlo OF Mat1srn Hill until
his fall vt sh.rp-burs be Was tho acting Orderly
Of tho Company. tho duties OF u1ich otiee lie
discharged with promptness and efficiency.
During Gen. Les's rat msrch into Maryland,
though ".ick enough" ss his Captain itsts', "to
have bsen iu the Hospital, yet he kept his props,
position 10 tho front rank Of ths Company" An
incident illustrating his ooolnsss and self-poaaas-
sion In battle !. worthy Of record. AZ tho storm
ing Of Maryland Hsghts the Regiment wss suf-
f.rins 50 much At one time from t# enomy'i hrs
tha. the men were ordered to osds and hto lying
| down. Not hesding this ordor,- Ssrxt. Reynolds,
standing orect, his manly form exposed to astorui
Of bullets, continued to load and Ere as dslibe-
rately rs il shooting 1t q marx. On being re-
nonstrated with by one Of Lii sffc.rs for thus
exposing himself, his reply was, :" am Iuffefing
sv mush pain from my spins that can't aght
we'll in any position, and don's.Want te~wA'ts q
single shot"
In charge made.hy tho 7th Regiment Qua
Battery at the memorable battle of Sbarpsburg,
and just as it vas ordered To rctirr. he feln the
thck.st Of tho fight, AMI WAS bfs on that bloody
6eld, near thu enemy's battery.
Thus died Sergt. Reyn"sl.,-us tho tofdier
loves t1 die,-amil the roar Ufecannon aud the
clash Of armf.is Por attino his family iadalssd
the fond hope that lie Was only wounded. snd like
9th .rs, who had bern reported NJ dead. -wauh
1 sgain he restored to thsr. But. Alss! the hope
has b.en di.peIej.' In unknewn gave, alneEs
the nsmelssi dssd, "hs Ilo"ps his ls1t Sleep" A
fond father. aud n,.thers tears may never sedsw
he spot, nor the hsnds Of loving siatsrs, bestrew
1t with flowers, bnt hi, devotion As SON and bro
thor, his .quist warm hearted generosity =. homo
and in camps, and his noble bearing Ia battle,
will ever be cherished With mechanically pride and
pleasure by his family nxd friends, AID by his
comrades in arms -. T.
! Graniteville Shitting.