Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-10-14
OBITUA AIRY.
rElL in battle, at Battery wssnvr, ll'h Jul,

FELL in battle, NJ Battery NaSucr, ll'n July
Inst, Private j. 5. HOLLOWAY, OF Capt Dnooss
Gu. (H,J 7.h S. C, Battalion, in the I'D year Q:
hit age.
The subject of this notice was ths only son OF
Mr. LEWIS HOLLOWAY, Of Edgsleld District M
the beginning Of tho War he volunteered in the
SheGe,rgia Rcgt., (col. Bartow.) and va, with
that huroie hand at tho first battle Of Manas,as
His health .niiug he mas discharged tue service
aud cnMo % his paternal bone. Recovering SOL
aftor, he juined the 2itn, ,Rcgt but Obliged to
saye the soryisc again In July 1862, hs.roimn-
teered in Capt. BRooKs' independents Company,
which mas aftcrward, attached to Lieut.. C-l.eNrL.
sos's 7th S. q. Battalion, and served faithfully
With it until bis deaIh. Tho night befurc tao as
sault Of the 1lth, the Captain, and thirty Three
oi bis men wore cdleI upon for Picket duly, and
1t fell to young Hoiloway'i LOT to go. He remark
ed 10 cnmrada a. AIN sick, but want back ont, "
md ho weat without attempting EXCUSE. The
Captain, Woo know him woll, placoa him at y
most iiapnrIahL post, and afterwards, In making
his round., always found him visiiaut, ooo ana
,le,c-u,in,i. At dawn tho dark liues Of the wiley
iuc appeared in severity tvc yar'is Of tho Pcknr,
steadily. advancing. They wcrc received with a
vo.lcy from tho OUTPOST who then fell back With
the reserve and all fired two moro -volley. while
retiring to the Battery. -
Brave HOLLOWAY, after firing three times, at
th. Battery, pierced through the face ahd h;nd by
n Mimic bill. lie inferred but siuglo excln'ns-
ton, auu then resigned his gniant spifi; TO ihe
Gv1 WHO gave it., Old. Edgefeid hns given anu
muurued heroes by scores, but. mono hsvo mure
nobly illustrated her isme inr dosds Of daring
and v>lor than gal:snt slapsoN HoLLuwsr: IA
nays cheerful, hopeful and misehieyous, oren
little careless in drill, tho shock OF battle haa but
to COINS and be wnt = uIan Lll over. -
al. Ia al
aud sad for the aged Father 10 lose such ason,
but it should bc 4 consolation .nd pride to both
to know that he was one Of the little band that
rousei" Wagner" FROM his slumi'crs and enabled
him 10 driye.tho laatard foe Fl ON -iiis wallis.
May t}nd couif.rt the brrsaved Father, and
may the example of tbs sVn fire tho youth ei
glorious old Edgoheld to emulate his deeds -,
FHLrin tho bstta of Gettysburg, ps., on the'
2l July,~ls63, THOMAS, son of JOSEPH X. and
NARY -klros, of this District, aged II years, s
m ontbs, and'26 days. {. ~ -. -.....-5-
eat his country. first s.l he rendered bis SER
vices by uniting riil tbe members ot Capt Brooks
Cs. iG) 7th Regiment S. c.. W.. and after re-or-
gnnizatiun no remained in the ssme Company
and Regiment, which foil under TIE commsni Of
Capt. Kemp. Sumo OF the efhcers. of his Cumps-
ny being w6ii seYu Yuaiutel with him do " gh-0ned
scntiem.n ut hsDie, md piter nlcriag tho army
proved him..f gllnnt .and 1r.Ye, recommended
him ,to-thc Coiopet who appointed him ono OF tho
color snard. On tho sbore nisui.rs bio day. he
fnl II bic psat Under tba folds Of tho batllr lag
of h!s coa!try, land, to use the lahgnsgo of bis
Uapinin 10 command, a truer, brarer, OF better
young nan never .s,"d by that fag." lie VISA
esteemed By all his companions in arms, and es-
pvciaily his field officers, Hko often remarked his
go6tlemaLly ,dsportmont.
Tuuulu al n, An nf sorinua oof;on