Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-06-15
For the Advertiser.
Obituary.
dc dared the elemental fray,

ODuu0Ifs
BE dared the elemental fray,
And shook his shining blade around,
Crying, "On~ard bays, aad win the day,
Upon virgiuias halloned ground"
With heartfelt sorrow for the zOble brave, as
one by ons'they fall in defence Of sacred rights,
and soul touched with ~arA and lasting sypPa-
thy for the laesrated bssoms Of the relatives and
fiiends Of tte slain, our pen enterls#iA painful
diGden0o upon the duty of recording the early
departure from earth Of Captain J. W. KEMP,
of the Confederate Army, rged 20 yssrs.
He MAS struck by rolley Of tho onsmy's rifc
shO. and expired almost Instantly, while he was
most bravsly leading his Eanguiue Company on
to the bloody conflict, at the battle Of the I" WI
aerne..," in Virginia, On Friday neEning, Stay
5.h 1864. =. ---- -'-,---
Capt. KEEP commanded Company g, Seventh
Regiment S. C. Y. Hs.w was among tho Gr.t pio-
neers for Independence, who voluntarily ren-
tainted homo, and the faseinstious of ysuns
maiden ers, and hou to tho field Of conflict at
thn earliest intimaiiOn Of his eeuntry's need, in
d'':-Hs Of liberty and justice.
It aould seem almost onsugh to psrrcturts hif
fame to know no wos'a soldier and an ofhcsr in
that iarinoibls band, which ha, so firmly ard
unairchingly withstood tho smoke, aud fro, and
carnage Of go many fields Of desperate strife,
under the philosophical guidance and indomita'.
BILE spirit Of LoSoSrREEr, but &c cannot refrain
from adding something moro Of his heroic and
p4cial virtues.
During the past thrse yesrs Of sur struggle to
DO re!oared from M aggressive people, Captain
KYap had welded his irmer uost dnrinsly aAd
nagnanimozsly in ths tornado Of many uoful
battles, and whilst Ill around him fell his som-
raae, bleeding and u glsd, drenshing the ground
with their orims SON gore, he, Proridentially came
out Of thc "aery furnGoe" safely and without
,ingic scar; but at last, in the snthas;ssm,-a
tke ;mpstus,ity OF his yOuss and hopeful man
hood, he pointed his slirtening steel toward ths
sn-rushins foo, undsuntinxly leading hiI devoted
and eager rasks into terrific cros,-Gre and
.Aoncr Of leadeA hail, uhsre, in tho onsot his
stately person received tho mortal rhock and fell,
to the ground hut before the unoVnquerod and
undying spirit took its aisht from ts noble,
PROSTATE tenement, lie exclaimed, "remcnbe,
boys fren whenoe ysu came, and for Shut you
come"
After tho din Of hattie, thsro was audible grief
in his borsayed ranks, II. tho loss oi so capable,
generous, sud beloved Captain. Perhaps ne
oiic-r in the Confederate service, was moro re-
spooted and beloved by his command than WAS
Capt. X. by HE charge. Ho mas person of ans
education and litsrary at,ainnen,s. In every
department of socisl life he proved himself
bish. minded, generous hearted Eplishad GEN.
tleman. The S!anents of hi, nature, combined
with his Christian profession and atreng hope,
naao him fearlo,s Of death when imperative duty
tested his rnlor.
HE demise is rendered additionally painful BY
the fact that he Was betrcthed to ono Of Ses,h
Carolinr's farest and most estinable daughters,
uto feel, the keenest anguish nt 80 grsat o ca
lamity.
Most sincerely do VIC sympathise in particular
with the intensely bsre.ved m.ther, sisters AID
brother, and with all others of his devoted
the community at large, aad
his bleeding country, cannot but fcsl, especially
at the present hour Of national peril, tho loss Of
ell such estimablc and bravo oitisons. Atthe !!
same time we sheuld strive, by nil the philosophy
rsligiaa and energy of our souls, TO become rae
onc.lsd to the Christening rod of the Great Con.
t,olor of all events.
He ia net dead, though slain hi, from,
How can Immortal spirt dis'
Msisnot dead, but from tho storm
OF war, has fed to peace ON high.
Then oh, be pationt-dry the t0ar,
Nor mourn too deeply at such fatsj
Amid our darkness there is ehesr,--
Hope points We to the Heavenly gate.
FaIEHp.
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Gy- soldier in General Leo's army states
that ho has sesn copy of the Baltimore SVa,