Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-08-31

gone bcfere him, snd TarIicp sin Sthe bkttlss
then going sn around knpxyillc.s Passing through
ahe terrible winter erscampaien of Erst Tennessee,
1t was his lot DO engaged in. the hattle of the
Wilaerpess, where be mete~ith the sad faie Of
being mortally weu unded,--lke bsll entering tho
front OF his bsdy and coming ont ut his left side.
He was borne from tts:icldstothe Division Inlr-
mary; where he received every care that.cirerm-
STAGES wouid admit. He fingered several daJt
with much pasiencef.nd his spirit inslly winged
its way.to that better world wbero there trs 10
warr. 1a'~ ~
Private PETER MOODY, Of Darlington Dis
tr:ct, was killed by cur ewn pickets. He wssa
boy of about ls years, aniin rstherbnd health
for long while. In coTsequence Of This he wfS
generally favored great Zeal. He vas not pres
cnt in tho battle Of the 9th, hut came up in time.
70 engage in ibesdrcadful slaughter of orf foes
On Sunday, The 9Th Nay, rear spottsylSpnia c.
II. Bu. .pDcr Potter" Nas killed that night By
a al.men,aLls mistake OF cur Own men. lie. Low
lie beneath the sod of that CORY field of battle
Prirate FRANKLIN p. RUSH, veteran sal-
aier of EdeeGeld, fell in front of Petersburg, on
the .2ed dsy of Janalast. he was Q young man,
possessing ga proud ard noble spirit. With prtmpt-
Iess and alacri5, bo responded to- the first call
for volunteers TO gc.to the borders, and enlisted
in Company *. 7:itSsc. iRegiment,een on the 18th
April 1891. For three years aud tws months &c
bstilra for Soutsern tights -und independence,
alka5sfeady .hisspostio:ao hisdufy. in tcn--
seonenee.cf' aissyere wound insthe leg, received
mt t6eshaRlo of ShIrpaburg, which finally dta
.bled him fer service in the field, obtained for
zLlm tie POSITION of Mail carfitr.' which ex-
ematei him from oil duyi in the field. But his
p.oud an &c anly heart would not allow~him to
tako all tho 1dvantagss of this rosition. HhiNs
around Rshmond and Petersburg he again shOul-
dcrsd hi. ,nusxet, and going into the trenches
with Ls comrades, ,reIaar.t,i that mhi,s there he
could do rs much execution SIS anybody. True
to his assertion, he fought spdbly. Rut poor
Frank" hi. nnnc is now ur9n the list Of those
noble slain who kaTe given tbcir:lfs for the in
dspen ence Of our people. On thu s2d June'
oar!J n The morning. he h.'l. occasion to step
from the trenches to place much exposed to tue
FIRE of the rI+my, and mhile there ha fell; shot
through the breast by a stray shct, or by tho
sll-iirscted ball of a Sharp Shooter. His rs-i
m ,ins now lie mouldcr;ns bcncati his mother
earth near cSmstery in the suburbs Of f'feseFs:s
burg. His nam0, Company snd Regiment are
distinctly cut upon: the Lcld board.
We next take up from the roll Of martyrs, tho
nanc.ofsssrst L. NJ. LANIER and corpl JOHN
.CULEREATH. OF these tive noble, high-mina-
ei, generous patriots: less what to, say,
s--or rather how to cay it as becomes their memo:
~. Itis melancholy indeed to realize that sush
noble hcsrts should be sacrificed, after having
acted SO gallantls, snd fevgkt Sd insrepidly
through eomany fearful. bsttlss. When fsat the
tscsin Of war was sounded, thcsc two proud and
mani souIs rushed forlh.to atriko for our free
/ dom and our rights. In nearly every battle in
which the 7fhS. C. Regiment has participated,
these two llauntless Aud undaunted soldiers were,
spre,en. and fought with matShless intrepility
mot. surpassed by any ast, of bIayery di'Played
upon ito battlefield, even y Confederate sollis-
ry.F9 - =. ssssseE, :.
Son the rsyst of'tlealst Jnncs ahile engaged in
saeyAly coufict with :the .nemy, sh0 was assault
ins cur lines vigorously with this intention of
carrying our wio,fEs, sers. =. M:7LANIER rss rsss
shotthrou sh TIE kesd by q. IsiAis ball and foil
dead Ny the sido CT ths cntrsnehnepts. This Pa
triot soldier wa. very much esteemed by all who
we're acquainted Wits him. Hs was of deter
mined viii in ercrythingg he undertook; his
70 ssolutiop Wa, "to do ,r dic.n he was oaSafully
buried and his nsme;;. Company and Regiment