The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-10-10
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lFrom the Houston (Texas) Journal. (,
The Gallant Pelham,

Where Is there IL soldier Of the old
army, who was on the heights of Fredc.
ricksburg, bat can recollcct the hero,
yound Pelham, fighting his guns in front
Of Frankliu's corps. One thrill ofnd
miration ran throughout the army, and
the great hero, as brave as tc was mod
est, had his reward in the general orders
of Gen. Lee. OF the battle, when he styl.
ed him "tho gallant Pelham" namo
that wasi3s once adopted throughout the b,
mcnt is enhanced by fact hat he was
the only one. ever mentioned by Gen.
Lee in General orders, under the rank of
General.
We watched him fighting with unre.
hitting ardor the guns that he command.
cd Now firing, now rctrca,ng and
then returning almost to the very line
of the returning foe-at each discharge
Il silver line Of white would CLEAN where
the line Of blue had before stood. 1t
was grand and terrific sight We
could hear all around tit" shouts OF our
men as they cried: "Scc how he fights
Who is iL2 What soldier! 1t is
Pelham |" and cheer after cheer went
up when making his stand ncarthe cen.
tr. of The field. %e fought until nearly
every horse he had was Killed. and the
men lorn,lo fragments by shot aud she'll.
Then VIC understood his work, for glid-
ing to tue right of us came Stoncwall
Jackson's and A. p. Hills corps, and
the lines co.lidc,l. Peham's work WAS
done, and Gen Lee, III presence Of his
corps commanders and his staff made
the remark, rs 1t not wonder how
one so young can be so bravc?" This
compliment brought from him only a
blush upon his beardlcss check. 10
Brave and heroic heart, VIC saw him
tal in she front of Avcrill's fierce sur
prise. He was leading to the front
some sLragglers, and enieavoring to
rally broken I'Ae, his fine sabre glis.,
tening inpatriolc circles over his head,
and his clear voice cheering up each
weary heart 10 one more honest effort,
when shell burst over his head, and
ono fragment went Kissing through his
brow. H. fell, and for moment there
was pause. Stuart for moment
stopped and looked at him, and said .iis
solemn tone, the .ears trckling from
his eyes, Serving on my staff is fatal
it is fatal"
The following narrative Of Henry
Gilmore tells the rest of the ,closesof
this pure good life: TIA
''Hc was taken from the field by Col /.
Harry Gilmore. laid upon his horse and
placed in the charge Of two dismounted
men, with orders to carry him to an am.
bulance and call surgeon. Col. Gil
more thus relates in his book. entitled
-Four Years in the Saddle, the. subse.
quent fato and brutal treatment ef one
of tho noblest spirits that perished for
the Lost Cause 3 !,
,'On my way to Culpeper, I over
took, near Brandy Station, the two
men I had placed in charge Of Pelham,
making their way back to- Culpeper,
with the body across the horse. inst as
they had started from the feld ofIba,tle,
his head and hands hanging down on
ore side, his legs on the other--faac;
hair and hands soaked and clotted with
mud and blood
"Overwhelmcd" with horror 1 had
him laio on the grass in the fence COR
ncr, and then, to. my astoDishment,
found him still alive. Imagine my IN
dignation and vented wrath, when,'I
found that instead oflooking for an ans
bulance, they had moved toward Cul.
seeper, distance of eight miles, four of
Which they had already accomplished.
/ firmly believe that had surgical aid
been called to remove the compression
of tho brain, his life might have been
saved.
can ambulance was Immediately sent
for him, and by the time / had dispatch.
cd my business with the telegraph, Pei
liam had arrived in town. and was at
once conveyed to Bcssie's home, where
the ladies had all things III readiness
for his reception. Three surgeons were
soon in attendance and after by gentle
hands hs had been washed with warm
water, his feet and hands swathed in
flannel, and some brandy poured IN his
mouth, the surgeons commenced ieleavi
ing the compression on the brain. The
piece of shell that had struck. him MAS
not larger than The end Of my little fin
ger. It,entcred just at tho curl Of The
hair OIL tho back Of tho head, rakinp
through tho skull without, even piercing
the brain. coming ont two'inches below
the point where H. had entered. The
skull was badly she tered between the
entrance and the ex,. Of the shell. AS
the surgeons removed the pieces, / sc
lected one as memento Of one ofsths
nost gallant and highly esteemed Oh
GERS Of the Sonthern-army. He was 81
years Of age" b sga,;ii
The surgeons soon pronounced hi'
case hopeless, and left him to the care
of Bessie and myself other friends
/. crowded in. About !, p. m. his eyes
"pened- --he turned toward me in an