Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1866-12-05
Greeuwood Association.

the full object of the Greenwood Association,
90 that all may understand and become mem.
b"rs. In obedience to that suggestion, Will
bri, A. set forth the chief objects of the AS
sociArio:h and hope all members o! the brig
nil, VII! rthwitf forward HE their n.mc'
for cnr ,iim. mt the roll bciug left in my care.
II is ,.,.er;.!ly understood this Association is
eou;::ad To ,llc snIess belonging only t"
B,nhan's, Ksrshas IA. Con"er's and N'nne-
Jy's brigade. and includes all who were at
a:,y tine members Of the hyiga'!e; so ali Can
ioin VIII, si6h N me need d.ay any longer
Perhaps at this point it W uid he We'll 10
re move a false impression. entertained among
many, of po Aicat 5e'viny existing in the
organization. LII auswcr, we would say, the
dght is over, our tents struck AID organize
;ie:s lisbanded-sll perhaps forever. still,
there are associations left TO Va We wish to
preserve. Otcourse We must reckon back to
dsys of hostility to gather up such memories
as we wish to cherish and gently entonlo III
our affections; but in doing so, our purposes
are purely personal, historical and eleempsy-
nary. The proper appreciation OF our politi-
i status, high sense Of honor, and strict ad-
herenca to the obligations resting upon us
conquered people, would restrain us from
forming any disloyal or intriguing association
Tue general government has placed upon US
an oath which the true soldier will never Vi
olate, b 1t on the contrary, will faithfully per-
form that pledge resting upon him. Can we
offer any better guarantee for full discharge
of all duties imposed by the government than
our devotion to the lost cause2 Truly we
have had many trials, suffered much anguish
of soul, and are nowin a great national Crisis; {;
still, we must acqnit ourselves as becomes the
loyal citizen and nice gentleman. 1t is our
pc sent purposes to resnrrect our decayed
fortunes, aud reconstruct our waste places,
but in the meantime, we cannot thus pass
through life without pressing to our bosoms
the memory Of those absent ones lost amid
the ruins aud gone forever.
To forget the honorcd dead, or emigrato
frcm the country and leave our old hcmes,
surrounded by their familiar shade trees, in
the hands Of strangers, is to lose in s'lame
lrcysness the quickest impulses OF Out ma
tura No, we must stick to the old landmarks,
ar.l assi,; our county in this her hour o!
.ri.ls, aud by the providence ct kind Gr a.
tor, safely rcinstate hrr in the ss!erhnod. we
now h ID" JlJne can entertain the Thought o.!
:, ,o.iica Dc;lr. F. existing in the association,
i.,,,. vii; At. once send forward Il cir n:imes
or enrichment L=, Us accept t's spirit "i
he Edgrtieli Adrcrtiser, when il nia.nani-
IN ugly SAYS: "Such ali association; ought 10
oe formed in everY district There is no need
# a loi,g string Of words to prove why and
wherefore. I've simply say that any psopls
eho honor not the nlemory Of those .oho nobty
died IN their defense, are unftto lice them
sst,es."
Again, let US devote ourselves to the..c4usc
~ .idently as our noble women have been
AMI are still dying. God bless them for
/ b-dectkiug tha graves o; cur beloved heroic
dead win brauteous hJwcrs, and entwining
over their sacred remains the cypress and
the laurel. Oh, this life would have no bab
bling streams and occasional cases, were it
nol r h. presence and endless intercesGiou
of f,rlnscendrnt woman. Suffice to say the
great ullinatum aimed at in the organization
{, { the Grceuw ood Association is the Ultima
ftaic OF literally t. those in want, and be-
, c ,u.iug rcv.rcuce To those il! tie soldier
;.rAse.
We will again publish tie preamble and
resolutions entered into by the fist meeting
IN Greenwood, wishing all concerned to Sc
rious'y Consider their importance.
Whereas, since cur arms were laid down,
and cause lost, large portion OF our Com
unuiiy has been len in destitute condition,
ancng whom are the families of many of our
comrades W ho fell in battle, or were manned
Tor life therefore.
De it Resoired, That We, the survivors Of
the Old brigade, commanded al different times
by Gems. B,nhaln, Kershaw, Conner and
Kennedy, feeling it our duty to relieve the
protect the destitute families Of our amentcd
dead, and also to preserve correct record ol
the services Of our command, do ievite al
who were members Of the brigade at nry
time, and whose soldcrly conduct was ua-
spotted, 10 Din us in fGrning an Association
| for these purposes.
Resolred, That this meeting select one
from those prescott to represent it in .he
General Association, which meets in Colum-
ba. il Dccc;nber ncxt, when constitution
will be adopted controlling the cutirc organi-
zation.
Reso,ued, That the complete organization
of this Association ue effected as soon as
practicable after the meeting to be held in
Columbia, aud that the members be convened
for said purpose upon notice through the
District papers.
The above preamble and resolutions Clear
y sot forth the main objects OF the Associa
ton, at least enough so, that all the survi-
vors Of the old brigade may, exercise their
right of becoming members, or qnie;iy rcm;in
from among us. Lastly, Looping all fully ap
preciato the magnitude Of our efforts, and the
energy evinced thus far, We close b. present.
ing the names Of the enrolled members.
D. Wyatt Aiken, c. A. O. Waller,
F. A. Townsend, John Butler,
S P. Boczor, Vincent Griffin,
j. +. Iuwnscnl, J. |. Ch:pley,
i. K. MurcLison, JOHN r. Seals,
Jas. K. Jones, K. W. Major,
Bennett Reynolds, jrp c. D. Fisher,
S. l.. Bond, r. F. Hu:chison,
J. A. Towpsond. j. a. Devin,
G. +. Anderson, w. p. Devlin,
r. j. ic<o's, T. j. Hearst,
Geo NJ. Harrison, W. S. Bell,
G. w. Crews, J. B. Shadrack,
A. F. Fuller, J. F. Lyons,
J. g. Fooshe, A. B. Ellis,