The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-09-25
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES.

at'ehllon to matter worthy Of lis comsdc-
rauoh' VIII not be amiss The subject
peiofc us suggests 1t.
l" inc course Of tho proceedings of the
oo""'i''ee lor tho year ltS3, it was agrced
''''t INC 'resioenI should 'get the minutes
OIL the Mount Sion Committee fairly copied
into book, and in less than two months
that resolution WAS declorcl mil mn, void ),
This oc,;o, ,oo. -, ho .,,,,.,:.,:. 80,
~ ~ 0""'''.''a''o o''he
"'"Ne'S o' h's'o'y-'ahu where Is The corpo-
ration or community or section that does
not mako historyY
TLcrc !. . coli ,,,,, 81
,;.,.. u "',''','' "''0"''''
''''o'S ""' " DO rcco'oea' whether 1t be
general on local history. But il is the ag-
grogate of the latter that makes up
tho ,lot,;l. of ,ho for w,.,
nov '"'' '"o"
Shooio oe cAerc'sca 10 have these details
full and fair. Take, rs o case in point,
tho history Of Fairfield during The INST Hcy.
on vcars win ,hot ., c,r ~ ,,
y. Wv ieoo'"
""' wv" "'"oo aho preserved III the midst
OF passing events, satisfy the citizen of this
District whom he comes TO road IL ;uc,yno-
otcl IN ,ho h;.,orv Of ~ c,o4o
=, ~ w '.'''
~ requires organized ciicrs TO secure
| these details. Where are even the nnmcY
of those who embarked upon the pillows of
n stormy revolution soven vc,r, ono al
49, ''"'' "so' ""u
''"oc'-"nere "rc INC events recorded which
made up the career of squads and compa.
MICS from Fairfield? Where is tho orvnn; :
zation to map out the District into sub dis
| tricts, and its committee to canvass thcm
| S'"'"o' 'iShi
woof and warn or our Inonl h;stom,.a W., wv wv
is tho Historical SucirIy oc E,;.G,,L ~.
trict D''
| Ono Lboupb,fu1 CIcrl or u,o c. o.,
this District showcI somc onnroo;n,;s 'ot r
"fo;rlvn rrcorI;nn nns,;n nou "pp,uo'"'ioh OF
when tho compnny % pr volnnt tS cors ro T. r"' m"S
field look IN thc limo of m,rch ~. H. o..
gladcs of Florida nu, In s,nnnaI aI .Ior, oIor,
of his undcriol,iua liz t;nnIrf ,',', " :,
the fact that those volunteers lrfI th;s nlano
for Florida on tho l1th IF .chrn,ru ieaT paS'
There is no lis. Of names or ,hc n,nr'i, -
| that comnonv Th,i Lri,r ,on,!I i'l,'.' VI
stands among tho archives of tho niY,int
and isreruinrlv inlcxnI An ;,,1;n;,,.a, i,"'
appeal was madc last ycor. md onoin ,n;,,
wear. 10 MI tho ciixcns or ,hn D;s,Sn;, .''s
il conccrncd.-and who ,loos il no, ,,, 10
lend their aid in puttiuy thc h;stor,, ~ ,ho;,,
own District unor rccnr,l br, ,ho ro,,,,,,'
was as feeble MS tho iIamo irkcr;,, ~ -, y
socket. :" WV
1888. The membership His yoor n i,s
| incrcaso wns cncouro Gnn Hos;,,o, ,,,o
| ,hroo nonns ,,mooI, :os' I"iuc' tue
| ing which were enrolled bv thc cnmn,;,tnn j..
Minor WinD. Dcni onI lac U,.r;so,,
| Jas Kennedy, Francis Kirkland Cho,In.
Miles, Daniel, Isaac and Francis iIuoor
Thr rcet .kot 90 me- rcu,frmcS rr,m
Charleston bccnme mcu,bcrs of tho Sociciv
through the Committee at Winnsboro. IS
strong evidence that these were n number
Of refugees from tho dangers of the Ciiv bv
the sea. Nor was that the last Time thnt
the Society gained strength in numhore -,
that way.
Francis Kirkland, of Fairfield, served in
the American army in the Revolution IIr
was imprisoned by Lord Rawdon in tho
jail i'll Camden, under condemnation Of
death, but was released upon tho intcrpo-
sition of one Of tho Winns, very probably
COL Winn. About 1902 he went to Charles.
ton Oh business in behalf of his bcnefacior
cetweeu whom and himself there was an
intimate friendship, and while thcro MIR.
Kirkland contracted the yellow fever. ro-
turned homo and died of it.
Isaac lluScr was q member Of The Pro-
| Vlnclal Congress, an was elected by that
| body Lieut.. Col, of Tho first regiment
| When in March, lT7G, it was resolved to
raise Two regiments of rAcmcn, he was ap,
pointed Colonel of tho first Before the
close of the war lc became Brigadior enc.
raj.
Francis IIugcr was commissioned Cap-
tain in tho first regiment
| benjamin Gucrard was madc ono Of the
victims of Lieut.. Col. Bslrour's rctalatory
scheme, when in May, 1881, he caused to
bo seized one hundred aud thirty unarmed
citizens in Charleston, and confined them on
board tho prison ships. After the war he
was highly honorcd by the State, having
been chosen Governor for the term embrac.
ing 1881.
Ono of the most remarkable mon who
enrolled themselves among tho members of
tho Society this year, was Commodore
Alexander Gillon. y very interesting
sketch of his life is found in Jolnson's Tra. !.
dltions of the Revolution. He wns n mer-
chant in Charleston, and did worry cxton-
sivc business. In 1777 and 78 the royal
navy blockadcd tho port of Charleston. At
one time there were three vessels on duty
| OF tho city, which proved very troublesome
| TO Tho blockade runners. Alexander Gilon
proposed with tho sanction of tho Governor,
TO attack them with tho only armed vessel