The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-16

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8 how StsSH AZ - snnte euo toSou hu4 tue
gifted die young! The ancients were in
the habit o95saying, Ds'Whom the gods
love, die young" Christianity recog-
nizes the fact, that in the providence of
Almighty God the most highly endowed
of His creatures aro often removed from
tho scenes of earth by accident or dis
ease, ere the promise of YOUTH can be
redeemed by the realizations of mature
MANHOOD.
We write. sitting nenr tho lifeless re-
mains of remarkable young mani
devoted son OF South Carolina-a gallant
ex-Confederate Colonel.
Col. Hagood died yesterday morning,
about 6 o'clock q. M, Of the severe
wounds that he received in tho disas-
trous accident that recently occurred on
the Greenville and Columbia Railroad.
His strong frame-his stronger will-his
patient endurance-his marked compo-
sure-the attention of father, brothers,
comrades and friends-the skill and the
effort of his physiciaus-the love Of kin
dred-a brilliant record-these could not
save him. Death has laid its impress
upon his manly brow. In Gods provi-
dence, his time had come to die.
''Hc, the young and strong,
Who cherished noble longings for the strife,
By the roadside fell and perished,
Weary with the march OF life."
Col. Hagood was q remarkable man,
and led remarkable career. Born in
Barnwell, South Carolina, he was the
son of that highly esteemed citizen. DR..
Hagood, and the brother of Gen. John
son Hagood-one of the frmest, trucsl
and best generals that South Carolina
and the Citadel Academy gave to the
Confederacy.
From his childhood, Col. Hagood was
characterized by unusual insensibility to
fear. When mere child, after some
ghost stories had inspired the usual feel
ings in his little companions, he express
ed himself as entertaining no fears what
ever. Whereupon, he was challenged to
go into a neighboring cemetery and
pluck some moss from one of the graves.
He repaired to the spot and returned
with the plucked moss. This we men
ton as characteristic incident of his
childhood. During his boyhood. he was
noted for his robust sense OF honor-for
his rigid adherence to the right. "Boys,"
he would say, 'sthis is not RIGHT, and we
must not do it." Young Hagood, upon
reaching the proper age, became cadet
in the South Carolina Military Academy,
in which his brother, Gen. Hagood, had
graduated with the first honors of his
class. His restless longings for the strife
in which his State was embarked, led
him to leave the peaceful shades of the
academy for the fields of war. He en-
tered the First South Carolina Infantry.
Bratton's Brigade, as q private; rose to
be Captain, and was promoted over eight
senior officers to be Colonel of his regi-
ment-this unusual promotion being
made by the President of tho Confede,
rate States, for distinguished gallantry
on the battlefield. At the time he was
made Colonel, he was but nineteen years
old, and his promotion came Oh his nine.
teenth BIRTH day.
We deem it unnecessary to narratc at
length his military services. Suffice it
to say that ho made his regiment one OF
the best in the service, and that his
power of command and Of attaching his
men to his person, were marked features
Of his military career. He was cool, sa-
gacious, resolute and daring. Tender
and gentle in camp, he was thander-
bolt in war. He survived the war with
brilliant record-the youngest Colonel
in the service. After the war ended,
Col. Hagood entered the foreign naval
service. as sailor, before the mast.
Here, he soon rose to the post Of second
mate, and was in the line of rapid pro-
motion when he returned to his native
State. He next became engaged in
planting in connection with his brother,
Gen. Hagood. But his enterprisine