The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-05-20

lin hisside The fire was repeated, each
time hithngitB mark. Col. Henry was
/ Sben;sp spptfof ammunition, being armed
onlx swo horseman's pistols. he
ses AZ an; -1eszshenk his long cloak. however,
ayey Asa Bowie knife and closed With
th5s En gorii5t In few seething strokes
Sen itzgeratd was cut to the floor, and
In that melssi that bullet-hole was made
Enp there. Gen. Fitzgerald WAS taken
home, md gradually recovered. Col.
henry, .embittered by the conflict he
had had, sent him word that he would
kill him ON sight
I'm about three months Fitzgerald re-
covered and appeared on the streets.
Col. Henry loaded his double-bnrrelled
shotgun, it is said, putting in bullet
which had been cut out Of his brothers
bodylby Mrs Gaillnrd, whose husband
hnd been his second, and himself been
KILLED on account Of his participation in
that duel. Going to town he met Fitz-
gerald, and calling on him to defend
himself, drew down and fired. The
first barrel tore away Fitxgerald's shoul-
der, and the second was lodged in his
heart. hilling him outright.
| ''Col. Henry shortly after went to
Texas. He had been there but short
time when he heard that n man, named
Stewart, had made some disparaging re-
marks concerning his action in tho Fitz-
gerald matter. Meeting Stewart OH the
prairie, one day, he handed him letter
continuing the Offensive language md
asked him if he was the author of it.
Stewart Mt once drew and fired upon
Henry; Henrys gun was leaning against
tree near by. Before he could reach it
he was carrying four of Stewards balls.
Jerking up his gun he fired twice ut
Stewart, killing him instantly, putting
nearly forty buck-shot in him. Col.
Henry WAS shortly afterwards killed
himself by the friends of Stewart. He
was being carried from the scene of his
conflict with MIR. Stewart in n blanket,
being too badly wounded to walk, when
ne was set upon by IL party of Stewards
friends, and his body literally riddled
with bullets.
This feud, involving the death of 30
many superb men, and bankrupting two
powerful families, is but one Of thou
sand that might be traced through the
system of Southern society. We have
followed only one branch of this fcud.
Doubtless were all the results, direct
and indirect, followed out, it would be
found that the publication of that nrti-
clio caused the death Of score of chivnl-
TIC gentlemen. And one peculiar fen
ture OF 1T is that the man concerning
whom all the trouble arose w,,s not in
any OF its fights, and that every drop of
blood TINT was shed, was in defence of II
friend OF conradc. 1t il = splendid tri
butte to the generosity and high spirit of
the chivnlry.
| REUNION OF HAMPTON LEoIoS.-At n
meeting of the Hampton Legion sur
vlvors, held III Charleston, February "a,
1870, 1t was resolved to have reunion
of the Legion in Columbia on the four
teenth anniversary of the first battle of
Manassas, the 21st of July next. The
objects of the reunion will be, first, to
collect the necessary records for COM
piling complete history of TINT COM
!nand and its of-shoots, from it's organ
lzation IN 1861 to the close of the war in
april, 1865, and with this view, officers
and men are earnestly requested to pre-
pare complete rolls of their companies,
with full lists Of the killed and wounded
n All tho engagements in which the
Of those who died from disease. and to
furnish copies of all official reports or
other documents concerning the Legion
that they may be able to obtnin: second.
to take the initiative steps towards erect
ing suitable monument to NIL the dead
of the Legion; third, to form ON associn-
tlon for the purpose of carrying out the
ends above indicated. Lieut.. Gen Wade
Hampton will preside. Gen. It. NJ. Logan
will deliver nm oration. Addresses may
be expected from other prominent Of
ficers, who were members Of the old
command.
| y special from Houston, Texas, fur
nlshes the following fuller report of the
remarks of Mr.. Davis, with regard to the
old flag:
On the Fair Grounds, Jefferson Davis
and bra1ton Bragg reviewed q splendid
display of military, composed largely of
old Confederate soldiers. The Tenth
United States Infantry furnished music.
Mr. Davis made speech, referring to
their record as Confederate soldiers, and
said they owed the same devotion to the
flag under which they now live, if occa-
sion should ever come. The sentiment
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