The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-02-14

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States Army, the complete roll as
is herewith published-the names
of those now living being in italics
Captain-Derrel Smith.
lst Lieutenant Wm. Il. lLc-
Creight.
End Lieutenant-Thoa Stitt.
Ensign-B. IT.. Robertson.
Sergeants-James r. Aiken,
Robert Bailey, Josiah Hinnant,
Franklin D. Bare.
Corporals Ihos. 4. Robertson,
Rodt. b. Ellison, ST., +. Mcdowell,
u. ". Hendrie.
Priyatos-James Aldrege, Charles
Bagley, james II. Boyd, James
Boyd, jr,, Arch. Boyd, Tyrus Boil,
John Bush, John G. Boyle, Bcni.
Bynum, Josiah Burnct, Charles
Broom, jr., Isaiah Bird, Duvid
Camack, James Craig, Thos. Craig,
Richard Carlton, James Clarke,
Henry Carlisle, Saml. Dowd, David
Il. Loans, jr:, IVm b. -E2hi,e,
James Gibson, Eelaoar3 Gibson,
Bort. Gibson, John Harper, Good
wyn Haygood, Peter Hollis, James
L. Judge, John Jenkins, VIM. D.
Johnston, Joseph Kennedy, Alex.
knighton, j. d. Kirkland, Henry
Laws, John Land, b. Lunapki,s,
Edward Lewis, Robt McDill, 1lcr.
McDanicl, VIM. Michigan, Robert
Mcmillan, Geo. McCants, John
McCreight, John r. Martin, John
Martin, jr., David l.. Martin, John
Neason, Robt.> Neil, Benz. Mocou,
1hos. Pellig, N. A. Peay, Wm.
Picket, john Rewls, Zach. Rlwls,
VIM. g. Ross, John Starman, Wm.
Starman, 1Nos. Sloan, John Ste-
phe'esom, Fl. Y. Smith, Wright Smith,
John ID. *Snsith, John Stoaston,
James Stanton, BENZ. Stanton, L.
florence, Charles Tidwell, Mike
Thomas, Saml. Vyrick, jesse
Wyrick, John D. Wells, Andrew
Walker, ,Sunaz. Weldon, Richard
Weldon, John Yongue.
Of the twenty-five survivors
only eight were enabled to he
present, the others living at a
distance. The gentlemen and
number of others met in the Town
Hall, ex-Lieutenant B. Fl. Roberts
son was called to tho chair, and
BENZ. Macon, Esq, was chosen
secretary. The chairman stated the
object of the meeting; and DR..
Robertson, as next highest sur
viving officer, read tho roll. Those
responding were tho three gentle.
men named and Messrs. Camack,
Ellison, Edward Gibson, Stanton
and Sloan. The chairman then in
troduced Mr.. r.. Means Davis, who
delivered an address. At it's con-
clusion, Oh motion of MIR. Ellison,
it was resolved that thanks be
offered to Mr.. Davis for his address,
and that he bo requested to furnish
copy to be published in TIE News
AND HERALD. [The address will ap-
pear in our next issue
On motion of Dr.. II. r. Robert
son it WAS unanimously resolved
that the survivors of the Fairfield
Florida Volunteers meet again in
Winnsboro on the 18th of Feb.
ruary, 1879. The chairman an
nounccd that he intended to live
and preside as long as there was
any meeting to preside over. After
a resolution that the proceedings
be published in The News AND HER
AID, the meeting adjourned.
Shortly after, the party and in
vited guests repaired to Browns 8
Hotel, where a sumptuous dinner
had been provided by DR.. Rob ert>
son for his former comrades. Here
all the incidents Of the campaign
were discussed-the first skirmish
and the killing Of the first Indian,
Ya-ha-ha-jo, by Mr.. Bart. Gibson,
after he had, as it was thought,
mortnlly wounded General Shelton,
of Union-how the company fought
through ambuscados how picket
guard was ordered by General
Brisbane to charge hammock full