The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-03
"FIGHTING DICKv ANDERSON.
The Hero Of Hundred Battles Inid In
his Grave.
Ne,rS and Courier.

Nem$ and Courier.
BEAUFORT, S. c., June 26.
Our community has just been painfully
shocked by the death of Gen. R. H. An
dcrson, who expired about 5 o'clock this
afternoon, of apoplexy. There is nniver-
sal sorrow an gloom over the sad event,
for the General was favorite with all.
BEAUFORT, S. c., June q.
As the last rays of the setting sun glinted
on the waters of the bay and gilded the
tree tops, the body of fighting Dick An
derson was laid in its last resting place
in the Cemetery of st. Helena Church,
Beaufort.
During his short stay in this place
Gen. Anderson had won the goodwill
and esteem of all the people of the sea-
coast, to many of whom he was compar-
ative stranger, and although his death
was sudden, almost the entire population
of the city turned out to pay the last tri-
butte of respect to his memory.
The funeral services took place this af-
ternoon at 9 o'clock. A half hour previ-
Gus to that time the Beaufort Volunteer
Artillery, Capt. II. NJ. Stuart command
ing, marched up to the residence of the
deceased. The company turned out
about forty, rank and file, and paraded in
full uniform as infantry, leaving two
gun detachments at the armory in charge
Of the battery to fire the salute in honor
of the dead hero.
The body was borne from the house to
the hearse by the following pall-bearers:
Col. VIM. Elliott, Judge Hudson, Col.
Paul Hamilton, Col. F. CAN'T, Messrs.
John G. Barnwell, Carlos Tracy, R. B.
Fuller, James w. Moore and w. J. Yer
dier. The funeral cortege was formed in
the following order: First, drum corps;
second, Beaufort Artillery; third, hearse;
fourth, pall-bearers; fifth, citizens in
carriages and on foot Marching to the
sound of mufiled drums, the cortege
reached the church, where the Artillery
opened ranks and presented arms. the
pall-bearers carrying in the casket and
depositing it in front of the chancel.
The church was filled by the ladies Of
Beaufort. After the casket had been de-
posted in front of the chancel the artillery
marched into the central aisle, faced in
wards, rested on their arms and stood
thus through the services. After the ser
vices in the church had been concluded
the remains were borne to the cemetery
adjoining the church, where they were
laid to rest beside the last resting place
of John Barnwell, better known in the
early history of South Carolina as Tus-
carora John, for his Indian fighting.
As the coffin was lowered into the
grave a salute of three guns was fired
from the arsenal and the bells of the
church were tolled.
In the funeral cortege DR.. R. R. Sans,
the color bearer of the Beaufort Artille-
ry, carried the sword presented to Gen.
Anderson by the State of South Carolina
for his services in the Mexican war. 1t
is splendid blade, encased in gold
scabbard, the hilt surmounted by gold
bust of Calhoun. The scabbard bears the
following inscription: South Carolina to
Capt. Richard Heron Anderson, as a
memorial of gallant conductin services at
Vera Cruz, Cherabusco, Molino Del Ray,
Mexico" 1t is duplicate of the sword
presented by the State to the late Gen.
Shields.
1t is q noteworthy coincidence that
Gen. Anderson was buried on the eve of
Carolina day, and it is significant fact
that Il large number of the Carolina SOL
diery, who paid the last tribute of res
pect to his memory, were Northern citi-
zens who have settled in the State since
the close of the late war.
The following editorial from the Mcws
and Courier gives and interesting sketch
of the life and services of the departed
hero:
Ex-Lieut. Gen. r. H. Anderson died
suddenly at Beaufort, S. c., on Thursday
last. The blow is as severe as sharp.
South Carolina had not a son who did
more for her fame, in the Confederate
struggle, than was achieved by him who
has fought his last battle, and who
knew, in peace, pains and troubles hard
er to bear than the dangers and priva-
tions of war. Sadly enough he had only
held for few months an appointment
which gave him comparative ease, and it
was in contemplation to nominate him,
next year, for a public Office, which
should mark conclusively the estimation
in which he was held by the people of the
State.
Gen. Anderson, was the son of DR..
w. w. Anderson, of Sumter District,
and was in the 62d year of his age. He
was educated at Edge Hill Academy, and
being appointed a cadet at West Point
he went there, while extremely young,
graduating about 1910, and being assign
ed to duty in the famous Second ORA
goons. In that regiment he saw much
hard service on the frontier and in the
Florida war. In the Mexican war he so
distinguished himself that the State of
South Carolina presented him Sword of
Honor. At the time that South Carroll
ma seeded from the Union he held the
rank of Captain. Heinstantly resigned his
commission, came to Charleston, and was
appointed Colonel of the First Regiment
of Infantry, succeeding Gen. Barnard E.
Bee. After the fall of Sumter, he was
transferred to Gen. Bragg's command at
Pensacola, and commanded the Confed-
eTalc lOTCeS III Lue ulldCh vi CdllId Ieooi
Island, where the enemy were dispersed,
and the commanding officer, Gen Vogdes,
was captured. On July 10, 1851 he
was appointed Brigadier- General, his bri-
gade being composed of the First Louisi-
ana Regulars, First Florida, Fifth Geor-
gia, the Seventh and Eighth Mississippi
and Tyler's battalion Of marines. Af-
terwards he took command of the brigade
composed of the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
South Carolina Volunteers, and the Sec
ond South Carolina Rifles. This brigade
formed part of Longstreet's Corps. From
the time that he became its commander,
the military record of Gen. Anderson is
part of the glorious history of the Army
of Northern Virginia. On July IA, 1862,
Gen. Anderson was appointed Major Cen
eral the division being composed of the
brigades of Malone, Wright, Armistead
and Martin, to which were afterwards
added the brigades of Posey, Wilcox and
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