The Orangeburg democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1879-1881, 1879-07-18

| III otC uCCdo tbaI
| Our Southern cross.
He dies; unfurl its folds again.
Let 1t wave proudly DER the plain,
The dying shall forget their pain,
| Count not their loss.
Ploughed through by cannon shot aud
ball.
Hemmed in as by living wall,
Cleavc back your way.
Those hammered deeds their souls in
spre,
Borne amid sheets of forked fire,
BY tho Two Hundred who retire,
OF that array.
All, Carolina! well the tear
May dew thy check; thy clasped hands
rear
In passion, o'er their towerless bier,
| Thy fallen chivalry!
| Maloney. minor Of the brave,
And Sellers lie IN glorious grave;
No proudcr fate than theirs who gave
| Their lives to liberty.
In December 1864, Hagoods Bri-
gade was stationed on the Darby
Town Road near Richmond, Va.
While here Joseph Graves was elect
ed Second Lieut.. to fill the vacan-
cy caused by the death Of Lients. FL
lott and Kennerly. In al attack on tho
lines private Jeff. Stokes, of the Eds
| TO Rifles was wounded. In the latter
part of December, 1864, Hagood's
Brigade was transferred to Whining
ton, N. c. On the 14th day of jan
uary, 1865, Hogood's Brigade was
ordered to Fort Fisher. A portion
Of the Brigade, including portion Of
the Edisto Rifles, reached the Fort
on the 18th day Of January, 1865.
This was accomplished under the fire
of 5S3 guns from The Federal fleet,
under command Of Admiral Porter.
The Edisto Rifles were stationed on
the sea face Of the Fort. In the af-
ternoon of the 10th tie Fort was as
saulted by the land forces under com
mand ofGen. Terry. In this assault
the marines also took part. The lat
ter were handsomely repulsed by the
Edisto Rifles and other troops of Ha-
goods Brigade. The forces Of Gen.
Terry, however, succeeded in carry
ing the Fc!t by assault, and at nine
o'clock that night the Fort was in the
possession of the enemy, and The gar
rison were prisoners. III,
In this engagement, Peter Wolfe, a
youthful soldier oflthc ElisLo Rifles,
lost his life, while gallantly fighting
with his company. He was q noble
boy. May he rest in peace. The
following were the captured of the
Edsto Rifles:
Capt. Jas. F. 1zlar, Lieut.. Joseph
Graves, Orderly Serg't Benz. p. Izlar
Privates, II. L. Bailey, W. f. Craw.
ford, Charles Bailey, d. w. Dantzlcr,
il. A. Holstine, S. z. Hook, A. NJ
Izlar, d. f. Murphy, Nj. f.. Anlley
I. II. Shoemaker, B. ii. Sanders, j.
l.. Scott, w. G. Rivcs, L. A. Trick
j. II. Arant, ID. L. Bozard, C. G.. In.
abinet, A. j. Inabinet, Fred Myers,
: Jesse Slndford, Elmore OFT, Elias
Or, Luther Myers. CT these the ioi.
lowing died at Elmira, N. Y, while
in prison: II. L. Bailey, March Is,
1865 ; G. Bailey, April 10, 1865; w.
T.. crawford, March 8, 1865 D. w.
Dantzler, April /, 1865 j. A. IIol.
stine, March Z, 1865; S. p. Hook
March 8, 1865; Jesse Sandford, -
$50 David +. Murph,
| died his OH way home after his release
frcm prison.
| Capt. JAS. r. Izlur and Lieut.. Jo
seph Graves were taken to Fort Co
lumbus, where they remained prison
crs until parolel. u..! yo
| Captured at Fort Anderson private
Henry Brown imprisoned at Poin,
Lookout.
The remaining portion Of the com
pany was in the engagement at Tow
Creek, North Carolina, Lieut.. Sam
uel Dibble commanding. In this en-
gagement the following were captur
ed: Lieut.. Samuel Dibblc, Serg'
w. V. Izlar, Scrg't L. III. Cutler
Privates l.. II. Izlar, j. G. Beard
David Brown, Marion d. Brunson
+. ID. Trick. OF these David Brow
died in prison.
These prisoners with the exception
OF Lieut.. Samuel Dibblc, were takeI
to The Federal prison at Point Look
out. Lieut.. Samuel Dibble was taker
10 Fort Delaware.