The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-08-07
rs the woath0r sufficiently cleared off
for travel The Fairfield survivors

for travel. The Fairfield survivors
and friends camo up on tho midday
train. AS thoy reached tho depot the
Blackstock Light Infantry, undcr COM
mand of Capt. Jno. II. Craig, wcrc
drawn in line to receive them. Behind
them were the survivors who had al
ready arrived, with the old battlc-tlag
of the Sixth.
A limo was thon formed under Cen
eral John B. Erwin, rs marshal Of the
day, and proceeded to the church.
Arrived there, Capt. II. G. Clowncy,
fn the absence of::tho President General
Bratton, called tho meeting to order.
The Rev. w. l.. Boggs, tho orator of
the day, was introduced. He said that
after consultation with friends he had
decided not to deliver tho address.
The time between the trains was linn
tied and would be wholly occupied in
the routine business and in social in
tercourse. He would much rather
hear his friends talk than talk himself.
There were many present whom he
had not seen in years, and whose
hands he wished to shake. IIe could
not do Justice to tho subject he had
chosen in q few remarks, and he
therefore begged to be excused.
Major Woodward was willing to OK
cuse the gentleman on the one condi-
ton that the address would be pub
lished. The survivors desired to hear
It.
DR.. Boggs explained that it had not
been written out, and the baby could
not be baptized before it was born.
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Col. Rion said: "Thc address is in
tended to be delivered here in the
presence Of us all and wo desire the
words to come living from the clo-
qHent speakers mouth. Let the mat
ter rest with the Executive Committee.
and let lis have this address at the
next meeting"
Major Woodward withdrew his mo-
ton and Col. Rion's was adopted.
The minutes Of the last meeting at
Winnsboro were read by Secretary
Gaillard and approved.
On motion Of Mr.. Boggs, the report
OF the Committee OH Rosters was call
cd for.
Capt. Gaillard said he had sent in-
structions to tho vice-prcsidcnts to re-
port rosters of their companies, and
had received three rosters, giving
merely the names of tho men and the
number that were killed or had died.
These companies were those Of Capt.
Alston and Capts. Curoton and Glow
ney.
Capt. Cousar reported that Lieut..
brennan had prepared ro~ter of
Company A, but that the weather pre-
vented him from attending.
Lieutenant Grandson Williams nrc-
sentcd printed roster of Company T,
Captain McAlily.
Captain Cousar added tl,at the roll
Of Captain Wylie's company was in
tho hands of Lieutenant Mcdaniel.
who was also detained.
Colonel Rion then said that he had
conferred with the first Colonel Of tho
Regiment, Colonel Rion, Claughter1
and had received from him q complete
roster of the members present for duty
on the l2th of April, 1861, rs reported
to General Bcaurcgard. The roster
was complete except rs to portion of
the Buckhead Guards, The summary
shows: Field and Staff, IL; Cedar
Creek Rifles, II; Boyce Guards, 81;
Fairfield Fenciblcs, &c; Chester Blues,
So; Chester Guards, 90; Little River
Guards, 81; Buckhead Guards, 80,
Catawba Guards, 7s; Pickcns Guards,
81; Calhoun Guards, 106. Total, 8G1.
This roster was received with ap-
plause-
Captain Cousar reported that Cap
tain Agurs had complete roll Of the
Regiment after its reorganization in
1862. Hc himself had a complete
roster Of all who had over belonged to
Company A during the war.
The treasurer reported that at tho
last meeting $7.65 had been collected,
that he had spent Sc so for books and
bad $1.15 left. The solvent condition
OF the treasury caused general satisiac-
ton.
On motion ofDr. Boggs it was re-
solved that certified lists of NOM
bers be published in tho regular pro-
cccdings and that those who had not
reported be requested to do so.
The chairman announced that this
was tho time for tho election of off,
GERS, and on motion of Col. Rion,
seconded by Major Woodward, the old
officers were unanimously reelected.
On invitation Of Capt. Cousar,
Chester was selected rs tho place of
the next annual meeting OIL the first
Thursday in August.
On motion of Gen. Erwin, thanks
were unanimously rendered to
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