The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1881-01-19

from Abbeville. Gen. Brat'on was
L0Igstreet when that able commander
enforced Briggs army Ut Chattanooga and
In nj! the battles. After few
with the Western army Gen. Bratton
the army OF Virginia and fought with
Il till the close Of the war. During the siegc0f
and Petersburg Gen. Bratton was
lguin painfully wounded. but was very soon
to his command and upon the retreat
acted as part OF the rear guard OF that immor-
Ial arm and with 1t surrendered at Apo
April 8, 1855. Gen. Bratton's plunta-
Ion was on the line OF Shcrman's march, and
destroyed. Whrn he r~nci,ed home ate after
he surrender the land was ali that he had, bl I
persistent energy und ecOnom with uiOd-
.rn farming implements, he is possess ed again
Of Il 10 &c. fertile and profitable plantation.
Tie has perhaps the finest STUCK OF cattle anu
sheep In The State, having selected The stock
rom the best and purest breeds in the North.
Gen. Brnttol has always been n straightnut,
3talwurt Democrat. He was q member OF the
constil utionnI convention OF lSt5. a senator
from Fairfield Till this government was over
thrown by military ruleln lsG7. In 1875 he WAS
. delegate to the 81. Louis National hem ocrut-
lc Convention which nominated Mr.. Tilden
for the Presidency and again a delegate to the
Convention Of 1881. which gave
Hancock the nomination. In 1875 he
ms n member OF the State Democratic Exec.
Committee and In 1880 Chairman of that
committee and to him Is due In a great meas
ure the victory Of the campaign without vis-
lence Or bl'ndshed. Last December he was
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by the Leg!sla-
turt and has Just entered upon the Discharge
OF his office. He IL u man OF inflexIble lnteg-
rity and possesses al unusual power Of organ
izntion. There Is no doubt he will manage
his office Ms successfully as his predecessor.
HugLod.
Samuel MCGOWAN, of Abbevlllc, came
home after the war much reduced in fortune.
but by q lucrative practice ut the Bar, and the
protlts from Judlcious Investments, he Is now
In good financial condition. Since the War
he was once elected 10 Congress from tho
Third Congressional District In South Caro-
lima, but 1t was at q time when the Republl.
chiis would let no Democratic officer G. on
guard from the South, and the dc!eated Re-
General MCGOWAN WIS elected Associate JUS
tl:o on the supreme Bench OF the slate.
Brigadier-Gene'al Thomas NJ Logan, enter
ec the Confederate service a mere boy,and his
brilliant military record recalls the incidents
OF the days OF knight-erruntry. lie enjoyed
the singular distinction, we believe, OF beinI
the youngest General officer In the service.
He survived the war and at Its close removed
to Richmond. Virginia, 10 pursue the profes-
sion Of the law. The same indomitabie pluck
added to Intelligence OF ~ high order has wOl
for him ms much fame In the forum MS IN the
field. He has made the department of Raj =
road law q specially, and his friends In his Mt
tive state are gratifcd to know that in the r.
cent change Of ownership Of the railway
which interests our county General Logan IS
one OF the corporators and owners. Although
this Is Il business connection and not Il nal
ter OF sentiment. 1t tends to assure our people
and especially our Charleston friends that IN
the management OF this important corpora
ton there will be no unjust discrimination
agai:iSt them.
General NJ. l.. Bonhnn,, OF Edgeficld, was In
the United States Congress when South Caro-
liza seeded, ind Immediately tlereupon re-
signed his scat In That body. and offered his
,.,,- , n La $500, -. 49, r,-v ..na AVN
Of the very first Brigadiers appointed. He
was subsequently IN the Confederate Congress
and was then elected Governor OF this state.
In this latter position President Davis said OF
ANY other of the war Governors. After the
war he returned to the practice OF law, and
united thereto planting. Heis at present the
Railroad commissioner Of the State. Outside
OF his SALARY he Is In very moderate clrcum-
stance
Johnson Hagood, OF Barnwcll, who com
manded Il brigade OF CnrOliniuns. Is now the
Governor Of the Stale. and the owner Of val
liable real estate in Barnwcll and Edgrfeld
counties. For four years he filled the office o.
Comptroller.Generul with marked ability, ant
grcnt satisfaction t. the people OF the State.
John ID. Kennedy, OF Kershaw, as a finnn
cier Is not Ihuch OF Il SuccrBS, and consequent
ly Is not rich In this worlds goods, but MS Il
politician he Is more successful. From Chair.
man OF the Democratic Executive Committee,
he has been promoted to the Office Of Lleuten'
ant-(iovernor.
Gen. James Conner was born in Charleston
In his State. lit entered the Confederate ser
vice at the beginning of the war, and went
there to stay. He commanded McGowant
General was at home wounded. He was sub
sequently promoted ,as a Brigadler, and was
severely wounded, losing aleg in The service
.nf b.o country. General Conner endcared
himself to his men by his dashing galluntry
iand Impartial conduct to officers and meI
alike, md was extremely popular with them
After the war he came hoInrnnd devoted hi;i
self 10 his profession the law. and built W 0
large practice. He was elected Attornpy-(ien
eral in 1876. but resigned In consequence o
falling health. ii. was appointed Receiver o
the Greer Vile and Columbia Railroad whici
he managed with great ability and tact. He IL
no politician, though his ahiiity and Popular
lily could secure for him any office he may dc
sip~e~rfcrsT nra" al f.....::J, ana in onInfnrin
Die circumstances.
a. NJ. ManIrault served in Mexico ns q com
missionrd officer In the United states army
and won distinction Tor his valorand military
skill. In the Confederate Rrmy Of the Yves
he commanded a Brigade, composed or TIT
10th and 10Th South Carolina Regiments ant
the 18th md oath Alnbana Regiments. Since
Democratic reconSti uction he has rcpreScrtct
Georgetown in the General Assembly. LII
now holds the Office Of AdjutanL and Inspec
tor General OF the State, VI a salary, or S2!UD
wear, and enjoys The confidence mt respect q
beth political parties. His means ure limi
Mnjor.Gcnera. ]. B. Kershaw, q citizen o
Kersliaw county, now holds the Office q
Judge Of the 9Th Circuit. He Isl prominrn
for good than he does In that body. Tbs re
suits Of the war left him without money, ant
until his election to the Bench In 1877, he va
dependent upon ms prac1lce at me Bar.
iarly known ~ "Flgliting Dick Anderson,
dIcG in Beaufort county In The summer 0
1879, leaving his family without means Of sup
port, At tho time of his death he held the OF
nee OF Phosphate Inspector.
rlsadier-Gencral Mical Jenkins, OF York
was killed In battle.
Stephen d. / &c, n native Of Anderson coun
y, but who went TO the wtr from INC state o
The war left him pennilcs": but alterward n
married u rich widow In Mississippi, and Il
now In comfortable circumstances.
General james Chestnut, of kershaw coln
ty, was United States Senator Ut the begin
ming Of the war; he resigned his scat In tn
Senate and offered his services to his nativ,
State. IIc WIS an aide 10 General Braurcgard
and with General stephen d. Lee Was sent 4
demand the surrender Of Fort Sumter. IL
wns nfterward made a General. Since tn,
war he has been planting with varied sue
cess. and Is moderately well of.
Amer the war General W. II. Wallace. re
turned to Union c. IL. and pursued the prac
tlce of the aw. He was u Der OF the Leg
lslature for several terms from his count.
during the Radical reign, and his influence
was felt even among them. In 1876 he wa!
mad speaker OF the famous Wallace House
and afterwards elected Judge OF the Seventh
Circuit.
General States Rights Gist was killed IL
battle In Tennessee.
General Thomas Drayion is now Genera
Insurance Agent at Charlotte, Nc,
Major. General HugeI figured In the battle
around Richmond. and was In the Western
army. .
General Stephen Elliott the gallant defend
err Of Fort Sumter died early after the war
He was several times promoted for his con
spicuous bravery.
General E. A. Law volunteered from Oar
lington G.. II; in this State.
devoted himself TO planting and the law. II,
Is now State Senator from Marion county.
General Ellison Capers since the war, ha
been preaching the gospel of peace and goot
will toward men. He Is Rector OF IA large AM
growing church ut Greenville, s, c., great.
beloved and esteemed by H's congregation.
General John s. Preston q. IS In Columbi!
9. C. His manly bearing ono venerable form
elicit the respect Of all who see him.
The Labor Question Of South Carolina
(Ncus and Cburicr.)
Senator Butler Is reported by the Washing
ton correspondent OF the NeU York Herald Il
saying that he believes that both the negrOe
now in the south and the Soutllcr~ white
will be the better for tie migration Of Il larg
proportion Of the blacks TO otherStntes. "Th.
"If South Carolina had but half as many a
.'she hos she would be II more prosperous mt
advancing State. The negroes who remain
led would be flr better off, and the places o