The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-03-08
THE COURTNEY CUTTBERT DUEL.
A Hostile Meeting in Time Of War Between
Commissioned Officers OF tho Confederat
States Army.

Hostile Meeting in Time Of War Between
Commissioned Ohicers OF tho Confederate
States Army.
AS 1t has been recently said that the
present n,avor Of Charleston is u duel
list, the following facts, elected from
one acquainted with the details Of the
affair referred to, will show at what
time and under what circumstances
the meeting occurred:
The first battle nf Manassas had been
fought Oh the 2lSl Of July, 1861, and
the Army OF Northern Virginia was
rncan,pcd in that vicinity, waiting the
happening of events in the November
following. Capt. George 3. Cuthbcrt,
Soldicrly looking nlan, over six feet
iH hri2lt. an expert with the pistol,
was CHpirin Of an Infantry Company
il Ker>haw's Second S. &. V. Captain
C"Gr!rHay was spending a few weeks
. wi,h C"lunrl Cash. commanding the
Ein.':: :. {. v, both regiments being
il NpEha:.i'> $o!u.h Carolina Brigade.
HNr' N",,i lad been lost, and the
h''o&u :i,;t.,.N Of war had fallen on the
S2, Coast .. south Curoliua, and us
',' l'"W, reached The South Carolina
$. '.,".> il t!.r mud, discomfort and
H. ...-.> T.. -, r. Virginia ca,np, the
le';I4 t. "e u!ilc"Ctl ,or duty home to
'H"i it:,,vc State tncn ominouslv
t!vc"j@El.h MG> vc,ywhcrr tei!. II
",." H." jaI, !" Tie iil,'"s Hnl at the
oj+r';.'. i;,''. i .ct'rr written by Capt.
Nn"'3. ~ E." I.'.r:rst.jn iuuni its way
ii:~ s.'r -ir. c"'N, "I'H when the pu-
ur' l'ua.1r,; 'hr r.o' p. Captain Cuth-
',"l': t5"i,''ny, i h,ing OILY one Of
TIE .'lijI .il.a ~ ipl:y companies then
l.! Virginia ;ro,n South Carolina, it
= 3" n'.,s,c ~" OCCASION of cn,npunv
inut,,,2. N!.l !yH~lu,:u.,s passed de-
y!"i..& tH,. ",ii ,:'ur Luroliiian could
.,vc Wis On ~" letter, etc. II WAS
ro.n !Nniv"' q that Captain Courtcnay
was ,!r .u,tlul, and upon his return to
G.innc. tash's headquarters. after n
$hp,; absence, he read ,hr article, and
III o,'c' Wrot" II letter 10 the commands
inG 'niG"v u The company. Captain
INthhrii lcptir;l, other letters follow
CT. &"4 EHn!l, demand VAS mtt!r by
N>i"oin C"uit"ut, for *A;i> i>iacti0u, and
ct'Tr1. y inrc.iug tnsucd, and Il
H.lS - tr&cEm"cd. Captain Culh-
Dr,t,& uu!ic, passed throu"n Captain
! t"NirI'ny'" clothing just above the
hip. avru.s the small Of the back, but
~. i.ilitI;n@ Il wonnd. Captain
! tuurtruny'>. huiIc! passed under the
i"stvp ui ap',tin Cu,hbert's foot, cut
/ tmM 4 groove in the rcd-clay. Both
! parties met and shook hands, and
, ,unrhcd Oil oysters at nriyhburins
larn~liou>r. The place Of meeting
WAS nrar the Louis House Oh the
; Manassas battle field. 1t was soldier
ti'Ir~ tIrG, and fighting was the ord y
ot TIE day. Both parties were com
! mi">i"nrd officers OF tho oltt,lcrntc
! STATES. were in the camp ct great
army. and there was no way to settle
such matters but by burning yunpuw-
der. Twenty years have pusSrd sincn
, amt II does not follow that what hap
prnrd then would happen now in these
! times Of peace aud good order. Cam
II battle. Captain Conrtrnay RETURN
ed home after the war and has been
in active business in Charleston since
its close and is now mayor and chir1
peace officer OF the city.