The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1881-05-28
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B.iTTLE or TIrE TEA srsTERs.
How Quartor,nastcr saved Lee, Arm,

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HOW 2""rter'naster Saved Lees Army.
!. Capt. r. f., Is. Hewetson, formerly
: 4 resident OF Columbia, died this week
. IA Charleston. Though Il native of
lEe'ahd, aud the son of u British otli-
Ger, Capt. Hcwctson was one of the
first volunteers in tho late war, and
went with Gregg's Regiment to Vir-
g,nia, and participated in thirty battles
"llhout receiving Il wound. At tho
second battle of Manassas he com
mandcd his company with conspicnoms
sklil and during, and WAS afterwards
commissioned us Quartcrmasicr of the
regiment. Later in the war he was,
for considerable time, acting Quar-
termastcr Of the brigade. w
III was while he was Rcgimcntal
Quartcrmastcr that Capt. Icwctson,
with the inspiration of the born com.
mahtler, organized a small force which
rcpuised the enemy and saved Gen,
Lees army. The circums tanccs nlp
these: Capt. Hcwetson was at vii.
Transport. Immediately after the de-
feat OF the Contedcratcs at Gcttvsburu.
The Potomac was too high for fording,
and tue reliance Of Gen. Lee was on
the pohtoon bridges. AS soon as tho
Contedevates fell back at GETTYSBURG.
q strong body Of Federal cavalry was
pushed forward towards Williainsport
whore there was believed to be no con-
siderable number Of Confederate
troops. In truth, there were no SOL
dlers there except some stragglcrs. and
the SICK and wounded with the wagon
trains. There seemed to be nothing
10 prevent the enemy from occupying
"1lliamssport, destroying the bridges
ana barring absolutely Gen. Lees re-
treat. Seeing the danger, Capt. !
Hcwetson gathered together teamsters
or the army, armed them with mus |
ketS found in the wagons, and with
this impromptu force, aided bv hand |
ful OF cntccbled and manned soldiers.
checked the enemy's advance, and !!
gave Buford's cavalry so warm q re-
ccptlon that the Contcdcratcs were
supposed 10 be in full strength and the |
advance was abandoned. The Battle
OF the Ieamstcrs. as it was called, was |
the salvation Of the shattered and
worn Army Of Northern Virginia, |
and OF that battle, SO momentous and .
go little known, Capt. Hcwctsou was
the hero. Few old soldiers even, out
slde OF the circle Of his immediate COM
raues and acQnaintances, knew that
the modest and retiring Capt. Hcwet-
SON was the central figure in one OFT
the most dramatic Incidents of the
war.
A NrcGET OF GREENvHLE GoLD.-
~ nugget OF gold, weighing 224 pen
h!"ci2lts. was di>covcrd Il few days
ago III a cotton field on the farm of
Mr.. W. ~. Hudson seven miles cost
Of Grccnville. This farm is rented 10
Mr.. l.. ID. Martin. of Laurcns. and The
discovery was made by his sistcr-in-
law Miss Hunter, her attention having
been attracted to it while passing
through the field by its glittcrirg ap,
pearancc. In removing it from tile
rock in which it was. embedded, it was
unfortunately broken. The hypothesis
has been given for its appearance
there that at some past time 4 careless
or drunken person may have dropped
It IN the shape of a $40 gold piece into
the fire and that it had in O melted
condition been carried off to the ash
heap and from thence into the cotton
field, but in opposition to this theory
is the fact that there is plainly evident
a fragment Of quartz rock Adhcrinu to
il. Professor Harris pronouuccs this
nugget all exceptionally fine specimen,
and says the locality in which it was
found is a belt running parallel TO the
Blue Ridge mountains from VirpiuiLA
~. "Your honor, I shouId - /
rain hav'-'"' oe.:!~'' ',":".- --.,..~ =.
1WIlham Peters, Of Arkansas, sat
himself down on the steps ofa country
church and said there should be no
preaching there that Sunday. After
William had received Il bullet in the
ley he vacated and the services were
begun. The text was: "Why do the
leathcn ragcr'
The National Board Of Fire Un-
dcrwriters Of New York have offered !
reward OF 5000 for the apprehension. |
with proof to convict, of the parties
who burned down the store Of ". w. |
Mars near Calhoun's Mills, Abbcville,
some months ago.
Ayers Hair Vigor restores the !
coloa and stimulates the growth Of the
hair, prevents it from falling OIL. and !
greatly Increases its beauty. 1t has q |
delicate and lasting perfume, its in |
gradients are harmless, and for the |
toilet it is uncqualed.
The Rev. JAS. n. McLecs was
married to Miss Jcannie McDrvde at
Pendleton last week