Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-05-19
COWPENS CENTENNIAL.

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COWPENS CENTENNIAL.
The centennial of the battle of Cowpens-
fought on the 18th of January, 178l-was
celebrated in Spartanburg, on Wednesday of
last week, in grand and imposing manner,
the main feature of the ceremonies being the
unveiling of Wards statue of Gen. Morgan,
which surmounts massive granite column in
the public square. The column is erected
by the contributions of the old Thirteen States
and Tennessee, and cost, with the foundation
and erection, s5,OOO." The monument is de.
signed in q simple and unpretentious STYLE
which is certainly in keeping with the char
acter of the hero of the fight, while the stur-
dy dignity of the architectural portion of the
design is calculated to raise in the minds of
those who behold it, that veneration and re-
spect, and quiet admiration of its proportions,
which the Doric order always commands.
The monument is properly divided into three
different parts, viz. The base, the shaft, and
the statue, which stands upon its abacus.
The base, which is octagonal in plan, is COM
posed of four members. The base proper, a
complete octagon, is in two pieces, and is the
only portion of the monument containing a
perpendicular joint; all the other separate
members being in one piece. This base is elev-
en- feet in diameter, and one and one,half feet
thick. The sub. base is in one piece of stone
eight feet and three inches in diameter +; a
wash" Of about one inch in height is cut on
the base and sub.base forming bevelled face
from the outer edge of the sub base to the die
block this bevelled face, although utilita-
rian feature, by anticipating as it were the
taper of the die. block, avoids the violent con-
trast which would otherwise exist between
perfectly square corners, and the softer out.
line of the die-block. The ie-block (resting
Immediately upon the sub.base) is at the bot
tom FIVE and one.half feet in diameter; it is
four and half feet in height to the archi.
trave, and tapers to diameter of four and
two.thirds feet at that point. The architrave
which finishes the base, is composed of three
members-the cavette, fillet, and level, a
common but appropriate combination, and in
keeping with the simple character of the
design. At this point the base of the monu-
ment terminates and the shaft begins.
The shaft, a simple truncated cone, three
feet and two thirds in diameter at the base,
and three feet and one.third at the point of
juncture with the cap, is little less than three
dameters high, crowned with moulded cap,
in which the strict severity of the Doric has
given place to freer mode of treatment ;
inasmuch as in this case the mouldings are
much lighter, and the number of the mem.
bers greater the members composing the
capitol are counter sunk fllet or cincture ;
an elongated cavette carved with the usual
leaf and dart fillet, an ogee, (the largest
member } the whole terminated by the square
ubacus, which is four feet and five inches
across. From the ground to the top of the
abacus is twenty one feet.
The whole is surmounted by bronze statue,
feet in height, of General Morgan, dressed
in the hunting shirt of the olden time, with
the otter skin chapeau of the then Riaemen
uniform, modelled by Ward, of New York,
and will stand in silent testimony of the
sculptor's skill and hearty enthusiasm in his
work. The figure of General Morgan repre-
sents the hero as having just taken a step
the right foot advanced, (the weight of the
body thrown forward and resting upon it,)
the left foot not yet having left the ground ;
the left arm is raised to the height Of the
breast, (the hand seems to be clutched,) while
the right arm is drawn slightly back, with
the elbow slightly bent, and the right hand
firmly grasping a sword, the scabbard to
which swings over the left hip. The face is
turned toward the left, and being represented
as smooth shaven, the very marked features of
the countenance are therefore displayed. Mr..
Ward was occupied for nine consecutive
months in the preparation of the statue. Its
material is fine golden bronze, which will
gradually darken with exposure to the air.
The following inscriptions appear in the
bronze panels of the monument:
EAST FAcE.-To the American soldiers, who,
on the field Of Cowpens, January 18th, $751; fought
VIGOROUSLY for the right OF selfgovernment and
civil liberty. We enjoy the results OF their toll
and sacrifice. Let us emulate their fortitude and
virtue. This column is erected by the States OF
New Hampshire, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Pennsyl-
vania Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Vir-
ginia, Georgia and South Carolina, the old Thir-
Teen States, and the State of Tennessee-l8Sl.
MORGAN. The unanimous resolve of the Congress
ofthe United States crowns this memorial column
with the form and face of Gen. Daniel Morgan,
the hero of Cowpens, who, on that field was
pendence.
North FAcE.-New Hampshire Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut-To Patriotism
and the Brave. Forever in the past is Sacrifice
In the future Progress. Liberty and UNION.
HOWARD.
WEST FACE.-Southern States.-One hundred
wears ago the men of the North and the South
fought together, and by their blood secured the
Independence and celnented the Union OF the
American States. The bond that then bound
thenrtogether is the bond of their fellow w-country-
men to-day. The common country they created
is the heritage of all their sons The perpetuaton
of the Republic of their fathers is the safety and
honor of North and South, alike the sentiment
and duty of all the States. Esto perpetual. WIN.
WAsH1NaToN. The Washington Light Infantry,
to whose custody the widow OF Col. VIM. wash
ington committed his crimson battle-t1ag, pro-
iected this Memorial Column, and participated in
its dedication, again unfurling
"The glorious Standard which mt
Euaw shone so bright,
And rs 4 dazzling meteor swept
Thro' the Cowpens deadly fight"
SOUTH FAcE.-Middle States -l7Sl.-One Peo-
pie. No North, No South, No East, No West.
A common interest. One Country.-One Desti-
ny.-lSSl. AS it was, so ever let it be. PIcKENs.
The ceremonies of the celebration were
inaugurated at sunrise on the llth by salute
Of thirteen guns, fired by the Columbia Fly.
ing Artillery. At half past 9 o'clock salute
of three guns was fired by the same command,
when the various visiting military organiza'
tions were massed in Main street, to the east
of the railroad track, and formed into two bri-
gades, the Fourth Brigade under the COM
mand of Brig.-Gen. G. Irvine Walker, occu-
pying the right of the line, and the Second,
or Centennial Brigade, made up of all the
other commands present, under the COM
mand of Col. Hugh S. Thompson on the LETT
of the line. The entire body of troops was
under command of Gen. John G.. Anderson,
of the Thirteenth Rriuade of South Carolina