Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1882-08-10


elected it's fret lieutenant. In the latter
part of that year he went to Mexico and was
engaged in all the battles 10 which the Pal
metto Regiment 'onk part during the war.
Although he was severely bruised aud ina
jured on several occasions, he was mover
severely wounded, and during tho whole
period of his service thore.ho was mover sick
q day and never list dnv's service. On
his return from Mexico In l84S he went into
business rs n commission merchant in
Charleston and remained so employed until
1856 when he inherited some property from
his parents in Georgetown County. From
that time he followed Tho pursuit of rico
planter until the late war between the States.
AT the beginning of the war he raised
volunteer cavalry company which he
commanded. lie was coon after transferred
and placed on the staff Of Gen. Beaurogard
rs inspector general until the raising of the
first ten regiments Of the State valunteer
troops for the war He was then elected
colonel of the Tenth Regiment. The first
six months of the war lie commanded tho
first military district of South Carolina
under Gens. Leo, PembertoD and Ripley
Early in 1862 COL Manigault was ordered
with bis command to the Arny Of the West
/ then under the command of Beauregard and
brngg. His services wero continuous in the
Western army until the close of the war.
lIe was twice wounded the last being a very
serious wound, from which ho did not en-
tirely recover for n year after he received it.
During the late war as in the Mexican war
he mover lost days duty from sickness, and
only received q single furlough of twenty
days. which was granted him during the war.
AT the close Of tho war he found his fortune
pretty well ruined, and his plantation. houses
and everything destroyed by tho enemy and
negroes lie Lost everything that be pos
scssed in the shape Of silver. library, pictures,
Nc. lie went to work ngnin as rice
planter, which occupation he has continued
to follow with varying success up to tho time
of his election to tho Office of Adjutant and
Inspector General in 1880.
NOMINEE FOR COMPTROLLER GENERAL.
William L. Stoney was born in the city of
Charleston in 1889. lilo was educated in the
private schools of Charleston and in 1856
entered tho fourth class Of tho South Caro-
lima Military Academy ut Columbia and com.
mandcd Company b of the Cadet Corps in his
first class year. llo graduated in April,
1860. In December 1860, he went into the
State service as lieutenant in tho Moultrio
Guards, 1st Rifle Regiment, and remained
with his command until after tho fall of Fort
SUMTER Then having been appointed lieu
tenant in the regular Confederate army. he
was ordered to Wilmington. N. G.. as 4 drill
master; soon aftcr was sent to Richmond, Va,
and attached for time to the staff Of General
w. S. Windcr, then transferred to the staff |
OF Gen. NJ. H. Bonbam, in the field at Vienna
Upon the resignation Of Gen. Bonhnm in No |
Vember, 1861, he was transferred to South |
Carolina on general staff duty, and made ad.
Jatantsgonorai OF the forces on james Island !
then under command Of Col, G. II, Stevens.
In May, 1868. ho was promoted to captain.
lilo was on Morris Island at the timo OF tho
attack, on the 10Th of july and remained in |
Wagner, on the staff Of Gen. Taaferro. un-
til the assault Of the lSth,in hch he was sc.
vercly wounded. Reported for duty in Sep,
tember, and made inspector general OF lla.
goods Brigade, then just organized. At the
battle OF Port Wutlal,'' near Petersburg wns
shot through thc lung and ncapacitated for
service for fcw months, but rcinincd his |
command in time to participate in Fort Fisher
campaign in December, 1861, and remained |
with the brigade through the rest of its career
until it was SURRENDERED at Greensboro, on |
April &c, 1865, aud disbandcd ut Lancaster |
Courthouse, in May. 1865. Ilc then returned
to Charleston and engaged in planting, but
disgusted with the persecution Of til, freed.
mans Bureau went West in 1868. and for
three years was employed as IN engineer in |
the States Of Nevada, Missouri and in the
Indian Territory. In tho fall Of 1871 ho re.
turned to South Carolina and again engaged |
in planting, but being offered position in the
Office of bis old commander, Gen. IIagood,
when the Democratic party came into power
he abandoned his planting interests and has
aince been steadily employed in the Office Of
the mptroiler-gencral.
NOMINEE FOR aATroRSEY.GENERAL
Charles Richardson Miles wa, born in ST. |
Mathews Parish. Orangeburg County. in
1929, and received his early education in the
City of Charleston. Graduating from the
College Of Charleston in 1910, he entered tho
Office of Hon /. w. lIayno. thon Attorney
general Of tho State, and began the study of
law and was admitted TO practice in the
State Courts in the spring of 1851. Upon his
admission to the Bar, Mr.. IIayne mado him
his deputy to represent tho State in tho City
Court, aud in 1854 took him into copartner.
ship. Mr.. Miles had large experience in tho
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