The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-27

49,. of Anderson County NEE
y ~o,hl;,,, and Spend Pieasan'
4,s sp suasc!es, and the kevi
sIloqnt Memories both sad ant
% man!
J..
,he survivors Of the sey'
ca'!oI = hat served in the late wal
t::.a',,s ..,,y n KEYS Spring last Friday
' Eni; ;,;;e granlcst occasions III tht
81 O =; ~ .mIerson County, end vii!
d %r %r,,hrred by those whose good
4 :t'Ir"'n ~ he present and participate
q ]. VS. : If The day. The idea was
\ .'':,.'itb ;,..i by tie members of the old
O'ntII 'Ie,;en and at the outset was
IA h.,', rcunion Of only the surviving
s, . ,ha, Company, but as soon as
a. o. .n"a ,'art was made that the re.
oaA,, ,r,n,m,cmplated the survivors OF
w. ,,n pa,iics asked to join the Rifle
hair ta',f praiseworthy object, which
8 r., ,ns,' nss,ranted, and the result has been
~ rra,d success-a success that
;fF''i i, . i,non those whose duty it was
sa y and manage the affair.
7Isy selected for the reuhieh-lhe
"! ras the ,wcnty-tirst anniversary
ha,.ir Of Manassas, the engage.
4 = shicS S 80 many noble and patriotic
y W. h"vs with brave hearts and un-
4 4 /. ,Siirase, yyi. laid down their lives III
,h,ir countrys 5 cause. That day
y ~ which contcnding armies stood
d sf Ss o. and exchanged only death
"';.,;lrs "l of lead the anniversary
a M 'ms on which the veterans of the
y - o", ,,,Ise stood face to face and cx-
=, omJy o words of pleasant greetings
:, ,,ria;ions, and memories of not
i.v celebrated but of many anoth-
!, which they faced the enemy and
IT, n, What they believed to be q just
8 = s,j many were the memories OF
-. . ~ rryiyed and made fresh in the
y ,Le old soldiers. and while they
s., n ,nanv cases pleasure, so, too, in
g,iness. Coupled with memories of
g I.~1s were memories of the deaths
beroes who knew only their duty,
! Sn the discharge of which they never
a; But 10 the reunion.
,G,i.y dawne.l most pleasantly, and
Sfs Of the previous evening having
= ,ls air it was in all respects as
'ss;., nj pleasure as could have been
= is Saturc seemed to favor the
81 and from every section of our
y and even from beyond its limits,
'ry;rors and their families, and the
81 If manv Of those whose bodies
rs, Ieneath the sod, came to contrib
she nlercs. of the day, and to per-
IS the memories of the deeds Of our
I'm soldiers. From lalfpast eight
Il until half.past eleven, there was a
sSons train of vehicles pouring into
Gns 10, and the woods opposite, and
slla., hour named there were not less
lre, thousand souls upon fairgrounds.
set..s were literally alive with horses
sn.
S6cut len o'clock the Palmetto Band
q and at intervals during the day
fsel Inspiring music, to the delight
5:xeni.
ltyen o'clock Gen. Humphreys, with
.akels Of the day, accompanied by n
Rr Of prominent citizens Of the Coun-
Ended the speakers stand, in front of
were seated large concourse of la-
bd gentlemen. Gen. Humphreys
1.-The assembly to order, when Rev.
zMcGee offered an earnest prayer.
eneral then gave brief account of
doyement for the reunion. and ex-
ngrcts that Gov. Hngood and
i l!utler, who had accepted invita-
b speak on the occasion, had found
bSibe to be present. He said ihat
ben years ago to-day the first reunion
aaircrs in Anderson County had been
the same spot where they met to-
d ihst reunion was under the aus
u the Company that first put in
aent the present reunion. He thought
#1p!e Of the South ought to follow the
le Of Our brethren Of the North in
i these gatherings often, and pcrpet.
( The memories Of Southern gallantry
ieping alive the friendships formed
/ The war. lie then introduced Gen.
Batton as the first speaker of the
1lIng that he had commanded more
3 inm Anderson County than any
mali in the service, and that since
hi been restored lie had distinguish
self no less nc Il leader in civil con-
San in conflicts Of arms.
=sEat.on arose as his name vas all
-. end as he walked up to the front
s Said was clleerc,i most heartily by
followers, who recognized in him
spe brave and gallant. leader whom
fd followed upon many fields of
y warfare. He thanked the commit
he opportunity of addressing the
5s1'ers on this occasion, and spoke
~ Of the many recollcctions that
"a upon his mind as he stood before
n Wnrades, who, animated by
I IN devotion TO South Carolina, en-
together the hardships and braved
stE OF protracted war" He spoke
lP!llt OF devotion to duty that SEEM
Flvade the whole command through
service, and said they were SOLDIERS
7lhen their country could not feed
Eoaght without food" He then re-
Pc following incident:
En- our Brigade stormed and carried
'S5lsIIy'crowned | position of the enemy
ratoor ra in 1862, your Regiment,
t'o sharpshooters, was pressing for.
= f1Huit when it approached a Reg.
=5aIs"n MP in perfect order. In ,i5,
5lons;aI,! 5 I!ea ~. s.ecsSsaT;!y followed III.
sGni!ct ; just ended, locality was no
,auleali"n OF the side to which it
ana IN the smoke, which in the
IA aSEdd'ug twilight hung murkiiy over
~ IL was impossible for either to
Z tuI, Snoef na. which flag the other was.
s,,;, u,; was parley which developed
y;uvl' yo.s , toemen confronted each
ss ,Vis regiment had the good for
I,s ~ IN lis rolley first, and we'll nigh
q Wnat proved TO be the -
h Regiment. The effectiveness Of
m t' ps sas much talked of. The gal
~ ~ req! heglment laid claim to it also.
lmni,s In sselns 70 be that both Regiments
Sn,sa'.aeheeously, Sns each without the
se s!S'. u the other, and the fearful
ss Io .ne result Of the Joint yolley
% aoS not affect the matter wl,;chi
lassll. The Palmetto Shsrpshooters e
! s',,l ~ OF the colors, and sending
S,n,l,. us rear Kept the staff, which
asa,a Saas's hnished, ran up the Confed-
- On 1t, and held it to the end of
su;m0n. |. %;salfender it at last to the iden-
=SsnsS SsnI !, from which it was taken.
= sasa thus: While many Of -four our
H. simply left their arms Stacked
S,s s0ivouacked at Appomattox. NV
81 Iss f.sI required to file out and stack
] I'M nins 10 %, Of a Division of Federals
sr hi vi "a nne to receive us. It would
s|Sv We of were selected to perform the
st!. u surrender. But be the cause
hrnu hns. II may, we did march out
ID vs,sT.aae, s,se. form in front of a line of
4 ihs;s sA our arms, the color bearers
.1,e sae,5 ea,os SolOrs on the stacks Of their cir
|,5s%UO UO,oi or guards, and moved off.
d, % eoir where y they were stacked. By
4 s.,usltae,dence, the Palmetto Sharn.
,s;.s lacked their arms in front Of the
SSsvs Ssan a. Regiment. NV impression
IL i IL stie n not aware of the restora.
oiit : % ,. De regretted that thew were
kerrsa m i; IL would have gra.ifled them
A 'ed IN its fullest ;nto.s. AZ a