The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1883-06-21

The ceremony of unveiling the
Confederate monument in Camden
as a tribute to the memory and heroic
deeds of the sons of Kershaw county
who sacrificed their lives in battling
for the Lost Cause" took place
Yesterday, June 10th, and marks one
of the greatest events ever known
in the history of the town. The as
sembly of military and civilians to
do honor to the occasion was i'm
mense. Invitations had been sent
out broadcast over the State, and the
responses were many. During the
whole morning the people came pour
inc in from all directions, 1888 ar
irving on the trains alone.
At / :35 p. m. the Columbia Fly
ing Artillery fired six guns, which
was the signal for forming the line
for the parade, and Immediately the
companies fell in and took their
respectiove positions. Owing to some
misunderstanding about the car
riages for the orator and other dis
tinguished guests, there was long
DELAY before the column was started.
which annoyed the troops greatly, as
they were kept standing in the hot
sun all that time. At last the pro-
cession was started in the following
order:
THE PROCESSION.
Orator and distinguished guests,
Ladies of the Monumental Associa-
ticn and young ladies to unveil the
monument. all in carriages; then came
the St. Ptricks Helicon Band fol-
loved by the First Regiment Of Ri
zaGs. from Charleston, Col. w. Bruins,
composed of the following compan-
les: Sumter Guards, Captain G. +.
Hard, Al men; Carolina Battalion,
one company, Captain S, Y. Tupper,
Jr.. so men; MONTGOMERY G1a4u
Capt. J F. E9dding, 81, men; Pal
metto Guard, Capt. o. NJ. Rutledge,
25 men; Irish Volunteers, Capt. w.
E. Breese, 25 men; a detachment OF
Washington Light Infantry, Lieut..
j. L. Johnstone, 25 men; detach.
ment German Fusiliers, Lieut. H. B,
Schroeder, q men; German artillery
and Pioneer Corps, Captain f. W.
Wagner, so men. Fourth Regiment
Col. H. X. DuBose, Kershaw Cornet
Band; Sumter Light Infantry, Capt.
d. J. Auld, 80 men; Darlington
Guards, Capt. f. R, McIver, sc men
Palmetto Regiment, Col. j. R. Mar,
shall. Excelsior Band, Of Columbia
! Gordon Light Infantry, of Winnsbo'
no, Capt. Jordan, 28 men; Edisto
Rifles, Of Orangeburg, Capt. G. w
Brunson, SO men; Richland Volun,
teers, of Columbia, Capt R. N. Rich
bourg, 32 men; Lancaster Greys
Captain j. H. Fitzpatrick, 33 men;
Governors Guard, Columbia, Capt
Willie Jones. 80 men; Camden He'll.
con Band, Confederate survivors on
foot, all wearing small Confederate
flags and black ribbon as badges
Columbia Flying Artillery, Lieut.. Z
b. Treutlen, 2 guns, .27 men; Lafay
cite Artillery, Serg't Major c. L.
Dubose; Richland Light Dragons
Capt, w. D. Startling, "a men; Gran
ney's Quarter Cavalry, Captain L. l.
Clyburn, 80 men; Kershaw Troop
Capt. T. j, Ancrum, AZ men. The
kershaw Guards, Capt. W, M. Shan
non, 20 men, did not march in the
line as they had to do escort duty,
All the troops were handsomely uni
formed, and presented magnificent
appearance, indeed. 1t was the finest
militry parade we have ever seen in
| the town.
From some neglect or misunder
standing. the column was over one
behind time iu starting, and the sol
diers thought it was rather hard to
have them kept standing in the hot
sun all that time just through care,
lessness-and many others thought
so.too. We regret it very much, but
we do not know where to place the
blame.
The line Of march was the same as
announced in our last issue-up
Broad to DeKalb street, up DeKalh
to Lyttleton, up Lyttleton to Lau,
rens. up Laurens to the monument
Arriving at the stand, the persons in
the caaiages alighted and went up on
the stand while the troops marched
by and then countermarched i'm re.
view. Owing to the extreme heat
the greater part Of the soldiers re.
turned to their headquarters before
the address was over.
THE STAND
showed that the fair hands Of woman
| had been there, for it was most beau
tifully and tastefully decorated witt
garlands and festoons Of evergreens
and long trailing moss wound in
and over palmetto leaves dotted here
and there with cape jasamines ant
magnolias. Over the front of the
| stage hung several Of the battle
SCARED flags that the fallen heroe:
whom this monument is erected tt
commemorate had followed to victory