The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-08-30

'''.'.. =" '>",If'"io o. every Ntttut", CuuSlnn,
cy, endurance, sctsacrihcc, devotion I,
truth, to honor and 10 patriotism. We have
been subjected TO fiery tcst-wc have
been declplinrd in the school of adycsty
and it is II maltcr CT just pride TINT We have
past the ordeal "wi,h no smell OF fire upon
our Garments;" that soldiery who withsIood
the storm OF battle nt Coal liar or, Frazier's
| Farm, Malvern Hill and Mnnnssns, when
the war was over, were not rccrcant TO The
memories of glorious past, and amid all the
| a!lnrcmcns and corrupt ors of Radical
miSrulo maintained their honor and their
sell respc,t and bore noble part in ,c
| work of restoration.
1t Is to revive and p,rpc:u te these rcco
lcctions; 10 register and enroll the names of
| the living and the dead, and to cement Nor,
closely the ties of living brotherhood, tha,
we hnvc met to day; AMI perhaps better than
| memorial brass or monumental marble will
| be the rolls we desire 10 perfect We trust
that they VIII be full and accurate, giving
his due need to officer and private to him
who tell in the forefront of battle, '.with
his back to the fled and his feet TO the foe"
to him who lingcrcd in the hospital and died
from wounds or wasting disease, away from
home and friends; to him who survived the
war, fought on peaceful hells the bllllc Of
and lastly to him who still survives the n
posrlc OF peace and reconciliation and who
maintains the character and honor of his
comraGcs living and dead, in some useful av-
ocn irn OF life.
And what shall we say Of the record than
we desire to pcrpc,unlc to day? The record
OF the I'd South Carolina Rifles. Il is su(Ii
| clcnt TO say that ii is the record of worthy
member OF Hr1tton'o Rriguac ot Lone
streets corps, of the Army of Northern
Virgnia-worthy to henr n pnr, with those
who wIthstood the storm OF battle I'm th,
Seven days fight around Richmond, ut the
second Manassas and the Wilderness, and
shared all The inmphs and rcycrses Of our
! wavcrlng fortunes from the opening gun nt
| Fort Sumter to the final eclipse NJ Appo
| matOX. VIII t stirring memories are awak-
! encd Ny the names which are emblaz0ncd
on our battle flags! What snd rccolrctions
hy the roll call of namcs--tumiliar names
OF those who iorGu the pride md strength
o: our noble regiment What u contrast do
our depleted ranks furnish 10 that bright
array of gallant spirits, "who with pride in
their heart, and defiance in their eve"
mustered their swelling ranks Oh the sands
"l SuihVan's Island III the opening days of
me revolution. Where is the gallant Mourc
{ nero OF the second Manassas md whcre
other brave Comradcs-~otliccrs and soldiers
IN the hour of victory they brearhcd their
c laa' on the glorious hcltls OF battle. Whorc
d ~ thomson, his worthy successor, and
. where nrc many othe,s who survived the
war. They died on pen ccfnl fields, striyiny
r TO oulld mp the ruined fortunes md dcsn.
n 'a'c home" OF lhe land they loved 40 we'll
, 'Pe"ce hath her victories no less ra
o nowned .hnn war;" and there are beroe
D. VINO Jos''c by III the busy struggles and q,
n, he dusty arena OF every day lite.
ID Survivors Of Company A. whore nre IN,
70 rest Of those one hundred gainn, snir;,
~ who answered to tberoll call of their nomc
r on the sands Of Charleston Horbor. on,i -
those thirty others who Afterwards, ioinn,
our depleted ranksf Wheee is Whi,e who,.
are the Bowie's where are the Wnson',
= and Knox, and Trehh!e aud DgmkonJ an
=. Mckee md Dowty, ana Grier, md nr.r
/. nan, and DOpnnld! and others whose no,nD
g appear on our rolls. Some fell on Tho hi,
r tie fields of Virginia and some at Looko,
: Mountain; some in hospitals; some surviv,
y the struggle; some rest in unknown grave
some alcep in quiet church yards III hon