The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1883-08-14

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caught ourselves. Bnt tho command,
crs were lcft TO themselves. They
were strangers to each other, their
regiments were from different brigadcs
and did not have that confidence which
alone comes from close association and
touch oi elbow. The uaturo Of the
giound, too, was such that nothing
coH!d Dn'sccn to the right or tie left and
only Tor short distance to the front,
consequently nobody knew whether
any bJdv else was near enough to as
SI>t in case Il flank movement were at
tempted, and as Il consequence each
was c!'ary Of any forward movement
which EiIli. expose his command to
capture, although lis military juGw-
mrnt dictated this us,ho only means of
saving The day and Of" protecting the
lives of his men. II seemed to me that
mere attention was aivcn to the pre-
scrvatiun Of our battery than to any
thing else. The loss cr battery was Il
serious blow TO the reputation of any
"l'iccr, and ii may be that his concern in
this particular direction Was uttributa-
Ole TO the want Of general cCHcGntra!-
eel action amam&"l'lncut, which
were cfCariE c!iaigcah,r 10 our great
commander on tniI G:iv.
Bat, comrades, thc Gu,v assigned me
Dv your executive committee is finish
cd, and with the closing OF tic Battle
OF Dranc&viila cease my functions Hs
your historian. 1t would ba pleasant
to mcntion many other "Reminiscences
OF this hIoofly liu!c fight, anil 20 inh-
Vldnnlizc the many instances OF per-
Sonal hrroiSm which Witnessed, and
to call by name the gallant Eicn and
officers who were killed and wounded
on his oeraSi0n. I}crc was stricken
hpwn tha solid Cnptnin Harden Of the
th"Sicr GGari!S, who impressed me rs
lhc h:i,vcSt Of the brave, and here fell
Lieutenant frru. Moore OF the York
tolnrhny--;lic handSomrst man in tho
kc&iincni, and aS gallant as hr Was
iandSnnc. BHi the names OF The Ui!l.
rr braves who fell here are nHci:blv
written upon the tablets Of our mcnio-
r!"S and inscribrl upon your Company
and HrMimcntal records; an,A time All
moni~ii"S that must close.
y Wcrd III conclusion and | am
done.
TIL: WAR Is OVER
visible in The uflnm. Let G> remember
tilHi "prucc hath her victories no less
renowned than ,Wur.' Thrrn are
therefor" Still duties :tu;} services for
lhc old soldier - <"rrr,; nntl import
ant rs those which yu:l rcni,rrcd il. the
past. H. is peculiarly our province to
contribute by any Anh lli decent means
10 the glory and the prosperity, but
O. ia l,,
Of the two scclionS o! this our common
country. saH il is peculiarly our duty
TO Observation-Disclosures thr recipients OF
injury are always in better position
and more inclined to forgive and for
get 'hai are the perpetrators OF MA
!iGnaNt wrongs. Your cumIlci thus
Ear has brrn mos, aanirHD!c: that
reputation for clivalrv and hcrc;sm,
Ii" property O; :~nH.hrrn n"n before
your day, has been AMPLY viul,irH:va,
aud without spot or hlrmish passed 10
III" generations who are 10 come after
MS. Since tie war yea have most
illustrated bv the dignity
ami ioriiiudr OF Hour c0n.!uct thr adj
'.;nta!:&S OF c!H,rHrt"r, Of >cr'imr.t
and Of S",,.irGlv liiHcir;VS in ;i.ivrr,i-
tv. lrS, ti!anl; God, The Instances are
few where urnlhrrs uf our old banu
have been ha:@ enough ;n receive The
wages Of Shame from the opprc$>nrs
auI m"ligncrS OF their brethren. You
can we'll afford, therefore, TO trust
yourselves U,i,t"r these heads, and !
feel confident !ha, history will do YOU
Justice. But there is a danger amu al
OTHER tuty CT which | mast speak, Il
duty not only to the living, but to that
IraH.l, VuicrlGSS multitude of: wulluut