The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-07-08
4 CONFEDERATE REUNION.
The Gathering of the Survivors af the
Second Artillery.

The Gathering of the Survivors Of the
Second Artillery.
We clip the following account of the
meeting OF the survivors of the Second
Regi nent of Artillery from the News
and Courier of the I'd instant.
The I'd regiment of artillery, S. {. ",
was formed in 1862 from the counties
of Barnwell, Orangeburg, Edgefield and
Darlington, with T. G. Lamar us COL
onel and y. d. Frederick as lieutenant
colonel. ColLamar died soon after the
battle of Secessionville, and Col. Fred
erick succeeded to the command OF the
regiment, which was in active service
in the defence Of Charleston until the
evacuation, when it was ordered to
North Carolina and took part in the
battles of Bentonville and Ayerysboro'.
Yesterday, in accordance with a call
made at a meeting held at BlackVillc
last April, over two hundred OF the
survivors met at Branchville, held a
meeting, listened to three glowing adj
dresses and fought their battles DER
again" over an excellent dinner which
their lady friends, who turned out in
full force, had prepared in the grounds
adjoining the Baptist Church. The eX-
traordinary rains throughout the coun-
try had made many OF the roads I'M
passable and large number OF veterans
Of the regiment living in the Forks OF
Edisto and the Middle Pen section of
Orangeburg were prevented from at
tending the reunion. Two washouts
on the South Carolina Railway delayed
the Augusta train with number OF
veterans who had dared the elements.
The meeting was held at the Baptist
Church and was presided over by Col.
A. D. Frederick, with Norton Hayden
and Thomas Ray rs secretaries.
Col. Frederick, on taking the chair,
greeted his old comrades warmly "de-
lighting" he said, ito meet again, after
having served together four years, to
look into each others faces, to press
each others hands, to ask, How is it
with youy' and to pray Gods blessing
to be with you to the end. The regi-
ment cannot number upon it's bright
escutcheon so large an array of battles
fought and won or lost, whether for
tunately or otherwise, as others can
who were in different fields, rs the
necessities of the times and the eXlgen-
cies of the service required us to re-
main where we did. But in every en-
gagement in which it participated it
discharged it's duty manfully and hero
ically, so as to meet the hearty thanks
and official approval of our superior
officers" Col. Frederick here drew
from his pocket the original report OF
the battle of SeceSSionville by Col. L.
&. Lamar and requested Col. Fielder to
read it to the meeting, as it had never
been published. The report pays
glorious tribute to the I'd artillery for
its part in that memorable action. On
the back is endorsed in the autograph
of Governor Pickens: "Col. Moses will
please copy and file the copy and hand
back original to Col. Lamar" A re-
minder of the days when the Robber
Governor figured as Confederate SOL
dier. .
Mr.. Charles Dantzler, the orator OF
the day, was then introduced, and for
near IN hour kept the feelings OF the
audience at the highest tension by a
singularly eloquent discussion of and
appeal for Confederate memories and
principles and a strong and lucid expo
sition of the right of secession under the
Constitution. He Indignantly rebuked
the idea that the negro was the chief
factor in the question at issue, saying:
Had he never been brought from the
Dark Continent, had he never seen the
light Of the sun on Americas soil, the
troubles of 1860 would have arisen" In
closing he said: "My friends OF the ID
artillery, it is one of the misfortunes OF
youth that l cannot call you comrades,
but the short, anxious and sad expert
ence of my boyhoods days, when l saw
my sire with knapSack and muSket en-
list in the service Of his country, and
when he bade Il last adieu on MS way to
Virg inia, and the study and reflections
of maturer years create within me
love and an admiration for that cause
of which he was a martyr, and you the
survivors. May time deal gently with
you; may the SHOWS of many winters
fall lightly on your heads, and at your
last great reunion at the final rollcail
may each Of you, standing in his place,
receive the reward of the brave, the
true and the good"
DR.. J. F. Baggott and Mr.. G. W. NJ.
Williams then addressed the meeting
with force and elo1uencc,. and were
warmly appl;luded. The meeting then
adjourned for dinner.
On reassembling it was resolved that
five gentlemen be appointed from
Orangeburg and Barnwell counties
respectively to solicit cooperation with
all military organizations to erect Il
monument to the Confederate dead of
their respective counties at their coun-
ty seats.
The chairman appointed as such COM
mittees. I. J. Dukes, r. Il. Legare, n.
y. Hayden, Il. NJ. Wolfe, W. II. Light
foot for Orangcburg, and J. w. Lam
caster. y. S. Hair, Patrick Bates, w.
W. Hart and &. W. B. Holman for
Barnwcll.
1t was further resolved that 4 regi-
mental reunion and social gathering be
held on the 1st day Of next July at
Branchville.
1t was Il matter of general regret
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