The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-03-19
4 Valiant Confederate Major.

Mr.. Er.roR:-These days are SO
ditferen. from Cd times, and many
men are coming to the front as lead
ers 1 thought i wonld write you
about a man who lives in our county,
who Is not an aspirant for public Of
flee, and who is doing great good to
our people by his efforts in making
corn, pea vine hay, grass, etc. Ny
friend, whose name | will not call in
this article, leaving the people to guess
WHO he is, has had Il remarkable ca
reer He left home when a mere boy
without means, anil up to the COM
mencement of the late war had accu.
muiated considerable property. He
entered the war with the first troops,
and by his perseverance and dillgent
attention to his duties as soldier
soon won distinction in the Confeder-
ate army. From step to step, during
the hard struggle, we find that he had
so engrafted himself in the hearts of
his countrymen that the President,
with the advice and consent of the
Senate, appointed him Major of the
army of the Confederate States OF
America. Somewhere, probably in
the archives of the war department at
Washington, may be found paper
which reads:
CONFEDERATE STATES OF AMERICA
WAR DEPARTMENT.
Richmond Va, Dec. 2l, 1864.
SIR:-You are hereby informed that the
President, by ard with the advlce.and con-
sent of the Senate, has appointed yon Major,
for distinguished valor and skill, Of Reg
iment S. c. Infantry, in the Provisional
Army in the service of the Confederate
States, to rank as such from the 9th day
of December, one thousand eight hundred
and sixty-four.
Should you accept you will report for
duty to Col.
(Signed) JAMES A. SEDDoS,
Secretary of War.
TO Maj. --,-I Infantry Regiment.
Later on, when the times became
harder and more trying, we find a
letter from Gen. R. E. Lee directed
to Gen. B. r. Johnson, in whose COM
mand our friend was, which reads in
this way:
HEADQUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIRGINIA,
January IS, 1865.
Nq Ge1eerM B. t. johnson, Commanding, ETC.:
General desire to call your attention
10 several subjects presented by the report
of an inspector Of the picket line of Wallaces
Brigade on tie 18th inst.
l notice with pleasure the commendation
bestowed upon Maj -, - S. c. Regi-
ment, permanent commander OF the picket
line Of the brigade, who appears to be an
efficient and capable officer.
Very respectfully, your ob't servant,
A. L. Evans, A. \. G..
The war closes and our friend re-
turns home and turns his sword into
a plowshare, and although now i'll his
iifties he is blessed with good bealth
and vigor, and as has been his course
through life-what he undertakes to
do, do wel.--he now enjoys peace and
plenty, surrounded by his children
and grandchildren, and by his course
saying to the restless, ambitious poll
tician, be quiet and work out your
own fortune, and be contented with
your lot
Our friend believes that the Farm
ers' Alliance will be the salvation of
the country, and that no nomination
should be made on the 9th March in
the Columbia Convention, but rather
let platform be adopted to suit the
interests of the most people, and then
invite those who would be our lead
ers to step up and so with us to vic:
tory.
l may have some more to say about
our distinguished friend in a future
number of your paper, provided he
nor your readers do not find out about
whom I am writing. In that event l
may yet call his name. REB.