The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-11-01
OUR MARTYRED DEAD.
oRANGEBURG coUNTY's TRIBUTE TO
THEIR BRAVERY ANo HERolSM.

The Unyet,ins of the Handsome Monu-
msnt Erected by her Noble Women to
.,s con,ederate Dead OF the Old Or
augeburg District.
ORANaEBuRe, S. c., Oct. 20.-Last
Wednesday was red letter DAY
for Orangeburg, and it will long be re-
membered as one of the most notable
In her history. 1t was the day ap'
pointed for the unveiling of the hand
some monument erected by our noble
women to the Confederate dead OF the
old Orangeburg District, an event that
every man, women and child who
loves truth and justice must have felt
an interest in. The day was all that
could be wished for, being almost
faultless, and the crowd was large and
enthusiastic. Everything worked like
clockwork, and passed off without a
hitch or accident of any Kind.
The grand procession left the depot
about noon and arrived at the stand
little later when the exercises of the
day we're concluded in an appropr late
manner. The procession. which was
nnder command of Grand Marshal
Samuel Dibple, was quite long and lm-
nosinp. Grand Marsnal Dtbble was 49,
sisted in the discharge OF his RESPONSE
BILE duties by Assistant Grand Marsnal
w. Y. Izar and the list OF aldes puo-
lished IN The Times aud Democrat last
week. The procession moved Ill the
following order. First came the mill
tary composed Of the following COM
German Artillery, of Charleston,
Lieut. J. Fred Lilenthal, commanding.
35 men and pioneer corps.
Santee Rhes-Capt. L. w. Bull, 25
strong.
T. Hyde, 10. =,
Fort Motto Guards-Capt. R. M.
Claffy, 16
Rlchland Volunteers, Columbia
LIEUT.. F. H. Weston, 16.
Gordon Volunteers, Blackville-
Capt. L. T. Iztdr, 26.
~Dibple Light Dragons, Orangeburg
Capt. B Hart Moss, 35.
Edisto r aes, Orangeburg-Capt.
Norman Fl. Bull,2 % :,
Tnen came the invited guests and
orator of the day in the following
order.
FIRST. Gen. Jas. F. Izlar, Orator Jas.
Armstrong, MIR. l.. H. Wannamaker
and Capt j A. damilton.
Second. Gen. Johnson Hagood, Judge
Sinonton and Mr.. Jas. H Fowies.
Third. Congressman Nm. 81. BraW-
lev and Major T. w. Wood ward;
Fourth. Major Gllllland and Capt.
Harper.
Capt. Weeks.
The guests were succeeded by the Of
hcers Of the Monument Association IN
the following order:
Fret carriage-Mrs. D. e. Glover,
Second-Mrs. W. W Cutler, Miss
Mary McMichael, Mrs. Beckwlth.
Third-Mrs. M. L. Neuffer, Miss Fan
ME Edwards, Mrs. Sawyer.
Fourth-Mrs. Cnisolm, Mrs. Phlllp
Rich.
Fifth-Mrs. E. H. Houser, Mrs. o. F.
Gunby.
Sixth-Mrs. G. q. Dantzler. Mrs.
Paul s. Fielder and Mrs. H. A. Tyler.
Seventh-Mrs. Georgia Cutler, Miss
Rosa Dantzler and Miss Ida William
son.
Elghth-Mrs. Mortimer Glover, Mrs.
George Dannerly, Mrs. Charles DoWl-
Then followed a wagon with the
young ladies who were to unVell the
monument.
Closing up the procession came the
veterans of infantry, cavalry and artll'
lery-the heroes who survived the
shock of battle, to whom this day was
like a leaf from the sacred past. The
old veterans were under the immediate
command of Capts. I. A. Jettords ana
N. N. Hayden.
There were several bands Of music in
the procession.
THE CEREMONIES OF THE DAY.
After the procession reached the
stand in front of the Courthouse the
regular ceremonies of the day took
place in the presence of large crowd
of people. After music the proceed
ings were opened by prayer by Rev. 5.
PHI. Ellwell, of Columbia. Immedl-
ately after which M. y. Dantzler, Esq,
presented Grand Marshal Dlbble with
asword made of flowers, saying that 1t
was given by the ladies' in recognition
of the zeal he had shown in erecting
this tribute to the fallen heroes.
Marshal Dibble, amid great applause,
said that he thasked the ladies from
the bottom of his heart, and that he
Joined in the joy at the consummation
of a work worthy of the women and
of which the women we're worthy.
Judge IZlar then announced that
Gen. Hampton had been prevented by
sickness from being present, and be
called upon Marshal DIbble to read
the following letter:
Charlottesville, Va, Oct. IL. 1893.
Gentlemen: When the ladies of the
Memorial Association of Orangeburg
honored me by an invitation to speak
for them at the unveiling Of the monu-
ment dedicated to our heroic dead,
felt that their call was equlvaIent to a
command, and that the theme they had
given me was the most sacred that
could appeal to patriotic heart.
Feeling thus. accepted the fatter.
ing invitation given TO me, and look
ed forward with pleasure to an occa-
sion which would give me the oppor-
tunity OF showing my respect for the
fair and devoted women OF the State,
and of met ting such old comrades as
those in whose hearts the memory Of