The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-12-27
MONUMENTAL MATTERS.
THIS STATE ASKED TO CARE FOR ITS
HEROIC DEAD.

THIS STATE ASKED TO CARE FOR ITS
HEROIC DEAD.
An Appropriation to Mark Their Resting
Placs on Chickamauga's Bloody Field
Wanted-Also Ono In nOle virsiny."
COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 16.-Gover-
nor TIllman last night sent to the GeH.
eral Assembly the following message,
which is interesting to patriotic Caro-.
linians. he has asked q member Of the
Senate to prepare a resolution making
the suggested appropriation:
Gentlemen of the General Assembly:
I transmit herewith a communication
from Gen. A. P. Stewart in reference to
the appointment of commission from
this State Of oficars engaged in the bat
tie of Chickamauga to mark the posi-.
tions on that battlefield occupied by the
South Carolina troops. The national
government has provided for the pur.
chase of the battlefield and the estab.
lishment OF a national military park
thereon. Il is altogether desirable that
the ''place in the picture" filed by our
brave soldiers shall be commemorated
the same as by other States. I there
fore advise that the Governor be au.
thorized to appoint commission Of five
officers who participated In the battle
to discharge this patriotic duty, and
that an appropriation covering their
actual expenses be made, 80 that the
work may ba done as suggested in Gen.
Stewards letter. Owing to the lapse Of
Time and the changes in the face of the
country resulting therefrom, 1t may be
a work of considerable difficulty, requir-
iny some time to perform, and conse.
quently will entail an expense OF proba-
bly, $3.50.
In his letter Gea. Stewart says:
"There were eight or ten South Caro-
lima infantry regiments and several bat
teries in the 6attle of Chickamauga, and
no troopssHese more distinguished by
heroic courage. They deserve to have
their valor comnaemor In this park.
A State coramissionspf FIVE or ten sur.
viving participants, hsprovision fer
paying thait sxpensl is ysty desirable,
and We hope your Slate will take early
action in the matter" rss
WHAT A NORTHERNER PROPOSES :
Au appeal comes from Virginia toth6
people of South Carolina to raise one.
half Of the comparatively small sum OF
5000 or $500 for purpose of erecting Q
monument to the Confederate dead Of
this State, buried in tde South Carolina
lot in the Confederate Soldiers cemetary
at Winchester.
About month ago VIM. M. Atkin-
son, Esq, an attorney of Winchester,
who married South Carolina lady,
wrote Governor Tillman letter stating
that Mr.. Charles B. R3uss, wealthy
merchant of New York, had offered to
pay one half of the cost of the erection
of suitable monument to the memory
of the $50 South Carolina soldiers bur-
ried IN the Winchester cemetery. Al
rea ~, he raid, through the aid OF q So
ciety OF fladies in Charleston, and With
MIR. Rouss' aid, marble headstones had
been placed at the graves of all these
dead soldiers, and that nearly every
other Southern State had already erect
ed q monument their respective soilS
ders' Enclosures. He stated also that
he was anxious to have the monument
ready to be unylled on the next memorial
day, June 9Th, and asked the Governor
to have the Legislature appropriate
half OF the money needed or else get the
patriotic people of the State to raise the
money in some way.
Governor Tillman replied endorsing
the effort and promising his encourage
ment. Yesterday he received another
letter urging haste in the matter. de
had intended, he says, to send the let
Ter to the Legislature as message, but
upon reflection concludes that the State
needs all the money it can spare to take
care OF it's living veterans. He thus lets
the matter 60 to the people, hoping that
some patriotic organization will accept
the offer of the New York gentleman
and raise the nalance of the money.
The Governor thinks that the differ
ent Memorial Associations in the State
might raise the money. Mr.. Rouss,
whose generosity will be appreciated by
Carolinans, vas a brave COpfederata
soldier. He went to New York atter
the var and made fortune. he haa
built nausoleum in the WinchesteE.
cemetery in which he will be buried
when he dies. he has spent hundreds
of dollars beautlfying the cemetery.
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