The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-07-13
OLD VETERANS MEET.
A GRAND REUNION or lHE SiXTI
SOUTH CAROLINA CAVALRY.

Patriotic Addro,ses by Senator G"rd"u
&. |. Arm itrorg, Col ..NInler.and q. O.hsrs-
Gen. Butter as Master OF Cerem"nls
The Proce, sion and the Btrbscur.
GREENWOOD. s. G., Juiy A. Under
the Greenwood tree the old veterans .
the Sixth Keglment, South Caroline
Cavalry, today fraterniZed and list enpl
to inspiriting counsel from wpllknOwr
orators, eX-broth@rS in arms. From
town and city, from field and farm
from hill ard valley, they camr--the
high and the lowiy. the halt, the lamr
and the blind, Sad remnants Of horrent
War-to meet once more the men with
whom they had stood side 10y side
through the tcmpestuOuS battle', untii
the thOrOughfareS of the little town
were packed and jimmed with the
5000 or 1000 persons that gathrrt q
here on this 1l7th anniversary of
American freedom.
All, there IS still magic in the mem
Ory of those days when these heroes
some OF them unknellrd, uncOfiined un-
knOwn-bared their breasts in defense
of their cause. The COnfederacy IS
still Il name TO con lure with, though
S
nouncement that they were tn see
each other again and to hear some Of
their Old leaders address them to bring
them trOOplDg to the SCenp-theSe war
riorS OF more than Spartan courage and
Swiss herolsm. The like of this occa-
sion has never before been known in
Greenwood, and probably never will bn
known here again. Over 500 veterans
of the Sixth Cavalry and nearly three
times as many other visitors helped
make up the human tout ensemble OF
the occasion.
The feature Of the day was the ad-
dress of Gen. John b. Gordon, the gal.
liant Georgian who Is so near the heart S
of South Carolinians. Ia PEASANT he
referred to the diiferel 'es among the
people Of South Carolina, and he urged
them to cease all tactOnal diSsentIonS
lest in the general disturbance they
lose possession Of their blrthrlght. The
people of Greenwood poured forth
Wholesale hospitality, and 1T appeared
to be the chief eEd OF the people to see
that their guests were entertained.
With all their endeavOrS, however, the
crowd was by far too large to be com
fOrtably handled.
Greenwood IS guiltleSS of dlSpen e.
sary, but liquor was no stranger here
today. 1t is said that it was procured 10y
means of underground tunnels, which
were not dlnicult for the weary to To-
cate. Several Palmetto jags were hav-
ing their fun to themselves during the
day, and one fellow hit the blind tiger
so frequently that he wanted to make
mincemeat of his fellow Jaggers, but
got it in the neck" himself instead.
The companies that were present in
uniform were as follows: CaperS Light
Infantry, Edgeiield, Capt J. III. Till
man; Maxwell Guards, Greenville.
Capt Evans; AbbeVille Rifles, Able
vile, Capt. Perrin; Electric City Ca.
diets, Augusta. Capt. Bryson.
The battle flags of the Seventh and
Twenty fourth Regiments were carried
IN the procession. The Sixth South
Carolina Cavalry, under whose auspices
the reunion was held today, was drawn
from the following counties: Green
Vile, I.aurenS, Andel son, AbUrVIlle,
Edgeiielj, Charleston, Darlington and
Chesterfield. Its commander WAS Col
Hugh k. Aiken. Of Charleston. 1t WAS
at times under the orders OF Gen. NJ. T..
Butter.
The sports ul the day consisted Of
bicycle races ard a baseball game be-
tween a picked Columbia team and Il
miscellaneous aggregation dubbed the
GreenvIlle team, resulting In Il victory
for the latter by Il score OF is To I. The
special excursion train that lett CO.
lumbia at 1.SO this morning we'll pack
ed was heavily reinforced on the way.
About two hundred tOlumbianS were
on hetrain.
The speakers stand had been yer,
prettiIy decorate with eVergre"n9 and
bright flowers and from the coiiI'IH
we're suspended rictn:, OF some Of the
leaders OF the Cohtt dcracy. Among
those who Occuplt d nratS on he stand
were. Gen. Gordon, Gen. l'n. Ter, Col.
Y. T.. McBe,, Col. Jhmrs Armstrong,
of Charleston; Coz. James ~. lloyt,
Gretnvllle; Represehsauvc leldell,
Edgelield; Col. l.. u. Miller, Ncwbcrry
Gen. II. ID. Capels, Charleston; Capt
u. II. Brooks, Columbia; Col Nj. J.
Carroll, of Augusta; Col. w. ii. Maui
din, Greenvillt; Col. Il. &. Lamar,
Capt. j. ID. Brown, Capt. John Guig-
naTd, Capt. \ i. Brown, Col. a. ID
Goodwin, Capt. John liauskett. Cot +.
W. McMaster, Col. Wm. Wallace, Co
lumbia; Col. Gee. JUhnStcne, NrWhrr
rY, and Others.
Chairman Y. i. hilty, Of Green
wood, 1pent Il he eXeI cist S by mtrt due
ing the Rev. DR.. W. NJ. Grlcr, OF Dn,
west, VINO offered ii terVent prayer
Mr.. Riley then madea few preliminary
It IldIkS appropriate W VIC o'CdSlol
and introduced Gen. Nj. {. Butler. Thl!
announce mtnt evoked hearty and pro
longed cheering from the Immense
crow q and 1T was several inmates be
tore the General, mounted on a char
could be heard. ! have been commits
siOntd q, sald he, to express to yOu tn,
profound thanks and gratitude which
that old regiment, the 9th S0utl
Carolina Cavalry, entertain for TIN:
hUspitalle, generous and kind welcome
on the part Of the people of Green
wood Nest Of rs have passed the me-
Iidian Which divides the line hetweeT
youth and o,d age, and the decent tt
The grave now will be accelerated bJ
time, ard in Il few years no one VIII Dt
left to represent that noble hand OF sol
diers. ard tttl authorized to state
that this incident is the most crafty
ing Of cur civic liir, and our hearts &c
out to you, my friends, with gratitud,
and thanks and W. wish to invoke up
on you In return for this kindness and
liberality and gtntrt Sity GOd's choicest
blessings.