The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-07
A BIOGRAPHY OF VANCE
TO RE TOLD IN HIS OWN WORDS
BY MRS. VANCE.
The Battle of Sharpsburg-Nort
Carolfnians in Washington.


Carolinians in Washington.
Special Correspondence of the sentineL]
WASHINGTON, June 1.-Mr. Harry
Martin, Senator Vance's step-son, to
whom he was warmly attached and
who is deservedly popular throughout
North Carolina, will be married July
Bird, to Miss Ef1ie Burritt, of this city.
Miss Burritb@ is one or the most
beautiful girls in this city. She is a
descendant on her mothers side of
the Carroll's, of Duddington Manor,
one of the most aristocratic old fami-
lies of the District. Nuptial high
mass will be celebrated at st. Math-
ews church, this city, by Archbishop
Spaulding, of Peoria, kinSman of
Mrs. Vance, and one of Senator
Nance's closest friends, outside of
North Carolina. After the wedding
the young couple will go on IL short
trip to the northern Seashore. Then
they will visit Morehead City, Raj
eigh and Chapel Hill before going to
GOmbrOOn for the autumn.
The friends of Senator Vance Will
have better understanding of the
matter if l amend an expression used
recentlp in this column, saving Mrs.
Vance was writing biography of her
lamented and distinguished husband
She is preparing his papers, letters.
speeches and lectures for publication
and hopes to include a biography that
will be told in great measure in the
Senator's own words.
Hon. Walter Clark, associate Justice
or the Supreme Court of North Caro-
lima; State Treasurer Tate, Hon. j. G.
Scarborough, Superintendent of Edu-
cation, and several other gentlemen
of prominence from the North State,
were at the Metropolitan this week, en-
route to the battle field of Antietam.
They are delegation appointed by
Governor Carr to locate the position
OF the North Carolina regiments that
took part in that sanguinary conflict,
and left this morning for the scene of
the battle. In speaking of the battle,
Judge Clark, who is chairman of the
delegation said j: ''The battle of
Antietam or Sharpsburg, as the
Southern people cali it, was one of
the bloodieSt of the entire war
IT IT, was fought on September H..
1862, the day after the capture of
Harper's Ferry by the Confederates.
Engaged in it were thirty-two regi-
meDts of North Carolina soldiers, and
about one-half of them were killed or
wounded. Two of our gallant gener-
ais, Anderson and Branch, the latter,
the father of Congressman Branch,
lost their lives in that encounter
According to the official records there
were about sc, 1000 Federal troops and
10000 COnfederates. Gen. Mcclellan
commanding the Northern and Gen
Lee the Southern armies. The fight
| took place on Wednesday, and Thurs
| day night Gen. Lee moyed his troops
across the Potomac. Friday the Fed
erals crossed the river at Shepards-
| town and attacked with vigor, but
| were repulsed with heavy loss.
"North Cardinals devotion to the
Southern cause cannot well be over
| looked. She furnished more than
| One-fOurth of all the men in General
Lees army of Northern Virginia, and
| at least one third of the total losses
sustained by the army that fell upon
| North Carolina troops which is, |
think, the best tribute TO the fighting
| qualities of the 'TarheeP soldiers. |
| think it conservative estimate to
say that 100000 North Carolinans
went 80 the front, greater number
than was furnished by any other Sc
ceding State.'
| Senator Ransom, who was also a
| participant in the battle of Sharps-
| burg, accompanied the party to this
| historic battlefield. TARIIEEL.