The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1894-03-21
THIS STATES TROOPS.
The Militsry O:aauiz .ti ons We Had il
Two Big Battles,

COLUMBIA, S. G., March 16.-The We
terans Of the State are taking the
deepest interest in the matter of tue
selection of the commissions of yete-
rams from this State who are to act
IN concert with those of other States,
visit the battle6elds Of Chickamauga
and Chattanooga, and locate the spots
on those two memorable fields which
were occupied by the South Carolina
troops during those engagements.
Adjt. Gen. Farley and Governor
Tlllman have been at word for some
time endeavoring to secure the names
cf members of the several organization
in the fights to be appointed on the
commissions. Representatives from
each organization, except the three bat.
teries already referred to, have been
secured. These names are expected in
few days, and then the announcement
Of the appointments will be made.
The following were the organic atoms
this State had IN the two fights, and
which will be represented on the com
missions:
South Carolina was represented in
the battle of Chlckamauga by one bas.
terry Of artillery and seven regiments
and one battalion of infantry, as fol-.
lows:
Culpeper's Battery, Capt. James F.
Culpeper, McNair's Brigade, Johnson's 8
division.
Tenth Infantry and Nineteenth In
fantry, Col. James F. Presley, Man
| igauit's Brigade, Hindman's division.
Twenty-four Infantry. Col. Clement
II. Stevens, Lieut.. Col. Ellison Capers,
Gist's Brigade, Walkers division.
Second Infantry, Lieu. Col. Franklin
Gaillard, Kershaw's Bridgade, McLew's
division.
Third Infantry, Col. James D. Nance
KershaW's Brigade, McLaWs' division.
Seventh Infantry, Lieut.. Col. Ebert
Bland. Maj. John S. Hard, Capt. E. J.
Goggons.
Eighth Infantry, Col. John w. Hen
agan, Kershaw's Bridadge, Nc Laws
division.
Fifteenth I,fantry, Joseph F. Gist
KershaW's Brigade, McLaWs' division.
Third Battalion, Capt. Joshua NJ
To Tnsend, KershaWs Brigade, Nc.
Laws division.
At Chattanooga, South Carolina was
represented by two batteries and thlr-
teen regiments, and three battallons of
infantry, as follers:
South Carolia Battery, Capt. VIM. w.
Flckling.
South Carolina Batterp, Capt. I. B
Ferguson.
Tenth Infantry and Nineteenth Ia
fantry, Maj. James L. White, Manga
ult's Brigade, Patton Andreson'S di'
vision.
*Second Infantry, Col. John D. Ken
nedy, KershaW's Brigade, McLa~s' d.
vision.
Third Iofantry, Col. James D.
Nance. Kershaw's Brigade, McLa@s'
division.
x Seventh Infantry, Col. D. Wyatt,
Aiken, Kershaws Bridge, McLaws' di
vision.
Eighth Infantry, Col. john ". Hon-
agan, KershaW's Bridge, McLaws' di'
vlsicn.
Fifteenth Infantry, Col. Joseph F.
Gist, Kershaw's Bridge, McLaws' d.
vision.
Third South Carolina Battalion
Lieut.. Col. William G. Rice, kershaw's
Brigade, McLaws' division.
First Infantry, Col. Franklin hiipat
ricr, Jenkins'S Brigade, Hoods di7is-
| ion.
*,Second Rifles, Col. Thomas Thomas
Jenkins Brigade, Hoods division.
Fifth Infantry, Col. A. Coward
Jenkins Brigade, Hoods division.
*SIxth Infantry, Col. John Brattop
Jenkins Brigade, Hoods division.
Hampton Legion, Col. Martin W
Gary, Jenkins Brigade, Hoods diVis
ion.
Palmetto Sharpshoo,er, Col. Joseph
Walker, Jenkins Brigade, Hoods di'
vision.
Sixteenth Iofantry, Col. James Nc,
Cu!lough, Glst's Brigade, Walkers d.
vision.
rWenty-fcurth Infantry, Col. Gle
ment H. Stevens, GisL's Brigade, Wal.
ker's division.
*DeUached November to Knoxville
under LongsJreet.