The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1895-11-29
TO CONFEDERATE VETERANS.

endorsement the convention of Urited
Confederate Veterans in Columbia
gave the plan suggested and published
IN various papers, for collecting the
tncts and data pertaining to the history
OF tho South Carolina troops during
the war, prompts me to explain my
reason for not Wishing to wait for the
Legislature to make M appropriation
to carry on that work.
To ask the State to appropriate
money to be expended in m enterprise
III which, perhaps. many OF it's citizens
feel no interest, and less pride. is only
giving ground for obstrurtionists aud
croakers to oppose it and pour cold
water upon it. l have no doubt land
shud'ier Mt the Thought that there
are men IN this State to-day who NIGH.
be of some service in this work, who
would rather see the records that bravo
men and women have made f5r them
selves and their State during that
cvcntful struggle DESTROYED or hid for
ever from mortal sight, rather than to
have them preserved as history TO be
rca! ard rcvercd by loyal and pntri.
ouc generations yet unborn.
he men of our State who in 1861
to 1853 immortalizei the name of Lee.
Jackson, Benurega,d, Hill, Longstrect,
Stunrt, Hampton, Butler, Evans, Gary,
Jenkins and many others, are not
'dcadbeats" knocking mt the door of
she state treasury, claiming something
that Is not due them. Tho work before
us Is labor OF love. Let the sur,i-
vors OF the different regiments, bmttul.
ions and batteries, select their ablpst
and most energetic comrade who will
=" 10 work at once aud gather up every
obtnlnahie incident worthy OF note
pertaining to his command, or any iu-
dividunl soldier (dcnd or alivcl con-
ncctci with it, and let il bc written
down for the usc or the State historian,
whose duty IL will be to put it IL book
iorn. ii this work is dJnr thorough
~ and property, tn" STATE authorities
WI. S"o at once II houanzu in Dr0cur-
!hg the publication of these records
ana VIII willingly pny those who have
iabUrcd SO faithfully in getting them
up.
verify believe it will realize 3 sufii-
cheney from the sale OF the book inrtcr
paying a!l expenses incurred in its
pubhcation) u sum sufficient to bestow
al bounty upon every disabled Corfed-
crate soldier III the State without one
cent Of expense = the taxpayers.
When the Legislature is asked to
raise money to procure the publication
OF tins history, some people will begin
to cry out: Its money machine.
gotten up by the old soldiers and their
allies to lep!cte the State treasury or
1--we ut the expense OF the taxpayers
Gentlemen, the men who saved the
reputation of the State in its darkest
days, arc not going to DO any such
thing; neither do TIL y intend that
their enemies shvll write their history
for thcm-mark that
We haze perfect right to meet in
convention, with open doors, rs we
have done, and recount the deeds and
recall the memories of the past with
out being guilty of any d;sloyalty to
The general government. The war is
over. The flag OF the nation is our
flag. The soldiers of both armies.
north and south, can now meet and
exchange coUrtcsics, ard in tho most
pleasant and dispnssionate manner,
recount the incidents Of the past, tho
needs of of the present and the hopes
OF the future, without dis2oyd or en-
barrassmcnt whatcvcr.
Let every old soldier who fought on
the side of the South remember .bnt
his name will soon bc forgotten anl hi,
deeds perish with the cause he held sn
dear unless he bestirs himself to the