The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-28
THE CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
INTEREsTING REPORT BY THE
HISTORIAN.

HkSEOHLAN. FT
what Has Been Done Towards Pr.
eeryfnS the History OF Daring Deed
Tho Work VIII be OF Great Valu
The following interesting report hs
been made by General Farley, the hi
torian OF Confederate Records, for th
4 information OF the General Assembly
COLUMBIA, s. c., JAN, 1896.
TO His Excellency John Gary Evans
Governor OF South Carolina.
Sir: i beg leave to submit to you
Excellency the following report, a
Historian of the Confedera ate Rec
ordso for the Information of yoursel
and tho honorable members of tn,
General Assembly. 1t Is deemed nee
essary In order to show what has beer
done, what is being done, and what Il
necessary to be done, to put the Rec
tion and preservation, as iS contem
plated by the Acts OF the Genera
Assembly.
Accompanying this report, I also
submit q I" memorial of tho South Car
0lina Division OF United Confederate
Veterans" signed by thoir Command
s or, General @. l. Walker, also General
Edward McCrady, Judg j. Ell. Hudson
and myself, a committee appointed by
the Confederate Veterans to prepare
this memorial and present 1t to your
Excellency and the members OF the
General Assembly.
This memorial 1s the result of the fol-
lowing correspondence between Com
mander Walker and myself, and the
discussion following my remarks be-
fore the Association:
SOUTH CAROLINA DIVISION,
II ~ Aft,r, Il A
CHARLESTON, 8. c., Oct. 10, 1895.
General Hugh l.. Farley, Spartan
burg, s.. @.
Dear Sir: think it would be we'll
for you to attend the convention of the
United Confederate Veterans at Colum-
bia. S. O., November IL and 13. You
may gain assistance in carrying out
your duties as State historian.
The Tenth and Twelfth Regiment
sketch, which you asked me to prepare
Is done.
II you care to go to the convention
as representative of the Camp in
Spartanburg, all right; II not, should
be happy, as the the commander OF
the Division, to extend an invitation
to you to be present for your personal
record during the war, and because
you are the State historian.
Very truly,
@. 1. WALKER.
In obedience to this very kind invi-
tation, and as Confederate survivor,
attended the meetings of the Asso-
citation, and at their request addressed
them fully on the subject OF the Con-
federate Records much to the same
effect as appears In the memorial and
In this report, feeling and appreciat-
Ing the fact that they were more
deeply interested than even the public
at large In this work, and were entitled
to all the information 1 possessed in
regard to it.
1 explained to them the condition OF
the Records, and what efforts had
been made during tho administration
OF Governor Tillman and yourself to
com" etc them and put them, properly
edited, before the public, and assured
had not only mot the cordial co-opera
tion OF both admin istrations, but assur-
ed them also that your Excellency stood
ready to unite with them and with
the Legislature in securing proper
completion and publication Of the rec
Ords In the best shape possible.
Later, received the following kind
and fiattering communication on the
subject:
SOUTh CAROLINA DIVISION,
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
CHARLESTON, s. c., Nov. 25, 1895.
Gen. Hugh l.. Farley, Spartanburg,
Dear General: I will be much
obliged II you will consent to serve as
historian, South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans, under
the resolution of the late convention.
en- fx~4
sistants to each Brigade United Con-
federato Veterans Division, and In
each Confederate Regiment Battalion,
aud independent command, you will
have many to help you in the work,
and not throw too much on your shoul-
ders.
think the Division will feel great
confidence In you and your work, and
will unanimously second me in my se-
lection OF one 80 worthy and able to
I'LL tho place.
Yours very truly,
@. I. WALKER.
Highly appreciating she compli-
mont, and the spirit In which the offer
was made, I indicated my Willingness
to accept so high an honor, in proper
ing communication
SOUTH SAhOIIlNA DIVISION,
UNITED CONFEDERATE VETERANS,
CHARLESTON, s.. c., Dec. 2, 1895.
Gen. H. l.. Farley, Spartanburg, S. @.
Dear Comrade: The Major General
commanding, under resolubion below,
unanimously adopted of this Division,
November I3, 1895, hereby appoint you
historian OF the South Carolina Dlvi-
sion United Confederate Veterans,
having full confidence, not only in
your ability and fitness, but in your
honesty, impartiality, and loyalty to
the memories of our dead comrades,
and to the needy who survive.
Resolved, That tho general COM
manding the South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans do ap-
point historian OF this Division, who
shall In retnrn appoint brigade histo-
rians, to bo aided by selected regi-
mental and battalion historians, whose
duty 1t shall be to collect all the facts
and incidents connected with the
South Carolina troops In the army OF
the Confederacy, to be preserved for
the use OF this Division by the Division
historian. That at each meeting all
comrades be invited to read such re-
collections as they may prepare"
It affords the undersigned, who has
served In war and worked In peace
with you, much pleasure to extend this
order. Yours fraternally,
JAMES G.. HOLMES,
Adjutant General and Chief of Staff.
have submitted the forepoipo n,