The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-01-15
CONFEDERATE RECORDS.
INTERESTING REPORT BY HISTORIAN
II. /. FARLEY

INTERESTING REPORT BY HISTORIAN
H. /. FARLEY.
Necessary to be Done--A Volume When
Completed, of Great Historical Value.
The following interesting report has
been made by General Farley, the his
torian of Confederate Records, for the
information of the General Assembly:
Columbia, S. c., Jan, 1896.
To His Excellency John Gary Evans,
Governor of South Carolin~.
Sir: I beg leave to submit to your
Excellency the following report. as
Historian of the Confederate Rec
ords," for the information of yourself
and the Honorable members of the
General Assembly. 1t was deemed
necessary in order to show what has
been done, what is being done, and
what is necessary to be done, to put
the Records in proper shape for final
publication and preservation, as IS
contemplated by the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly.
Accompanying this report, I also
submit a memorial of the South Car
olina Division of United Confederate
Veterans" signed by their Command.
er, Gen. G. I. Walker, also Gen. Ed
ward McCrady. Judge j. Il. Hudson
and myself, a committee appointed by
the Confederate Veterans to prepare
this memorial and present it to your
Excellency and the members OF the
General Assembly.
This memorial is the result of the
following correspondence between
Commander Walker and myself, and
the discussion following my remarks
before the Association:
South Carolina Division.
United Confederate Veterans,
Charleston. S. c., October 19, 1895.
General Hugh T.. Farley, Spartan
burg, S. G.
Dear Sir: I think it would be well
for you to attend the convention of
the United Confederate Veterans at
Columbia,S. c., November 10 and 13.
You may gain assistance in carrying
oat your duties as State Historian.
The Tenth and Twelfth Regiment
sketch, which you ask me to prepare
is done.
If YOU care to 60 to the convention
as representative of the Camp in
Spartanb burg all right; if not, I should
be happy, as 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,
G. 1. WALKER.
In obedience to this very kind invi-
tation, and as Confederate survivor,
I attended the meetings of the Associ-
alton, and at their request addressed
them fully on the subject of the Con-
federate Record much to the same ef-
feet as appears in the memorial and
in this report, feeling and appreciat-
ing the fact that they were more deep
" interested than even the public at
large in this work, and were entitled
to all the information l possessed IN
regard to it.
I explained to them the condition
of the Records, ard what efforts had
been made during the administration
of Governor Tillman and yourself to
complete them and put them, proper
ly edited, before the public, and as
sured them that every effort in that
direction had not only met the cordial
cooperation Of both administrations,
bat assured them also that your Excel
lency stood ready to unite with them
and with the Legislature in securing
proper completion and publication OF
the records in the best shape possible.
Later, received the following kind
and fattering communication on the
subject:
South Carolina Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Charleston, S. c.. November 25, 1895.
Genera! Hugh L. Farley, Spartanburg,
S. G.
Dear General: I will be much OBJ
liged if you will consent to serve as
Historian, South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans, under
the resolution of the late convention.
AS you are authorized to appoint as
sistants to each Brigade United Con-
federate Veterans Division, and in
each Confederate Regiment Battalion,
and independent command, you will
have many to help you in the work,
and not throw too much on your
shoulders.
I think the Division will feel great
confidence in you and your work, and
will unanimously second me in my
selection of one so worthy and able to
fill the place. Yours very truly,
G. I. WALKER.
Highly approaching the compliment
and the spirit in which the offer was
made, indicated my willingness to
accept so high an honor, in proper
terms; and later received the follow
ing communication:
South Carolina Division,
United Confederate Veterans,
Charleston, S. c., Dec. 2, 1895.
Gen. II. L. Farley, Spartanburg, S. c.:
Dear Comrade: The Major General
commanding, under resolution below,
unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton of this Division, November 13,
1895, hereby appoint you Historian of
the South Carolina Division United
Confederate Veterans, having full con.
6dence, not only in your ability and
fitness, but in your honesty, imparti-
ality, and loyalty to the memories of
our dead comrades, and to the needy
who survive.
Resolved, That the Genera. COM
manding the South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans do ap-
point a Historian of this Division, who
Shall in turn appoint Brigade Histori-
ans, to be aided by selected Regimen