The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1896-01-28

tailed account OF the commands who's
rolls are unfinished will be publishe
again soon, as IL has been from time I
time In the progress OF the work
These have been looked after, as FRI
quent and persistent visits have bee
made from time to time, but thoy ca
be secured during the progress OF pull
lication.
In the examination of the actua
condition Of the rolls, have foun
that many Of them are made out wit
great care and accuracy, but there ar,
o great many that are but imperfect,
finished. Your Excollecy will SEQ iron
our memorial that IL is tho opinion O
the United Confederate Veterans tina
an experimental copy of these roll
should be made and placed in The
hands OF the survivors for correction
and revision before they be considered
as ready or In proper shape for fina
publication. This, at my suggestion
was recommended by his Excellency
Governor Tillman several years ago
and would have been done but for The
stringency OF the money market and
tho great expense devolving upon the
State in the building of educational
and other public works demanded by
the exigencies of the times. Now it
can be done without serious inconven-
ience, and am satisfied that rs the
sum necessary will hardly be felt by
the State the Legislature will readily
respond to any call from your Excel
lency In this direction.
Until this Ia done, as is evident to
your Excellency, no final or complete
publication Of the work can be made,
with the addition Of the valuable his
toric manuscript which has besn and
Is now being collected to go with the
publication OF the rolls when they are
completed.
Under the plan of this work as sub
mitted to your Excollency, to Cover
nor Tillman, and to the various officers
commanding or representing brigades
from this State, it will be an interest
ing volume, showing:
First. The record made by our State
as State In the war, the sacrifices
made by our people In general, and the
heroic record made by our men and
women in the war, bringing out the
more prominent events and salient
points of our history as State and
people.
Second. AS the history of our troops
runs 80 largely by brigades, each of
which has separate, distinct and in
teresting history Of It's own, and
which, at one time or another, COM
prised every regiment in service with
but one or two exceptions, Ito which
must be added our separate batteries
Of artillery, the record of che most of
our troops can be written by brigades
the brigade historian doing full JUS
tice to regiment and battalion, and
thus saving unnecessary multiplication
OF history, the artillery and separate
independent commands being provided
for by separate sketches.
In this way we can do full justice to
all OF our troops and people in work
within the reach of our Legislative
and which, not being
too cumbersome, will be eargerly read
and fondly treasured by our people
because it will go with the rolls con-
tanning the names and records of each
soldier.
This work is already being pushed
towards completion, first by the State
historian and by selected representa-
lives from each brigade or separate
and will be ready for the
printer by the time the rolls are in
shape for publication after the expert
copies are sent out for revision
and correction. Some of the sketches
are already complete.
In the meantime your historian,
under the appointment conferred upon
him by the survivors, as we'll as that
by yourself, will be engaged in collect
Ing the missing rolls and the various
regimental and battalion sketches
called for by the resolution of the U.
G. w., and and IL practicable or posi-
BILE at the time OF publication might
be included, though it will be more
difficult to secure good sketches OF
for publication. AT any rate this work
can be pushed forward, and will at
least make o most valuable collection
of historical data which can be pre-
se~yed and published In the future,
even If We can not include it in the
publication OF the rolls, which should
be finished as soon as possible, in order
to make them perfectly safe.
My own historical work under your
appointment, though 1t
involved moro extensive reading and
thorough research than I had antici-
pated at first, Is satisfactorily under
way, and will be submitted for revis-
ion and publication in due time.
Parts of it showing the recapitulaticn
of the numbers of our troops engaged
in the war, the deaths, losses, etc.,
can not be filled out until our rolls are
all In with all the data they contain to
correspond with my general statement.
Besides my own manuscript, have
on hand valuable collection of manu-
script by Professor Rivers, which,
though not complete and ready for
publication, are invaluable to those
engaged In writing sketches Of the
early organization Of our troops and
their subsequent history. These have
been placed in proper hands for refer
ence, and will be preserved for future
use, the State owing Professor Rivers
q debt of gratitude (for preserving
these records), and also General Man
-igault, who inaugurated the work OF
preserving the rolls.
/ have also on hand In the Office of
the Adjutant and Inspector General o
valuable "Roll of Honor" or alpha.
betical list of the dead, which, though
not complete, contains some ten thou
sand names, as estimated and prepared
by tho Survivors Association. This,
too, should be published 30 as to enable
our people to add names not included
and to make the list complete.
1t has been suggested by General G..
/. Walker, and / would respectfully
join In tho request, thst seme better
means for the preservation OF the
Confederate Records OF all kinds be
made, which, with the cooperation Of
your Excellency, think can be ar
ranged with tho Adjutant and Inspec'
ter General; or IL the room there Is not