The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1897-09-28
ROBEKT II HEMPHILL,
Eiitor Abbeville Medium.
HAMBURG, August |. 1897.

Gen. II. r. Hemphill, Abbeville, S. c.
Dear Sir: With u hearty greeting
from an old participant in the memor-
able war lS6l-'65, the undersigned now
takes the liberty to ask you to accept
his photograph, which was taken a
few days ago.
My sincere friend and wisher,
Maj Franz Melchers, had the kindness
to send me your interesting Medium"
in which you mentioned an incident of
"the little old German, of Walhalla,
running the scale on a clarionet etc,
ETC." | am indeed happy to state, it
will surprise you and also my surviving
friends when | assure you, that / Dc
not feel this day much older than I'D
at the time alluded to in the Medium"
| pride myself in the thought that so
much interest is eyinced in my behalf
by my old comrades. II viii please
them to learn from these lines, that |
have enjoyed almost uninterrupted
good health since the last fifty years
less than ten dOyars would defray all
my expenses for drugs, medicines, cos
metics, etc. | devoutly thank the
Lord for His Divine blessing and pro.
lection. | have met with many allic
tions in my long and chequered life,
but | Overcame all it's vicissitudes by
an implicit hope that all would be for
my best.
Since several weeks am in posses
son OF another copy OF your valuable
gazette OF June Oath, mailed to me from
Abbeville, for which J am grateful to
the kind sender. | beg to tender you
in having, by the mention of the "ittle
Incident caused my friends and ''com-
-ades in war" to receive the informa-
tion that am still on the list Of the
quick, and [ expect to hear from them.
Remembering vividly the incidents
touched upon in your Medium" | beg
to say few words concerning one OF
them. AT the time when the late
Lieutenant-C Colonel Ledbetter and my
friend, the violinist and virtuoso Roth
child, both wounded mortally, were
borne to the rear, [ met them on my
way as was returning from the house
whittier | had been assisting the then
Sergeant-Major Wm. Marshall and
another soldier to carry our wounded
Colonel Marshall. Whilst we were
transporting the dying colonel Ser
geant Major VIM. M. wept and ex
claimed. 81 thank God, my father dies
Christian v Oh, this noble expires
sion of the brave ard devout young
Christian-soldier, who beheld for the
last time on earth the pale cOuntenanct
of his dying father AS said words o
lament were uttered by the dyins
heros son, said to the distressed w
NJ: "Oh, Mr.. Marshall Kiss him, kis
him for your mother" II the thel
Sergeant Major VIM. Marshall shoult
be alive now, be could tell you that h,
did kiss bis dying father, for he would
undoubtedly remember 1t. | shoult
like to be informed whether Mr.. VIM
Marshall has passed through the wa
unhurt; nnd, IL so, where no resides
IT may seem strange that ask this In
formation, because | returned, afte
the capitulation of our so called rebe
arny at Appomattox on April 10, 1866
wiz General MCGOWAN to his house /
Abbeville, where was also the home G
the late Colonel Marshall; but havin
for about thirty-two years. been with
out any communication with my oil
comrades in war, it seems to me lik
one that has read history, and In tn
turmoil of life has forgotten some PAL
of IL. 1t Is marvel to me, that
should be In doubt about the existenc
or. non-existence OF Sergeant MajC
VIM. Marshall.
now beg to say few words ebol
the late Lieutenant Colonel Ledbette
whom have known at Walhail
When was returning from the impr
vised hospital, In order TO rejoin N