The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-07-09
GRAVES OF THE GREAT.
A Visit to Two Historic
Churchyards in Ander-
son County.
Whcro Dust Of Distinguished Soldiers and
Statesmen RcSt---Anderson
Garden Spot

ANDERSON, June 2G-I lave Just re
turned from Pendlet0n, making Il ride o
b miles from Anderson to pendletol
and Stone church AMI back To Anderson
by another route Col. A. Sittun of tin.
Pendleton cotton factory calls this terri
tory the gardensspot of South Carolina
and | am inclined TO agree with him
The county IF Anderson imprcsses ma as
favorlbly us docs tie city. | Ecvc,
passed through molc beautiful portion
of South Carolina. IL must be called an
ideal land of hill and plain, with the
Blue Ridge generally in full view. In
this leafy month of Jane, the prospect
was especially pleasing and the iucn of
the county looked hearty and strong.
The forest and the cultivated fields and
The homes all looked attractive, and the
air was glorious and tie water cool and
pure.
Upon reaching Pemdlcton, hy the
home of the late Col. r. J. pickcns.
where his son, Capt. pickcns, and his
daughter, Miss Eliza Pickens, now re-
side, | visited 81. Paul'S church, of
which the Rev. Andrew II. Cornish was
for - years rector. The church ward
is historic ground. \ monument TO two
Confederate gencrilS--onc monument for
two-atti1ictS attention. You see the
letters ''B'' and So inscribed together.
and YOU read us follows on the face:
barnard Elliott Bee, Brigadier General
Confederate States Army. Died july
= 2l, 1851, of wounds received in the bat
Tie of Manassas, July u, 1861. Age 81
years and five montllS''
On another face: seen. Il. L. Bee.
"lr thou Il noble soldier art
That paSscst i)y this grave, man,
There mou.dcrS here Il gallant heart.
For this man WaS brave man.'
On one face; Clement H. Stevens,
Brigadier GeHcyGll. Con(c,lclutr States !
Army Born Aug't II. lS2l Mortaliv
wounded III tl;c battle Of .A;anta, .Juli |
-. lSG!. Died July -, iS';l."
On another Tacc: Gen. c. III. Stevens.
If thou mt staunch without Il stain.
Like tlc ui!c!DangMr blue, man.
This Was kinSman o thinc ain,
For this man WIS Il brave man.
Here also Is In" burial .:round OF the
tailOunS amd Clemson. The marble
slab Ia Mrs. CaihOun's mCmory bcals
this inscriptions:
SACRED -. ia. ,A...... -. - N'-- a.; -
l.nli.uun. rc!lot ul Holm I. SA!hnNii:
Bou. Feb. II. 1872. Died Jnl! -, "dd.
There is u handsome shaft to the mem!-
ory oi' Clemson. whici! bears this inScrir-
Founder ni the Clemson AGr!culiuia!
College oi South Carolina. Born July
!. 1907. Died April, lSSS.
There are many other historic nanrS
o., the marble OF this old cemetery.
Among them is this memorial !: Char
lottc Co;cswoIih Pincknry. EJrm III
Charleston. - 1889. Died in -lbbcvillc
- 1863. Aged - years
And this: .'Guvcrncr Frank HuiSt OF |
Nebraska Territory. Died iS1i.
next visited Tie famous stone church |
prcshytcriaMl about four miles beyond
Pendlct0n' 1t is Il rectangular SOLD |
stone structure large enough! to accom-
modatc in the body of tie church and |
gallery about $50 souls. 1t WAS built 10y
John Rusk, stone mason. His son WAS
senator Rusli, Of Texas.
Stone Church WIS organized Ill l'3..
1t was first known ;iS k"Owcc llop"Wc!i
The congregation i'll l'2 WAS transferred
tO PcnliCton Wien the church III Yen
dleton WAS built amI known as the Hope
well pcnllctou Presbyterian chuich.
There are many Revolutionary and
Confederate graves in the ''ci!y oi the
dead" amid the trees OF the forest. Here
il su.s silence as we find in The ralhIrSS
woods, :i.lI here society where meme III
trlt!eS except occle:u:,.! [iSitnrS I" the
sacred spot. The oldest slab contains
the following tribute:
..Gcncral .\ndrcw Pick"nS. Born IL
September, li33. D.cd August IL, Isl.
lie was Il chliStian patriot and soldier.
Ills character and actions are incorporated
within the history of his country. Fila!
affection and respect raise Tins stone 10
isis iIcEiGl:.'
Hero too is Il SLAB 10 lie n,clh.ry Cf
Governor Andrew pickcma, son of Gen.
Andrew Pickcns, who WAS Il lieutenant
colonel of the war Of lSl2
There are other historic graves.
huge heavy mass Oi granite uniquely cut
and dressed, stands to the memory OF the
two gallant ConfcdcrltcS, the Lewis
brothers, one killed i'll battle and the
,,ti2r by j l!cS"ricr ho was about To
capture in order 10 return hi'nio his Hity.
Here too are monuments To ilIr Gslititt
Jjr. James Wm. iWingtom of ORR
Rifles, and that noble character. oi
kuiphtly tyrc. Col. +. W. Fitzpatrick,
who was Killed at Missionary Ridge He
,yn. engaged To Miss Willie Porter o!
MARYLAND, and his last words wcrc--;ls
.pcisonnc,' in whose arms he died,
SAWS Mother" willie.
i;e,wcan two lofty pines in an un'
,.nown case r"st5 the dust of the by
mum OF Rich,anG c.uI!iv, who WAS ki!lc'
i'm u duel with Governor Is. /. Ecrly
fought on an island III lh" TuGAIoo. at
ioiut near the boundary between So'lll
t'MoIi,ia and Georgia.
Fhr hrisn ir."k 10 Anderson brongh
,,s ~ The ideal coNnt.y i2Liorr known a.
peudlc,on factory, Of which Col! S!tt@I
and Mr.. j. X. .>E."'Sa arc ''ic o"ioiS "'''
Col. SittOm the manager.