The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

gade headquarters I acted as clerk un-
der Adjutant.Genera A. c. Haskell,
and Inspector-G General L. c. Haskell
was also in McGowan's brigade. Said
Acknowledgement was later colonel Of
cavalry, and in an encounter with the
Union cavalry he lost one of his eyes.
7 met this gentleman after the war
once in the Charleston Hotel, and
later in Savannah, where relative of
his is living, from whom I heard in
the year 1891 or 2 that Major L. G.
Haskell had died on his plantation at
or near Little Rock, Arkansas. [ en-
close letter dated Abbeville G. H.,
S. c., goth Nov, 1865. You may see
how kindly I was remembered by this
noble soldier, that he sent money to
his old comrade at a time when funds
were scarce in the Southern States,
that he would entrust me with busl-
ness, etc. Said letter is dear to me,
but I am quite willing to let you have
it. Col. A. G. Haskell also made me
kind offer when he met me in Sayan-
nah. But the first who made me a
kind offer when we returned to our
homes after the war, was my beloved
Gen. S. MCGOWAN, who took NJ 70 his
residence, took me with him to the
Episcopal Church in Abbeville, intro
duced me to Mrs. Gen. MCGOWAN, as
also to his daughter, Miss McGowan,
who declaimed to me poem, "Bingen
on the Rhine" Before I left the
generals house to 60 to my old home,
Walhalla, he offered me position in
his law office, complimenting me on
my punctuality and the keeping Of his
papers. Gen. MCGOWAN wished that |
should live at his residence aud be a
permanent guest at his table. Thus
you see how kindly [ was treated by
these noble families.
must also mention the late Col.
Marshall, Col. Cothran, Lieutenant
Colonel J. Townes Robertson, who
subscribed my parole (as paroled pris-
oner of the army of Northern Vir-
ginia. having permission to go to his
home and there remain undisturbed).
This was after our capitulation at Ap-
pomattox Court House, Va, April 10,
1865.
| then went with Gen. MCGOWAN to
Abbeville, where I delivered to him at
his house all the brigade papers and
books, and also piece Of the colors of
the l4th Regiment, of which General
MCGOWAN had sbeen colonel, (if do
not err before he was brigade general.
The day on which the agreements and
the terms Of the capitulation were
signed Ii. e., efected) several of our
soldiers and non-commissioned officers
began 70 destroy their regimental col
ors, flag stats, etc. l snatched from
the hands Of soldier (who was tear
ing into pieces and cutting >up the
beautiful blue silken flag with beau
tiful wreath, or palmetto tree, en-
broidered on said flag in white silk a
piece Of said flag and hid it under my
uniform, and as soon as saw chance
I hid it under my shirt, and after hav-
ing arrived at General McGowan' s
house, I delivered, together with all
our archives, this remnant of the said
blue flag Of the 18th Regiment. l.
should like to know if the general is
still in possession of this relic of the
war. What else could he do with it
than to keep it? To surrender it to
the State of South Carolina was shame
full, as it would have brought to light
the miserable conduct of the destroy
ers of the beautiful colors. It was a
shameful act of the soldier to commit
such an outrageous deed of insubordi-
nation. It was against all usages of
warfare.
As I keep on writing remember a
certificate which was written by e.
Med. Miller, Captain commanding
Orr's Regiment Rifles, S. G. V. 1t
was in camp on the Rappahannock, in
Virginia, on January 18th, 1868, soon
after the battle of Fredericksburg. l
was, at my request, and endorsed by
the different commanding officers OF
regiment, brigade, division, army
corps, tranferred from the army of the
Confederate States to the navy Of the
Confederate States by command of
Gen. Robert E. Lee, and signed:
'By command of Gen. Lee: ". II.
Taylor, A. A. General | took this
transfer, because I considered myself
utterly unfit for further service in the
| field on account of irreducible double
bo,n;o T fo1t unohlo IN stand the