The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1897-04-02

country.
Here also is the picture of Henry
Wyatt, the first martyr of the war,
killed at Bethel Church, June 10, 1861,
as we'll as good pictures of other promi.
nent soldiers and generals. In an in.
liant Major Gen. Dorsey Pender; the
suit of gray in which he was killed; his
two commissions-one as lieutenant in
the United States army, given him by
President Davis, then Secretary OF
War in the Cabinet of President Pierce;
the other his commission of major
general N the Confederate States
army.
A beautiful flag adorns the wall,
winch was given by the Edgeworth
girls, OF Greensboro, n. c., to the
Guilford Grays, commanded bv Can't
John Sloan, of the eth North Carolina
state Troops. OF the gallant Gen, L..
Ob. Branch, they have his pistols and
holster and his glove.
"A large frame is filled with important
dispatches from President Davis to
Governor John w. Ellis, of North Car
oiina; also. one of coincidence to his
wife on his hearing of the death of
Governor Ellis. There is also the flag
.hat was presented to the Governor by
Mr.. II. Mayo's girls, of Raleigh, the
| e"Aho udS WHICH, OrapeO dis CONN.
| THE SOUTH CAROLINA ROOM.
Col. Wade Hampton, Of Revolution
ary fame, captured from one of Tarle-
scabbard beautifully overlsid with tor
toise shell. He used it during the war
OF the Rolutio1i and in the war of 1912.
1t descended as an heirloom to his
| grandson, Gen. Wade Hampton. The
| sword once more saw service at First
Manassas welded by that gallant cav
airy leader. Sheathed now and crossed
with long sabre, also historic from
having been used by the noble Hamp-
ton, 1T stands in the uniform case in the
South Carolina room, close to the uni
nor, Gen. NJ. NJ. Gary, Gen. Il. NJ. Lo-
gan, Col. p. p. Harlee, Col. Perrin and
others. Standing guard over the a25
| records and relics hangs full length
oil portrait of Gen. Hampton in uni
form, taken during the Confederacy
Around him are Gems. McGowan, But
Ter, Connor, Stephen Elliott, $. ID.
Lee, Rratton, Wallace, Hagood, Col.
Hagood, the youngest colonel in the
| Cheves; the South Carolina war Cover
nor, Pickens; the Hon. w. Porcher
Miles. and other heroes of the old Pal
metto State. All these portraits were
collected through the personal efforts
| of Mrs. ii. w. Richardson, of Column
bla, ,. {. A tablet case contains valu-
able papers, letsers, war music, memo
rials, etc. Among the battle scared
| flags III another case rests that of the
Sth South Carolina Regiment, which
was borne through twenty nine battles.
Although in tatters the embroidery upon
| 1t, wrought by woman's hand, is we'll
| nrpSprVpI lof. <>f
man, the preservation of Confederate
relies and records in the Confederate
Museum, endure for countless genera
tlons to come.
| THE GEORGIA ROOM.
| The room assigned to Georgia was
the drawing room of the White House
OF the Confederucy, and is one of the
most beauuful In the Mansion. lnvnalSu
SElSW was held the reception given 10
William Griffin Waller and his
ue, who was the sister of President
Davis. The sword presented to Capt.
| Wa! Ter upon this occasion by President
! Davis is now III this room, loaned by
his daughter, Miss Elizabeth Tyler
Waller.
DIR. Everard De Renne beoueathed to
| Hhe Georgia room the very valuable and
extensive collection OF books, papers,
pictures, and all manner of relics accu-
mulated by his mother, Mrs. Mary De
Renne, IL native of Savannah, and a
most devoted Confederate he books
alone in this remarkable collection
number over 300, some of them of great
rarity and historic interest They
demonstrate, many of them, by the
dingy hue of the paper and the indis-
tnctiveness of the print, and further by
the binding, (in some instances wall
| nn mol. tLA a. rn St..DI &c nc
the want of material and appliances.
Ono interesting feature of this
collection is the large number Of
autograph letters, some from ireSi-
dent LAWS, his Cabinet, the Con-
fedcrate Generals and many prominent
men of that time Three large cases
have already been filled from this col
lection, and there are yet many articles
unpackcd. A fourth case, much larger
than the others, contaiss the relics
which have been sent from Georgia.
Separate cases will be assigned to each
city as soon as the number of relics
makes it necessary. A few must be
mentioned to show the unwavering love,
the patient toll, and the faithfuness
even unto death of those who lived in
those sorrowful days. From Savannah
comes the miniature Of Capt. Edward
Richardson Cheves, of the staff of Gen.
A. Il. Iawton, who was killed in the
battle of Seven Pines ut the age of -
years. He was the only son of his
mother, and she was widow.
From Augusta loving sister has
sent in memory of her brother,
Edward H. Hall, large num-
Der of war photographs and relics
of different kinds. This brother, who
was killed at Murfreesboro. er Y. . was
color bearer of Company ID, 1st Geor-
gia Volunteers. A pair of trousers worn
by Sergt. John w. Lester, woven from
COW s hair by his mother and the shnt-