The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-18
Death ia Newberry OF u Brave Texas Soldier
Editor Newberry Herald and News:

Editor Newberry Herald and News:
I was asked by Maj. James p. Doug
las, of Tyler, Texas, to write you for
information Of IL member Of his artil-
lery company during the war. He and
many-indeed all in Texas are inter
ested in the fate Of tho young hero. BY
publishing this we trust every incident
connected with the affair will be
brought out ere it is too late; been
neglected too long now.
MAJ. Douglas has been requested by
the publishers Of the "Rccords of the
Civil War;" in Washington, to write
the history Of his battery, the only one
from Texas; If am not mistaken, east
Of the Mississippi river. 1t was in all
the battles Of THE Army of the Ten
nesscc," beginning in some fighting in
the Indian Territory, ElkhOrn, Oak
Hill, through all the campaigns under
Beaurcgard, bragg, Johnsto Hood, to
the close, brilliant record in all that
Il gallant band of soldicry could accom-
plish, cxccllcd by possibly none other
during the war. For mcritorious scr"
vice, and destroying large number Of
Fcdcrals and capturing their arms, etc,
in the battle of Murfrccsboro, Capt.
Douglas was brevettcd major and with
his company specially mentioned in the
report of the commanding general, and
the battery became famous, us the
deed was done in view Of q large por-
tion of the army. The battery was tho
first of that army TO enlist, ut Chica-
mauga, for "thrce years, or the war"
After the surrender, amid the tumult
and confusion, here we rely on you and
others for information.
a member Of the battery, Calvin Gro
zicr, Of Dallas, Texas, was i'm Ncwbcrry
on his way home. \ negro garrison.
with white officers in charge, was sta
toned at Ncwbcrry. One of the negro
soldiers insultcd Il white lady. Young
Crozier, with all the hot blood and
chivalry of true Southcrncr, attacked
the scoundrel, cutting him with
pocket knife. He then made his way
to the cars. Furious with brutal rage,
the garrison arrested Il gentleman and
was going to kill him. Crozcr learn.
ing Of it surrendered. 4 s0-cailcd triui
was held and he was shot,at sun-up the
next day.
This is the story as told me by Mai.
Douglas month ago. Will You be so
kind rs 20 publish this and secure all
the information possible, and forward,
with copy of this also, to Maj. James
i. Douglass, Tyler. Texas.
Maj. Douglas is one of the prominent
AMI wcll-known men in Texas-prcsi-
dent of railroads, Il leader for forty
years in public enterprises, u brave,
chl"airous gentleman, loved and hon
ored: so modest, that II is with difficult
ty to get him to speak OF his company
record, for which all Texas honor him
and them. am happy to tate that by
marriage am cousin to him. The
battery organized in Dallas, Texas,
June, 1861, with 100 men, so from Dallas
and that county and 80 from Tyler and
Smith Counties. | was acquainted with
them all, and Of that gallant band of
the very Hover of the noblcst of Texas,
none were more brave and noble than
this youth OF "a years, aged 20 on en-
listmcnt | knew MIN us Il clerk in the
dry goods store Of his brothcr-in-law,
f.. nj. S,ackpOlc, Of Dallas. He, too,
was major in 1.-The Tennessee Army"