Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1898-02-02
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: 81 CORRESPONDENCE. s. :
CAPT. BUNCH REPLIES
To Historian Chapman, and In
cidentally Gives Some Very En-
tertainfng Ancient History as
to Capt. Joshua Hammond, a
Revolutionary Patriot.

DcAu 1AON CRIAC111l W @SA1 y w.
permission I'll have short talk
with Comrade John A. Chapman,
the Edgefeld Historian.
In the ADVERTISER of 18th inst,
Mr.. Chapman, in commenting on
what I had to say in the ADvER-
TIsER of Dec. 22nd last, in regard
to Co. B, 9Th S. c. Cavalry, as pub
lished in his History of Edgefeld,
stalts out thus: Chapman, the
writer of the History of Edgefeld,
did not make or invent any cf the
srmy rolls that are printed in that
book, etc." Well, Bro. Chapman,
do you really think I wanted or
intended to blame or quarrel with
you for the inaccuracies of that
roll? I had 10 idea whatever that
you created it, aud why you should
blame me for trying to right it l
can't exactly understand. Whilst
Mr.. Chapman disclaims 1.-The max
ing or inventing of any of the
army rolls" he shortly thereafter
tells Capt. Bunch "for his edi6ca-
ton" that Chapman, the writer
of the History of Edgefeld, was
member of Co. D 10Th S. c. v, T.
P. Shaw, colonel, and Manigault,
brigadier,'" etc., tells of the errors
and mistakes in his company roll,
which he corrected and printed in
his book. Now was it right for
Comrade Chapman to correct his
company roll and other errors? 1t
certainly qnns Then -why-sia'alld d /
be accuse me of seeking quarrel
with him for correcting the roll
and other mistakes of my COM
pany? Again Comrado Chapman
says, eff Capt. J. J. Bunch wants
to do a great service to the State
and to his old comrades, let him
take time and carefully prepare a
full, complete and correct roll of
his company and send it 10 Col. J.
P. Thomas, "etc
For the edifcation of Bro. Chap
man, I will state that some eight
or ten years ago procured of
Walker, Evans & Cogswell, of
Charleston, book gotten up for
the purpose of roll and record of
Co. B, 9Th S. G.. Cavalry, This
book, I guess, contained $50 pages.
1t has in it the names Of all the
men that belonged 10 the company
after it's ranks were reduced by
military order from 14O to so rank
and file. The company in making
this reduction gave up many good
men with whom the writer regret
ted very much to part. Their
names were not put in this roll
book for the reason that they
would appear on the rolls of the
companies to which they were
transferred. Hoping to satisfy
friend Chapman, will state that
in this roll book there are but few
pages containing more than one
name, SO there is space for a short
biography of each individual men,
Der. A few years back l sent this
book to Comrade U. r. Brooks al
Columbia, who was q gallant mem
ber of the company, to put in il
what he thought proper and then
deposit in the Archives of the
State. Seeing Col. Thomas's notice
of missing rolls of various COM
panies, among them that Of Co. B,
9Th Cavalry, I wrote to him to ap-
ply to Col. U. r. Brooks for g roll
of our company. His secretary in
f)rmed me that they had gotten
the roll from Comrade Brooks.
Now, Mr.. Chapman, l have no
disposition to find fault or criti-
else your History of Edgefeld.
Some portions of the grand old
district you. CLEANED very closely,
and other portions were neglected.
I looked in vain in your history
for the name of Capt. Joshus
Hammond, a soldier of the Revo-
luton. His name deserves to be !
placed along with his kinsmen,
Col. Leroy Hammond and Col.
Samuel Hammond. Capt. Ham
lnond was captured by the enemy
during the war and held a prisoner
in Augusta. He was a man Of