The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-07-27
A Silent Memento OF the Past.

pany OF South Carolina infantry. hs
brother Thaddeus being first lieuten-
ant. Thaddeus was killed while bearing
forward the colors, and his canteen has
just been recovered for his brother Cant
Dean, who had one like it. after these
long years, from Wonderland Museum
in Detroit, through the einstrumentality of
our fellow townsmau Gen. !. ID. Toll.
assisted by our comrade Joseph S. Keen,
OF Detroit, Company ID, thirteenth Michi-
| gan, whose history of prison life In Rich.
mond, Danville and Andersonville il
most interesting. Capt. Dean was Gone.
raj Tolls physician at Spartanburg, and
is most genial gentleman. The recovery
and return of that canteen adds one more
| to the acts of kindness and courtesy be-
tween the Blue and Grey, whose devotion
| TO our common republic il now beyond
| Question.-k'etoskey (Afich.) Record.
In 1890 while Mr.. B. B. Bishop, of this
city, was in Detroit, Mich, be. while
looking through the "WOnderland Nj use
um," saw canteen with the inacrl ption,
"Lieut. T. C. Dean, killed at Frazier's
farm" As that name was very familiar
to Mr.. Bishop as being the same AS an
other Of the younger citizens here, Mr..
| Thad. &. Dean, Mr.. Bishop wrote to DR..
Geo. II. Dean, the father of r. c. Dean
here and informed him of what he had
seen. The Lieut.. r. C. Dean ON the can
brother OF DIR. Geo. II. Dean, of this city,
| for whom T. C. Dean Is named end who
was killed at FrazieE's Fern, June Both,
1862.
! Dr. Dean entered into correspondence
at once aud kept it up for five years with
out making any headway. Still he kept
up his etforta. To recover this relic Of
one of the most gifted and gallant men
who gave his life for the cause he felt It
his duty to defend, at last strange myste-
rions chance brought from the colder
regions of the great northwest one of her
gifted sons, the octogenarlan hero of
three wars-brave. courteous, gallant
General Israel Dy Toll, who needed the
| warmer breezes Of the Southern lands 10
renew the strength Of youth in his frail
body, he came TO this city. In his strug-
gle against grim death. he called to his
between doctor and patient, the story of
the osnteen was tod. General Toll
| promised DR.. Dean that If bis health
would permit, on his return home he
would procure this relic Off long lost
brother. How we'll he kept that promise
the above clipping from a Petoskey paper
tells. General Toll called to his aid a
gallant Union Soldier, Joseph \ Keen,
| who succeeded after many efforts in
obtaining from the museum the long
sought memento OF a bloody fight fought
more than thirty-six years ago.
| LILO Coutoou dEIlV0u u0T0 yesterday ana
DR.. Dean now has it. Only those who
know DR.. Dean closely, can appreciate
the feeling he experienced when this
| silent, vOiceless reminder of a bero's life
( aud death, for cause that was lost, when
be received 1t from tho hands of his
| friend.
! DIR. Dean was not surprised at receiving
the canteen, after having had Gen. Tolls
promise to recover it; Cor he realized that
a true soldier had taken up his cause, and
true soldiers delight to serve each other.
All good men will join DR.. Dean In COM
mending the spirit that prompted Gen.
Toll and Mr.. Keen to seek this relic and
restore 1t to the one who could rightly
appreciate It,
Mr.. Keen has promised at future day
to furnish history OF this canteen from
! the time II was taken from the dead body
OF Lieut.. Dean until restored 70 his
brother. It may be interesting to note
brought by his father back to his native
State and lies In the churchyRrd at Beltsr,
| s. O., beside that father who long since
has died.-Spdrtan6ury Herald, l7th inst.
| SPARTANDURG. s. c., July 10, 1893.
| Editors IntclLgencer Inclosed send
you spartanburg Herald with q mark
ed communication, which will tell its
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ferred to, am son of the late Rev. C. Z.
Dean, OF Anderson County. was raised
near Williamson. having after the war
taught school, and later, in 1868 20. prac-
ticed medicine at Bolton with my brother
in-law, DIR. w. q. Brown. am anxious
TO learn, even at this late day, anything
that would be interesting in connection
with my brothers. service while with the
army, and of his death at Fraziers Farm
while gallantly bearing his flag in front
Of the Regiment-2nd s. G.. Rlfes-Col.
j. v. Moore commanding. was at the
Military Academy when he enlisted and
know very little of those with whom he
was associated. He left school at Green
Vile to join Company from his own
County. think at this time 1t was Orr'e
Regiment. think when stationed on
Sullivan's Island-in JAM, 1862-there
was Mr.. Percell or Pulliam or some
such name, az Captain, Mr.. Philpott
as Lieutenant. am not sure OF the
names. he left as Sergeant, and wac in
the commiseary awhile. When killed,
and found late In the night by his uncle,
DR.. o. r. Horton, his body had been for
q abort while In possession Of the Fede.
rails, some one Of whom, finding by his
badge that he was Mason, had buttoned
his coat and written his name on slip OF
paper and pinned 1t on his chest, thus
giving evidence OF the undyipg fraternity
of that grand and noble order whose love
and honor Is not lacking even on such an
awful occasion as great and bloody bat
tie. visited the battl- field recently and
found Mr.. Herbert Nelson living on
Frazier's Farm, whore he was living at
that time. ne being guide for I.ongstreet
and Stewart that day. There Is Federal
cemetery at the Church just east Of the
home, toward the James River. in which
1900 Federal soldiers are buried who fell
on that terrible 3Oth of June, 1862. Bfr.
Nelson is genial and noble gentleman
and will delight to show any South Caro-