The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-10-25

f'NS>A wy N'N NaA
purpose is to record the OF the
old heroes for the sake Of their de
scendants' 1.-The Laurens V0' ~~teers'i
was q mounted company an,t served
as part of a regiment from this State
commanded by Col. Goodwin, OF Column
bia. The Saluda Regiment was the 4Oth
Regiment of South Carolina Militia,
composed of two battalions, lower and
/ upn"E he Head Quarters Of the lower
at Brysou's Old Field, near Mountville,
of the upper, Hamilton's, ncar Union
Church, the regimental Head Quarters,
Boyds Old Field, near Maddens. This
Regiment was commanded by Col. Tur-
ner Richardson, State Senator, COLI A.
c.. Jones, afterwards Brig'r General OF
militia, Col John Hudgens. Sheriff and
Representative, Col. Tandy Walker,
County Treasurer, Col. Mat Jones,
County Treasurer, Col. b. S. Jones,
State Senator and Sheriff and Col. b.
w. Ball commanding when the civil
war came and dissolved the militia or
ganization. Gen. A. g. Jones on his
return from Florida was made Sherin.
He was full of the martial spirit and
when seventy years old organized a
company and carried it to Kansas,
where they took part in the %troublous
times pending the organization Of that
territory into a State. He was the ia
Their Of the other Colonels of the name,
and has many descendants in the COun.
ty, among them DR. John r. Smith and
Hon g.. =. Smith, present Representa-
tive in the General Assembly. Our pur-
pose, however, is more particularly to
reproduce the roll Of the gallant Semi
mole volunteers. Their descendants
and relatives are still with us and will
be interested to recall their patriotic
spirit. We believe the last one has an
swered the last roll-call, j. j.. Nc.
Gowan, the father of f. =. McGowan
Of this city, as we think, being the last
survivor. Richard f. Simpson, the Ma
jor, was a lawyer OF this city, and on
his return was elected to Congress.
Col. Simpson, of Anderson, the head
OF Clemson, is his son Hugh Saxon,
the LIST Lieut. died a bachelor, and
was a great popular favorite' John
Campbell, the I'd Lieut., was an Irish
laddie, and a most interesting charac-
ter. While serving in Florida, a for
iorn hope was called for and Campbell
was the first officer to ride to the front.
His charge was to carry dispatches
through the wilds of the State held by
the red savaSes to the Gulf coast,
whnrn thn TI,;toJ Ctn@~. GIFT.
Stationed, which he successfully &C
complished. The command returned
to this State by way Of Camden where
Campbell observed under an old shed
two beautiful brass 6 pounders.and i'm
promising a team he succeeded in
bringing one of them to Iaurens. With
the consent OF the Adjutant General
he organized a volunteer Artillery
company at Bryson's Old Field,
which was attached to and made
a part Of the 10th Regiment. In
recognition OF his %gallantry on his
return the 10th Regiment presented
Campbell with a sword. The last the
writer knew of this beautiful piece of
ordnance, was when used in firing sa-
utes at a great secession meeting held
on the depot lot in this city in
The fall of 1860. 1t was carried
INTO the service and it's history
lost. Nobody knows how it got out of
this city. Campbell emigrated to
Mississippi. James Brewster named
among the volunteers was a lawyer of
this town He was the father of Pierce
NJ. Brewster, who emigrated to Texas,
was associated with Gen. Sam Hous-
ton, the President of that Republic,
held high office in that State and
served on the staff of Gen. Albert Sid
icy johnson and was present when
that soldier was killed in battle. WI
liam l.. Wood, a private in the COM
pany lived to take part in the civil
war and commanded a gallant COM
pany. The Bird Lieut., Elihu Madden,
served the country IN important civil
positions and died before the war
Many OF the gallant men whose names
appear on the Roll emigrated to the
West; many were known to the writer
as noble citizens. We print the Roll
- SAS DS"ShU vi U1CJI CCSCcIludHlS,
sons and daughters, who should be
proud of their heritage. Here is the
Roll printed about 1878.
Richard F. Simpson, Major.
Adam Crane Jones, Captain.
Hugh Saxon, 1st. Lieut..
John Campbell, End Lieut..
Elihu Madden, Ensign.
John P. Watts, Surgeon.
Ashley A. Cooper, 1st. Sergeant.
Tyra ManIey, 2pd Sergeant.
Ale&2nder Hit, 3rd Sergeant.
James Young, 9TH Sergeant.
Clark b. Stewart, 1st Corporal.
Robert Todd, End Corporal.
j. F.. Capron, 3rd Corporal.
Tandy Walker, 4th Corporal.
PRIvATES.
Charles Alberson, J.. Alberson, Jas.
brewster, Anderson Bone, Charles
Bowen, Hiram Burton, Josiah Burton,