The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-05-17

represented. ana we're IN c0DWaNu OI
the following officers:
First South Carolina: Gen c Walk
| er.
Second Virginia: Gen Bratton
North Carolina Division: Gen De
| Rossett.
Maryland Division: Gen Trip.
Kentucky Division: Gen Poyntz.
West Virginia Division: Gen White.
Army Of Tennessee: Gen Lee COM
manding.
Mississippi: Gen Campbell.
Flcrina Gen E McLaw.
ALBANIA: Gen Fred Ferguson.
Georgia: Gen Evans.
Louisiana: Gen. Tunnard.
Tennessee: Ger George " Gordon,
acting.
Trans-Mississippi, Gen Cabell com.
manding. Gen Cabell was accompani-
ed by Gen Wall, of Galveston.
Gen Polly commanding Texas divis-
ion; Gen J D Fields, commanding
brigade and adjutant general, with Mr
j NJ Connelley.
Texas, Gen Polly.
Arkansas, Gen John J Hornor
Missouri, Gen Mccullough.
Oklahoma, Gen Caster.
Indian Territory, Gen Coleman.
The Georgia camps were largely re-
presented aud were under command of
Gen G A Evans, who was accompanied
by his staff.
Col John a Miller, adjutant general
and chief of staff; Col J 0 Waddell,
quartermaster general; Col c NJ Wheat
ly, assistant inspector general; Lieut.
Col VIM Crumly, assistant adjutant
general; Col W A Wright, aide, and a
large delegation from the camps Of the
State.
SONS OF VETERANS.
The Sons of Veterans were under
command of Gen. Robert A. Smyth,
accompanied by his staff, who were
mounted, and his special aides, who
were: L. D. T. Q1imby, Atlanta, in
spector general; Francis H. Weston,
Columbia, aide; James A. Hoyt, Jr.,
assistant adjutant general; Daniel Ray
enel, adjutant general. Aides A. 7.
SDlythe, Jr., E. L. Wells, Jr., L. C.,
Smythe, Jr.
The South Carolina Division was un-
der command Of Gen. Bonham, and he
was accompanied by his staff.
The other States were in command Of
the following officers: Louisiana, Gen.
W. H. Mcclellan; Mississippi, Gen.
George B. Myers; North Carolina, DR..
Charles A. Bland; Georgia, F. H. Col
quit; Florida, Gen. J. R. Matthews,
acting; Virginia, Gen. ". A. Jacobs;
Texas, H. B. Kirk, acting.
Just behind the camps came the Vet
erans bearing the sacred battle flags Of
the Lost Cause, u with a special escort.
The Washington Artillery carried its
old gun. The company was under the
command Of Capt r J Morris, of Char.
lesion. The old company was rrond. of
its gun, which IS said to be the first OF
its kind in the country.
FAMOUS FLAGS IN LINE.
The gun was used in firing the salute,
on Marion square, while the graves of
the dead heroes were being decorated
in Magnolia Cemetery.
At the head Of the column of color
bearers rode Gen McCrady, accompanied
by Mr. P T Hayne and Capt Rutledge.
| The Irish Volunteers and the Richland
Volunteers furnished the escort for the
sacred relic of the 1st South Carolina
volunteer infantry, (Greggs The
colors were carried by Mr. Spellman and
Messrs. McCrady and Kelley. There
were seven of the survivors of the gal
liant regiment in line when Marion
square was crossed.
Then came the colors of Hart's Bat
terry, which were carried by MIR. Louis
Sherfesse, who had the honor Of carry
ing the colors all through the war.
Then came Capt Bird: with the flag
which was frstunfurled over Fort Sum-
ter, of which an account has just ap-
peared in The New and Courier.
Next in the line of the colors of the
regiments came those Of the Sth South
Carolina volunteer infantry, Col Hen
negan, Of Kershaw's brigade.
Then the colors of Col StringfelloW s
69th North Carolina regiment.
Following these came the colors of
Capt Backman's Battery, Of which an
account was printed day or two ago.
Capt Bost Of the 46th North Caro-
lima regiment, at Appomattox, saved a
single star from the pa tie flag Of his
regiment. This tattered star is the
centre of the flag of the 10th North
Carolina regiment, which was carried in
the parade "Wednesday.
The flag of the 10th South Carolina
volunteer infantry, Col Walkers regi
ment, was Wednesday carried by \ A
Myers, of that distinguished regiment.
The flag that at one time foated over
the headquarters Of Gen kershaw was
carried in the parade by D + Flenniken,
of Camp Hampton, of Columbia.
RC Cleary had the privilege Of car
rying the flag Of the 7th South Carolina
infantry, Wnlcn OeIongeu W Neioha"
brigade.
W B Lamb, of the Sd South Caro-
lima, carried the flag Of thatregiment.
W n Whitaker had the honor Of bear
ing the battle flag Of the 18th North
Carolina regiment.
The independent flag Of Charlotte
was in line, but it is not to be called
strictly battle flag.
One of the flags Of the line was that
Of the Beaufort district, which was
carried by W n Barnes. This flag
was at one time in the Hampton Leg,
ion.
W F Edwards, of Covington, Ga,
had the honor Of carrying the much
SCARED battle flag of the I'D Georgia
regiment.
Tho 521 North Carolina reoimental