The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-05-04

ranks withering vollcy OF musketr,
and repeated it by regiment, the from
regiment knceling. Our ranks were
moved down Ike grass. Corpl Pidcau
W no carried the silk flag, WAS shol
down. The Confcderatcs had now
charged us and werc into our ranks
some one of our men stopped down tt
recover the fallen flag, and he, too
was shot down and the llag captured
by Col. Jchkins's Palmetto Sharp
shooters. On our right hcllish decd.
were being enacted on both sides
ScrCaching demons, clash Of small
arms, roar Of cannon, bursting shells,
dense powder smoke and night.darlt
ness made it worse than two hcils. The
10th was beaten back and took refuge
last onset with the South Carolinians
did not last over fifteen minutes, the
10th lost over 220 killed, wounded and
prisoners; the prisoners were few in
cluding Col. Il. w. B. Stockton, " ho
was related to Gen. Long gstrcct There
fore. your Exccllcncy, although we
lost our flag, we nobly defended it,,
until by overwhelming force it was
wrestcd from us, and we appreciate
tho fact that no Drawer, no noblcr men
ever marched into battle than the Pal
mctto Sharpshootcrs; but it might
yet. hope, not appear invidious for
me to discriminate where all the troops
on that field fought SO we'll.
When Gen. Lee surrendered at AD.
pomattoX the Palmetto boys stacked
their arms in front Of the 10Th Michi-
gan. One OF their officers on iGQuirv
learning who we were, remarked to
| his men the incident OF us firing on
them IN the hollow and the capture Of
our ilag. We were glad TO meet on
friendly terms and would have gladly
shared witt them our last mor,gl Of
food or GU" last penny. Some time last
lall discussion HrO5c between several
survivors of that Struggle as TO What
brigade first penetrated our lines
and wound up the tight on the left.
Veteran. Of which | am SUBJ
scribcr; and to give credit to Hoods
! Texans aid JcnkinH's South Carolin-
! ian: wrote to The Veteran in
January last. After its appearance
received score Ol lettcrs from Con-
iederatc veterans very complimentary
to me, especially one from a Palmetto
| boy. l nave sent H. 20 The Veteran for
publication. The llug in question was,
by permission OF Gen. II. f.. Lee, pre-.
sentcd to She Governor Of South Caro-
|
OF your State Capitol.
And nOw that al sectional feeling is
obliteratcl the North ana the South
united by the tendcrcst ties OF brother
hood under one liag that binds with
golden links these glorious United
| States through these circumstances OF
glorious change, J. appeal to the kind
ness OF your EXccllcncy and tho Vote
rams OF the lst Palmetto Sharpshootcrs
that the flag be returned to our Organi-
zation, and not without giving in re-
turn some lasting memorial to it's ga!.
liant captOr that will bear his name
down the ages OF fame and the organi.
zation TO which he belonged. We,
too, will have the flag. not for its in
trinslc value, but in remcm branco Of
those who presented il to us. Mrs.
Dunks is dead, and Mrs. Elliott, whose
husband, II. II. Elliott, was my captain
and major commanding tho regiment
when he WAS killed at GulopOtomy
Greek, Virginia, May 20, 1861: Major
| Wclch, aftCrward colonel, killed AT
the battle OF Pcablcs Farm, Va, Sep.
tcmber 30, 1864. Another brother Of
Major Elliott, q ma jor, also, vas killed
IN the Wilderness; one aged brother
now survives, Richard Elliott, who con
tributed TO the flag. learned through
the daily press that North Carolina
regiment returned q captured flag to
the l4th Michigan, which caused me
to write Col. Hill, with the hope and
prospect in view Of getting our fl az ro.
turned. Hence my appeal to your
EXcellcncy III behalf oi our association
and the memory Of those loved ones
now passed to the other shore. | have
given your Exccllcncy all the facts in
this matter as | know them, anl now
fully believing that your lGxccllcncy
will give them due consideration, will
await your reply, with the hope and
prayer that Uhc gallant heroes Of Jcn-
klns's Palmetto SharpshoOtcrs will
consent to return our long lost flag, 30
lost, | have the honor to be very re-
spcctfuIiy your obedicnt servant,
r. II. LACKIE.
We can speak with confidence for
the survivors Of tho Palmetto Sharp
Shooters that, were it possible for the
flag to be returned, every man Of them
would gladly give his consent, but
along with other captured llag8 the
beautiful Silkcn banner Of tho Six
tccnth Michigan was destroyed in the
conlagratlon which swept Columbia
on the l7th Of February, lSG5. This
nag had been deposited for safe keep
) ing IN tho old Stalc IiWlsc, IL wooden
building, which was among tho first
s"crihces In tho memorable fire which
iala waste tho capital OF South Caro-
una Inc writer reTcmbcrs the in.
Scr.pt1on as 1t Is given by Mr.. Lackic,
! "ho recalls tho admiration which bf
I''' 'or tho men who stood 40 nobl,
), ochG"'h tho flag and who SURRENDERED
- IL WIN snch reluctance. The fato a
4 var h"d -rtaken Them and now aftc,
n thirty'ac7Cn years the remnant n ,
C heroic banu are searching ir vain ~,
" this emblem o' thnir State and conn
y u try which had t"i.oo into tho cuatod, =,
,r Of crstwhilc enemies,