The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-04-05

in East Tennessee with Robert
Wallace OF South Carolina ? You
kept them with yon quite awhile on
parole we'll, Stewart jumped the
train below Nashville when they
were being taken North and got
back to the regiment. He says
you're - Of good fellow" l
remember Stewart CHS brother. who
represented one Of your Texas dis
tric.s in congress came to meet me
in the room of the bouse committee
on military affairs when Genera! Ros
ecrans, was chairman and told me
that his brother had died of a broken
heart after the fall Of the CoDfeder-
acy Raynie and had much pleas.
ant talk on our way to the rear. l
took his name and gave him my
spurs and my pencil, and parted from
him with regret He was fine type
of young Confederate (not more than
lS years old) He "could not kill q
defenseless man." who had forfeited
his life By woun6ipg him, as | did.
In 1866, while at the law school at
Albany, N Y, wrote to HaJOie at
La Grange, Texas, and received a reply
from his father saying that mis- son had
lost his life 10 s~immiug the Saluda
river 10 Carolina 10 one of the engage
menss between " heeler's and Kirk
pa.rick's cavalry had hoped IN some
way to show appreciation of~tbe young
bero's megnaniuity.
After the close of the war. on rail-
road traio between Augusta and
Atlanta heard one Confederate say to
another in tie seat behind bin 81
have lost my transportation papers to
Galveston aud | would rather die than
90 back ever the track Of Shesnan's
asny.n When we reached Atlanta |
ssid to the young nao /: 81 koow the
acting quarsermasser here | have
overheard your conversation; perhaps
| esu help you" We went together to
the quarsermas.es (my cid Captain
Sea.oD). who cut red tape aud gave
them transportation to Galveston.
When the young man said to ne "is
yc1r name La Granger and when |
answered eyes" he said: Il knew 1t,
no other man in your army would have
done what you have done fer NO." |
replied: ..Any one would Who had the
opportunity" "Well," said he, lyon
can never 60 me another favor. l may
never do one for you. SO for my OVID
satisfaction / want to ask, did you get
some Confederate money which Stewart
Of our regiment. who. had been your
prisoner, raised among our boys and
sent you BY a parsou when yoa we're
prisoner at Dalton q / said ''No. aod
smiled, I fear incred ulously, took the
young mans name in memorandum
book, which l have lost, and We parted 10
the darkness. Oa my way North stop
ped at Dalton. rode s miles into the couo-
try, found tee parson and took S20
Confederate bill from the roll the
Texans had sen, me aud keep it get as
reminder Of their generosity.
believe Mr.. Swan remembers the cir
cumssauce, as Stewart raised the mosey
among his comrades and sent it after
me wish l had kept the name of
the young man who told me about 1t.
This letter has reached an unconscionabIe
length, but yoar writing of j. G.
Hayuie Go whom l owe my life) called
rp food of reoollec,ions. which |
found it hard to stay, but have written
briefly omitting much of interest.
Robert Wallace, whom~I captured With
Stewart in East Tennessee, was too i'll
to escape BY jumping from the train
With Stewart, and vas kept prisoner
Till the close of the war. He told his
farther, Hon. A. 8. Wallace (of the
Columbia District in congress in
1S70-l), that Our talk 10 uy camp in
the mountains of Tennessee reconciled
him to the inevitable result of the war.
President Grant appointed him Uni
ted States marshal for South Carolina,
and I believe he held toe Office until
removed by President Cleveland. /
regret that I shall not be able to
astead the meeting for the return of the
flag. The occasion would doubtless
call up many pleasant. half forgotten
memo ories. [ am. sir, with sincere
respect, .. e. LIS Grange.
Late Colonel First Wisconsin Volunteer
Cavalry.