The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-12-20
Killing Of Gen. SedgWicb.
A Bit Of War History Pub
lished Now For the First
Time.
TO the Editor Of The State.

TO the Editor OF The State.
You psblishsd whr I said iu The
Abbssills Medium sbou. Captain o b
Wssvisk Of The Eiss,eensh u. s !
isisnssy. Who wss killed 10 . skirmish
10 shs Philippines, November 26 You
gave, srsdis TO The Press and Banner
shsosgh issdssrssnes. sod mako no
sooplsiss. bot write 10 make . oorreo.
sioe 10 vhas wrote 70 tell come
strange soiseidsess about ths killioe Of
N0sasrsl Ssdg vish. Lieutsnsot Charles
H. Peal zee DOT 10 the eoupsoy v,th
Cspsais MsLsashis ssd Lieusenans
Wssviek vho we're here 10 1874 He
ssas 10 1870 vi,h Cspssia aud Lieu.
ssssss Bssshsss took hie to . big
pelissssl usssieg ss Doe Wss,, whore
Ws bad bssss bead. red shirts. negro
Dsaossssie spssksrs aud too pitchers
- shs ssssd. I, vss io,ssss,iog exps
sissss Zoe hin
Lisussssas Pssl sfssrVsrds usrried
, daughter Of General Rsius, who wa
- old sssy oAisss. bat rssisssd and
ssas sesst. He bad charge Of .
Ceolsdssass tosadsy 10 Augusta during
che Wss between che States.
Lisussusos Peal told ne that be vss
sissisg % . horse near General Joho
. 0ssesist whss be vss killed BY ooe OF
Ms0svss's shsspshoossss ct Spotssyl.
vssis Couss Hoess. Psul wee sosiue
- Ais sss6 and General Ssdgwieh wss
sivise orders sboss bsisg,og up so~s
soooissssy vssees. 10 . very fsw
oisstss The wosd pssssd dovo our lioe
tbss Gee Of osr shsspshoo,srs had killed
. Yaskss sssssal.
Seos time ego While dining With
Hosossbls J. j. Dsslisesoo. 10 Wash.
isgsoo, d O.. bic fsihsr-iu.law, sp
elderly aisisssr. told NE that be saw
shs bcdy Of 0sssssl Ssdgsieh when /,
loaded 10 shss city. sod that General
Ss3gwish vss The ooly men be ssv
dasisG che vhols var Who bad been
killed 10 bsssle.
I vss sisodisg 10 the broad road
lssdisg 70 Spostsylvsois Court House
chen The word came sloog The lius that
. ssssssl had been killed BY one Of
cor shsfpshoosers ~ . single shos .,
dlssssss Of ! 600 yssds. IL is ssrsoes
shst I sAesld meet his aide aitsr 90
sSssy pears ssd also ths man who sav
Ms bsdy ssssh Wsshisstoo. 10
s'Lss's Shsrpshoossrs." rsssutly pub.
lishsd, Major W. 8. Dus!op, wLo
seoossdsd MsGovss's shsspshoo.srs,
sslls vho killed Gsssssl Ssdg wieh -
SslIsvs:
1--WE rssshsd The backbone Of The
ridge. seer the edge Of . Geld which
Icy ess bssesd. Here Ne could
plaisly zee Ssdgwist's corps 10 line Of
bsssls 90 he erect Of smother bill,
bssily engaged 10 rsssify,sg their liess
esd sosssrsssisg bsssssworts, With
sAsis skisoishsrs yell sdvsoosd. Upoo
shsss vs opened . sesstssisg Ars wisb
seos s6ses- We discovered 90 angle
pseerudisg from their ssio liae towards
shs right Of The battalion. which
Ssosghs four quo battery With ito
issasssy supporss placed ,hsrs for tho
desssss OF the salisos. barely Within
ssssh Of oss ioOs range riass. And
70 these Bso Povsll Wish bic Whit
sessh' and fsv 6lss oe shs right paid
their respects. Prsssouy 90 officer
Of rssk 9th bic staff approached tho
eslisss. ssd sdjas,ioe Me Geld glasses,
bsgss 10 take obsssvssioos Of the froos.
A ssv sbo's oeIy bad been cred at the
gsess. vhss the rissieg peal OF Pow
ellie Whitsosth Vss heard some distauce
20 The right; the o6ssr Vas seeo to
ssaegsr ssd fall. sod ths brilliant
career OF that gallant sod isRuisb-
Cd soldier. Maj Geo Ssde viek. CON.
ussdsss Of The Fifth Federal arwy
sosps. vss elosed. sod closed forever.
Povsll reported t oues that be hsd
killed Federal general. bot 20 knew
sos bic ssos os rank us,il II esme ous
fsv dsys letter 10 The sosshsro papers,
sssssssise tbss Geo Ssde Wisk bad
bsss killed By . Cosisdsrsss sharp.
shestss ssish fact 90 published bss
osss isio history. bot the nsms OF The
0ss bshied ths gan hss never before
6sss ososios ID "
Bso Pessll vss from L,osss,or. 8.
@.
rheS nay DOT bs much iu What I
hsvs ssid above. bs, some Of che old
soldisss usy bs iosssssssd 10 the story.
Robsrs r Hsophi;l.
Asbsvills. 8, --l2. 1899.
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