The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1899-12-27

Died yesterday morning at his
home II Foreston, Major c. S. Land.
aged &C years.
Major Ceth Smith Land was born
in Edgecombe county, n. c., Dec. 8,
1888, and came to South Carolina
April l, 1855. On January 3, 1861, as
private he was mustered into the
service of the State in the company
of Capt. John G. PRESLEY, Greggs
First regiment Of volunteers, and was
at the siege and capture of Fort
Sumter, tbe 18th to 18th of April,
1861. On December 13, 1851, lie
became first lieutenant OF Captain
Byrd's company of Williamsburg
volunteers, which formed part OF
Manigault's battalion. Upon the
general reorganization Of the Con-
federate army in May, 1862, for SER
vice during the war, he was elected
captain of his company, which later
became part of the Twenty-sixth
regiment Of South Carolina volun-
teers. The Twenty sixth regiment
formed part Of the brigade Of Gen.
Johnson Hagood and remained in
camp at Church Flats, aiding to
guard the coast of South Carolina
until May, 1868, when it was trans
ferred to the brigade of Gen. n. &.
Evans, and ordered to duty at Jack
son, Miss, where it became part OF
the army of Gen. Joseph E. John
ston, being marshaled to relieve the
army of General Pemberton, then
besieged in Vicksburg. Before
reaching there Vicksburg had fallen
and the army retreated to Jackson,
where the scattered and depleted
army OF Johnston arrived on July
Stb, footsore and famished. From
the 9th to the 18th OF July the 1000
or 5000 men of Johnston's army
held the long line OF intrenchments
around Jackson against four or five
times that number Of the enemy and
daily repelled every assault made
upon them. It was here that the
cool courage and soldierly qualities
of Captain Land were displayed. BY
his excellent behavior under fire and
his acts of daring, he won the coud.
dence and admiration of the soldiers
and officers of the regiment, and ever
afterward proved himself one of the
brayest of the brave. The men oi
his company idolized their captain,
and all the regiment admired him
OF stalwart frame and vigorous
constitution, ne was at home in the
hardships and fatigues Of the rough
est campaign, always ready for IA
tigue duty or the clash of battle
During the war be was never in hos
pital or on sick leave OF absence. III
March, 1854, the brigade was or
dered to Virginia. 1t was halted at
Weldon, n. c., and sent to kinston
on the Neuse river to join General
Hoke in his expedition against New
Bern. Before the assault on the
town could be made the brigade was
ordered in great haste to Petersburg
to meet the critical movement OF
General Butler between the Apo
mattox and james rivers. On the
Goth the brigade had severe ell
gagement with the troops of General
Butler at Weir Bottom church IL
front OF Bermuda Hundred, lasting
all day. After this came the service
in the trenches around Petersburg,
lasting, as the siege did, from June
16, 1854, to April 2, 1865, during
which time the besieged were under
incessant fire day and night. Many
passages of arms of a spirited nature
occurred during this period, but the
most noted event was the sprineing
of the mine and the battle ensuing,
called the battle of the Crater. Cap
tain Land was conspicuous for gal
lartry in this bloody conflict, being
twice, though slightly, wounded. For
his conspicuous gallantry he was pro-
noted to the Office of major Of the
regiment.
Judge J. H. Hudson of Benefits
Vile who was ieutenant-colonel Of
the Twenty-sixth South Carolina
regiment, writes Of Major Land as
follows: "He was possessed of great
powers Of endurance, was never sick,
always ready for duty, and WAS
cheerful, contented and happy, a
Jolly companion, a gay soldier, good
fighter, a good disciplinarian; but
kind to his men and jealous of their
rights
As soon as Bushrod Johnson's di-
vision of decimated, routed troops
could be got together, Major Land
was placed in command OF the skir-
mishers of the division and be con-
tiDued marching and daily lighting
until Lees surrender at Appcmattox
Court House, where the few sur
viyors were paroled.
Major Land returned home and
went to work to repair his ruined
fortunes, and by dint Of hard work
and good management succeeded be-
yond his expectations. He for many
years filed the position of com
mander of Camp Harry Benbow, ..
G. v, Of Clarendon county. Socially
and politically he has ever borne
himself we'll and impressed himself
upon his neighbors and acquaint-
ances as true man. He was mar
ried Sept. 10, 1860, to Miss Mary
Jane Tbigpen and they have three