The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1899-11-22
A VALIANT SON o~BRANcE.
HE FOUGHT AND DIEJOR DIXIE

ment In the IittIa at
Flat Rock in the b it'ose NOUN
tains.
,(By Miss ClaudinG "'''' hiS'o''"'''
Charleston Chapter, ~
Under the hush the Blue Noun
tain shadows, we the tall peaks
raise tbeir hno dBavenward, in ma
iestic siIenoa hting upward, and
lifting hearts tie suoitme verities Of
life, and the nCr aspirations OF eter.
nifty, may be f.e agrave IN the illtle
ohurchyard 6CGoroiina Nm"peb :"
Flat Rock, Nh Wnros,na' upon wros9
unostentatiQn Is lnscrl"eu
these simpllords'
,ies de Choiseul,
Jed in Virginia,
June 10Th, 1862.
A strobr would scarcely pause be-
aide ~thif3nite stone, except perhaps
casuaIib note the foreign name, I'M
less fa1Aar with the history OF France,
whenImembering how broadly the
do Gaeuls nave written it across the
neo1f tho past, he might wonder by
wwhS5trange fatality a member Of that
~diyguished family should have been
laIo rest In this rcmote country ccm-
aS, SO far removed from the turmoil
She world.
plouio III NtoIJoI DC oullClc1blf IL
- rested in the apparent homogeneous
Sss of these circumstances to ask one
the older residents of Fiat Rock for
IN explanation Of the facts concerning
the fate OF the man who lies there, he
would learn that this spot of ground is
the most interesting and to be rover
I enced in their lovely churchyard for
here repose the mortal RENAME of one
who surrendered the anticipated in
hn.itotnn ~ IN Ii-l -~,l 800. 49,. =.
his W country for the still nohler
title Of Confederate hero and martyr
OF the Lost Cause.
Charles de ChOiseul's younger bro.
Their now lives in La Belle France, and
enjoys the rank and privileges pertain.
Ing to the title and estate he has in
herited, whilst he to whom they should
by right of birth have belonged, in.
stead OF being Marquis de Choiseul,
"Sleeps well, LIES ttful fever o'er,'
where Southern mountains keep faith.
full guard around his last bivouac
Thirty.seven years ago he was inferred
in this rural Protestant cemetery, but
the me mory Of the fallei soldier sur
"t"co the lapse OF time, al ev> living
reminder OF the grandeur of the spiri'
of self-sacrifce at the call Of duty.
Col. de Choiseul vas born in France
but having lived nearly all his life il
this country, when the Confederate
war begun he carne promptly forward
and offered his services to the State o
Louisians, being prepared as an adopt
ed son of the South "to do or die ioI
Dixie"
The following letter, written by
comrade b shared the dangers o
the field with him, gives some IDEA O
the militai y arcer OF this French no
bleman, who belonged to Stonewal
Jackson's corps and fell in thai grca
generals celebrated valley campalen
NEW ORLEANS, La, May %, 1888.
Dear Madame | will give you wha
know Of the late Col. de Choiseul
. who was Il practicing lawyer in New
Orleans up to the time the war brok,
out n foreman OF u volunteer ir,
company, called the American Hool
and Ladder, No. 2. From that com
pany and Columbia, No. 5, was organ
lied the American Rifles, afterward
Company G, of the 7th Louisiana Vol
unteers. The American Rifles and tw
other companies formed q battalion
called the Sumter battalion, will
Charles de Choiseul as major. In Nav
1861, this command was sent to Cam
Monroe, La. AND there was formed tn
7th Louisiana regiment, with Harry !
Hays as colonel and Charles de Chosen
8s lieutenant colOne June 7 this re
giment was mustered into the Confeder
ate service and was sent to Lynchhurp
Va, and from there to Manassas, wher,
we encampeG until July 7, 1861. o.
July Is the battle Of Bull Run wa
fought then followed Manassas, Sial
Town, Port Royal, M%iddletOwn, Win
chester, Cross Keys and Port Republic
where our lieutenant colonel was NOR
tally wounded. he was in command
Of u regiment when he was shot
Col. Hays having been badly wounded
at the be BEGINNING OF this
Col. de Choiseul was with the reei
ment in all OF the battles above men
toned, and was q tru gentleman ant
q brave soldier Yours respectfully,
j.. j.. CUMPSTEN.
Capt. Y. j. Walche, President Cam,
Army Of Northern Virginia, ais,
writes
Dear Madame In reply to YOU
letter | beg to say that | knew tb,
Colonel personally, who was a VhoroupI
gentleman and q gallant soldier: an,
l well remember the battle OF Por
Republic, because it was largely
louisiana victory and ne lost heavil
In all the regiments of our bripaGe
belonged to the 9th Louisiana, and tbi
regiment, with the other Louisiap
regiments, except the 7th Louisiana
made n attack on the enemy's lief,
while the 7th Louisiana and two VII
glnia regiments attacked on the right
therefore we were not together at tn
time Col. de Cboiseul was shot, but
remember that he took command afte
Col. Harry II. Hays (afterward on
brigade commander) was wounded an,
that the lieutenant colonel was wound
ed at the head Of his regiment. It. ma
appear strange to you that L canno
give you more particulars, but ira
very evening, after the battle had becl
fought and won, our army, under Gen
L. j.. Jackson, took up the march t,
join Gen. Lee before Richmond. ant
arrived there In time to take part II
the Seven Days battles around tha,
city, hence there IL some difficulty II
tracing up the facts about dc Choisgul.
death and burial.
Col. de Choiscul was engaged in al,
the bottles In the Valley, and his regl.
ment, and indeed all OF Jackson's
troops, we'll earned their name OF .,foot
cavalry" by reason OF their rand
movements. Gen. JacksOn's fighting
was hard and successful and in all his
campaign Col. de Choiseul stood omt
as not only a brave officer, bnt an ideal
volunteer soldier and Southern gcntle-
man. Yours respectfully,
Y. j. WALCaE,
Capt. Qate) Co. 1, 9th La. Vol. Reg,
Should one care tn learn sonoLis.