The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-11-28
A Remarkable Coinoldenoe.
Greenvilie Moutaiueer.

"a noln~rAaoie Co'pcloenCe.
Greenvilie Moutaiueer.
Mr. T. B Lsckie Of Detroit, Mich.
he's sent us the following interesting
"reminiscences of the Second Manassas, !,
which narrates IN incident of the
battle with which some of our read.
ers are already familiar
"ln the year 1853 four gentlmen
entered their sons ae Q boarding
school ct Cokesbury 10 South Carroll
"a. They had been for years init.
mate friesds. and were clergymeu in
the Methodist church These boys
remained ct this school % room
mstes snd classmates for two years
and entered Wofford college, stsnd.
ing relatively first, second, third and
fourth 10 large class. They remain
cd iu this institution four years and
were room mates oil the time, grsdu
sting relatively 6rss. second, third
and fourth
They entered . law Office 10 Spar.
tsnburg and studied law under the
same chancellor. The war broke
out aud they entered jenkins Rifle
regiment from South Carolina (pspt
Jos. Walkers company ssdfwere
messmates in The same company
Being near the same height they
stood together 40 comrades Tin battle
in this regiment At the second
battle of Msnassass . shell from the
federal battery fell in the ranks Of
this company. killing these four boys
aud no others in the company.
"They are buried Oh tho battle
field and sleep together in the same
grave. Their names are Capers,
MoSwaip. Smith and Duncan, and
they are the sons of Bishop Cspers,
Rev. Dr. McSwsin. Rev Dr. White
foord Smith aud Rev Dr. Duncan of
Virginia This grave is marked by
a granite cross enclosed With an iron
fence"
The writer vas 10 eomma and OF Com .
pspy @. Palmetto Sharp Shooters.
which Vas on the rigi. of tho regiment.
sod Company K vas tue oexs to the
right. eommanded by tho late Cspt Il.
II Thompson. . brave soldier who died
. few years ago 10 Spsrtssburg. The
position occupied BY tho Regiments VAS
10 . pisos Of woods DOT fer irsn she
edge, whore i wss halted, ordered to
iis down. asd semsiusd undsr . most
terrible Ore Of shot and she'll uo.il Col
Wslkss gave tho commend to "cbanee
from front 70 rear on 18th CON pauy,"
which would place the Regiments st .
right augle from ito 6rss position 10 the
woods When Csmpsoies G and K
began the movements. it wss observed
by the writer that several meu did not
rise when the command wss given. to
change front. when be went to the
place whore the neo we're lying. and
found shat 6ve youog men wore killed BY
the explosion Of tho she'll 10 the manner
described Four Of them wore Cspers,
MeSwaio. Smith aud Duocao, who
belon god TO Company K. sod the 9th
man wss " n Keowu Of Coupsny G.,
Who vas raised in Anderson county
Young Keovo bad . narrow escape
from death in tho Pirs. Msosssas.
whore . minnie ball went through bic
hat sod grased bis hair, snd be ven,
gallaotry through oil other battles
unhurt until be wss within 200 yards
Of the spot where he 90 narrowly ruo the
gauuslss 10 tho First Msnassss. He
VAS 40 e1celleut soldier and remarkable
for bis oa.ive wit sod intelligence, ,
although be did not have the education :
al advantages OF tho young men who
met death With him.
Mr. Lackie was . member Of the
Sixteenth Michigan. and The Mouu
ssiueer printed last year 40 account
written BY him Of the famous encoun.
ter of bis regiment With the Palmetto
Sharp Shooters at Gsines' Million Juue
27. 1852 This account OF the battle
led to an extensive correspondence With
Mr. Laokie by the members Of the sharp
shooters snd others Nh Z. E Rsnkin,
Of Arlington. Texas. was among the
number who wrote to Mr. Laokie. esps
cially With reference to the proposed
reunion at Louisville, which uofortn
uasely did not take pIace. Mr. Rankin
discovered that Two Of the sharp shoot
ers lived 10 this toWn. aud they we're
much interested 10 the "reminiscences oil
Gsines' Mill.
The names OF those two soldiers are
M. T. and A. w. Walker, who be
looged to Company K. P 8. g.. and
one Of them sent the clipping from On
old newspaper which gave the facts
recited about the remarkable eoiooi
dence ct the Second Manassas. Com
rade A w. Walker Informed Nj
Rankin that be helped to bury the four
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