The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
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tho 10th South Carolina regimont,
i tyrowrltten manuscripts. 3s5s I3.I
Sketch Of 10Th and 10Th South
CsIrol:nai iregims snts, Con ;Ellison Capers
| lima. & S} 4 4, q s. q
Skotch Of 18th aud oath South
Carolina regiments, by Gen Ellison
Uapcrs. n .Ss n e i.S% },SI 4g
B.. Sketch Of Uulpoppol'a battery. 4. Il
8. Rolls Of 10Th and 9th sSath5
Carolina regiments and Oulpennar'a
battory--tho rolls Of Korahaw's brigade
being in Capt Diokert's book and ds, Of
i0th south Carolina regimont,in Col
Walkers book. A Il
Z. Commmissions as follows.
Uommissi0 ns appointed uudor
authority of the Slate Of South Carolina
to locate positions Of South Carolina
troops, and to erect monument and
markers to the same, on tho battlefield
of Ohiokamauga.
First commission, to locate positions
of South Carolina stroops, visited the
bstMtlofold u May 18Th, 1894, and looat.
Gen Hugh Z. Farley, Adjutant and
Inspector General, South CAROLINA; 7
Major .. e, Henderson, Capt ii. j..
Goggana, Msjor j, D.. MoLuoss,
votorans Korshaw's brigade. g'5
Gen O. 1. Walkor, Capt r.. u.
McCaslan, i P. Harling, Veterans
&c INK on1 1Otb So,,tb n ~: ,lF .I.-.
mcnts.
Capt Thos j. Apploby, veteran Of
F24th South Carolina rogimont;
Capt J, T.. Oulropper, Lieut.
Perry Moses, veterans Of Culpepper'a
battory. .ia .5.
Tho above commission recommended
that suitable monument and markers
bo erected, In response thoroto the
Second commission was appointed
under authority Of a join resolution Of
tho General Assembly, Deoomber %,
1891, to select designs and SECURE osti.
mates for said monument and markers.
Con O. Irvine Walker, Nj jor j, I'D. !.
MoLuoas, Major .. Il Henderson,.
Tho above second commission select.
ed dcsigns, secured estimates and ro.
J ported to tho next aoasbion &C The Cen
eral Assembly, but no app opriation
waa mado. Is I1lE
AT its Convention Of 1899 tho South
Carolina Division, United Confed crate
| Veterans, decided to momorialjze 3 the
General Assembly and urge that proper
respect DO psid sons who fought
who fought and who died at Chick.
amauga. In response thoroto the
Third commission was authorized by
General Assembly at it's session Of 1900.
and an appropriation Of $4,000 was
mado for the erection of said monument
and markors, 10 DO oreotod by tho oom-
mission, at such plaoos as it may decide
| on. The commission was to consist Of
the Governor, Adjutant and Inspector
General and three Confederate Veto.
rams. 1t was as follows:,.. N
Governor Miles B. McSweoney,
chairman; Con O. Irvino Walker, GO.
cretary, Victorian; Con j. w. Floyd,
Adjutant and Inspector General, South
Carolina, Veteran, but appointed OK
ot6oio; Major o, X Henderson,, Col
j. Harvey Wilson, Veterans.
Under tho supervision Of tho above
third commission tho South Carolina
monument, in tho corner stono ofwhioh
this record is deposited, was orootsd.
1t was dedicated, unveiled and turned
over to the co mmissioners Of the Ohi,k-J
amauga and Chattanooga NationalIE j .$rk.
this 9th day Of May, a. .g u. 9Q@ Ss3
Alsowore Gro otcd d tho graz tS. Iii .ssv
for the various { commands of sSouth.
] Carolinans, as follows: aais
Ono to Kershaw's brigade and one to-
each of it's regiments, j. O., 3D. Sd ,!7th,i
9th and 10Th South Carolina regimente,
and James's South Carolina Battalion
on Snodgrass Range. ". s Ssl
Ono to the 10Th and 10th South Caro-.
lima regiment on Snodgraas Range. a ~
Ono to tho 24th South Carolina rsg.
iment on tho Kelly farm, near tho
Shell monument to Col Colquitt.
Ono 70 Culpoppor's battery, in tho
Poo fold. K s5 58s 5.
All Of which is duly certified to by
Miles b. MoSweoney, Governor Of
South Carolina, and chairman Of tho
commission; Q. Irvino Walker, Score
tsry Of ofoommission. III " 3s
Tho daughters Of the Oonfed doraoy,
through Mrs. Thomas Taylor, plosi.
don't of South Carolina Division, have
boon invited. In soocpting Mrs Taylor
fays: II hopo many Of us may have
tho distinguished happiness Of showing
homage to our soldiery on that oooa-
sion" It is hopped that all tho
Daughters will attend.