The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-05-22

mace especially 4Ol eii0
fantrvman on one side and an artil-
aiervnan on the other. Sonth Carroll
ma had no cavalry in this battle.
Growing the whole is bronze
Palmetto of exquisite workmanship,
surprising in truthfulness to nature
the wonderful bronze Palmetto at the
State House.
On the front of the. upper stone is
the shield of sonth Carolina in
bronze.
The Inscriptions are as follows:
On the front, composed by Bishop
Capers, with grand simplicity:
To her faithful Sons at Chickamauga
South Carolina
Erects this monument to Commemo-
rate the valor they proved and the
lives they gave. on this
battlefield.
On the back:
Kershaw's Brigade, I'd South Caro-
lima regiment, Sd South Carolina reg
iment, 7th South Carolina regiment,
sth South Carolina regiment, 10Th
South Carolina regiment, James Sd
South Carolina Battalion: Killed, IS !;
Wounded, .43S; Missing, l.
Manigault's Brigade, 10th South
Carolina regiment, 10Th South Carroll
ma regiment, consolidated: Killed, 26;
mortally wounded, 40; wounded, ITO.
Gist's Brigade oath South Carolina
regiment, killed, 43; wounded, III:
missing, II.
Culpeppers's Battery, wounded, "A.
The total height of the monument is
50 feet. The work was done by the
Stewart Stone Co, Columbia, S. c.,
and reflects the highest credit on their
artistic taste and skill.
Around the monument is a y feet
circular pavement of cement, faced
with granitoid.
AS soon as the monument is unveil-
ed Gov. McSweeney will turn it over
to the Park commission and it will be
received by Gen. Henry V. Boynton,
chairman.
The ceremonies having ended, the
crowd will disperse over the battlefield
to study and admire it.
The official trains will return to
Chattanooga in the afternoon, and af-
ter time for supper, ETC., the veterans
for Memphis will speed on their way,
reaching that point early on the morn
ing of the 18th of May.
The markers for South Carolina
troops are placed on the battlefield as
follows:
Kersbaw's Brigade-on the slope of
Snodgrass Range, one for each Of the
regiments.
For the 10th and 18th South Carroll
ma regiments the position during the
afternoon is shown by the guns OF
Dents Battery on the crest OF the
ridge. Advancing from this point,
they made repeated charges on the en-
envy, and the point of furthest advance
is shown by the South Carolona mar
ker.
For the 24th South Carolina regi-
ment the marker is placed on kelly's S
Farm, near the Bloody Angle" and
near the shell monument to their brig
ade commander, Colquitt.
For Culpepper's Battery in the Poe
Field, near the Georgia monument.
The battle flag, around which the
veterans of the 10th South Carolina
regiments will assemble is the worn
and tattered flag Of the 10th South
Carolina regiment. 1t was saved from
surrender almost providentially. Al
the battle of Bentonsville the 10th
South Carolina regiment, then COM
manded by Capt. R. z. Harllee, pene-
trated the enemy's line, but reinforce
ments coming up, the line was re-
formed and Capt. Harllee, Sergeant
Albert a. Myers, bearing the flag and
about twenty men, half of the regi-
ment so reduced was it,where cut off,
they took to the swamp, and hid until
night. Sergeant Myers threw away
the staff and put the flag under his
clothing. The party made their way
through the swamp and got back to
the Confederate lines. The remnants
of the 10th and 10Th South Carolina
regiments were subsequently consol-
dated into Walkers South Carolina
Battalion, and so surrendered. When
Col. Walker returned from wounded
furlough, he could learn nothing OF
the 10th regiments flag, that of the
18th South Carolina being used as the
Battalion colors and at the surrender
properly surrendered it as the flag OF