The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1901-03-29
OUR DIE "A HEROES.
PREPARATIONS forshs Y UuyellIng and
Dedication ofthe 5
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Tho Monument is Worthy Of ths
Immortal Il H.Aroas Whose
callantry aid cath ii
Connsmorates.

otal'llantIy Aafas 81 y paath 8it %
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s,oi1'lns!n9.orales.
After.m inv M, yearaf ,D 81 w.it;ng sontb
q .rolina Is at last 70 i|,si s do amall y Snt
doscl ycd honor, To e tha II gallant aoldierv .
.th.t bAttlod so brav.|Sv fnr thn so,,thoro
o.uso al (hiok an,aHun, Stafa af,or S
State has orootod 3a Snamenta 70 ;ta
bravo soldiers On tKise lhistorio batiia.
3fi.ld. AID now Soutlh Uarolina "a. ON n
erect an imposing ,honutnont. Manv
States have a doze 4 !Irf moro naon;f, cant
monuments, many @ aro & thero to roei.
ments, but South Carolina ID to have
ono largo monumontsfo}ita old; ;erv th a.
struggled SO nobly.sdn Ohis kamauga' !
field. G ,tsS s.
Geyerncr MoSwe ahe an. Flnvd
Major q. k. HendaIJon and Cart, ],
Harvey Wilson is TIC CON misl ion IN
charge Of tho / reotionlof tho monumont.
Gen. Walkor, who isergod nth dia.
tinc,ion in tho blood3 battle, has do.
voted a g. ca. doal ofsItimo to tho ar
ranqcmont and has kibd q nrenared tha
following elaborate proerama OF the
exercises: s a7
For the oonvt nieGoo of Veterans.
s1na, s. the State volunteer troops and
Ra;lwav Ias a.dona1aH sna noa,nern n
and th;a Ynnto will katl = o. = !; ra''.s vuo'
Thay viii annemnao 1sssa s stnS i lasS;nn ."a,u,
variona no;nt. ana - y dssspS 4 - IS
This ofioial ir.;n M viii mi sba nm doy, !
T.utio sta,;nn ~ .bs st.iaae1u "a Nv -
abomt baIf ,niio ;lo f.anSS ~ 4 s a;.a sha .ha
Somth (ytrolina mnnt6,aS ,S sAsS srha S;s' Io
tanoo oan bo' easilv95walkad hnt .ar. A.
rapeemon,a will ba m sds for hacka -
carry nvor s,,oh vin;tnyl IA nrafo, I'd
inp and naOing sS sss9'ii'' + = - =
Attic station Tho ngooe 4; On vii, bo
ioined hv Gnn IN Re- Saarn;ah nh;os
maTshai Nv s.'si ~ Ss'i q 2 o-Ao'
i. Band Y,
9. Sonth Carolina oInnt teara ststo
troons, nnder oom an ( a; oar s"to ~
hv desionatod 10 Aa ifts 81 ~ II IoSd IL
q. Sons ~ 4 iynn fan arsto 5S,t ~, tcrano
under command of vi HI Ifa aia III y Hnnt ~
4. Voterana az so,ftla lsarSiina \ Div;.
sion JJ,G n IS
-f b. 6Visit;ne 4 ri IL q sSSssS
g. DiatinpIiis sfSsd sY 81 s. 81 i; \ 81 8
Via;f ors S sssssp'
\, l 50 4, Ssaa
:, sssaSj ng q ltse onea .,ass of
ESnod grass SR Range. al STRIKE tie
iVittoloo House hoy, 81 see i large
marker, marked 4 OF and 81 9lhs South
Carolina regiment, fought for three
hours on Snod II Sango above this
point. 3lSts q y r 81.
Grthcred under and around the bat
Ito SCARED flag Of the 10Th South Caro-.
lima Iegimont, which led them to
victory on the heights above, will be
the visiting votorans of{that command.
The procession will salute and un.
cDver as it passes the group Of heroes.
Further on is. q similar marker mark
cd 24th South Carolina regiment and
Culpepper's battery, fought about one
mile 10 the northeast Of this point, and
near it the flags and the mon Of those
gallant commands.
Further on, as tho road to tho South
Carolina monument leaves the main
road, will be found another marker to
the immortal men Of Kershaw's brigade,
marked "Korshaw's brigade, I'd, 3D.,
7th, 9th and 18th South Carolina regi.
ments and James's South Carolina bat.
talon, fought for fve hours on SnOd-
grass Range above this point" Tho
battle flags and heroes Of Kershaw
will bo saluted.
The procession now arrives on tho
ground sacred to tho yaior and tho
worth OF South Carollna's sons, for it
was that oyer which hershaw swept rs
no drove tho enemy back to thoir last
stand on the ridge.
Arriving at the monument, the
Veterans will press to tho front, tho
state volunteer troops saiuting.,
Iho PARK comtmlseloncrs will have
erected q largo stage and sufficient scat.
ing capacity 1or the veterans and visi-
Tors; governor MoSWceney, doyeraor
OF tho state and chairman OF tho com.
mission, Will preside;
Iho mootlng Will be opened with
prayer by the 10y. Df. > II. Thorn
Weii, chaplain general, South Carolina
Dlyislon, Y. y Y.
Y On. Y. !. Walker, ono who won dis.
tlnotion on this and Other battlodolds,
now the beloved commander Of tho
SoutG carolina Division, " o. ", and
VINO nas taken 9 deep interest in and
materially AIDED IN tho accomplishment
OF ! inc : memoria. 1?ll y ABOUT 70 oe dedicated,