The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-07-03

February 26, 1863.
My dear Wife: | have no time for
particulars. We have had glorious
time in this State, Universal license to
burn and Ilunder was the order Of the
day. The chivalry have been stripped
Of. most of their valuables. Gold
forks, etc., etc., are aSups,- spoons,
camp as black berriesf The terms of
plunder are as follows: The valuables
procured we estimate By companies.
Each company is required to exhibit
the result Of it's operations at any given
place. One-ifth aud first choice falls
to the share of the commander in chief
and staff, one fifth to field officers of
regiments, and three fifths to tho COM
pany. Officers are not allowed to Join
these expo editions without Disgusting
themselves as privates. One of our
corps commanders borrowed suit of
rough clothes from one of my men and
was successful ia this pla,e; he got a
large quantity Of silver, (among other
things, an old time silver milk pitcher)
and very fine gold watch ftom Mr..
DeSaussure at this place. DeSaussure
ID one of the +. +. VS. Of South Caro-
lima, and was made to fork over lib
orally. Officers Over the rsr k of cap
tain are not made to put their plunder
In the estimate for general distribution.
Thi 8 is very unfair, and for that reason
In order to protect themselves, sub
ordinate officers and privates keep back
everything that they can carry about
their person, such as rings, earrings,
breast pins, etc., of which, If ever |
live to get homo, have about a quart
am not joking-l have st least a quart
of jewelry for you and all the girls, and
some No. ! diamond rings and pins
among them.
Gen. Sherman has silver and gold
enough 10 start bank His share In
gold watches and chains alone, at Co
iumbis, was Two hundred and seventy
five (275); but sald | could net 20 into
psrtcuisis, Ali tie general officers and
many lriv2tes hsd ye!usoles OF every
descrlp ion, even % ladies cmbryiGer, d
pocket hanGcIc!ieis / nave MY share
OF them tCO) We took gold and i.yec
enough iron The id feJtls 20 have
reGeemcG their internal currency tw c,
over. TLis, Che ouIrercy) vile ov.
We come across II NC bum We coz
bIder 1t utterly WUT HESS. ! Eish all
the je1eirY thI5 ann has cCUlt 70 car
riea 10 the old Bay S,a.e, Ii %Ould deck
her out in glorious sty ic, hUI aiasl 10
Will be sea tered all over the north al
middle States. Tue ID negroes as
sTuie pl.for I'D stay 81 home, par,icu
lAIlY atLGr thoy found Oul that we only
N HI, A.d Il
tell you the uutn, thY youngest ard
best locking woICn) Sum9umCs VIC
take fl whole families and yiaata.ions
OF EeggOes by way Of rcpayItg the Sc
cesslouIsls; but the use.oss pa.. OF
the SO VIC soon manage to iOso-some
tlm3s In crossing TlYtrs-sOmotimes in
other wsye. sha write TO you again
from Wilmington, GoIdsboro, or some
other place In North Carolina. The
order 10 march hos arrived and | NUT
close hurriedly.
Love to grand III other and Aunt Char
lotte. Take care of youIseyf and the
children. Do not show this letter out
Of the family.
Your sffectionato husband,
1hos. Z. Meyers, Lieut., etc
p. 81 gill send this by flag of
truce to be mailed unless l have
chance of sending it 10 Hilton Head.
Tell Sadie | sm saving pearl brscelet
and earrings for her; but Lambert got
the necklace and breast pin Of the Same
set. | am trying to trade him out Of
them. These we're taken from the
Misses Jamison, daughters Of the pre-
sident of the South UsroliOa secession
convention. We found them on our
trip through Georgia.
The foregoing is copy Of a letter