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lthoa10tb South Carolina regiment,
tyrowritton manuscript S..5 as
Sketch Of 10th and 10th South
Uerolina regiments, Gen Ellison Capere
ior Adjutant General of South Uaro-
line. (. 5, 81 5 { a 'lI, as
q. Skctoh cf 10Th and cath aa..tthh3s;.:hi so;;..::h!.
Carolina regiments, by Gen Ellison
Capers. & 'is 1I B 8
IS. sketoh Of Oulpeppo,laNbattery.
8, Rolls Of 10Th and ,24th South,
Carolina regiments and Oulpeppor's
t,ttory--tho rolls Of Korshaw's brigade
being in Capt Diokert's book and Of
10th South Carolina regimont.in Col
Walkers book. ... s.
~. Communications as follows, :. \ s5f. u
Commissions appointed under
authority OF tho State of South Carolina
to locate p;sitions Of South Carolina
troops, and to oreot monument aud
markers to tho ssmo, on tho battlefield
OF Ohickamauga. Il
First commission, to locate positions
Of South Carolina troops, visited the
battlefield, May 18Th, 1894, and looat.
cd tho position thereof: y
Con Hugh j. Farley, Adjutant and
Msj0r q IS IS Henderson, Capt y. 1. d,
Goggans, Msjor. j. d. MoLuoss,
yotorans Kershaw's brigade. %i55
Con Q. |. Walker, Capt r, b.
Mo oCaslan, j. +. Harling, veterans
Of 10th and 10th South Carolina rogi.
| ments.
Capt Thos j. Apploby, veteran Of
f24th South Carolina regimont "
Capt j. 3. Oulroppor, Lieut.
Perry Mosos, Veterans Of Culpepper'a
battery. 81
Tho above commission recommended
that suitable monument and markers
DO erected. In response thoreto the
Second commission was appointed
under authority Of a join resolution Of
tho General Assembly, Deoember 90,
1891, 10 selcot designs and secure osti-
mates fot said monument and markers.
Gen O. Irvine Walker, Moisr j. Sd.
MoLuoas, Major O. X Henderson.
Tho above second commission sole at.
cd designs, secured estimates and ro.
ported to tho next seassion Of tho Con
eral Assembly, but no appropriation
waa made ~
At its Convention Of 1899 the South
Carolina Division, United Confed crate
Yeterans, decided to momorializo the
General Assembly and urge that proper
respect bo paid sons who fought
who fought and who died at Chick.
amauga. In response thereto the
Third commission was authorized by
General Assembly at it's session OF 1900.
and an appropriation Of $4,000 was
made for tho erection of said monument
and markers, TO DO orootod by the COM
mission, at such places as it may decide
on. The commission was to consist Of
tho Governor, Adjutant and Insp eotor
General and three Confederate Vote.
rams. 1t was as follows.
| Governor Miles B. MoSwceney.
chairman; Con o. Irvino Walker, ae.
cretary, Veteran; Con j. w. Floyd,
Adjutant and Inspector Gonoral, South
Carolina, Veteran, but appointed OK
othoio; Major Q. K Hond deroon, Col
j. Harvey Wilson, Veterans.
| Under tho supervision Of the above
third commission tho South Carolina
monument, in tho .cornor stono 9 otwhioh
this record is deposited, was erected.
1t was dedicated, unveiled and turned
over to the commissioners oe tho UhiSk-
amaupa and Chattanooga National E ,rs
this 9th day of. May, "a, D. s1SQsl q
Also wore erootod tho grani to ss% .ss 8,
for the various commands s South
Carolinans, as follows: IS
One to Korshaws brigade and onsi to
each Of it's regiments, i. o., I'd, Sd ,7th,,
9th aud 10Th South Carolina regiments,
and James's South Carolina Battalion
on Snodgrass Range. 5
Ono TO the 10Th and 10Th South Caro-
lima regiment on Snodgrass Range. Slli5.
One to tho 24th South Carolina rsg;
imont on tho Kelly farm, near Shc
She'll monument, to Col Colquitt.
One to Oulpopper's battery, in tho
Poo field. # M
| All Of which is duly certified to BY
Milos 3. MoSwconoy, Governor OF
South Carolina, and chairman Of the
commission; @. Irvine Walker, Score.
tary Of commission.
Tho daughters Of the Oonfoderaoy,
through Mrs Thomas Taylor, prosi-
don't Of South Carolina Division, have
boon invited. In sooeptipg Mrs Taylor
tays: ~ hopo many of us may have
tho distinguished happiness Of showing
homage to our soldiery on that oooa.
sion. II is hoped that all the