The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1901-06-12
A FEDERAL SOLDIER
Whose Resentment Died With the
Last Shot He Fired.

To the Editor OF The Sunday News:
Major W. l.. Glsze, one Of the dele gates
OF tho Southern Camp of Woodmen of
the World, returned recently from a
most interesting trip to Columbus, Ohio.
The journey began its interest as he
reached Richmond, passing over historic
battlefelds, then, going by the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, be ran up the valley to
Kepova W. Va, thence through Sciota
Valley to Columbus.
There Sa3 pause as he stood at Ire
william Station. Here, 10 the great CIV.
arg fight of June ii and IL 1864. the
father of Major Glaze gave his life for
the Confederscy. The son realized for the
first time the saoredness Of this glorious
battlefield. The popularity q the Ord
of Woodmen brought together represen
tstlves from every Iart of the country
and the beautiful and timely proposition
csms from them that the Confederate
graves at Camp Chase should be decor
sted.
The suggestion Was made known. 10
Col. kusus, an ex officer Of ths-G oion
army, ho has under alaen to keep up
this Confederate ceraetery.) He joined
heartily In the/broject; not only SO, but
led the Slu6herners TO the graves at
CamE Chase. This act was strong
'uond of union snd lefts its due weight.
a large attendance from the country
around witnessed the proceedings.
ii: +. Slmrall, syouog Mississippian,
ed at the services. First q prayer
was offered By the Rev. j. K. Watts, OF
Mississippi, then an ad lress by d. H..
Bradshaw, OF Arkansas Mr.. Will n.
Collier, of Vioksburg, followed; then
was sung above the sleeping dead of
the South 'Nearer, My God, to Thee, -
led by the Woodmen. Mr.. Morris
Shepard, of Texas, and Bsn Craveess,
OF Arkansas, made addresses, after
which Asleep in Jesus was sung by
the audience. This was followed by ad
dresses fron n II. Pr ckney Wells, of
Louisiana, aud Col. Kuaus of Colum
bus, Ohio. Messrs h. b. Lewis spoke
for North Carolina, j. E. Fitzgerald
for Missouri and Major w. L Glsz, fer
South Carolina
The occasion heightened to entbusi
a;m when Col E1mundson, Of Georgia,
sn E1- Confederate, snd Col. Klaus, an
Ex' Federal, took the platform and
clasped hands. Amid greatest applause
J the climax of brotherhood was reached.
Flowers were piled on the great me emo-
rial rock which marks the sacred spot.
| ZoO Confederate soldiers of the war
OF 1861. 1863 buried in this enclosure"
is inscribed thereon, aud above is the
patriotic, manly inscription, "These
are Americans.
Col. koauI presented silken nation
al hag amid great applause, and the de-
llghtful exercises ended with praise
God, From Whom All Blessings FLOW"
The Rev. Mr.. Smith, of the Grand
Army, dismissed the audience with a
truly eloquent prayer.
Camp Chase is five miles from Colum.
bus and is properly city suburb. Two
thousand. two hundred and sixty Con-
federstes who died in prison were
buried here, Nos. these eignty eve ,Ts..
from South Carolina. When Elk Presi-
dent Hayes was Gove~v.CAi9 -he
was panied TO see this burial spot ne
elected. He personally gave for several
months SZO at his own expense to put
In bstter shape. Governor Foraker con-
tinued the good cause until an appropria-
tion of s6 600 was secured to surround it
with a wall and keep it in fine condi-
tion.
A beautiful incident is that ten years
ego Col. Knaus personally assumed the
care of this ground. With -ommittee
of nineteen ladies and gentlemen there
is an annual decoration on the 20.h of
June of these Confederate graves.
These exercises are exciting public ia.
vor a,d crowds attend every decoration.
Col. koaus is now planting trees, some
of wbi.h are from the South in the en-
closure, ard is besutifying the spot with
flowers and shrubbery. He has = great
heArt, as he had a stout arm during the
war. He fought as a soldier and az an
American he recognizes liberty Of
thought, espec ally when it is expressed
IN patriotic graves. Our young
Southerners will long remember their
visit to Camp Chase, aud especially in
meeting he brave old Federal Col.
Knaus. j. A. II.
O!angeburg, May 20.