The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1901-06-05
OJn DEAD H0NORED
The chlckamaug2 Monum sns
Unveiled Last Waek
a FINE WORK Q? ART.
Tha Poo sssion OF Of Iclais and
Cltlzans and the Parade Of
Veterans and the Militia
uH.. r-S-.~1->s
Was imposing


their glorious deed Of 7alo; in shed
ding their life's blood on Chickama-
mauga's great battlefield. Her besutI-
full monument-made Of Winnsboro
granite, with guards Of bronze life-sIze
Confederate soldiers, one an infantry
man, the other aud srtilleryman, stsnd-
ing on each side Of the msin shaft and
with the typical and graceful palmetto
on the top-Eas unveiled on Monday
Of last week. We tske the following
account of the important event from
the Columbia Safe, which Wss furn-
ished that journal by its special CORE
spondent who vas present. Hs says:
The ezecutiv, special with the pro-
visional regiment, arrived at Chatta-
nooga Monday morning shortly before
2o'c!ock. The ride bad been pleas
ant one and the men had behaved
themselves handsomely. They remained
in the cars in the Southern railroad
yard. a number of Coluubisns and
South Carolina veterans were here to
meet the party. Monday morning the
news came that the veterans special
had been blocked bys freight wreck
near Atlanta and after short tims it
was snnunced that it could not get
here until 1915 p. N.
The Chattanooga committee, headed
by Capt. T. @. Thompson, called on the
governor and an1ouDced reception at
the station hotel at 1890 o'clock, Gen.
A. P. Stewart and Gen. Boynton also
called, as did the Georgia delegation
consisting of Adjt. Gen. Robertson,
Asst. Adjs. Gan. Bird, Inspt. Gan.
Obear and several others Of Gov. Csnd-
ler's staff, including Col. (Miss) Ger
trude Morris. At the hour named the
governor and Gems. Floyd and Car
vile, Col. j. B. Wilson, Of the Comuis-
sion, Coils. Willie Jones, Brantley, Folk,
Aull, Koha, Hamer, Redding, Watson,
Moss, Frost, and Cspts. Aughtry and
Esyatt, accom- panied by the committee,
went to the station and were met by
ladies and gentlemen. Prior to this
the governor had been serensded and
he anl several Of the party were forced
to respond. The Chattanooga bsnd
and sIpence's Military band made de-
nsbtiul music.
On the arrival Of the veterans spe-
cial here with Gen. Walker aboard,
both trains moved on to Lytle station,
many ladies coming aboard the private
car. On arriving st Lytle the regi
msnt was quickly formed, horses be-
ing in waiting for the marshal and the
officers. There were also carriages for
the distinguished guests, the lsdies
and the staff. Ia short time the line
Of march was taken up for the site Of
the monument. The regiment made q
splendid show, carrying both federal
sDd company colors. The regiment
marched as follows:
THE LINE OF MARCH.
Col. Willie Jones, commanding; First
Lieut.. F. G. Tonpkins, acting regi-
mental adjutant; color bearers, Sergts.
r D. Walker, Jesse H. Hoise.
First Bsttalion-D 0. Herbert, lieu
tenaat colonel commanding; First
Lieut.. Joe a. Berry, acting adjutant.
Company A, Kershsw Guards, Cam
den, s. c., Capt. S. G. Zeup, First
Lieut. L Watkins; Second Lieut. R
R. Team; Sergesnts l. G. Hough, B.
P. DsLoach, a. L. Watkins, W. R.
DsLosch. Fifty-six men.
Company NJ, Governors Guards, Co.
Iunbis, s. c., Capt. A. NJ. Desl; First
Lieut.. F. G. Tompkins; Second Lieut..
3. ". Holloway; Sergts. S. NJ. Talley,
A. P. Eowie, J. F. Flowers, S. G. Sis
sions, J. L. West. Thirty men.
Company G, Irish Volunteers, Char
lesion, S. G., Capt. David F. Kearney,
First Lieut.. j. P. B. ONiel, Second
Lieut.. j. P. Sullivan, Sergts. J. j.
Morris, F. P. DaGs, j. j. Miller, r,
G. Sheehsn. Thirty seven men.
SECOND BATTALION.
Jasper Light Infantry, Yorkville, 35
efhcers and men. Capt. ". B. Moore.
Morgan Rifles, Clifton, 80 o&,ers and
men. Capt. Jno. F. Langston.
Lee Light Infantry, Chester, 90 Of
GERS and men. Capt. j. G. Mcclure.
In the absence Of Col. 8. Fay Gaf-
neg the senior captain was in command
Of the battalion.
THIRD BATTALION.
Msj. ". Lor;ng Lee, commanding;
Lieut.. R. G. Rollins, acting adjutant.
Company E, Timmons7ille Guards,
Timnons7ille, s. c., Capt. ". q.
Keith. First Lieut.. R. < Charles, Sso-
ond Lieut.. r G. Rollins, Sergts. F. N.
Simms, Walter Anderson, G. w. Lewis.
Twenty-three men.
Company 3, Sumter Light Infantry,
Sumter, s. c., Capt. &. F. Wilson,
Second Lieut.. Soriven Doar, Sergts.
G. B. Gendon, Harry Reed, R. D. Brad
ford. Twenty three men.
Company E, Palmetto Guards, Char
lesion, s. c., First Lieut.. E. E. Pssssi-
laigue, Second Lieu. ". 0. Bee,
Secgts. j. j. Browning, G. Ogen, ".
e. Smith. Twenty-four men.
The parade was formed at Lytle Sta
tion, right Of South Carolina volunteer
troops, resting opposite United States
commissary warehouses, and the vet
Grams, opposite United States corral.
Gen. T. ". Carwile Of Edgefel5 wss
chief marshal and Col. James G.
Holmes Of Charleston was his chief Of
staff. The aides were Maj. 0. L.
schumpert, Capt. Thomas G. Thomp.
son, Capt. Geo. B Webb, Capt. G. N.
Willinghsm, Capt. Geo. E. McGee,
Capt. A. ". Chambliss, Capt. Sam N.
Chambliss and Capt. W. J. Willing
ham, sll but the first named being resi-
dents Of Chattanooga, and South Car
clinans.
The order Of procession was as fol-
lows:
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