The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1901-03-19

erected larg" stage and sufficient
ae ting capacity for tho veterans aud
visitors. Governor MrSwepney,
Governor Of the State and chairman
"f the commission, will PR side.
Th" meeting will he o "ned with
prayer by tho Rev. DR. j H Thorn
we'll, chaplain general, South Caro-
lima Division U. @. V.
Gen. G I. Walker, ono who WOE
distinction on this aud other battle
fields, now the beloved commander
IF tho South Caroinn Division, u G..
V, and who has taken deep interes,
in and materially aided in tho acc M
| plishme't of the memorial about TO
be dedicated, and leading momhpr
Of the commission, will then deliver
the historical address.
Aldr, ssrs will then be made by
the Hon. d. S Hpndrr1un, Of the
Senate, and Col. j. Harvey Wilson,
Of the Honse Of representatives,
through the liheraiity Of which bodies
South Carolina has done Justice to
her heroic SONS
An address will then he made by
General, now h" brlovrd Bishop
Ellison Carers, who 8 rved on this
battlefield with his we'll known gal
lan'r,. Bishop Capers' address
will lead np I" tn" unveiling which
will he loue by four yonng ladies,
representing each one Of the four
Sonth Carolina commands engaged
in .he battle For Krrshaws brig
ade, Miss j. b. rita Bland, grand
daughter of the diStin ..uishpd Col.
El'"rt B aud, Who gave up his life
fighting with K-rshnw on Snud grass
Range.
For 10 h and 10 b South Carolina
r. ginents, Miss Ada Orie Walker, Il
granddaughter Of Gen G l Walk.
Fr the 9th Son h Carolinn regi
ment, Miss Mari" DuPre, grandni"ce
# Col. G. II SI-vens, who gallantl,
It. q the "a b South Carolina regiment
i'll the battle, and alto the grandnipcr
Of Lieut.. Col. Ellison Capers, who
sncce-d' Col Stevens to the con,.
maud Of the regiment and was also
badly wnu,,ded in the battle.
For Cnlpepper's batter. Miss -.
As the ribbons are pulled the cover
will fall AID show onr Of the hand
soonest monuments in the park 1t
is built Of 8 'uth Carolina granite, a
lit emblem Of the heroic stand made
by the South Carolininus on this field
ON either side is broI Ze statue,
original, and made espc cislly for this
work. an infantryman on one side
aud an ant,l'eryman on the other.
South Carolina had no cavalry in
this battle.
Crowning the whole ls bronze
palmetto Of exquisite Workmanship,
surprising in trnthfuIness to nature
the wonderful br: nze palmetto at the
State House
On the front of 'he upper stone ia
the shield OF S nt th Carolinai in bror H.:
The inscriptions are az follows:
On the front, composed by Bishop
Cap"rs, with grand simpIirity:
To her Faithful Sons ut Chicka.
manga, South Carolina Erec,s this
Monument TO Commemorate the
Vnlor they Proved and the Lives
They Gava on,his Battlefield
On h. back:
Ker-ha >'s hrgafe, "a South Caro-.
luna re- Uncut, 3D. South Carolina reg
i"ent, 7th South Carolina regiment,
9Th Sou b Carolina regiment, 18th
Sonlh Cnr.lira regiment James's
3 SDH h Caroina battalirn: Killed,
00, AoundeA, 438; missing, |.
Of Ma"igaull's brigade, lOrh
S 'uth Car lima regiment, 18Th South
Cnrollnn regiment, consolidated:
Killed, 20; mortaIly wounded, 40;
wnnnd"d. 10
GIFTS hrigahe. Oath Sonth Cnfo-
i'nH regiment. X He'd, 43; wound, d,
ID; nisain&. II.
Cnlp"pper's battery, wounded, II.
rh' total h"ight Of the monument
tx 33 "et. Fh" work WAS done by the
Sew rt Sn"" Company, Columbia,
S g. ard r,f c,s tho high"st credit
on their artistic taste and skill.