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the staff and put the flag under his
clothing. The party made their way
through the swamp and got back to the
Confederate lines. The remnants of
the 10th and 10Th South Carolina regi-
ments were subsequently CONSOLIDATED
into Walkers South Carolina Battal-
ion, and so surrendered. When Col.
Walker returned from wounded fur.
lough, he could learn nothing of the
10th regiments flag, that of the 10Th
South Carolina being used as the
Battalion colors and at the surrender
promptly surrendered it as the flag of
the Battalion. AS Col. Walker rode
out of camp on the way home Capt.
Harllee handed him package, giving
it with express stipulation that it
should not be opened until he reached
home. When. he reached home he
opened itand found it the flag of the
10th South Carolina regiment. He
has treasured it most sacredly ever
since. The upper half of the flag staff
is piece ofthe flag staff of Fort Sum-
ter, which was used by Mai. Ander-
son during the attack on the Fort. of
April, 1861. It was given to Cal.
Joseph Walker, the father of Col. G..
I. Walker, by Gen. Beauregard.
1t was proposed to first lay the cor
ner stone of the monument before the
dedication, but the elaborate Masonic
ceremonies would have taken too much
time from the limited time available,
so this function had to be reluctantly
dispensed with. The monument has a
corner stone and in it will be deposited:
PRINTED BOOKS. .
l. Col. Dlckart's valuable sketch of
Kershaw's Brigade.
2. Col. G. I. Walkers sketch of the
10th South Carolina Regiment, type
written manuscript.
8. Sketch of 10th and 10th South
Carolina regiments. by Gen. Ellison
Walker for Adjutant General of South
Carolina.
4. Sketch of 18th and oath South
Carolina regiments, by Gen. Ellison
Capers.
5. Sketch of Culpepper's Battery.
6. Rolls of 10th and Oath South Car
oliDa regiments and Culpepper's Bat
tery-the rolls of Kershaw's Brigade
being in Capt. Dickert's book, and of
10th South Carolina regiment in Col.
Walkers book.
Z. Commissions as follows:
Commissions appointed under au-
thority of the State of South Carolina
to locate positions of South Carolina
Troops, and to erect Monument and
Markers to the same, on the Battle
field of Chickamauga:
First commission, to locate positions
of South Carolina Troops, visited the
battlefield, May 18th, 1894, and locat-
ed the position thereto:
Gen. Hugh L. Farley, Adjutant and
Inspector General, South Carolina;
Maj. G. K. Henderson,, Capt. E. J.
Goggins. Maj. J. D. McLucas, Veter- {
ans Kershaw's Brigade. .
Gen. G.. I. Walker, Capt. r. F. Nc
Caslan, L. P. Harling, veterans of 10th
and 10Th South Carolina regiments.
The above commission recommended
that suitable Monument and Markers
be erected. In response thereto, the
second commission was appointed un-
der authority of Joint Resolution of
the General Assembly, December 22d,
1894, to select designs and secure esti--
mates for said Monument and Markers.
Gen. e. I. Walker, Maj. J. D. Nc
Lucus, Maj. G. K. Henderson.
The above second commission selec-
ted designs, secured estimates and re-
ported to the next session of the Cen
eral Assembly, but no appropriation
was made.
At its convention of 1899 the South
Carolina Division, United Confederate
Veterans, decided to memorabilia the
General Assembly and urge that
proper respect be paid to South Car
olina's Sons, who fought and who died
at Chickamauga, In response there to
the Third commission was authorized
by the General Assembly, at its session
of 1900, and an appropriation of SlO,..
900, was made for the erection of said
Monument and Markers, to be erected
by the commission, at such places
it may decide on. The commission
was to consist of the Governor, Adju-
tant and Inspector General, and three
Confederate Veterans. It was as fol-,
lows: Gov. Miles B. McSweeny,
Gen. G. I. Walker, Secre-
tary, Veteran.
Gen. J. W..Floyd, Adjutant and In
spector General South Carolina, Vet
eran, but appointed Ex-officio.
Mai. G. K. Henderson, Col. J. Har-
vey Wilson, Veterans.
Under the supervision of the above.
third commission, the South Carolina
Monument, in the corner stone Of.
which this record is deposited, was
erected. 1t was dedicated, unveiled.
and turned over to the commissioners
of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga
National Park this twenty-seventh
day of May, A. D. 1901.
Also were erected the granite Mark
ers for the various commands of South
Carolinians as follows:
One to Kershaw's Brigade, and one
to each of it's regiments, i. e. ID, 7th,
Sth and 18th South Carolina regiments,
and James South Carolina Battalion
on Snodgrass Range.
One to the oath South Carolina regi-
ment on the Kelly Farm, near the.
Shell Monument to Col. Colquett.
One to Culpepper's Battery in the
Poe field.
All of which is duly certified to by
Miles B. McSweeny,
Governor of South Carolina and
Chairman of Commission.
n Towin Walker