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


small but deserved houor to the gal.
'ant sol ilery that battle so bravely
'ur the Southern cause at Chi kn
mauga. State Il ter State has erect
cd monuments to its brave soldiers
ON this hist oric battlefield, and now
S)uth Carolina is soon to erect an
imposing monument. Many States
have dozen or more magnificent
monuments, many arc there to rrgi
ments, but South Carolina is to have
one large monument to it's anldipry
that struggled so uobIy on Chicka.
mauga's field
Cover or McSw.rney, G"n Floyd,
Maj " 9 X Henderson, and Capt j.
Harvey Wilson are the comm sslon
in charge Of the erection of the mon
nment General Walker, who served
With distinction in th' bloody battle,
mas devoted great deal of tim" to
the arrangements and has kindly
prepared the following elaborate
programme of the xarcisrs
| For the convenience of Veterans,
Sons. the State volnnterr troops ard
all citiz"ns attending the S nthern
Railway has made special arrange
ments and tits route will he ,he
''tiiciaI route. They will announce
dates OF leaving various points and
rates.
This officipl t, ain will be run down
to Lytle Station, uear the b"ttl. field,
| aud ahont half Il mile fiom the lite
of tho South Carolina monument.
The distance can be easily walked,
bnt arrangements will be made for
hacks to carry over such visitors ua
prefer riding and paying.
At the station the procession will
be joined by Gen. J. w. Carnish,
chief marshal.
/. Baud.
2. South Carolina volunteers, State
troops, under command of an officer
TO he designated by Adjt. Gen
Floyd.
8. Sons of Confederate Veterans,
under command of Walter H Hunt
4. Veterans of South Carolina
Division U. c. V.
S. Visiting Veterane.
6. Distinguished guests in csrri
HRrs.
7. Visitors.
The column will march by the
road skirting along the southern baae
"f Spodgrass r 'uge. AS they strik"
the Vitteloo House they will seq
large marker. marked 10th and 1Oth
South Carolina regiments fought for
three hours OH Snodgrass Range
above this point.
Gathered under and around the
bnttIescarrpd fla . of the 10th South
Carolina regineut, which led them
t." vict"ry on the h. lights ab W., will
he tn" visiting Veterans of that com
mHnd.
The procession will salnt. d m
'rver IN It passes the grouprd b.
rO-s.
Further on ia similar marker
marked 24 Suu,h Carolina r.gi.
nent and L ! "pper's ha terry, fought
about ono mile to tho northeast Of
this point, and near it tn" flags md
the men Of those gHlIan, G. mna ds.
Further on, as the road to the
South Carolina monument. |, AYES tie
m in ioaj, will he f,uud unO,h her
m iker to the Immortal mpn Of Kar.
shaws brigade, mark Il TX rshuw'~
brigade, O., 81, 7h, 9Th and 18th
South Cnrolina regiment and ,me's
Sou'h CnroiiIa battalion, f'pght fer
tivs honrs on s o'igrass Range above
thi- point" The battle flags I'D
hrroes OF Keraha~ viii be saluted
The PROCESSION now arrives ON the
ground aacred to the valor aud the
worth of = 10Th Carolina's Aons, for
it was that over which Kershaw
swept as he drove the enemy back to
their last stand o the ridge.
! Arriving at the mpnu nent, the
veterans will press TO the front, the
State volunteers troops salutiug.