The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-10-09

Sash taken from Federal officer at
the battle Of Shiloh.
Sword from battlefield of Chicka-
mauga.
Picture of Mrs. j. c. Laws, Mother
Of the Confederacy.'
Picture Of Lieut.Gen N. B. Forrest,
sent by Confederate historical associa.
tion Of Memphis.
Sword captured by Capt. James
Deakins at the battle Of Chioksmaugs
and used by him until the close of the
war; loaned by Mrs. Scott Hyde OF
Chattanooga.
The other rooms of the historical
mansion also are rich in memories OF
the Confederacy, some of the mos,
striking. neatly displayed in glass
cases, being the following:
The sword of Major John Pelham,
which is loaned by Peter Pelham o.
Atlanta, nephew of Majc- Pelham
through Pelham Blackford, to the AL
ALBANIA room.
Major Pelham's commission as col
onel, which was sent to his family
after he was killed at Kirby's Ford,
March II, 1868.
The passport Of Pelham, also his
photograph, which are presented by
his niece, Miss Neil, of Newton Coun
ty, Ga.
A small flag loaned by Pelham
Blackford, and which was given to
him by a sister Of Maj. Pelham (Mrs.
Neil of Newton County, Ga.) This
flag was presented to Maj. Pelham by
Miss Lizzie Letcher, daughter Of
Gov. Letcher.
A letter from Mr.. Benjamin to A.
H. Il. Stuart, donated by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Hunter MCGUIRE to Mrs. ;.
Taylor Ellyson for the Virginia room.
A picture of Acquia Church, Over
wharton parish, Stafford County, Va,
which during the civil war was pro-
tected by Gen. Yinton of New York,
who would not let che Federal soldiers
iniure it. This was presented by Mre.
George V. Moncure to the Virginia
room.
A picture Of Gen. Turner Ashby,
taken ing1862; also some Of his horses
hair, which has been woven into q
spray of flowers by Miss Conrad, of
Winchester; also Gen. Ashby's bugle
and sash.
Charles H. Read, in sending a COL
lection for the Virginia room, writes:
s'The musket was made during the
war in Richmond, aud owes its pres
ent condition to having been knocked
off my shoulders by piece of she'll
at the battle of Newmarket, May Is,
1864, as the corps Of cadets (Virgiaia
military institute) were advancing to
make the successful charge upon the
Federal battery that broke their CEN
ter and won the day for the Confed-
crate army. The same she'll wounded
Capt. A. Govan Hill Of Go. C, john
G. Wise, I. L. Merritt and myself.
The cartridge and cap boxes were
those l wore around Richmond, and
was made in the Confederacy, when, it
was impossible to get in."
= large collection OF Confederate
money from $1,000 certificate to no
cent note.
Views of Castle Thunder, Libby
prison and other historic places.
Wooden stirrups used by Gen. John
"a. Morgan Of Kentucky.
Military he. wora by Gen. Bartow
Of Georgia.
A napkin that belonged TO Presi-
dent Davis.
A piece of tree under which Lee
surrendered at Appomattox.
Apiece OF Gen. StonewaM j Jaekscn's
army desk.
The original constitution Of the
Confederate States.
A hat made. by Confederate girl
10 years Of age.
A piece of calico brought from Eng
land which sold for $40 yard in Con-
federate money.
A piece Of the woodenwork of the
Merrimao. IS t'
A portion of the battle dag used in
the fight at Seven Rpea.
Hrade af the