The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-05-14

ply to learn from him what assurance
could be given to quiet the people Of
the town when the Confede,atcs en-
tered. lie promptly answered that
they made no war upon private citi-
zcns and non-combatants; that the
people should be advised to remain in
their homes, as they would not be
disturbed, and that no property would
be taken from any one except such as
was needed by the army. He then
directed Mr.. Kennedy and myself to
lead his forces into Chambersburg,
and in very short time the towp was
practically filed with them. The peo-
pie were at once assured that they
had nothing to apprehend and there
was no tendency to panic.
In crossing the Centre square q
short time after Hampton force bad
entered | was familiarly slapped on
the shoulder, and, turning around, re-
cognized Hugh Logan, .hen captain
in the Confederate army and the guide
OF the raid, as he had been born aud
grown up on the South Mountain in
Franklin County, and l had once sue
cessfuily defended him when charged
with kidnapping. He was one Of the
rugged mOuntaineers whose fidelity is
equally rugged, and he Informed me
that was one of a number of citizens
of Franklin County whose names had
been selected and given to Gen. Stuart,
who commanded the raid. to be taken
as prisoners to Richmond to be held
as hostages for Pope's arrest of civil
ians in Virginia. / told him that
had met Hampton, although he did
not ask my name, and had his assur-
ance that officers would be paroled,
and that was an army officer. He
answered in a characteristic, terse
manner: "Well, Hampton's gentle.
man, and if you are taken and get to
him he'll discharge you, but Jeb
(StuarD wants you damn bad" Seven
citizens had been arrested and were
taken to Libby, one of whom died be-
fore his release. l asked Logan THAT
he thought it best that should do,
to which he answered. "Go out to
your home. We're in a hell of hurry
and you probably won't be disturbed,
but if you are taken I'll put you out
tomorrow night" If J. had been
taken he would have fulfilled his
promise. even at the peril of his life.
I went to my home On farm some
distance outside the town, and found
my ten horses had already been con-
scripted into the Confederate army.
| was not disturbed, and thus escaped
an unpleasant journey to Libby prison
and the necessity Of an appeal to Gen.
HSmpton for my discharge.
l did not again meet Hampton until
after his election to the Governship in
1876. At our first meeting we had q
pleasant evening, recalling the inter-
esting incidents of the Chambersburg
raid. From then until the last few
years | met him many times in Wash
ington and was always delighted to
enjoy his genial and kindly oompan-
ionship. He had been candidate for
Governor Immediately after the war
and before the Congressional recon
struction of the South, but was de-
feated by Governor Orr. In 1876,
when the people were goaded to des-
peration by the licentious carpet-bag
rule OF the State. Hampton was
forced into the campaign for Governor
against Governor Chamberlain, who
was greatly the best of all the carpet
baggers of the State, and who would
have made reputable Republican gov
ernment had it been possible. The
contest was one of unusual despera-
tion, but with all the power and ma
chineTy in the hands Of the State au-
thorities, sustained by the army and
by State constabulary that permeat-
ed every precinct, Hampton was elect
ed by 1874 majority. A State return
board in South Carolina had the au-
thority to revise the returns and it
bodily threw out the counties of Edge
field and Laurens, the first of which
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