The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-02-13
Rally, Young Folks, to the Call.

EDITOR THE BAMBERG HERALD:-l no
ticed with great pleasure in your valuable
paper two or three weeks ago that the
good people of Bamberg county met in
Joint session in the court house at Bam-
berg, with the patriotic Confederate
brave, to discuss the advisability of erect
ing to the memory of the living and dead
Confederate brave Of the late war be-
tween the states, a monument.
I notice with pleasure that have been
selected as one to labor for this cause.
am only sorry it was not my good for
tune to have been present on that oc-
casion, for am heartily in favor of this
token of respect and any thing that can
be done for these grand old heroes, and
I am of the opinion I understand that a
young friend of. mine expressed at the
meeting, to wit: That the sons and
daughters of Bamberg county should 60
to the front and erect this monument to
the memory of these brave and patriotic
soldiers, who split their life's blood on the
battle field of honor in defense Of their
homes and loved ones 1call on everyyoung
man and every young woman in the coun"
ty of Bamberg and in adjoining counties
to rally around the flag that was so nobly
defended by these heroes and to do so at
once and let US erect to their sacred men,
ory monument second to none, so we'll
deserved by these noble heroes.
As I understand it, this monument is to
be erected to the memory of the first S. C..
Regiment that was led and commanded
by thatgreat chieftain and statesman, Gen.
johnson Hagood. I feel more interest
cd in this monument than any other, while
I am ever ready and willing to do any
thing that will add honor, comfort and
pleasure to the Confederate brave any
place they may be found. My interest in
this monument is this: was born in the
old county of Barnwell, which is the
mother county of our noble little county,
and the great chieftain and statesman that
led this noted regiment on the field of
battle was native of old Barnwell coun-
ty, and I will venture to say large por-
tion of his brave soldiers were from the
same place. When Gen. Beauregard
captured old fort Sumter on the 18th day
of April, 1861, and the news was broad
cast over this fair land of ours that the
Northern armies were trying to invade
our fair sunny South, will assert, with
out fear of contradiction, that there never
was braver set Of men fell in line and
marched to the front than the first S. G..
Regiment.
The erection of this monument ought
to be done by the sons and daughters of
the patriotic Confederate soldiers. 1only
wish it was in my power to erect it alone
and invite them to rally around the
monument bedecked with the flag that re-
presents what many of their number has
shed his life blood for on the battle field
of honor.
I with great pleasure saw where the
legislators of this State had introduced G
bill appropriating 100000 for the living
heroes and their dead comrades widows.
I only wish that the legislature was amp
ly able to appropriate ten times Is
much.
This appeal is to the young people.
There are only few Of the old heroes left.
We should get to work ut once, so as to
let as many look on this beautiful monu-
ment as possible, as there is hardly any of
them that have not about reached the
limit, which is sixty and ten.
Now, in conclusion, | will say that do
aHN u uSG IAttt Viz cuHSo ptpIlS va
Bamberg county will put all their energy
to work and erect a monument that will,
as near as possible, do credit to the men-
ory of the noble men whose names will he
cherished on each side, and let us start
forth with the determination to succeed.
We will need about thirty-five hundred
dollars; let us go to work and get it; we
can do it; others have succeeded and /
know we have as good people in Bamberg
county as anywhere else; all we have TO
do is to get to work.
"They grew in beauty side by side,
They filled our home with glee,
Their graves are severed far and vide
By mountain streams and seas,
The same fond mother bent at night
Over each sleeping brow,
She had each folded flower in sight,
Oh, where are they sleeping now?
The seas, the deep blue sea, has one,
Lies where pearls lie deep,
The other one lies on the hillsides of Old
Virginia,
Far in the mountain shade"
E. T. LAFITTE,
Denmark, S. G..