The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1902-08-14

last battle plain, as it wore; Jeb stuart
tho bold and daring cavalier whose
funeral kncll pcalcd forth amid tho boom
or his own artillery; gallant Ashby's
stalWart form was laid in an early grave
under tho shadow Of his own Blue Ridge,
Whcfo the murmuring waters Of the
shenandoah sing q requiem ovor his
earthly remains tho matchloss Pelham
and the peerless Pegram; tho dashing,
,Gsourccful Morgan and tho incompara-
pic Forrest and jenkins, glorious jon
kins. with his fearless. steady cyo that
laughed with triumph when the battle
STORM was raging Kcrshaw, tho cheva.
Aor without reproach; Kennedy, the
generous, lofty spirit that knew not fear;
barnard NJ Bee, an officer Of tried cour-
age ana undoubtod capacity, whose
| glorious career was ended at Manassas.
wnero he gave hs first orders in battle:
| Miiic1gc L.. BOnham, OF noble bearing
and soldicrly mien, who had served i5
thrce wars; James Conner, kindly.
gcnlal, chlvalrous and true Stephen
Eliiott' Jr., famous for daring and skill
M Miul hgntlng; N. G. Evans, the horo Of
stone Bridge and Loesburg, commended
for "dauntlcss conduct and imperturb
able GOODNESS )" Maxcy Gregg, tho brave
soldier and true patriot, who whom his
ammunition was exhausted said he would
hold tho position with tho bayonot
Johnson Hagood, distinguished for GAL
lantry, and recommended for promotion
| by Bcauregard as ca brave and morito.
rious officer !" Abner Nj. Perrin, who
fell dead while leading his brigade
! through obstructive fire at tho "bloody
angle" on tho 18th Of May, 1864 Clom-
ont II. Stevens, known as the "iron-
nervod and renowned for his mechani-
cal gonius applied to the art OF war;
VIM. I'll. Wallace, whose service in war
and In peace was with honor and fidelity;
Samuel McGowan, tho lion hearted, who
won lasting honor and distinction In
civil life and on tho fold Of battle Brat
ton, the beloved commander and tena-
clous soldier whose gallantry was never
most stoical, whose soubriquet of
"Fighting Dick best describes the esti-
mate Of his mon; Mart Gary, the In.
trcpid, dauntlcss soldier and born loader
OF men {; States Rights Gist, tho feryent
patriot, and Manigault, tho cultured
gentleman and accomplished warrior.
Those men dicd bravoly for tho cause
they loved or lived to sorvo their coun-
try with honorable intent and purpose.
TO these wo add
"The countless thousands
In that mighty phantom host,
True hearts and noble patriots
Whose names on EARTH are lost.
There tho missing found their places--
Those who vanished from our gaze
Lake brilliant, flashing meteors,
And were lost in glory g blaze.
Yes, they passed, that noble army
They passed. to meet their Lord,
And voice within me whispered:
They but marched to their reward"
Sunny South, weep onH" Thy sons
illustrated tho spirit OF their fOrofathers,
but they came not back from Appomat-
tox without hopo and were not dismayod
at the task that lay before them, though
thcy look upon homes whose light was
quonchod,' and their memories were
i'lod with "tho graves without II stone,
tho folded flag, tho broken sword" tho
gun without it's soldier. " Yet raise thy
head fair land IL
The folded flag is stainless atill, tho
broken sword il bright,
No blot on thy record is found, no treason
soils thy fame"
Thoro is yet hope to lure us on to
creator victories, whore courage evon Of
a higher typo will bo required and whore
manhoods strength will move us on
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