The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-08-26
F. HELD
ANNUAL REUNION.
Fifteen Veterans Of Com
mand Present.
TWENTY-FIVE ALIVE.
Speech by Judge Allan
Barksdalc.
Rripf Addresses Inv JuUgp d. e.. ThOmD.
Brief Addresses by Judge u. &. ThOmp.
S0n-A Fine Picnic Dinner and Il
Good Crowd.

The annual reunion of Co. f., S. G.
Volunteers was celebrated at Yarbor-
ough's Mill, Wednesday, August, 10Th
inst. On account of the ~unfavorablc
weather forecast the attendance was
not much as would otherwise have been.
Still a nice attendance "a present, es-
timatcd between 400 and 800, and one
of the best disposed crowds to be seen
on such occasions.
The program was carried out us fol-
lows: Prayer by j. o. Templeton: Roll
Call: Song, When the Roll is Called Up
Wonder; Recitation by Miss Irene Dill
lard: Song, Dixie: Recitation by Miss
Irene Sneed: Song, Bonnie Blue Flag.
Mr.. j. L. billiard read the roll and
out of 142 tnat marched bravely away
for the defense of their country more
than 42 years ago only fifteen answered.
More than these are alive, perhaps %
in all. The war record is that 1l2 com
posed the company, % of whom were
killed on the field, II were discharged,
Al discharged and died of wounds, and
the remaining 81 surrendered.
THE OFFICERS.
The officers in command were Capt.
Owens, killed at Malvern Hill: Capt.
Dunlap, killed at Shepards Town;
Capt. James Nj. McCarley, who lost an
ness and who now lives at Laurens.
The next in rank vas Capt. james II.
Sloan, who was appointed but never re-
ceived the command, being wounded ut
Gettysburg and remained Il prisoner
the rest of the war at Johnson's Island,
Lake Erie.
After the regular program was o n
cluded Judge Allan Barksdale was
called on for a few remarks. Judge
Barksdale emphasized the lamentable
fact of the need of more southern liter
allure, especially of southern history,
written and taught by southern men.
He gave an instance occurring in his
own state of a Northern teacher sarcas-
tically refusing to countenance impor-
tant historical events in the South dur
ihS WIN v otINSSiN' mo l'lCt NtS
for history written us it was made.
Some reference was made to Korshaw's
Brigade at Cold Harbor, FraZier's
Farm, and the Camp Kettles" at NAL
vern Hill. Mention was made of the
''scary" times going over Telegraph
Road, whore a guea run was considered
better than u bad stand. In u PICTURES
| que way the Judge described his own eX-
pcrience along this road. He was con-
graduated On the high speed he devel-
oped with his heart on the tip of his
toes, as he passed one soldier whom the
daylight had pierced and another sit
ting on one side of the road with his
skull on the other. He told OF his los
ing his arm at Chickamauga. inthe hos
pital at Atlanta and also at Columbia
and how he kept his promise to be
home when transportation was refused.
Frequent mention a made of his
kinsman, the venerable DIR. j.. A.
Barksdale, who occupied Il seat near
the speaker. Mr.. Barksdaie %culogiZed
the southern women for their courage
and heroism during the lonely times
they were by themselves; no suffering
and anxiety to be compared with them,
not that of poverty and personal dis
treSS but the care and consideration for
the loved away from home. He closed
with a fervent prayer that all may
meet "Whcn the roll is called up yon-
der" and hoped for a continuance of
southern patriotism.
JUDGE THOMPSON'S SPEECH.
Hon. O. G.. Thompson followed with
a short speech giving some well chosen
illustrations, showing at what disadvan-
tages the southern army were under.
Capt. j. p. billiard in his jovial humor
did everything to amuse and entertain
the crowd.
A long table had been well loaded
from the well filed baskets and barbe-
cue hash was dispensed to the full sat
isfaction of all present.
The afternoon was passed in q very
pleasant manner, the soldiers recount
ing heroic deeds while the younger
ones tried to prove to the beautiful
typical southern girls that they were
equally as patriotic.
In all the day was we'll enjoyed and
all are anticipating another just such
reunion at Langston's Church, on Aug
ust, 10, 1901 where it was UNANIMOUS that
the next one should be held.
B. Y. j..