The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1903-06-05
a RoMANT1o SCENE.
An rno,t,ont Of The BATHS bf aettyA.
burg IA Recalled,

An rno,t,ant of The Hattls bf eapltyA.
burg Ia Recalled. ~
y romantic soenet was Witnessed ut
Raleigh, N. G. recently when Col
John n. Laue was Introduced tn Mr..
Charles II. Mcconnell, Of Chicago and
Col. Lane grasped the hand OF the
man ~ shut him down upon the
field gettysburg forty years ago and
almost killed him. Col. w. H.. S.
Burgwyn, Of Weldon, arranged this
meeting between them. Mr.. McCon-
nell served in the Twenty fourth
Michigan regiment of the Iron Bri-
ga6e Of the Potomac. His company
was almost AFFILIATED at Gettysburg
and lie has been much interested in
that great battle. a few years ago
he wrote TO Col. a. NJ. Waddell, Of
Wilmington, to secure some informa-
tion and his letter was referred to
Col. w. IT. S. Burgwyn, OF Weldon.
This led to u correspondence between
Col. Burgwyn and Mr.. Mcconnell.
Later they met in Richmond, Va, /,
when Mr.. Mcconnell remarked that
he fired tile last shot from his com
parry and brought down the color
Drarer of the Twcnty-sixth North
Carolina regiment. Then you are
the man who shot Col John Il. Lane, u
declared Col. Burgwyn. Arrangements
were then made for tho meeting
which took place here FRIDAY, and Mr..
Mcconnell said: Yes l have come all
the way from Chicago and brought my
wife for no other purpose than to grasp
the hand OF the gallant man tried to
kill and thought then That succeed
ed. The heaviest lOSse; recorded on
any modern battlefield were in tile
Twenty sixth North Carolina rcgi-
mcnt, with Il loss or 80 per cent, and
the Twenty fourth Michigan, with Su
per cent less. Col. Lane and Mr.. Nc
Conncll arc survivors OF these gallant
regiments.
In reply to IL reporters question
Mr.. Mcconnell gave this account OF
the shooting OF Col. Lane: "Th:
battle was nearing its close ut GettyS-
bllrg,n he s;lid, and only eight men
Of the tifty-four in our company in the
Twenty fourth Michigan regiment
were left. Our ammunition was cx-
hausted, but had one cartridge left,
which was to be the last shot we fired
at Gettysburg. As l loaded my rifle
my lieutenant commander said:
Charlie, sec that splendid color bear
or, cannot you throw him over" and
he pointed to The colonel not as far lis
across this street from me. | have
my last cartridge and am going to
try. | replied as rested my rifle
against Il small tree and took careful
aim at the man waving his colorS and
shouting to his men. fired, saw him
fall ana then FASTENED to join my
comrades rctreatiDg through Gcttys-
burg to Culp'S Hill"
lie is the man who shot me. :"
interposcd Col. Lane, laying his land
airrctiunately Oh; Mr.. McCunncllS
shoulder. II WAS just as the battle
ended and had turned tu cheer on
my handful Of men and WAS waving
our coiorS that the blll struck M.
Col. Lane raised his h;lck lock, and
showed the ugly scar On his neck.
Just below the base OF the brain. whclc
the well-nigh fatal ball passed. Col.
Lane Is the only surviving colonel Of
the illuStriOlls Twenty sixth regiment,
Col Harry X. Burg"yn, brother OF
Col. w. II. S. Burgwyn, vas killed III
the same battle that came 50 neal
costing Col. Lane his life.
Col. w. II. S. Burgwyn took Col.
Lane and Mr.. Mcconnell on II drive
over the city. They went out TO
Crahtree, where the Twenty. sixth
North Carolina regiment was organ
lied, and Col. Lane saw his first SER
vice as Il private in Company E. The
camp was then under Col. Burgwyn
as cOmmandant. They then went tu
the cemetery to view the monument
to Col. Burgwyn. visited the Soldiers
home and spent All hour with the old
veterans, then to the State library to
see the painting or the three coloncls
or the Twenty sixth North Carolina
regiment, Vance, Burgwyn and Lane.
Col w. II. S. Burgwyn then gave
them il dinner party at the Marlboro.
Col. Lane left for his home in Chat
ham. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcconnell 20 to
Weldon to visit Col. and Mrs. Burg
wyn Mr.. Mcconnell is president Of
the Veterans Association OF The Iron
Brigade OF the Army Of the Potomac
at Chicago and is a highly successful
wholesale druggist. lie is six feet
tall, we'll proportioncd, with his hair
and muStachc almost white, stands
perfectly erect and appears as agile as
Il youth.
Whipped by White Caps.
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