The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1903-03-25

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alarm bell for the wal period, when
the militia were summoned 20 duty to
repel the freqent raids by the Federal
cavalry. On these momantous occa-
sions the youth Of the town; from is
to IL, and "the silver grays," from As
to 90, aud the 'battalions Of Confed-
crate departmental clerks. etc., as
sembled on the square to march forth.
and man the entrenchments.
That bell rang out tbs war cry on
May 10th, 1860, and a few DAYS
later it was mournfully tollipg for .hc
death cf"Jeb''s STUART And on anoth~
er dreadful day, to wit, April 81,
1870, it rang out. as Z the capitol were
on fire; but the fremen and the assem-
bled spectators were Mortified to find
that the Capital Disaster" had oc-
CURED and that IS men were killed
and 200 wounded.
/ Lee and his army had been fighting
Grant in the wilderness and on the
Rappahannock, when Lee learned Of
Sheridan's raid on Richmond and sent
Stuart to intercept it.. Stuart was on
hand here in time. Near the Yellow
Tavern in Henrico county, out the
Brook road, about six miles from this
city, there was an engagement on May
18th which compelled Sheridan to re-
tire in hot haste; but Stuart, riding
from one position to another, was fred
upon by a struggling dismounted Fed
eral and was mortality wounded.
Stuart had emptied his revolyer-he
had not o shot left, and the Federal
quietly rested his carbine on3the top
rail of a fence, took good aim and
shot Stuart in the groin. Two of CUP
men helped Stuart off his horse. Soon
a little crowd (Andrew Venable and
others) gathered about him, and just
then Gen. Fitz Lee came up riding to
the front. Stuart said in his usual
tone Of voice: "Halloo, Fitz; go ahead,
old fellow. I know you will do what
is right" An ambulance coming up,
Stuart was placed in it and brought to
Richmond. Here he died the next
day; aged 81.
The last written order given by
Stuart is p~reEerved. It was addressed
to Gen. Bradley T. johnson and ask
ed of the latter the loan Of the fine
battery in his (Johnson's 81 brigade.
Stnart's last dispatch was written at
Ashland $50 o. M, May II, was ad-
dressed to Gen. Braxton Bragg here,
Informed the latter Of the writer's
plans and closed by saying, my men
and horses are tired, hungry and jaded,
but ALL RIGHT." This was brought
to Richmond through perils and diff
culties, by a.. s. George (now DR..
George Of Richmond, q member Of
the Hanover Troop.
That Gem Stuart and his men saved
Richmond from sack and burning no
doubt yer has been entertained. Our
city council. was soJweM satisfied Of
the feot that it promised on behalf Of
Richmond to erect q suitable monr-
meat to stuart 8 memory. Ithas mover
done so;. but that it will do its duty
now, and in &7shefanee oil She press
ent movement, there ian'se SHADOW Anf
doubt.
Stuart was buried in Hollywood.
Over his grave his family. caused a
suitable shaft to. be raised. By his
side rests his little danghtev, Flora,
Of whose death: he spoke in TIE tender
est terms while upon; his death bed.
His dearly beloved wife survives, as
does his son, who bears bis father s
full name. !,
John stes Cbose, e. ID Mcclellan,
John II. Thompson, Edward a. Pol
lard and others hayc ~EsI well Of
Stuart. Thompson's poemsi s paYtieu-
larly sweetsand. in it's closing lines it |
recalls the Spanish legend OF. the Cid
who after death. rode sedate lys along
bis lines, even az ins life. And so, |
too, Smart seemed to our poet 20 ride !
out OF our dark and troabled story.
Sand, sometimes, when The SILVER .bn-
giles. blow,
That ghoHslk form. ia battle reappear-
ing
Shall lead his horsemsn on tho foe,
In victory. oareerins.n