Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1904-08-24

Gen Lee came to his command and
offered to lead them against the
works, and then describes wonder
ful charge made by them, but he
road up to Gen. Lee and prevented
him from leading the charge. l do
not know about this theatrical Incl
dent, but do know that Gen. Lee
rode that morning more than mile
along the line and called for Nc
Gowan's Brigade, and ordered it into
the Horse Shoe Bend to retake and
hold the position. Gen. Lee did not
think it necessary to offer to lead
McGowan's Brigade into the battle.
He had seen it tried, and knew its
metal. We went in and held the
position for eighteen hours, and
through the might. Gen. Gordon's
alleged charge was made early in the
morning and McGowan's Brigade
went in about IL O'clock. Harris's
Mississippi Brigade was the only
other command in the Horse Shoe
Bend, which is known as Bloody
Angle. A heavy rain fell most of
the day and night. Every account
of this battle written by Southern
or Northern man has omitted the
part taken by McGowan's Brigade.
Gen. Lee never thought of leading
our Brigade into the fight, and there
is no record anywhere that Gen. Lee,
or any other general, ever thought it
necessary to lead into battle any
soldiers from South Carolina.
There is great deal of fiction in
such war "reminiscences. History is
said to be well accepted fiction.
Another instance of this kind which
touches Orr's Rifles is in the account
of Gen. Maxey Gregg's death at
fredericksburg. He is described as
being killed in the act of leading his
men forward into the battle of Fred
ericksburg. When the plain truth
is that he met his death when he was
trying to keep his men from firing on
the enemy. Some mistakes of the
higher officers led to his tragic death.
The association has enjoyed its
meeting in Walhalla, this time as
we'll as twenty-nine years ago. The
proverbial hospitality of the people
of this town is up to the high stand
ard which has given it reputation
throughout the State. We have en-.
joyed the whole time, and will al
ways remember this as one of the
most pleasant meetings of the asso-
citation.
General Hemphill closed amid en-
thusiastic applause. Both in private
and in public he has ever spent Kim
self for the good of his country, and
is jealous for the good name of his
famous command. In his paper,
The Abbeville Medium, he has la
bored faithfully to preserve correct
historical record of the many impor-
tant battles in which his regiment
took part.
No Gavei at Hand.
At the meeting of the association
there was no gavel at hand with
which to rap the body to order.
There was such large number of
people present that something of the
kind was necessary. President
Hemphill used beautiful pocket
knife, once the property of the late
DR.. w. M. Whistler, who died seve-
raj years ago in London. The knife
was sent to President Hemphill by
the widow of DR.. Whistler by regis
tered letter from the Isle OF Wight
as keepsake in memory of his
friend and comrade.
DR.. Whistler was brave, patriotic
man and splendid surgeon. AT the
time of his death he was at the head
of great London hospital for throat
diseases. The great painter was his
brother, and his sister is the wife of
Sir Seymour Haden, an eminent
English physician. DR.. Whistler