The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1904-02-03


lr o.rt in nn,il H.. hray" youth
'"1'd US 'c,a'r",s 10 ,i>c a." iayo-
nr' H. w1~ ,orr ,+.rra4rls de,pcr,
~ II wopuH,d Ia ,h. head 50 that,
h', life "a, dosparci Of, and it w.s
iAily Il y"ar before he was able 70 re-
,frn 70 the Institute. He is now a
clergyman in he diocese Of his near
relative, Bishop Alfred Magil Ran
doIph, Of Southern Virginia. Among
The cadets who were in the battle was
the yonpg son Of the Confederate
Secretary Of War, Mr. Scddon. The
story Is told Of Cadet Scddon that he
was 50 small Of statue and so delicate
that one Of his fathers servants was
employed to carry his gun for him on
the march. Gen. Imbodcn had a boy
brother among these little heroes who
was Knocked down aud disabled for
the time by spent canister shot.
Among the cadets who gave up their
lives at New Market, Cabcll, Standard,
Jefferson and Whcciwright were cs
pcclaily noticeable for their nobility
OF character and Christian graccs,
Cadet C4bcll was the eldest of two
brothers who were in the battalion,
and his unsclfish care and solicitudc
Tor his brother, their mother darl-
ing, was remarked upon by his asso-
crates. On the night before the bat
tie he told comrade of his fears for
the boys safety, then went apart
and prayed for his brother, his oom-
radcs and himself And on the NOR
row he was taken and his brother left! !
Jacqucline Beverly Stapard lived for
some time after receiving his mortal
wound, and he sent to his mother
messages Of love aud farewelI: "Tell
her, he said, 81 fell where I wished
to fall, fighting for my country, and
did not fight in vain. Tell my moth
er | die with full confidence in my
God, my loved ones must meet me in
Heaven" And when from the bat
tlcfield the distant shout of victory
fell upon his ear, a radiant smile lit
up his countcnance and with fervent
Thank Cod the young hero "fell
asleep"
Thomas Garland Jefferson, Of the
same family as the author of the De-
claration of Independence, who had
received the summons to battle as to
banquet, displayed Spartan fortitude
as he lay bleeding on the field. To
two of his companions who fingered to
give him some assistance, he replied,
pointing to the advancing line: "You
can do nothing for me; 60 to the
front; there is the place for you"
Cadet Wheelwright, who at the age
of II had displayed remarkable cour-
ugo and daring in assisting in the cap
turc of vessel from some traitors
who had seized it, was the youngest
OF three brothers, two Of whom we're
in the Confederate army. Thinking
to preserve their Benjamin from the
fatalities of war, his parents sent him
to the Institute, and he alone fell
sacrifice. Surviving until the 2d of
June, he bore his sufferings with the
utmost patience and hcroism. sending
messages to his family Of Christian
hope and resignation.
An incident that has been classed
as touching'the "high water of Ameri-
can heroism" is related of one of the
cadets at New Market. Lieut.. Carter
Berkeley, Of Confederate battery,
was passing over the battlefield when
he was attracted by the cries of
mere lad, who, grievously wounded
himself, was apparently unconscious
OF his own condition in his distress
over his comrade. He sat with the
latter's head upon his breast aud call
ed to Lieut.. Bcrkely: "Sir do get
me doctor, Tor my friend is wound
ed" "My poor boy" rell,..d the
officer, your friend is dead, hut
will get a doctor for you" They
were, indeed, all worthy of their race,
many of them, being of gentle lineage
and bearing historic names in the mob
lest meaning, tho golden youth" of
:he Old Dominion. and among the
cadets there were representatives also