The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-05-24

ri"HN condition, brought about by
starvation and sickness. wandered
too near the dead line and was shot.
or the destruction Of property that
marked sherman 5 march through
South Carolina, SO much has been al.
ready written that will say but little
more. Plantations, with their fine
dwellings, barns, mills and fencing
were all laid in ashes, even orchards
were destroyed, the very heavens
along the route being illuminated for
miles aud miles nightly, nothing but
the chimncys being left standing as
monuments in memory of his revenge
full acts. 1t was scene that bcggars
description; horses, mules, cattle and
hogs, the whole country was left
wilderness as complete as his numcr.
Gus pillagers, vandals and incendiaries
could make it. Every day brought it's
miseries and sufferings during those
long and continuous marches until we
reached Newbern, on the coast Of
North Carolina, where we remained
few days, 4uartered in the Jail yard.
We were then divided into two batch
es and sent on transports, some to
Point Lookout, Md, and others to
Fortress Monroe, to be subjected to
further sufferings.
Your Lancaster correspondent gives
the execution of the victim as having
taken place near Lynch's River, and
so it might have been. but according
to my recollection it took place after
crossing the Cape Fear River, aud not
far from Fayetteville, n. G., but forty
years is lrng imc to accurately state
from memory the date of the month.
and exact spot No notes were kept
by any as far as know under such
trying circumstances, and if there
was there certainly has been no publ
cation of it that I've seen or heard Of,
and am only sorry that | did not
make note of the circumstances
years back while my memory was still
fresh and perfect in the recollection
Of the outrage.
There were about twenty Of US
selected to 90 through this retaliation
ordeal, and it appeared that it was in
tentionally ordered that those select
ed should be South Carolinians, as
follows, viz: James Miller, Chester
field County; Samuel Wood, Barnwell
County; James 1'. Patrick, Charles
ton; Butler Phelphs, Orangeburg
County; George Elnzelhurst, Charles
ton; Jack Stribling, Edgefeld County;
Charles Scanlon, Charleston; Tom
O'Baunan, Barnwell County; Godfrey
Haywood, Charleston; Bascom Cor
borne, --; and I think Dr.. Stew
art, of Beaufort. The others, South
Carolinians, cannot remember. Out
of the number poor Miller was the vic.
tim upon whom vengeance was wreak-
ed.
The following are those that sur.
vived, reached home, lived some years
and have since died, except Jack
Stribling, who was killed on the dead
line as before mentioned. viz: Samuel
Wood, Tom 0 Bannon, Godfrey Mag
wood, Bascom Corborne. Those still
living are: Butler Phelps, James B.
Patrick, Charles Scanlon. George
Hazelhurst, DR.. Stewart. cant say
whether living or not.
Notable among the prisoners be-
sides DR.. Stewart we're: Dr.. Albert
Taber, brother Of the editor of the old
Charleston Mercury, and Major
Manning, son of Ex-Governor Man
ming. The two last named were
brought in some time after the retail
alton, if I remember rightly. Their
stay With US, however, was short;
their ranks of Office, We suppose,
obtaining for them better consider.
alton.
There had been a steady, cold and
drizslipg rain oil day and we were
thinking of the many long miles to
tramp before night would come to
give US rest, when suddenly a halt
was ordered. Il think between the
hours of 2 and 81 The place selected
for the bull pen and camp was an oak
ridge to the left Of public road. At
tho foot Of the ridge and winding
along the edge of bay or swamp was
settlement road which Joined the
public road. We had not settled down
good, trying to rest our weary bones
on the cold and wet ground, oongratu.
lating ourselves on the unusually short
march of the day, when an officer,
Crank of lieutenant, his name we could.
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