The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1905-07-21
p new STORY OF
THE CIVIL WAR.
A Glowing Tribute to one
of the SOuth'S Noble
Sons as a Gallant Sol
der and Christian Gen .
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of 1861 hovrrcd over this southland
how quickly her sons rallied to the
banner of right, and with those
days some of the sadest memoir, S
intcrspcrS, Il with some of the sweet
est charms, and my reader, let Is
take the bright side of this, make
it rs ! crfcctly AZ in our power to
do, as we are iourncying to that
country from VIII nee no traveller
ever return :. We should deal truly
and justly with this sketch.
In the gray dawn of those early
lays of carnage and bloodshcd, the
young men of the country rose in
their manhood and made plain to
an amazing world their greatness,
and, good reader, will you allow
me to say that ! am one of the God
gifted recipients of old father time.
These are pleasing thoughts that
have nestled about me in my wall
dcrings of other days, and am made
to rejoice in the happy reflection in
the years gone v.
| shall speak briefly of this one
subject which is entitled to more
than passing notice. This one
subject of cruel war, one of the
noblest of Gods creation. ! am
persuaded by my religion which
teaches me that shall treat this
with the profoundcst solcmnity,
and at the same time add the
blessed memories and, too, the
sweetest charms of those we loved
and admired SO much. They fell
in the very zenith of manhood; they
fell at time when the world was
looking down on them with the
kccncst admiration; they fell at a
time when love stories were to lead
out in bright pictures of Il glorious
future; they fell at time when all
the world was looking down on the
battle field as Il glorious heritage to
the Confederate soldier.
With those blessed memories VIC
shall mention the name of one
whose hallowcd influence has had a
lasting impression, and one whose
indomitablc courage has portrayed
the very nature of a born soldier;
one who the very sound of his name
echoed and rccchocd over the hills
of his native land; one whose pathos
and tender emotions has had the
environment of the knightly plume
and was one of God $ noblcmcn and
endowed with the purcst of motives
and one, too, who always looked to
the sunny side and for the better
mcnt of the human race. The hill
tops have proclaimed the virtues of
this gallant and brave soldier. In
the stiffness of night his gentle voice
was dreamed Of, and with rich and
beautiful cnchantmcnts waited out
on the morning breeze. The soul
that dwclls in the sublime glorics
of Gods people had almost dis
tinctivencss that was cnviablc to
his fellow man, and by his kind
and genial nature was loved by all
who knew him, and through all
the long years since the 25th day of
May, 1862, his memory has been
as pleasant dreams. On that day
the god of battle claimed az his
victim and the sweet spirit of Jack
GILES returned to th; God who gave
it. Sad indeed when the news
came that j. r. Giles was no more.
The God of all nature had called
him from labor to rcfrcshmcnt,
taken him to the realms of eternal
bliss where the angels of heaven
would shout with an endless joy
These arc pleasing thoughts that
wells up in our very soul after the
clapsc of forty-threc years.
Jack Giles had spent his years in
tue devotion to his fellow man and
was endowed with a disposition that
always won the sunny side of his
fellow creatures.
We love him as a brother. He
was kind and generous to all man
kind, but seemingly more especially
to me, as | was yet tender in years
while | served under him, and he
seemed to think that | needed the
loving care of a mother instead of
the orders of an army officer. Jack
Giles was one of the true landmarks
of our dear southland. Grand and
noble specimen of manhood and
had woocd and won for life COM
panion one of Union county's fair
daughters of which with pride and
pleasure we speak fair eulogy. She
was one of those noble specimens
of womanhood. She was one of
the pretticst and fairest DANES of
her day. Blessed be the man who
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