Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-04-19

~ 10 ioPiouuVoS ucEo III ldc Sltulie,
made from the original, secured for
the purpose of Mr.. Marschall.
| The story of how Mr.. Marschall
came to design the uniform and flag
of the Confaderacy is best told in his
own words:
81 came to this country" he began,
"when | was eighteen years of age.
My home was in ST. Wendell, Prus-
sia, and ! left there that might con.
tinue professionally with music and
art, instead of having to serve in the
| army. LEFT with the permission Of
my government, something more easy
to secure then than now. l landed
in New Orleans, and from there made
my way to Mobile, where lived a
relative of mine who had preceded
me here. l met him on the eve of
his departure for California. It was
in 1849 that / landed in America,
when the tide of humanity was flow
ing toward the gold fields of the
Pacific coast.
"My kinsman tried to persuade me
to join his mining party and go to
California in search of wealth. But
L was then as far away from home as
cared to be, and so declined to 60.
became acquainted with one of the
teachers in the female seminary at
Marion, Ala, and learned thai it was
one of the garden spots of the South.
Wealthy planters lived there it was
seat of learning and claimed as
citizens many Of the oldest and most
aristocratic Southern families. de-
cided to go to Marion, and go did.
became teacher at the seminary
there, where l taught painting, violin,
piano, guitar and the French and
German languages.
"My studies in Europe of drawing
ndspainting served me well. / came
over here on an old sailing vessel,
and well do | remember to this day
how | had to draw the picture of
every member of the crew from cap
tain to humblest sailor. / had been
in this country one year when my
brother arrived here from Prussia.
"In 1857 returned to Prussia and
remained in Europe for two years
continuing my studies of art. l
studied both in Munich, and Italy.
1t was while returning from Italy
and passing through Verona, which
then belonged to Austria, that saw
the uniform which some years later
was to furnish me the design for the
Southern Confederate uniform.
"ln Verona one day the notes of
martial music came to me. On
searching out the source l found that
party of sharpshooters belonging to
the Austrian army were passing.
"What splendid soldiers and what
noble uniforms" was my involuntary
comment as saw them. Well might
this be said. They were all great,
manly soldiers and were dressed in
the striking uniform of gray with
green trimmings. The green denoted
their branch Of the army-the sharp
shooters--and their rank was indi-
Gated by marks on the collars of their
coats, bars for lieutenants and cap.
tains, stars for the higher officers.
81 returned to America in 1859
and located in Marion. There paint
ed many portraits of the worthy
planters and members of their
family, as well as of other
prominent people of the South.
Andrew Moore was then a
Judge at Marion. He afterwards
became war Governor of Alabama,
and was one of the most important
men in those days in our part of the
country.
"Mrs. Napoleon Lockett, beauti-
ful Southern woman of an old Vir-
ginia family and the wife of wealthy
planter, lived at Marion. Her eldest
son married the eldest iau. u.;hter of
Governor Moore and one of her
younger sons married one of the