The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-05-24
HISTORY OF KERSHAw'S BRIGADE.
Some Errors That Should be Corrected
In Next Edition.

To the Editor of the Sunday News:
In 1899 the Ebert II. Aull Company of
Newberry, published a History of Ker-
shaw's Brigade, by Capt. ID. Augustus
Dickert. Chief Justice Y. j. Pope
wrote the introduction and the book
has been approved by the State board
Of education for the school libraries re-
Gently provided for. Last week two
gentlemen from the country who had
been reading the book remarked that it
was interesting, and Chief Justice Pope
had commended it for accuracy.
Notwithstanding Judge Pope's en-
dorsement there are mistakes in the
book that should be corrected. The APP
prevail of the State board of education
does not cure these defects.
On page 269 the author, speaking of
Gen. George HI. Thomas at Chickamau-
ga, says: HE and Gen. Hunt, of South
Carolina, who so ably commanded the
artillery of Gen. Meade at Gettysburg,
were two of the most illustrious of
Southern renegades."
Gen. Hunt was not a renegade South
Carolinian. In Gen. Cullum's "Biogra-
phical Register of officers and Grad
yates of the United States Military
Academy" it is stated that Henry
Jackson Hunt was born in Detroit.
Michigan, September ID, 1919; was ca
Diet at West Point (appointed from
Ohio) September 1, 1885, to July l,
1889. He died in Washington, d. c.,
February IL, 1889, being at the time of
his death Governor of the Soldiers
Home at that place. He went upon
the retired list September ID, 1888, and
May Is, 1855, was appointed Governor
of the Soldiers Home at Washington,
d. c..
On page 80, speaking of the duel be-
tween Capt. Ebert Bland and Major
Emmett Seibels, the author v "It
was many months before Major Seibels
was sufficiently recovered from his
wound to return to duty. The matter
was kept quiet and no action was
taken. Major Seibels died the follow
ing year" etc, etc. There is a mistake
"a Nh'S NhuJOI SclDclS uleQ
December 10, 1898 at the age of 7S
years in Montgomery, Ala. He was a
special agent of the United States in
terror department by appointment of
President Cleveland.
On page 400 an incident is mentioned
about the Hon. George Clark Sanders,
~adjutant general, meeting with a fine
looking Federal officer hobbling out of
the Crater" using two guns reversed
for clutches and that it was Gen. Bart
lett, who said he had lost his leg a year
before at Sp~ottsylVania and only his
wooden leg was shot off that day. The
Crater was fought July 80, 1864, and
S~pottsylvania May IL, 1864, and it is
not likely that Gen. Bartlett could have
recovered and entered another battle in
two months and a half. There was no
George Clark Sanders, but there was
Adjt, Gen. George Clark on the staff of
Gen, John c. Sanders, of Alabama.
He is now a resident of Waco, Texas.
On page 45 Wv. C. Morayne," as
sistant adjutant general should be "W.
c. Moragne," and Capt. George w.
Say" should be George w. Lay"
who was in the old army and drew the
original draft of the terms of surren-
der of Vera Cruz, at that time being
military secretary for Gen. Winfield
Scott.
DIR. A. S. Dozier was surgeon of the
18th South Carolina volunteers, and not
"A. r. Drogie," as it appears on page
SO
Speaking of the death of Capt. Will
liam d. Farley, on page AZ, the author
says he twas killed at the battle of
Charlottesville" but this is an error,
for he was killed in the battle at
Brandy Station, or Fleetwood, as it
was styled by Gen. j. E. B. Stuart.
There are other errors, but these are
sufficient to show that the book should
be revised when another book is
printed.
ROBERT r. HEMPHILL,
Abbeville, S. G..
May 6, 'O5.
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