The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-08-18

from Light Horse Harry" Lee. Gen. Robert P. Lees father Francis " Greene of New York, in his Life of Greene, makes this statement:
 Though directly above the noxious river, the air on them Is healthy and the water pure. making an oasis in | this wide tract of miasma and fever | In which the army had been operat- Ing Both officers and men felt the yigor return as soon as they inhaled
 ''The Camp of Repose.n
 The hills were resorted to bv both armies from time to time, and were throughout the struggle in the South constantly the Camp of Repose" for Greenss Sumter and Cornwallis.
 Gen. sumteF's home, which was sit- uated on one of the most picturesque sites among these hills. was burned I py the British during his absence his Iamlly being driven into ravine be- hind the residence to perish; 1t has been rebuilt since the Revolution. 1t IS said that after the depreciation by the British soldiers the great "same- cock" leader gathered new energy and In every succeeding engagement with the redcoats displayed greater determi- nation and more vigorous action and tenacity of purpose, which so often won for him his justly deserved sobri- quet, N S. abolished his headquarters still stands being one of the oldest and most his- torlc residences of the quaint old bar lsn. This house is the birthplacel and was the home of Fighting Dick" An dersen, who during the Confederate | struggle was the ranking officer from l South Carolina. It still marks the home of the Andersons where the ven erable old physician and patriot, pr. 1 Wallace Anderson, resides in the glory l of health and old age
 The present home of the Sumter fam fly Is secreted in a wilderness of rus- tic surroundings. and is located upon l one of the highest of these hills that form the chain It is only a few hun dred yards from the grave of General sumter, which remains unmarked save | by giant oak whose branches shadow the sunken spot which holds the re- mains Of the great partisan leader
 ohiy Few rods from this spot standss 1 the chapel of the mother of the oldest living member of the family-Col. Se- l bastian sumter She was the French Countess Natilee d'Lage. This unioue | httIe chapel is built entirely of brick and mortar, the roof being of tile i'm ported from France. 1t is just large enough for one to worship in: the bronze crucifix has It's place on the table and guards the remains of the Countess that lie buried in vault of masonry beneath the floor of the altar of her place of worship
 | Col. Sebastian Shmter.
 Colonel Sebastian Sumter, the grand old gentleman and soldier lives at this old homestead. He is the oldest living member or the family, being S7 years l of age. His last desire he says. is to | See the school erected in honor of Gem l eral Sumter, which is only a short distance from his home, placed upon an enduring foundation.
 The most commanding of these CO., IoniaI residences Is the former home of Mrs. Harriet R. Ravenel. who Is an authoress of wide note and rne abiI- ity. This structure was built in 1900. and was General Shutters first resi- dence at Stateburg, Standing on this the king of the hills of Santee" and rising in it's massive architecture to three stories in height, it overlooked the surrounding hills and valleys as an l English castle overshadows a vast es- tate. This building is the present site emy 1A0~U- Judge Hugh RutIedge lived at sans Souci," where the famous Caro- man John Rutledge. issued some of | his most interesting procIamations Ss fmfid f9letator of the State during the Revo-
 statesburg is the birthplace and was Tor time the home of John Myrant hero who deserves State as well as ! natonaf distinction; but one who. like so many other great men, sank into | the realm of obScurity. John Paul Jones pronounced him "the bravest of the brave;" and upon Careful investi-. gatlon 1t will be found that upon Myrant, subordinate not even to Jones, rests the remarkable victory of the Americans over the British in the na- val battle between the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis.
 Senator Steven D. Miller Is another Of the great men whose home was here
 The great orator and statesman George McDufte, Is buried in the Piedmont of this region His grave is i the most notable of those that com pose the old Singleton graveyard, a family graveyard that holds the re- mains of the most distinguished mem bers of the noted family, a member of which, Miss Decca Singleton, became the wife of McDuffie. Their daughter Mary married Gen. Wade Hampton.
 Gen. Thomas Sumter.
 Of all the great men referred to in the preceding paragraphs there Is one other man who stands paramount in the history of Stateburg and its vicin- ity. whose pre-eminence has passed his name into the channels of immortal fame, and perpetuated his glorious achievements in the annals of Ameri- can history The name of Thomas Sumter will ever blaze in our coun- try's history as soldier, statesman and diplomat. His illustrious name has been given as the "Gibralta of Amer ica," and Fort Sumter's fame is no less significant than that of the man after whom 1t takes its name. The name Sumter Is waited on the per fumed breath of Floridian breezes to re-echo in the forests of Oregon, so widely has his name been chosen for towns, villages and counties through out the nation.
 General Sumter. having been tried by diversity in his early military career, became most circumspect and pru- dent leader. When the affairs of the State presented but one outlook-that of gloom, despondency and discourage ment being prevalent among the citi- zens of the State, even to the extreme extent of desistng further in the struggle for the cause of liberty-Col- onel Sumter. with intense purpose and tenacious courage. at the head of a small band, returned to the State and began to oppose the British This wig orous action greatly revived the people from this attitude Of desnOndencv