The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-10-29
CCM2aDE IN ARMS OF CRGG:zIEI:
Capt. Ed. W. Smith, Of Tyler, Texas,
Visits Newbcrry and Grave Of
Crozier.

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vrw on Sa;u",?::, E"uH'i many ;3;lI-~
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w. # Texas ;:,;l ha: lived t:ere
his entire i:4 and y?gtered the Con-
fclersfe amy f",;n that state. his
fat.lsr m. vtl to Texas from LaHren>
co,u"y. $. {.
Tie matter of peculiar lccal inter-
1T to Gait. Smath is the fart that
* a:tvr*i' :''n Confederate army IL
lie :a~:e t:,3::.. IN" and at the sane
time and trun: the same community
aS Calvin CroZier who was SO brutal
l. murdered il Nawberry by negro
soldiers for his defense Of a young
lady. Capt. Smith says that lie and
Il'rozier were members Of Douglass
battery the first Texas battery which
was organized in june. 1861. About
fifty of the Young men composing
this battery we're from Tyler and the
others from Dallas. J. J. GoOde was
the first captain. Calvin Crozier was
at that time a young man clerSlng
for his brother-in-law in Dallas, Tex,
but his home was in Galveston
The history Of the murder OF CAL
vim Crozier Oh his return from the
a:anv to his home in Texas is fanil-
iar to the people Of Newberry and
TIE state. It is also a tamil
Jar fact ;t:!at some fifteen years ago
the people Of NeN+berry had the re-
mains CT Calvin Crozier removed from
the old village grave yard to Rose
mont cemetery and suitable monu-
ment erected to his memory reclt1ng
his services to his country and the IN
cidents connected with IFS horrible
murder.
Capt Smith visited the grave OF
Crozier and this visit revived his re-
collections of the young Texan and
called back incidents Of battles and
camp life.
Capt. Smith says that the first bat
tery left Dallas in August, 1861, after
they had received their guns and
eouipment. Their first work was tc
capture a garrison at San Antonio.
They then proceeded through Indian
Territory to Fort Smith, thence
across Boston Mountion to Southwest
Missouri under Gen. Ben MdCoIlough
of the Texas Rangers. On account
of stopping at Fort Smith they ar
rived too Late for the battle OF Oak
Hill or as the Federais call it Will
sons creek, in which battle the Con-
fedenates were commanded by Gems.
McCollough and Price and the Fed
erals by Gen. Lyon.
His Battery wintered on. the headr
waters of White river, ten miles
southeast Of Fayette, Ark. The next
spring they moved back and fought
the battle Of Elk Horn on the Sth and
9th of April. They were then trans
ferred to Boauoguard's army at
Ccrnith arriving "a few days after
tae battle of Shiloh. They were then
transferred to East Tennessee and be-
! came part Of the army Of ehntucky
and passing through Cumberland zap
fought the battle Of Richmond. AS
they were passing rapidly through
Kentucky they trained their guns on
Cincinnati, creating for the time
quite a panic. They then fell back
with the army into East Tennessee
and crossed Cumberland mountain
and participated in the battle OF
Murfreesboro.
They then dropped lack out OF
Tennessee and the next autumn
fought the battle Of Chickamagua par
th,ipatins III the several engagements
Calvin Crozier, Capt. Smith says
was then transferred TO Morgan S
Cavalry an! Capt. Smith Says lie
;,;n:,* he close Of the wa: SoHnd HIM
!. .tner il ? NORTH ec1 prison.
/ Cm.: Sui, says that after his
transfer he had lost sight Of him until
The "'!'tuts connee!.'i with his :Ta-
kic death at NeMberry and suose-
.iuenlIy the ;'tnts conf c'a'' VIA 'hi
erpcti.,n u he mounmf : tn his mcnl-
Dry by lie pc >p1e Of n '"h"ry.
This running mention of the sever
al engagements Of the First battery
Of Texas is of interest to the people
Of Newberry in that it gives partial
history, at leas:, Of the war record o1
Calvin Crczier.