The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-12-13
COL. @. |. SCHUMPERT
RESTS FROM LABORS
SLEEPS LAST SLEEP IN UNIFORM
OF GREY.
The End Came on Saturday Night.
Gallant and Brilliant Son OF the
South.


When Osborne L. Schumpert an
swered the final roll-caM on Saturday
night, another gallant spirit went to
ioin the hosts of Lee and Jackson, IN
tfe camp eternal, formed beneath the
shade Of the trees, where peace Is the
watch-word. In the uniform Of Con-
federate grey, which he loved and
which he so signa1ly honored, all that
was mortal Of him was laid to rest IN
Rosemont Cemetery yesterday after
noon. Recalling the lad OF sixteen
yea IS, who with a smile on his face'
and the light of battle and the love
of country in his eyes, oHten turned
from his general with a salute ana
rode directly in front of lines OF blue
which were raining shot and shell
across his path, taking the near7s
route because "orders were import
art" and who in later years met every
Agsue as squarely as he had looked
death in the eye when he was General
Kershaw's courier in the davs OF the
sixties, the eyes Of many OF his COM
rades were dim with tears yesterday
afternoon as they saw his remains
lowered into their last resting place,
and throughout the Southland among
Ire thousands who knew and respect
ea and admired him. there was sor-
row.
Col. Schumpert had not been in
good bealth for several years, ana for
a short while preceding his death he
was REGARDED as very sick man, bur
ais death on Saturday might came as
p shock to the entire community. He
was NOT able to annaar in court at the
recent ter7n, and had heen confined to
A3r homo for sone time nrinr to that
Arf # was 1ored nv his friends that he
wo1,7a ha ahle to he ONT again soon. A"
that m a1ica1 s,rience co''ld accoTnn'9sn
however was Of no avail. and the sn"
ea-ne AT 10 O'Clock on SATURDAY. night
Col. Schumpert was born in New
berry county on July 26, 1S45. He was
the son of Jacob K. Sohumpert, OF th1f
conrtv. and Harriet Abney, of Edge
Ho'l county. his wife When the wa
Between the. States came on, while
mere lad. he volunteered as mem
bar of the Quitman Rifles, and was
mustered in Company E, Third South
Carolina Regiment, a part OF her-
shaw's Brigade. He was appointed
courier to General Kershaw, and Or
derly Of the Third Regiment He serV-
ed throughout the war with distln-
euished courage. When General ker-
shaw after the war was a judge an'
nresadins in Newberry, he related az
sncfdent of his courier which he sa1'
was Characteristic Of him throu ghoaP!
TIE great struggle. On one occasfo"
> General Kershaw was sitting on nus
horse when young Schumpert gallon
ed up with a request for Instructions
from an officer in a different part O
#ae field. General KerEhaw wrote bi<
orders and handed them to the courier
With a. salute, young Schunpert ask
al. General, which way shall re-
s,srne" 'The orders are important.
renaied the general. Without anotne~
word young Schumps~t turned me
horse and gaIloped straight across the
field in the wStherng fire Of the enernv
when hv making a slight detouT nT
could have carried the orders with
ont danger to himself. The orders
were important; therefore, time was
essential, no matter though minnie
balls and shot and sharpnel ralne'
IKE hail about him in taking the
shorter route. Judge KershaW re-
u,arked that as he hooked at his oour-
fer riding across that field be regret1e"
svery second Of that ride which mean7
n'rnost certain death that he had not
ordered him to take the other route.
and that one Of the hapiest monen7S
of his life during that great struggle
was when he against saw young
Schumpert alive,
This is one Of many incidents Wh1cn
SIRE related Of the young sotoler
roolness and courage and daring.
Following the war, Mr.. schumner1
went to Corenbagan university, Den-
mark, where he graduated in 1884,
and was shortly thereafter adm5tfed 10
The bar. Following his admission 70
The bar. Re practiced law in his na-
I've county I'D until the time OF MS
death.
He REPRESENTED Newberry county IN