The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-01
HELLO, YANK!!"
Two Brothers Meet on the Battery in
Charleston Very Recently
AFTER FIFTY YEARS

AFTER FIFTY YEARS
A Grand Army Man Was Gazing at
Fort Sumter and Was Accosted By
a. Confederate Veteran and Recog-
milton Follows as the Old Soldiers
Shake Hands,. &:
To meet ones brother suddenly
by the merest accident after separ-
alton Of fifty years is thing that
has happened to very few people on
earth, yet that is what befeIl Capt.
Robert: Graham, Of this, city, not
lonilg,: ago says the News and Courier.
Capt. Graham is well known citized
of Charleston, being: manager of the
American Brewing Company. Of this
city, and formerly clerk Of Court.
He was among the earliest 10 enter
the Confederate service after Soull
Carolina had seeded from the Cn-
ion, and he served in the Washing
ton: Artillery with courage and fdeI-
'ity throughout the war. He Was al
so prominent member of the South
Carolina Jockey Club In the old
horse racing days in this State. The
story OF the dramatic reunion Of
Capt. Graham and his brother, Sam-
uel, who served in the, Union army
and wheaselow' resident Of Bay
onne, N. j., is told as follows in the
New York Telegram: 81
Parted nearly a haf-century,
four years of which they spent Oh
opposite sides of the blazing, shot
torn batfle6elds of the civil war, two
brothers have just been reunited by
a chance meeting ina Southern city.
One of them lived in Bayonne, N. j.,
the other in Charleston, 8. c., ever
since the early eighties, and both
have achieved success.
Mr. Samuel Graham, who lives a.
No. AZ East 42nd. street, Bayonne,
is a grand Army man, with most
brilliant record OF service in the
Union army during the civil war.
Naturally proud Of the organization
If which be Is member, he wears
it's button wherever he goes.
ON o recent visit to Charleston,
S. c., the home of his childhood, he
was standing on the Battery looking
across the bay ut Fort Sumter and
mlsing on the stirring events which
occurred there nearly half century,
ago. He was suddenly slapped on
the shoulder. as a genial Southern
voice exclaimed:
Hello, there. Yank!"
Hello, there, Johnny Reb!" ans
wered' Mr.. Graham, turning with
smile to greet the: fine looking Con-
federate Veteran who had interrupt
ed his musings.
Both smiling, they extended their
hands and exchanged hearty greet
ing
Then, as each man was about TO
make some commonplace remark,
the smile died on his face. Their
looked at each others face with q
curious interest, which was not with
out a touch OF awe. Memories Of
days long past surged into the minds
Of both, and trembling hands were
raised as the Simultaneous ejacula-
cous CALCULATIONS sprang from their
ton sprang from their lips:
Robert"
Samuel"
''Brother!'
Reunited after fftw years, the bro.
Tiers. who as boys had parted, one
to fight for the Consederacy, the 9TH
er for the Union. fell into each oth-
crs arms.
Mr.. Graham, Of Bayonne, was tax.
en- forthwith to the old homestead
by his brother Robert, and In q re-
union with his relatives there, mark
ed by all the warmth and affection
which has made Southern hospital!-
ty famous, he enjoyed a most men,
orable visit.
With the firing of Fort sumtel,
the brothers relations were abrupt
ly severed. Robert, the elder, then
only nineteen years old, enlisted IN
the ranks OF the South under Gen.
BeauTegard and later fouht through
out the war with Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton. Samuel was only fifteen years
old ut the outbreak of hostllitlts.
but in the second year oil the war
he enlisted in the Saith regiment OF
New York
Mr.. Graham. of Bayonne. has the
distinction OF being one OF dozen
survivors of party Of two thn@Ind
who stnrmed Il rebel battery At The
battle OF Williamsburg. The parry
was almost annihia:cd by the enc
my's guns, mere handful, Of Which
he was one. escaping rolling DOM
the hill torn by the deadly fire Of
the Southern artillery
At the close Of the war the bro
Tiers went their separate w..ys AMI
never met until the dramattc reun-
ion Of Il few days ago at Charleston.