The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1910-05-10
CAPTS. GARY AND BRICKER.
Friendship Between Men Who Faced
Each Other in Battle Closed by
Capt. Bricker's Death.

Capt Brlcker'S Ueatn.
Some days ago The Herald and
News printed an extract from a let
ter written by Captain Bricker to
the adjutant general inquiring about
Captain J. W. Gary and also correct
ed an impression that General Moore
had that Captain Gary was dead. The
letter of Caption Bricker was refer
red by Mr.. A. S. Salley, Jr., to Cap
tain Gary, and is as follows:
Carlisle, Pa, April 16, 1910.
Adiutant General of South Carolina.
My Dear Sir: 7 desire very much
to secure the address Of an officer OF
a South Carolina Confederate regi-
ment, I think the Second Of Hamp-
toms Legion. I believe it was a
Capt. Gary, I met him at Gettysburg
on July 8, 1868, but we did not have
much of, or any chance, to talk mat
ters over them, but afterwards at the
reunion Of the cavalry of both armies
we did meet and had a very pleasant
conversation. Now, if you can give
me his address. if living, I will cer-
tainly feel under everlasting obliga-
tions to you.
Truly and sincerely yours,
e.. W. II. Bricker,
624 N. W. Street, Carlisle, Pa.
His name was Capt. Carey or Gary,
Second S. c. cavalry, c. s. A. At
least think I am correct about it.
Captain Gary replied to the letter
and The Herald and News gives his
reply: April 26, 1910.
General W. H. Bricker,
Carlisle, Pa.
My dear Sir: The enclosed clipping
taken from the News and Courier, a
daily paper published at Charleston,
S. c., is my apology, as well as ex-
cuse, for writing this letter, for it
! brings to mind a very enjoyable visit
to the battlefield of Gettysburg in
July, 1885, when I, as well as other
Southerners, had the pleasure OF
first meeting you when neither party
"was under arms" T should have
written YOU a letter of thanks years
ago for the kind and gracious man.
ner in which you received us on that
occasion, and for the generous hos
pitality and entertainment given. But,
like many other things, the letter
was so long postponed, that finally
lost your address, and only discov-
cred it from this chance clipping
containing the letter from my friend
and former comrade, General James
W. Moore, disclosing the fact that I
am the Gary to whom your former
letter referred.
General Moore, however, as you
are now aware, is mistaken in his
| information that I have passed over
the river" This mistake I am truly
glad to correct in person, and to
| say that I am commander of Camp
James D. Nance, No. 1856, U. G. y"
located at this place and have held
that office since it's organization In
July, 1883, and further to announce
that it is the banner camp in South
Carolina, containing a memb
of two hundred eight-eight ex-Con-
feds in good and regular standing.
Even at this <late day, permit me
to thank you most sincerely for the
hospitality, and especially for the
cordial manner of the hand-grip and
the soldierly spirit in, which you met
/ and entertained us at Gettysburg in
1885. We felt i: then, and still ap-
preciate it as we live it over again
in memory. !.
! NOT, L want TO give you dH 1nFl-
tation to visit US, scs:as to be here on
the 10th of May proximo, as this is
the largest annual s,gathering we
have anniversary Of Stonewall Jack
sons death), the day on which are
bestowed by the y. DC. Southern
Crosses Of Honor on worthy ex-Con-
federates; and the day that the
"boys' are given a big pinner and
barbecue. I vouch for yea a most
hearty welcome, and, at the same
time, will thoroughly cony yince you
that the war is over, and that amlty
and good feeling for our reunited