The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-08-20
MEET ONCE MORE
The Old Heroes Who Followed The
Stars and Bars to Victory on
MANY BATTLE FIELDS


City of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
City Of putanbrug-Twenty.
Hundred of These Gallant Men
Greet Each Other Once More and
Talk Over Their Battles.
In writing of the Confederate re-
union at Spartanburg, which COM
menced on last Wednesday, the COR
respondent Of the State says: Gen
Daniel Morgan looked d''wn today
from his statue which stands in Spar
tanburgI's principal square and saw
thousands of the descendants of the
same men who followsd him to VIC
tory at Cowpens-men who, both in
war and in peace, have fought for
South Carolina and for liberty and
right.
The annual reunion of the ConfeG-
crate veterans and of the Red Shirt
Men of '76 opened here today, and
there are more people in Spartan
bug than were ever there before.
Twenty-Five hundred veterans, q
thousand Red Shirt men and num-
bers of both Sons and Daughters or.
the Confederacy are in attendance
upon the reunion.
Opening exercises were held We'd
resday morning in the Harris thea
ter, which, though large building,
could not hold the crowd which
wanted to listen to the eloquence OF
the speakers. On the stage, backed
by flags Of the Confederacy, sat the
sponsors, maids and matrons of hon
or and the officers OF the Veterans,
Red Shirt men and Sons. The en-
tire first floor was filled WITH the
veterans, many of them clad in their
gray uniforms, and the names OF
Lee, OF Jackson and of Hampton had
'cst none of their charm to this au-
dicnce, while Dixie brought forth
the rebel yell in all it's youthful
,;gor.
The address of welcome to the
veterans, delivered by Capt. Charles
Petty, was responded to by Gen. 3.
Fl. League, commanding the South
Carolina division U. C. V The ml-
dress to the Sons of Veterans was
made by H. 3. Carlisle, and to tho
Red Shirt men by Col. T. J. Moore,
a. L. CASTOR of Chester, commander
rl the Sons, responded in their be-
balf, while this duty was performed
for the Red Shirt men by w. J..
Mauldin formerly lieutenent Gov
The prinJii (cab-RssideMpba -tacee
ernor of South Carolina.
The principal speaker was Col. Ii.
r. Brooks Of Columbia who, with
eloquent tongue, urged upon all the
duty of erecting memorials in bronze
and marble in me1lo.y of the brave
jveds done by the hoy: f 81 both.
en- the field of battle and upon t.lat.
still harder field which followed the
defeat OF the Confederacy. Col.
Brooks address. was pleasing to the
audience, which applauded HIN to
he echo.
Gov. Ansel was introduced to the
audience, and his appearance raile.l
forth tumultuous applause. After
adjournment the old soldiers and
visitors went to the ourt house
Square where barbecue was served
them. Whole tlockS Of sheep were
..utchered to make this holiday not
to make mention Of the The other
.attle.
In the afternoon on Kirby hill,
south Church street, was I'D with
fitting ceremony the coneisloE. OF
4 monument which is to rise az
beautiful memorial to the Confeder-
ate soldiers of Spartanburg. A p"Ic
CT the shaft will be made from
| broken column of South Carolina's
State capitol which some years ago
was presented to the city Of Spartan
turg and brought here from Colum-
hia.
Capt. John w. Carlisle made the
principal speech and the cornerstone
was laid by Mrs. Charles Petty. To-
right the veterans went TO the big
auditorium of Converse college and
heard Polk Miller of Virginia tell
war time stories.
Red Shirts of every character, size
and description were seen there.
Some wore them with suspenders on
the outside and the Others with sus-
peders out Of sight or without them.
Young and old of the sterner were
garbed in these blood-colored gar
lnents. They looked warm and they
were, as one of the wearers said.
The sponsors this year are the
plettiest ever, OF course, but then
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