The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1910-11-01
.''IlELL0, !, YANK!''
Two Brothers Meet on the Battery in
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Charleston Very Recently

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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 a separ-
alton Of fifty years is q thing that
has. happened to very few people on
earth, yet that Is what befell Capt.
Robert. Graham, Of this. city not
long ago says the News and Courier.
Capt. Graham is a well known citizeu
Of Charleston, being manager of the
American Brewing Company. of this
city, and formerly clerk Of: Court.
He was among the earliest TO enter
the Confederate service after South
Carolina had seceded."from the Cn-
ion, and he served In the Washing
ton Artillery with courage and fdel-
fity throughout the war. He was al
so a 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, San-
uel. who. served in the, Union army
and wheSssalow' resident Of Bay
onne, N. j., is told as follows In the
New York Telegram: = -
Parted nearly haf-century,
four years of which they spent on
opposite sides of the blazing, shot
torn batflefelds of the civil war, two
brothers have just been reunited by
a chance meeting in a Southern city.
One OF them lived in Bayonne, N. j.,
the other In Charleston. s. c., ever
since the early eighties. aud both
have achieved success.
Mr. Samuel Graham, who lives a.
No. 42 East 42nd. street, Bayonne,
is grand Army man, with q most
brilliant record OF service in the
Union army during the civil war.
Naturally proud Of the organization
If which he is member, he wears
its button wherever he goes.
= on recent visit to Charleston,
S. c., the home of his childhood, he
was standing on the Battery looking
across the bay at Fort Sumter and
musing 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 a
smile to greet the fine looking Con-
l'federate Veteran who had interrupt
ed his musings.
Both smiling, they extended their
hands and exchanged a hearty greet
ing
Then, as acn man was about to
make some commonplace remark,
the smile died on his face. Their
looked at each others face with
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.
theirs, who as boys had parted, one
to fight for the 'Confederacy, the 9TH
er for the Union, fell into each 9TH
er's arms.
Mr.. Graham, of Bayonne, was taxi
en- forthwith to the old homestead
by his brother Robert, and In re-
union with his relatives there, mark
ed by ali the warmth and affection
which has made Southern hospitali-
ty famous, he enjoyed most men,
orable visit.
With the firing of Fort Sumter.
the brothers relations were abrupt
ly severed. Robert, the elder, then
only nineteen years old. enlisted IN
the ranks Of the South under Cen.
BeauregarG and later fouht through
out the war with Gen. Wade Hamp-
ton. Samuel was only fifteen years
old nj the outbreak of hostllltlcs
but in the second year of the war
he enlisted in the Saith regiment Of
New York
Mr.. Graham. of Bayonnc, has the
distinction Of being one Of d dozen
survivors of party Of two tho;and
who starmcd {: rebel battery at The
battle OF Williamsburg. The parry
! WAS almost annihila:ed by toe enc
| my's guns, mere handful, OF which
he was one, escaping rolling dom
the hill tora by the deadly fire Of
| the Southern artillery.
At the close of the war the bro
! theirs went their separate Ways allL
never met until the dramatl. reun-
| ion OF i, few days ago at CHnrlrs'0n.