The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1910-11-02
HELLO, YANk!"
Two Brothers Meet on the Battery in
Charleston Very Recently
AFTER FIFTY YEARS

a Confederate Veteran and Recoa.
milton Follows as the Old Soldiers
Shake Hands.
To NEE. ones brother suddenly
BY the uerest acciden; after separ-
alton Of hfty years is thing that
has happened 20 very few people on
earth. yet :ha, is wha; Sete!l Capt.
Robert Graham. OF this city. not
Ions a:o says the News and Courier.
Capt. Graham IS vel! known c!tizen
of Charleston. being manager o: tae
american Brewing Company. OF this
city, and formerly clerk OF Court.
ue was among the earliest 20 enter
the Confederate service after Soull
Carolina had seeded from the CH-
ioa, and he served IN the Washing
;ou Artillery with courage and hdei-
;ty throughout the W.. He was dl-
so a prominent mem Der OF tie Souia
Carolina Jockey Club in the oid
horse racing days in this State. Tae
story OF the dramatic reunion o:
Capt. Graham and his brother. SAT-
tel. who served il the Union army
and who is now resident OF Bay
on1e, y. j.. is told as follows IN the
New York Telegram:
Parted nearly a haf-centus*.
four years o. which they spent on
opposite sides OF the blazing. shot
torn bat,leaelds OF the civil war. two
Brothers have just been reunited by
!, chaace meeting IN Southern city.
One OF them lived in Bayoahe. y. j..
the other n Charleston. S. c.. ev=r
since the early eighties. aad oo;s
have achieved success.
N.. Samuel Graham. who lives a.
No. ~ Eas, 42nd. street. Bayonn..
is a grand Army man. with 3 most
b.illiaa, record OF service in tAe
Union army during the civil war.
Naturally proud OF the organization
/. which be is a member. be wears
its button wherever he goes.
On a recent visit 70 Charleston.
S. c., the home OF his Childhood. ae
was standing oa the Battery looking
across the bay at Fort Sumter ano
mus!ng on the stirring events which
occurred there nearly hall q ceatur!
ago. He was suddenly slapped o.
The shoulder. as genial Southern
voice exclaimed:
Hello, there. Yank."
Hello. there. johnny Reb!" ans
wered Nr. Graham. turning with a
smile 10 greet the fine looking Con-
iederate Veteran who had interrupt
ed his musings.
Both smiling. they extended their
hands and exchanged a hearty greet
ing.
Then. IS each man was about TO
make some commonplace remark.
the smile died on his face. Their
looked ct each others face with =
curious interest. which was not with
out a touch OF awe. Memories OF
days long pas, surged into the minds
o. both. and trembling hands were
.s;sed as The simultaneous ejacula-
eous calculations sprang from their
ton sp-arg from their lips:
Robert
Samuel"
'.Bro.her:''
Reunited ate. f:sw years. the bro
:hers. who as boys had parted. one
20 fight 70! the Conf3de-acy. the 9th
er for the Union. fell into each oin-
er's arms.
Nj. Graham. OF Bsyoane. was TAX
en- forthwith TO the old homestead
by his brother Robert. and il 70
union with his relatives there. marx
ed by all the warmth and affection
which has made Southern hospital!
- famous. he enjoyed a most mem
ora5le visit.
With the firing Of Fort Sumter.
the brothers relations were abrupt
!y severed. Robert. the elder. ta"n
only nineteen years old. enlisted n
the ranks OF the South under Gen.
and later touht through
ou: the war with Gen. Wade Hanp
ton. Samuel was only fifteen years
old a. the outbreak Of tos:iI!,ic>
but in the second year OF the war
ae enlisted IL the s4;h regiment o.
New York
Mr. Graham. Of Bayonne. h.s the
OF being one OF doLe:
survivors OF party OF TWO sho5and
who storMed rebe! battery az ibc
battle OF Williamsburg. The parry
vas almos, annih:la:ed by the enc
uy's guns. mere handful. OF wh!CH
he was one. escaping rolling d.
he hill torn by the deadly FIRE OF
he Southern artillery.
At the close OF the war the bro
hers went their separate wIys a:..l
,eve! me: Until the dranati- .eun-
on OF a few days ago az Charleston.
Robert, the elder brother became
as breeder OF :hrouorsti
,Eed horses in Charleston AMI achiev
ID considerable success as a dealer.
Samuel learned The printers trade
n New York and worked at differ
.nt ':mes on most OF the daily news
,ape.s O, the metropolis. among
::eM he evening Telegram. II was
! reporter and 2-oo.--eader Oh :ie
I'D Express when AMOS Cummings.
ne ,iae Representative il Congress.
raS IN charge OF tha; journal. Sub
M- Graham opened 4 /
printing establishment OF his Own !;
80 IS Fra1k;o-; street. New YoIA
He mas lived in Ea.oaae morH
nan thirty years and has held near
y every Office within The c!tt Of ina;
!ty -Taese include terms as schoo!
-us.ae councilman ool;ce cOmrni- :