Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-22

as "self-poiscd and modest, bearing
on his great heart a mountain load
OF woe, with the light OF an mcloud-
| ed conscience upon his majestic
brow. with an innate dignity and
nobility Of spirit, rarely eQualed and
never eXceied, the central figure of
the Confederate cause rose in this
hour OF SuWeneSt trial. in the esti-
| nation at least Of those who follow
ed him, to the highest place OF the
morally sublime
The first real engagement OF those
four years Q; war,
The Battle of Manassas,
was fought on Sunday, July 2lst,
1861, and was a crushing Union de-
| feat. Facing Gen. Mcdowell. Of the
Union Army, with superior num-
bcrs. full OF pa triotism and eager for
the fight, was Gen. Beauregard with
| a Confederate Army OF inferior num-
berS posted at Manassas junction.
Under him were Jackson, Longstreet,
| jenkins, Bee, Hampton, Evans and
Others. Here it was that Bee. Jen-
kins and Hampton rallied their men
and did much to win the day. the
former pointing toward the position
|
Look at Jack son--there he stands
like a Stone-wall." ." Thus enthused,
Bees command, which was begin
ming TO wayer, rallied, and history
tells OF no greater charge. The boys
! in grey fought until the hills re-
sounded with the roar that was like
the rumble OF 4 volcano. Bees
bunch OF heroes fell almost to man
under mercilesS fusilade and storm
| OF shot and shell until it was SweDt
OF the field. Then came rushing in
! Wade Hampton and his gallant sol
| dler&, who threw themselves across
the path Of the marching Federals,
and here was witnessed Il spectacle
that will never again be eQualled.
Little by little Jackson, Bee. Hamp-
| ton. Jenkins and Evans massed their
men. and by wonderful fighting split
thc Federal ranks. \ terrible panic
cnsucd. About hali-past four in the
afternoon the Federal right wing
broke and ncd, quickly followed by
he center and the left. \ jumbo OF
artillery, infantry. ambulance trains,
| visiting congressman. civilians and
| vehicles OF ali kinds, joined in a
! wild scramble and struggle to get
back TO WaShiu @ton. History records
| mat tho advance OF the Union Army
the day before was looked unon as
a holiday affair. and a large number
OF congressman and crowds Of civil
lanS rode out TO witness the novel
and inspiring sight. In many OF the
carriages We're ladies. who secured
| Favorable positions from which to
| view through Onera glasses the over
throw OF the Rebel forces. Imagine,
hni
confusion as the route proceeded
Artillerymen cut the traces OF their
Ealloring horses. and, leaping upon
their backs, ira implied those who were
too helpless OF cra2cd with fright 10
| set out OF their path. Men who were
ncrched amid the limbs OF trees so
as 10 gain good view to see the
Job we'll done. jumped to the ground
ana Joined in the stampede. and hun
| GrcdS, pale Wit h terror, ran until en-
hausled. when they fell and were
! crushed under the massive wheels OF
! the plunging cannon. The soldiers
and spectators. Doth men and wo-
men, had become a frantic mob.
! SWaNcd by the one wild desire to
escape impending death. Without
diSparaGcmcnt to any Of the other
! great generals who took part in that
battle, il can be safely asserted that
when the fate OF the day was trcmb-
| ing III he balance, that unrivalcd
victory was won by the unfaltcring
courage OF StoNcwall Jackson, Bee,
Hampton. Evan and Jenkins and
the men under them. South Caro-
lima can claim With pardonabic and
patriotic pride that the ashc.; OF
Hampton rest in its Capitol city, the
ashes OF Jenkins in the "City by the
| sea, and the ashes OF Bee at pcndlc
ton. only twenty miles south OF the
! spot where VIC stand to-day.
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