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

banks or the romantic Antietam, In
front Of the insignificant village OF
Sh"rpsburg, where he could re-unite
his divided columns, command the
fords Of the Potomac, and keen
open his line Of retreat in the event
of disaster. lie fought with depict
ed ranks the entire army of McClel-
Ian, and held his position until in his
own good time he chose to retire to
the south bank OF the Potomac. In
all this campaign, the Palmetto
SharpshO0tcrs were assigned an hon
orablc position, and lost mons OF the
laurcls previously won.'
Carried the Hearts of All.
Virgina's eloquent orator has
said:
rs Lee rode from Appomattox
toward Richmond, he carried with
him the heart Of every man that
fought under him--linkcd to him
with hooks OF steel forever. When
he reached the fallen capital of the
dead Contcdcracy, and rode through
its ashes and paling fires to his
home. Il body OF Federal soldiers
there, catching glimpse Of his no.
bic countcnance, lifted their hats
and chocred; and as the great actor
in the bloody drama stepped behind
the scenes, and the curtain fell
upon the tragic stage Of the scccs-
sion war, the last sounds that greet
ed his ear were the generous Saluta-
tionS OF respect from those against
whom he had welded his knightly
sword Glorious harbinger of the
future. 1t was Robert T.. Lee who
said, 1--WE will trust in God and
leave results to Him.
At the Surrcndrr.
"Thc Following list has been made
from memory by several OF the sur
Nivors in consultation. showing the
members Of Company G, Palmetto
Sharpshootcrs, who were at the sur
render at AppomattoX on the 9th of
Apil, 1868. 1t is possible that
some arc omitted from the lis, who
were present at the surrender:
Benson, Thos. p, captain; Me-
Gully, \. A.. I'd licutcnant: Sloan.
II. f., orderly sergeant B. p. BY
rum. j. y. Byrum, Thos. a. +.
Campbell, b. L. ClinkscalcS, j. T..
tlinkScalcS, X. l.. ClinkScalcS. X. ".
ClinkScalcS, }. G.. Darricott, T.. y.
Emerson, a. ". Elrod, w. \. FAINT.
VIM. George, John w. George. l..
W. Gentry. p. G.. Hail, X. Nj. Jcu-
iins, I. O. Jenkins, II. l.. Keys, VIM.
Lee, w. a. Marctt. John S. Maddox.
w. G. Mct'all, Saml McCully. Rob
crt MoOrchcad, A. II. Osborne, W.
q. Quailcs, T.. b. Rice, II. f.. Rice,
d. j. Sherrard, G.. l.. Schrimp. .INo.
+. Sullivan, John +. Skclton. T.. w.
Stewart. u. W. Tins, J. VI. Webb,
j. I. Werner. Total 80.
The Fourth Regiment,
South Carolina Volunteers, was COM
posed Of ten companies raised in The
counties OF Anderson, PickcnS. Oco-
nee and GrcCnvilic, and went into
service on the llth OF April. 1860
under Col. J. b. T., Sloan. Th
other officers were Charles $. Matti-
son. Of Anderson. lieutenant colonel;
James II. Whitncr, Of Anderson.
major: Samuel NJ. Wilkes. OF An
dorSon. adiutant. The last named
was KILLED at the First Battle OF Ma
naSsas. Col. Mattison died in 1879
and Major Whitncr in 1856. The
regiment was one OF the original ten
rc%incntS raised in South Carolina,
and enlisted for twelve months. at
the expiration Of which time ii was
dissolved.
The Palmetto SharpShootrrS
WAS organized under a special act OF
the Confederate Congress. and was
originally intended for special ser
wee as the name indicates. II was
composed OF twelve companies Of re-
enlisted men from the Fourth. Fifth,
Sixth and Ninth Regiments, and was
formed at the expiration OF the
Twelve months service in April
1867. while on the march to the Pc
nlnSua. Micah Jenkins, OF York
was elected colonel; Joseph Wal
kcr, OF Spartanburg. lieutenant col
onei; VIM. Anderson, OF Anderson,
major. Capt. G. a. Scabr00k. OF
YORK, was the first adjulanl, and
under the act Of Congress ranked as
captain. He was Killed at the Soc
ond Manassas. Col. Jenkins Wa
promoted to brigadicr general in
Jujy. 1862, and was killed at The
Wilderness in May, 1864. Col. Wal
kcr was promoted in 1862, and re-
malnCd in command during The war.
Major Anderson was killed at Fra
%i"r's Farm or the 30th Of June.
! %f2, and Cap. j. w. Goss. Of tn
ION, was promoted to ma iOr and af-
forwards to lieutenant colonel. Capt.
+. W. Fitzpatrick was then promoted
10 major, and afterwards he was ap-
pointed colonel OF the First Rcgi-
m"nt. Capt. ". w. Humphreys was
th"n promoted to major, and filled
that position until the surrender.
Bratton'S Brigade
surrendered l27 officers and Lilo
men at Appom0ttoX, as follows:
OH pri-
GERS. Yates.
Genera! and staff .. 6
LIST tcgt., $. G.. Vols 49,. 81 2Ol
I'd RcGt, S. G. Rifles. -. % 260
9TH Rcgt., $. G.. Vols -. 10 2G5
ct n Rect. : G. Vols 40 900