Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1910-07-22
OCONEE"S MEN AT THE FRONT.
Some Interesting Bits of History,
Information and RcminisccnCc.

From very interesting little
/ booklet entitled '"rhe Palmetto
| Rillemen' we take the following
! bits of information that will prove
OF interest to many. This booklet
contains the proceedings OF the re-
union Of the Palmetto Ritemon,
| held on Tuesday, July 2lst. 1885,
near the city Of Anderson. The
| booklet was compiled under the su-
| perviSion Of the late lamcntcd Col
Jas. A. IIoyt:
Gen. Lees High Communications.
Rccounting the deeds of valor at
! the famous battle OF Malvern Hill.
where Gen. Lees entire forces were
! concentrated on the field OF Fra
tiers Farm, Col. lieyt has appropri-
atcly appended the beloved gone
rails words Of commcndation and
! praise. issued at the close OF that
memorable siege, in which many OF
the men from this section OF South
Carolina participated. We quote:
Thus ended the series Of
battles known as the seven DAYS
Around Richmond in which the
total loss of the Confcdcratcs was
twenty thousand in killed. wounded
and missing, while the Federal loss
| was nearly equal. Gen. Lee issued
an address to the army on the 7th
Of July, while in front OF the Fedc-
raj position on the James River,
from which this is an extract: The
Immediate fruits Of our success are
the relief Of Richmond from a state
OF siege, the rout OF the great army
that so long mcnaccd its safety,
many thousands Of prisoners. includ-
ing officers Of high rank, the cap
turc or destruction Of stores to the
value OF millions, and the acQuisi-
ton Of thousands OF arms. and fifty
one pieces Of superior artillery. The
service rendered to the country in
this short but ercntful period can
scarcely be estimated, and the gene
raj commanding cannot adcquately
express his admiration OF the cOur-
age. endurance and SOldicrlv con-
uuct OF the officers and men cngag-
ed. These brilliant results have
cost us many brave men: but while
we mourn the loss Of our gallant
dead. let us not forget that they died
nobly in defer "a OF their cOun,ry's
freedom, ana haze linked their mcm-
ory with an ever { ,h;,' Will live for
ever in the hearts OF grateful pco-
pie
Our Men at Second Manassas.
'Thc campaign which resulted in
the Second Battle OF Manassas be-
gan soon after the battles around
ilchmonu. and to our lot the Pal
m"tlo SharpShoOtcrs) fell a full
share OF its hardShipS and pcrils.
Win only a small proportion OF
those wounded in previous engage
ln"ntS added to the handful Of men
VINO had escaped. the command was
| nevertheless an efficient one. An
| attempt 10 describe the events pre-
/ redil, :: the battle will not be made.
! nor Will details be given OF the Sec
! ond IanasSa&. II was not until the
last day that our command partici-
! patrd in actual fighting, ard hclpcd
| to achieve Il signal victory for the
] second time upon those blO0d-Stain-
/ cd plains. Being on the extreme
| right OF the extended line OF battle,
/ II was our privilege to witness the
/ mhrShaiin% OF hosts on either side,
and to have a bird S-cyc view OF
| what in some respects was the
! Grand"St battle OF the war. AS we
! entered thc field, ascending a high
| plateau commanding Il full view of
/ the Familiar ground, we bchcld the
tonicnding hattaliOns to our LEFT,
and it VAS thrilling 10 note the ar
uoF ana animation Of the troops en-
gagged. Ihc whole Confederate
Army was now advancing. PRESSING
IN" "h"hiN at every point, and threat
! "nnG its line Of retreat across Bull
KUN. II was moment to stimulate
Che courage OF the weakest. and
ni L.
swiftly into the gates OF death, not
an eye Quailcd or cheek banchcd.
IN the flash OF such Il moment, We
began to act our part in the grand
drama, and within three hundred
yards OF the scli-Samc spot where
tn" company received its first fire
from muSkctry in the previous bat
tie on that historic ground, there
lay our dead and wounded in This
iiGht. Gen. Pope, who bOaStcd that
hitherto he had seen only the backs
OF his enemies, was compelled to
witness rctrcating army OF Fcdc-
raj troops again seeking the en-
ir"nchmcntS at Washington.
'our foe defeated and completely
routed, tn" Invasion ot Maryland
was the next mOICmC duSiGned by
/ IN" master spirit Of the war, the
veteran rhi"t and noble leader. Rob-
I "ri f.. Ice. The advantages OF this
. offensive movement were quite aD-
/ parent, but the army was badly pre-
pared Tor the Invasion OF the enc
( mN'S country. II had Just made cX-
. iraordinary "NortiOnS and endured
extraordinary iatiTnr. suffering nri-
| N0lion in many ways. lacking in
shoes and clothing, and with the dis