The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1912-08-13
"FORGET NOT THE FIELD
WHERE THEY PERISHED.'
Judge Peterson and Party Leave Wed
nesday to Mark Spot Where Col.
Nance Fell.

Nance Fell.
The Newberry party, which goes to
Virginia to place the tablet on the
spot where Col. James D. Nance, of
Newberry, fe!:: at the head of his reg
iment, fighting the battles of the South,
will leave on the Southern train for
Columbia at 1150 o'clock on Wednes-
day. On Wednesday afternoon the
party will take the through train to
Washington, reaching that city on
Thursday morning for breakfast
The party will be in charge of Judge
w. G. Peterson, who inaugurated the
movement to mark the spot where Col.
Nance fell After spending Thursday
in Washington the Newberrians will
go down to the Virginia battlehelds
on Friday morning, and will locate the
tablet on Friday. Judge Peterson, on
a trip to Virginia some time ago, To-
Gated the exact spot, and will on Fri
day superintend the placing of the tab
let.
Col. Nance was killed in the Battle
of the Wilderness.
Judge Peterson desires to extend his
sincere thanks to those who have sub
scribed to this patriotic cause.-The
purchase of this tablet to mark the
spot where the gallant Newberrian
gave up his life for his people and his
State and the South The tablet which
Judge Peterson has had carved is en-
tirely suitable and appropriate, and
will be a lasting memorial, testifying
to the heroism of one of the South's
great men of a great past, and reflect
ing honor upon the people of Newber-
ry, who forget not the field where he
and many others perished.
The following list of subscribers
gives the names of those who have
made this undertaking by Judge Pet
erson a success, and Judge Peterson
desires to tnalk each and every one
of them:
Wyatt Aiken $500, Calvin Crozier
Chapter, U. D. C. $500, Cole. L. Blease,
s1.OO, W. A. McFall Soc, o. B. Mayer
s1.O0, r. NJ. Werts Soc, E. NJ. Evans,
Jr. 25c., NJ. M. Buford 50c., R. H.
Wright 5Oc., ]. NJ. Kinard $1.00, E. H.
Aull 5Oc.. w. G. Houseaol Soc, L. l.
Feagle 50c., J. Y. Floyd 25c., j. j.
Langford 35c., w. H. Lominick 25c.,
David Pitts 5Oc., G. H. Martin 25c., D.
R. Sem 25c., B. Y. Abrams 25c., E. S.
Werts 5Oc., ]. C. Dominick 5Oc., P. D.
Johnson Soc, ]. T. McCrackin 5Oc., w.
H. Shelley Soc, S. S. Cunningham 25c.,
.C. J. Purcell Soc, H. w. Schumpert
25c., H. o. Fellers 25c., w. A. Hill 25c.,
r. C. Sigh 25c., Nat Gist 25c., F. R.
Fellers 25c, Cannon G. Blease 5Oc.,
H. T. Cannon 25c., R. D. Smith 25c.,
B. C. Matthews SOC, G. I. Clamp 2oc.'
J. E. Sem 25c, w. D. Hardy 25c., VIM.
Johnson 25c., B. T. Paysinger 23c., w.
F. Ewart Soc, R. C. Perry 25c., ]. G.
Sample 25c., J. T. Mayes 25c., W. B.
Wallace 25c., NJ. L. Sjearman 2oc,
J. C. Neel 25c., Mrs. L. F. wilson Csc,
J. w. Wilson Csc, P. F. Baxter & Son
Soc, Allen Johnstone s1.00, G. S. Mow-
er s1.O0, ]. C. Goggans Csc, NJ. M. Liv-
ingston 25c., T. P. Pitts 5Oc., 6. B.
Summer 25c., ]. n. Bass 25c., Arthur
Kibler Soc, ]. R. Fair $500, w. G.
Mayes 25c., F. H. Dominick S1,O0, F.
S. Evans S100, A. B. Cromer 2oc.,
Robert Norris Soc, Mayer Havird Soc,
W. M. Dorroh Csc, NJ. NJ. SatterWhlte
25c., c.. D. Barksdale $500, W. G. Pet
erson SOC, O. H. Peterson 25c., B. B.
Leitzsey 25c., o. B. Bowers SOC, J. o.
Havird Soc, Claude Schumpert 25c.,
Jno. B. Settler 25c., Robert Tarrant
Csc, Floyd Bradley 25c., Geo. B. Crom-
er Soc, Harry w Dominick SOC, A. J.
Bowers, Jr. SOC, J. A. Peterson 29c.,
Robert Parkse5Oc., B. L. Jones Csc, l.
H. Hunt s1.o0, Otto Klettner Soc, DR..
w. z. Pelham, Jr. Csc, F. L. Bynum
SOC, J. w. McKittrick Csc, W. A. Nc
Swain 25c., J. n. Mclaughlin $2.OO,
Fannie B. Mclaughlin, $500, Mamie
Nee. Harper $500, Lucy Mclaughlin
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