The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-11-15

committed into the custody OF the
STATE a monument erected upon the
State house grounds as q memorial tu
Francis Marion. Thomas Sumter anti
Andrew Pickens. foremort OF those
doughty patriot chieftains who kept
alive the spirit OF resistance to tryran-
ny during the darkest hours of the
Revolution. These partisan leaders
brought security to their State and as
sured themselves an endurable fame
during a period of confusion and ter.
ror. by resisting the vastly superior
enemy through every means in their
power. revealing the greatest fertility
OF invention and inexhaustible re-
sourcefulness
Primarily commemorative Of Ma
rion, Sumter and Pickens though 1t IL
the Victory crowned shaft which was
unveiled today bears witness also
To the valor ard virtue of those lesser
partisans without whose aid the trio
of mvre conspicuous officers could no,
have wrought 80 well as they did
the Horrys, Hamiltons. Harden. Kolb,
Benton, Thomas. Mcintosh. James.
Baxter. Postell. Hampton. Taylor,
Bratton. Brannan. winn and Neel.
South Carolina members OF the or
der. Daughters OF the American Revo..
lution,, have long had t In contern-
plation to raise up some such memo
rial;s and this afternoon saw the con.
summation OF their devoted labors
throash n1anyl years.
The monument is described as FOL-
lows: "a
1T In Roman doric column
50 symbolic the Roman character
and courage OF those heroic generals
and their soldiers who worked with.
out pay for the love OF cause and
country. IL Is OF red granite, polish
ed all over and surmounted by u
beautiful figure OF Victory. alight .
ing from the skies and holding i'm her
right hand palm of glory. and i'm
her left hand wreath OF immortal
ity
'On the die OF the column are three
bronze medallions OF Marion. Sum-
ter and Pickens. encircled by laurel
wreaths. and in the front there Is a
dedication To the three generals and
their soldiers I'm raised bronze antique
letters and bronze insignia OF the ID.
A. II.
Around the column is Roman
bronze railing surrounded by a floor
OF yellow pebbles embedded in ce-
ment. with "a border of back pebbles.
There are three Roman seats cut out
OF granite. and the whole Is surround
ed by a semicircular hedge"
The monument unveiled today
at o'clock on the State house
grounds is one of the most beautiful
I'm the state and is the work OF twelve
years OF the ID. A. IL. of the State.
The inception of the monument lay
with the Columbia chapter of the ID.
N
later by the State conference and as
sisted by the descendants of those
generals to whom the statue is erect
ed. the state of south Carolina and
individual subscrip tions of persons
throughout the state.
The first step towards the erection
OF the monument was taken twelve
years ago. when Nj. G.. Butler, then
senator from Sout1 Carolina. intro
duced bill into the senate to erect
a monument To General Francis
Marion. This plan fell through, bu,
the Columbia CHAPTER took 1t up.
Later Mrs. Sarah Aldrich Richardson
and Mrs Annie l. robertson, of Co
lumbia, brought up the matter and
upon the suggestion OF Mrs Rebccca
Pickcns. direct descendcnt of Cen
cral Andrew Pickc1s. and other offi
GERS and men. who had fought so
bravcly under their leadership. Thia
plan proved successful and little hy
little the funds were raised for the
monument. Plans were received for
II ana the work was finally given tu
Mr.. =. Wellington Ruckstuhl. the
sculptor who design cd the Hampton
Monument.
The unveiling IL an event of great
Interest throught South Carolina.
which the three ger erals made their
battle ground and w1crc they for long
fearful years Kept alive the spirit
which made the success of the revolu-