The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1913-09-04
THE REUNION OF
BLUE AND GREY.
"POOR CONRAD" TELLS MORE
ABOUT SBURG--A TRIB-
UTE TO LOVELY WOMAN.

UTE TO LOVELY WOMAN.
Editor County Record:
Dear Sir:-I wish to say some
thing more of my trip to Gettys-
burg, where the Blue and the Gray
were encamped during the first
week of July. We were blessed with
fair weather during the stay at the
camp; only one small rain, just
enough to lay the dust. | cannot
keep from thinking about the old
cannons that are in position of battle
array. Many of them are pointing
and with about the same range for
firing that they had fifty years ago,
but, alas! where are the heroes that
manned them through dust and
smoke and amid the shrek Of shot
and shell during those fateful days,
under the blazing July sun? All,
how few are left! Some veterans
still remain, bnt not many of the
real veterans of the war, those who
saw service then, those who followed
Lee, Jackson, johnson, Hood and
Bragg through the campaigns that
were enough to try the stoutest
hearts, but there was their place al
ways face to the front. Yes, the old
cannons are there all along the lines
that were held by both armies. sad
and lonely to behold, as if still on
guard so weird and striking one can
almost imagine the combatants were
all slain on both sides and no one
left to tell the sad story.
Yesterday was the fifty-frst ami
versary of the second battle of Ma
nassas. That was also great battle
and a splendid victory for the army
of Lee and Jackson.
have mentioned this before. but
no doubt some of the readers of The
Record have not seen it and would be
interested therein. The old cannons
l mention are the ones used by the
Northern and Southern armies dur
ing the Civil war, or the war be-
tween the States. The United States
Government has no use for them
now, as there have been great i'm
provements made in larger guns. as
well as small ones, and those old
ones are placed on the battlefield of
Gettysburg and we'll taken care of
the Government, and the younger
generation can learn something OF
the battle formation and the posi-
tions of batteries to the best advant-
age when engaged. / have said so
much about those old death-dealing
guns that it must have become tire
some, but the writer cannot help it.
Poor Conrad" did not have single
relative in the great struggle-him-
self alone. If any of his name still
live, the broad Atlantic lies between.
Dear friends and Ireaders, | am not
writing to keep up the old spirit that
possessed the two parties Of this
country fifty years ago. All that
must be considered past now, and
while peace reigns over our land
let us feel blessed and thank God,
from Whom all blessings flow.
My return trip was also quite
pleasant, and the recollection of the
kindly visits of the Northern people
through the camp of the Confeder-
ate veterans fingers with me. Old
and young ladies; many brought
their little children along. The tots
were playing and romping through
the camp as if at home. took that
as an indication of good feeling in
the hearts of the older ones. / heard
an old person say once that from the
actions of the children the real feel
ings of the parents can be told,
which think is quite true. There
were many fne-looking people in
1900 ooro. WAN onI u-opoon h,,f ir