The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26
'Holcombe Legion
Hampton Legion
CavalrySS ARTILLERY

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service three years until the close of
the war. Like all the old heroes refus-
es TO tell much OF his war experience.
Says the half can never be told. That
soldiers life under the conditions
and amid the surrounding OF rhich
the soldiers In gray were placed, can
never be fully realized by the young
Americans OF to-day, and though fifty
years have come and gone, his feelings
remain the same, down deep in his
heart he has never surrendered.
j. w. THOMSON--enlisted In COM
pany G, Orr's Rifles. Began service
In 1861. continued service Tor four
years, captured at Falling Waters Ju-
iy Ia. 1868, carried to Baltimore. Re-
mained there for one month, taken
from there to Point Lookout, Mary
land, where he was q prisoner for one
long year. Then transferred to Ell
/ mira, New York. where he remained
! for ten lnonths. making In all Hfr
Thomson WIS a prisoner fnr %
months. Mr.. Thompson says the lIof-
rors of prison life In Eimira st0ckade
are more than a feeble pen can de-
scribe. The death rate In this horrible
Place averaged 15 "a day, and he be- :
lieves ali that saved his life was TIE
great quantity of fruit he ate. his home
folks supplying him with money ne
having received $3.50 during hisE I'M.
prisonment and he spent most cfithls
Tor fruit, yes" continued Mr. rhomp-
son, the prisoners ut Elmira fealizad
the meaning of war" We believe AgF.
Thompson could say with the Duke
| OF Wellington WAR is q most ,letssta,
BILE thing. II you had seen onsi day
OF war, you would pray God you might
| never see another" y5s3f.s
| A. l.. WELSH--served his comnSflT az
a soldier from Tennessea, helonEfnR {
to the Second Tennessee reefrzasit.
Began service March. 1851, serving the
whole tour years with n0k evefs ftsr4a
| Tough, wounded twice. His nrst kzt
tie was Fishing Gresk. ana The xS6Fst
battle he was In during the falts -
His hrst general was 2b1iicoffak II as
WAC succeeded by General Critfenad dii
the latter had q brother who was
General on che :s;:-ttasTTn s;de;s iieapFa5
2oliicoffer was killed by the had BnsaIlg
| agement OF Col. Crittendon z, on the
18th. of October 1885,, Mr.. Weicli wiSs
in the battle q. Cedar Crs5ia VA 7zsIssf5 lfIs
south gained the greatest victoey az
the whole ~.:, we: =ssssa In ie same even.
Ing lost the same battle.
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b. + .WILSON-entered the way IN
1855, Joined South Carolina slate
troops, company H. Was not hi war
great while. but says he got IA pienty,
and doesn't want any more war. His
was experience was aEnnaa Ss:s ;z.sss;1SIi
with P. x. McCuIly his drill muster,
says he and McCully wanted 10 n.it
soon after the beginning. McCuily
moved that they quit ana Wilson sec
onded 1t, but il was war and dis1ikeg
| were not considered.
Then Mr.. Wilson told OF his illness.
Was sent down to the city in q nasty
little boat and when he got to the
hospital he was black and dirty, and
the little dude or q Doctor, who came
to examine him SAID, what YOU hert.
for, wash your face and YOU will Be all
right" never gave him ar,y medicine
and Mr.. Wilson slipped off, and went
| back to his regiment. Later marched
from Charleston to. Raleigh, N. o., and
in the two weeks time they we're
marching he gained 30ipounds and he
| couldn't undert land 1t for they had
nearly nothing TO eat Al one time
| he drew nine little potatoes Tor three
DAYS rations, and the whole time they
were ready to starve but he continued /
i believe IL we, ate less and took more
exercise in the open air we would all
get fat" Mr. Wilson deserves credit
for honesty, says he only b. sscIie one cid
goose, cooked II all ntghr but Il fe-
mained firm to the last, tiiinka twas
hundred years old.
J. p. YoUNG-One of, the 9o8fli's
grand old heroes. he is now confined
to his bed and too weak TO give any
OF his war experience, but HIS paas
life Is glory enough. He had heasl
faithful In every vocation I'M life his
comrades say me WIS ever falkhfaI
In battle, aud his friends and nesgii-
bors feel that he has been 70 tiierasa
friend In the time OF need, ana they
grieve because the splendid gensledan
must coon answer the last r0i7 call.
ana dear old father In Israel win
go TO receive bis reward ~
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Congress- may disagree upon other
Questions but In the matter ok maxi
ling war appropriations It neyes Fails
to act quickly. When President Ge-S
Rinley sent IN his Spanish war 9FaeaL
sage both houses promptly, voted sSII E
appropriation Ss $s;H aS Q ,S1s Coo tSJ %, e-
Ipendei In the discretion cf tho III
dent and for. what eSef pnf o 5Aas fie
deemed necessary.
Il is reported that Provisional praa-
ident Huerta OF Mexico llas hfiifil sa
imonoplaae froka tho azOiaanf Akfos
Iplane Company bat It ID doub sful sEiiGt )
| time II will be delivered 70 hilns y.