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

DIR. II. f. THOMPSON-enI enlisted In
Company G. Second South Carolina
regiment In 1862, remaining I'm this
service three years until the close OF
the war. Like all the old heroes refps-
es TO tell much OF his war experience.
Says the half can never be told. That
a soldiers life under the conditions
and amid the surrounding OF which
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.
]. w. HOMSON--enlisted In Conf
pany G, Orr's RIFLES. Began service
IN 1861, continued service for four
years, captured at Falling Waters Ju-
| ly IA, 1868, carried to Baltimore. Re
mained there for ono month. taken
from there TO Point Lookout Mary
| land. where he was prisoner for one
long year. Then transferred to El-
mira. New y0TSS, where nc reTIiaiiiiv1
for ten months, making in all Mr..
Thomson was prisoner for %
months Mr.. Thompson says the hpr;
rors of prison life In Elmira stocksde
are more than feeble pen can de-
scribe. The death rate In this horrible
Iiace averaged 10 day, and he be-.
Elieves all that saved his life was tile
great quantity OF fruit he ate. his home
folks supplying him with money, he
having received $3.50 during his inn
prisonment and he spent most OF this
I for fruit, yes" continued Mr.. Thodp-
son, the prisoners at Elmira realized
n..fn -, 1atG
( Thompson could say with 4tlie Duke
OF Wellington "War Ia a most detestar
BILE thing. IL you had seen one day
of war, you would pray God YOU might
never see another" W.
A. l.. WESLSi--sery6d his ccnlpany as
Ia soldier from Tenhessee, baio8giuE
to the Second Tennessee regiment.
Began service March, 1851. aastl g. the
whole four years with not even d fiif'%
lloigh 1nnnAaa tsslez - = us S tiT75tS
tie was Fiahing Greek. and tle sofst
battle he was IN during the four ~ -.
HIS flrst general was zIpli it0s il5
was siIrcesded !by Geksflfi Gkfltenf6h;
1'he latter had q brother who "a ilS
|. General on the northern side 4 d len erRt
q Zollicoffer was killed by the b5d man,
agement OF Col. Crittendon. On the
, 10th, of October 1864. Mr., WEIGH was
, in the battle at Cedar Creek where the
; south gained the GREATEST victory of
the whole war, and in the SAME eyeAs
ing lost the same battle.
b. + ON--Antered the warI In
1865. Joined South Carolina state
troops, company n. Was not ins,Mar
a great while, but says he got q plenty,
and doesn't want any more war; fiis
was experience was around Charlestoti
: with p. X. McCnlly his drill master,
says he and McCully wanted to qtlik
soon after the beginning, McCnliy
. moved that they quit and Wilson sec
|, onded 1t, but 1t was war and dislikes
! were not considered
Then Mr.. Wilson told of his illness.
Was sent down to the city iH a nasty
little boat and when he got to che
hospital he was black and dirty, and
y the little dude of Doctor, who came
. to examine him said, what you here
! for, wash your face and you viii be all
right" never gave him any medicine
= and Mr. Wilson slipped off. and went
u back to his regiment Later marched
from Charleston to Raleigh, N. C,. and
Q In the two weeks time thoy were
$ marching he gained 80 pounds and 1le
couldn't understand IL for they had
9 nearly nothing 10 eat. AT one time
. he drew nine little potatoes for three
days rations. and the whole time theS
were ready to starve but he Jcohtinuef
y "I believe IL we ate less and took more
D, exercise In the open air We would al
a get fat" Mr.. Wilson deserves credi
p fol- honesty. Gays he only stole one oil
IS goose, cooked II all >ufgbt but It re
T. mained firm to the last, thtnkB II wa,
: hundred years old
g J. p. YOuNG---One OF the Eonth'
It grand old heroes he Is nov confiEeI
IS to his bed and too weak to give sn,
le OF his war experience, but his nae
:. life is glory enough. He had beel
"a faithful in every vocation In lifas ht
= comrades say he was ever fatthfti
IL In battle, and his friends and hei8h
/ bOrs feel that he has been to them [
'r friend in the time Of need, sfs the
s, griege because the splendid ger sieIaal
lz must soon answer the last toll cal
ID and dear old father fn Isreei Rfl
Il, go to receive his reward
Congress may disagree upon ethe
luuestions hut In the matter al nal