The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-18
CALVIN CROZIER.
Colonel D. A. Dickert, in the Columbia
State, Tells the MARTYRS Story


Crozier Chapter of Daughters OF the
Confederacy OF Newberry erected a
marble slab as n marker at the spot at
which Calvin Crozler fell. He did not
fan In battle, nor In defense of his
country, but for the honor Of South
ern womanhood. Tho place at which
no yielded up his young life is near
the sito of the present Farmers OIL
MIL. but then waste lot in the sub
urbs Of the little village. Who was
Calvin Crozier? Perhaps none In
south Carolina ever remembered hav-
ing seen him or even heard Of him,
outside OF the little town In which the
sad tragedy Of his life was enacted
All that was then known OF him was
that nc waB returning soldier o.!
Tcxas. from Northern prison pass-
ing stranger, whose tstern ideas OF
duty and honor caused him to be muir
dcred here.
a beautiful shaft In Rosemont Gem
ctcry. erected over his remains by Ia
dies and gentlemen OF the county, tells
the story. On the western die Is cut In
large letters tho simple name Gro
Hlcr. Above II on the second die is
cut the following: Born at Brandon.
Miss, August. 1870 Murdered at New
berry. ). G.. September $. 1865" After
the surrender of the Confederate
armies. while on the way To his home
in Texas from n Federal station at
TENDER TO protect young white
woman, temporarily under his charge
from gross insults offered by. a negro
Federal soldier Of the garrison station
cd there.
"A difficulty ensucd III which the ne
Sro was slightly cut. The Infatuated
soldiers seized a citizen OF Newberry
upon whom they were about TO exc
cute savage revenge. when Crozier
ca,ne promptly forward and ayowed
his own responsibility for tho deed
mus refusing to accept safety from
allowing stranger to receive the
violence intended for himself He was
hurried in the night time to the biyouac
OF the regiment. TO which the soldier
belonged. was kept under guard all
night, was not allowed to communicate
with any citizen, was condemned to
die, without even tho form OF Il trial
and was shot to death about daylight
the following morning and his body
mutilatcd."
From what was gathered of the af-
fair at the time by tho citizens OF
the town, who disinterred the remains
from the shallow pit In which the
brave soldier was put ar TIE time OF
the execution. the facts arc these
After long and fatiguinS march from
Northern prison, Crozier, sick, tired
and footsore. reached Aston. twenty
I'VE niles from Columbia, there ex-
pcctng to take the tra!i. MS far as
Abbcvillc. and from thence foot 1t
across the continent TO his far away
homo In Galveston, Texas. About the
Same time, two women. accompanied
by gentleman, entered the waiting
room In which the tired and ragged
soldier SAT II seems that for some
cause the gentleman had to leave the
women and return to his home on
learning that Crozicr intended TO take
the same train with the women, the
gentleman ask ed him TO see after them
as far as they should travel together.
Crozier readily and Willingly under
took the trust. Reaching Newberry
near night at which point a negro
regiment was garrisoning the village
and during the stop, n negro soldier
entered the car In which CroZicr and
tho women had passage and in a bois-
ferrous and offensive manner accosted
one Of the women in n brutal manner
and attempted n conversation These
women were strangers to Crozicr, but
they were under his care. and tho con-
duct or the insolent negro aroused all
tho Ire and Indignation in the young
Texans breast lilo ordered tho SOL
leave the coach at once. which the VIII
Ian as promptly and insolently re-
fused to do. He felt his power with
a horde OF negro soldiers at his back
and tho helplessness of Crozier, with
out friends or assistance within call
a clash ensued. Crozier grapplcd with