The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1914-06-25

surely hear their cry. and my wrath shall
wax hot, and will kill you with the sword !;
and your wives shall be widows, and your
children fatherless. Exodus xii, 1924.
She emphasized the pronouns. The word
of God made some impression on their be-
nignted minds, and the troops departed.
Family heirlooms and great deal of
furniture was burned by Sherman's bum
mers in Columbia. Mrs. Adger, with other
relatives had sent it there as q place of
safety, when Charleston had become I'M
safe. 1t was stored on the premises of a
family connection, Mrs. Nancy Law, who
had large house occupied by herself and
her two sisters, all widows, and her neice,
wife of Rev. William A. Carter, Presby-
terian minister, who was absent in the field
at the time. Mrs. Carter had a young in
FAINT and had not yet been able to leave her
room since its birth. When Sherman en-
tered Columbia, Mrs. Laws two sisters
went to headquarters and requested q
guard. They were told that they we're
speaking to Sherman himself. They in
formed him that they were ladies alone,
and asked that gentlemen be detailed to
protect them. This was promised. To-
wards evening two soldiers appeared for
this duty, and accepted Mrs. Laws invita-
ton to take supper with the family. In the
course of the meal she expressed uneasi-
ness in consequence of the fires and dis
order then beginning. They said to her,
"We only wish we could feel as sure of
getting through this war safely ourselves
as we are sure of your safety" Imme-
diately after supper they went to the man
tlepiece and lit candles. Mrs. Law asked
them what they meant. They replied,
"Old lady, if you want to get out of this
house alive, you better do it now"
They went upstairs and lit the curtains
doors of the storage room and rolled cam
phine balls, with which they had come pre-
pared, under the furniture. Mrs. Carter
and her infant had to be hurriedly carried
down stairs and out into the night. The
hastily ssieze. Old Mrs. Law spent the
night in raw open field, and contracted
a cold, which soon brought her to rest in
a kindly grave. OF course everything
was destroyed.
These facts are related so that our own
people may know, if they do not already
know it, whether or not Sherman's army
burnt Columbia, and whether or not that
army waged a civilized warfare. Rev.
W. A. Carter still lives, retired, at Colum-
bus, Ga.
Returning to Charleston after the civil
war, Mrs. Adger continued to live there
until the year 1885, when she became a
resident of Spartanburg. In this year her
youngest daughter married H. E. Ravenel
and she has ever since made her home with
this couple.
| Five children of William and Margaret
Adger attained maturity. James Adger,
already mentioned; Andrew M. Adger,
who divides his time between South Caro-
lima and Wyoming, in both of which states
he has large business interests; Mrs. Anna
E. Law, wife of Rev. Thomas H. Law,
D. D., of the Southern Presbyterian church
Mrs. Margaret c. Manning, wife of William
s. Manning, who died in the year 1892;
and Mrs. Agnes A. Ravenel, already
mentioned.
Mrs. Adger is the author of articles en-
titled ''Talks with the Children" published
by the News and Courier in the year 1885
and brought out in book form by thai
paper under the title, "Our Women in the
War;
Mrs. Adger is one of three mothers OF
veterans now living in Spartanburg county
The other two are Mrs. Weathers, of Glenn
Springs, and Mrs. Mcdowell, of Inman.
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