The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1915-02-16
]. \. BURDINE PASSES
TO THE GREAT BEYOND
ESTEEMED CITIZEN AND
CHRISTIAN EXPIRES AR
TER LONG ILLNESS
F u N E r AL TODAY
Was a Gallant Soldier Under Gen.
Wade Hampton Throughout
the Civil War
F FUNERAL TODAY
lBy ID. H RnsselIl


"a soldier Of the legion lay dying
In Algicrs." A soldier of the Hamp-
ton Legion has lain at his home here
In this city dying by jnches for four
teen months and Monday morning al
$3.50 o'clock the end came and the
spirit OF James II. Burdine passed in
to the great beyond
James Hamilton Burdine WAS born
in Pickcns County on September 10,
l843 and hence was In his 72nd year.
His parents died I'm his carly youth
and he was left to his own resources
to fight the battle OF life and he
fought y we'll He went to Villain
stoE In his youth a.i worked In n
shop with his uncle. the late John Sit
ton where he remained till tho out
break of the war. When Carolina,s
sons were rallying to the call of their
clother State he was among the first
to respond and enlisted In Co. D..
the Gist Rife, in the famous Hamp-
ton Legion. This, command was or
dered to Virginia carly I'm the sum-
mer OF 1861 and reached Manassas
Junction the night before the battle
OF the 21st July. 1861. he made
rapid march. for the battlefield and
reached there in time to play q con-
spicuons part In that battle, first en-
countering the enemy at the Henry
house and here they received their
baptism Of fire. 1t was here while
busily lading and firing that Gen.
Hampton then the colonel of tho
regiment, stepped up to Mr.. Burdine
and asked TO be allowed to Are his
gun and 1t was Just after firing the
gun that Hampton himself was slight
iy wounded in the face. He was as
brave and gallant q soldier as ever
faced the enemy and went through
all the campaigns and battles that
tho Legion was engaged In. always
ready for duty whenever called on,
winding up with the terrible Siege OF
Petersburg and its evacuation and the
Subsequent march to the fateful fields
OF Appomattox. where he laid down
his arms and furled the dearly loved
battle flag Of the Confederacy for
ever. Ho then made his way homo
and went to work to make good somo
II his Losses. Soon after reaching
home he was married. to Miss Carrie
Wyatt, daughter Of the late Col,
Wyatt. She lived only a few years
and died without children. A few
years later he married Miss Nettie
Hall. n daughter OF the late Armistead
Hall and sister of Mr.. Frank Hall
OF this city. Seventeen years ago
ho moved to this city having purchas-
ed n part of the Frank Crayton prop
erty and has lived hero ever sinco tho
last few years in the old Ernest
Brown property on South acDutiie
street. His health began TO fail
about two years ago and the dis
case that had fastened itself upon him
became SO violent that he was carried
TO Johns HopkinBhhospitai In Baiti-
blore for an operation. which was
rot successful anu he came home
to. fight the battle with death. End
he fought IL patiently and ,uncom-
plainingly with the same undanntsd
heroism that he fought the battles OF
his country. But I'm this case he
fought 1t alone not feeling the touch
OF the elbow of comrade seeing the
steady advance OF the enemy and
knowing what the end would be-
Not long after he came home from
the war he Joined the Baptist church
at Pisgah and he lived up to his
profession ever after. He was faith
ful and loyal soldier OF the Cross and
few days before his death when
unable to articulate much In reply to
- NuSotiuh 5LUul lib QhSlOI aB . 10
his eternal prospects, he said
bright and waved his hand heaven
ward. a good man and Christian
citizen and a splendid old veteran
has some and another inroad has
been made In the thin gray line and
there are no recruits to fiil up the
ranks. 87s 5
He is survived by his widow and
Ave children. four girls and one
son and they have the comforting as
surance thst all is well with their
precious, dead. He has left 10 them
the priceless legacy of good name.
= The funeral services will be held
Tuesday at IL O'Clock a. m, at the
home on South McDafiie street and
Will be conducted by his pastor, Rev
1. F. Vines and the interment will be
at Silver Brook cemetery. The fol-
Lowing veterans will act Il as pali-
bearers: VT. w. Harrison, John
n, rrhns.aa.n "A NJ nafnrna M w
Russell. d. II. RUSSELL J, p. Reid. b..
-. Wa--. y. 49,