Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1919-11-26

other good men were killed. He was
brought from the battlefield by his
brother and w. Il. Walters, chaplain
Of the regiment, and was rolled in
his blanket and buried in that way.
That was the best they could do. as
they had orders to leave that place.
My youngest brother, George w.
Grubbs, Joined Capt. Jones company
Of sixteen-year-old boys and did SER
vice around Old Pendleton and sur
rounding country. He died in 1918
at his home near Jefferson, Texas
Our oldest brother, w. l.. Grubbs, was
lieutenant in Capt. D. l.. Cox's COM
pany, Second Rifles. He did a great
deal Of hard marching and fighting
and was nearly all Of the time with
his company. He was slightly wound
cd once, but never left his company,
and was with it at the surrender Of
Lees army. l have been told that
when the army returned from the
Battle Of SharNchurg he was in com
mand OF the regiment, ali the SEN
ior officers having been either killed
missing or wounded He now lives
In West Texas ri the age pf So years
He was presented with a fne sword
by the ladies OF Petersburg for his
gallant service.
My father also responded when
they called for the ages Of 80. He
was orderly sergeant in Thomas +. .
Russell's company, from Anderson
county, and did service around
Charleston and surrounding country
tle died about the year 1898 at his
home near Jefferson, Texas.
The writer Of this sketch lost his
rio Il sp1y y..l,
cember. 1862, while being one Of the
the arm weighed "a pounds Capt.
S. p. Dendy, who commanded the
company next to the colors, said the
ball tipped his hat brim before it
struck my arm. The arm was dressed
by Dr.. O. NJ. Doyle in the night by
the use Of a piece Of tallow candle
held by DR.. John Doyle, Of Texas.
lay on the snowy ground for about
4S hours, and was then sent to
Chimborazo Hospital at Richmond,
and my sister, e. J. Grubbs, came
and waited on me until | got able
to go home. In 1854 | married the
daughter Of Robert A. King, and we
have been living together for Sc
than any other couple
of any Of the Grubbs families. My
brother, Lieut.. Grubbs, has lived to
greater age than any Of the
Grubbs children.
On tho Political Side.
desire to give little of my ex-
perience as a servant OF Oconee coun-
ty. In 1892 was urged by some Of
my friends to run for the office Of
County Auditor. made the race
p nt,.ie,
y. e. Mcdonald and J. y. Morgan, a
one-legged veteran. made the sec
ond race with Mcdonald and was
elected Ir 1894 made the race for
a second term with w. w. Burley
and John l.. Reeder, and made the
second race with w. w. Burley and
was elected. served two years on
tho County Pension Board without
pay, with Thomas Bibb. RI. A. II.
Gibson, Esq. Major S. p. Dendy and
DR.. O. NJ. Doyle. | served on the
Board Of Supervisors Of Registration
for ten years, with Col. II. S. Van
Diviere, w. II. Barron. John w. Can
non, w. w. Burley and w. A. Bar
ron. In 1908 we re-registcred the
following old men Of Walhalla, who
have passed away: Robert Crisp,
aged 50; Robert a. Thompson. aged
so; Joseph E. Hendrix. aged 70; II.
Is. j. w. Schroeder, aged rs; DR.. John
G. Law, w. w. Moss, James Seaborn,
Joseph w. llolleman, and others.
The last mentioned was born the
same year that | was, there being
only three weeks difference between
our ages. w. T. Grubbs.
Walhalla, Nov. 16, 1919.
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