Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-10-09
By Lnrry CAN'T.

from Abbcvillc. s. G., to Washington.
Wilkes County. Ga. was the first set
''o IN our up-country. and Is rich in
historic interest. The early settlers
%c'r Cavaliers from England and
hch IiuSucnotS. and the ,.h,r,c
"'ics OF these chIvairous people are
I'M" d'ty noticeable in the inhabi-
'ints and this section Witnessed IN.
' ana iail or the southern Confcd-
'"cy. a little wooded knou i'm the
n"n OF Abbcvilic Is known a. "Scces-
"rhh HILL, for on this spot was held
me hrst meeting TO demand that
.'uth Carolina secedc from the union.
III was on the road dividing these
pE.ccs that Jefferson Davis tr:Lycrs.d
"hifo escaping from the Federal
FOODS and in Washington h.. held
the last meeting OF his ga hin.t and
inc LOST cause went to pieces
Old Abboyiilc district ma. ,.iv. 30
inc country some OF it's yrcai.st
Hthtcsmcn and warriors. John caI
noun. George hcDufiic and other mon
VINO made tho history OF our ropui,
nc were horn In AbbcviIle Ia tho
town glands III" only old Scotch COW
rnhntcr Church pcrhap. in tha; Sra,o
II not in IN" South II has y small
congregation and who follow IL, m.
'"u's,cps ~ John Knox. Ana In this
o." dis'r'c' IL IA" b"st preserved relic
.h inc Revolutionary Wharf.-The oil!
SCtr Fort AT Sin"ty-SiN and tho tun-
hcI leading thereto I'll. walls of Tho
tort arc covered with giant oaks ana
W" tunnel is AS perfect az when first
1--WE you can even read the na,nc..
:" the Colonial soldiers cut bv ,he,n in
The clay now. hard :ls "A brick Ana
'h TINS territory are found four dead
towns. once prosperous business CEN
tots BORDEAUX was built 10y French
iiH2ncnotS hft"r their expulsion upon
Tho revocation OF the ct!ict Of Nantes.
At the confluence OF Broad and Sa-
Nannhh Rivers once stood three popu-
i"us and rival towns. Petersburg.
vienna and Lisbon. They were iinc
frontier cities and business ccntcrs
"h"n Augusta was Z small hamlet.
But today sGnkcn spo'S mark the
sites 81 wells and cellars and scat
tered brick bate and AL that remain
~ mes" dead towns ar" NOW cotton
i!clds. Il" ~ also old Cambridge. near
Sincty-SiH
After Tho surrender of General Lee
"a, AppumaitoN. President Davis be-
gan his retreat 10 the ac;,coast TO
ESCAPE the pursuing r.dcraLs In
passing through Ahbcvillc. ne spent
tho night AT The beautiful nome Of
his friend. colonel Armstcad Burt.
and crossed IN" Savannah AT Vienna.
ON Ia" Georgia side MS troops LETT
TWO large trOnz" Napoleon guns. and
for years they remained on the side
OF the road
Mr. Davis was guarded by a rcgi-
mcnt OF soldiers. among them some
gallant kcntuckians. MI W : Hol-
man. now - prosperous business man
Of Athens. Ga. was among tho num-
her. and To him am | indebted tor
much valuable Information Mr.. iiul-
man was from Rowling Green. Ky,
and served Eallanuy through the war.
having followed Morgan on his Ind!-
ana raid.
Tho President OF tho Confcicracy
was followed by a string OF wagons.
loaded with specie. mostly belonging
TO the banks OF Richmond. and which
ne was cndcavor!u.; 10 save from The
.ncmy.
ON arriving at shing,on. Ca.
with several members Of his Cabinet,
il was found that Federal troops had
about surrounded his Land. Mr. DAVIS
aud his cabinet met tn the third story
OF n large brick house belonging 10
General Heard 1t was decided TO dis
tand the Confcdcracy and the party
separate and escape as best they
could Gcncrai Heard was present 1T
that Lts, meeting and pointed out 10
me the ,Hscc spo, occupied by MIR.
Davis chair. This old building was
demolished TO make space Tor mod
crn courthouse.
After this last meeting Of tho lead
crs Of our Lost cause President Davis
made his way - tho s"nhoard whcr"
he intended cmbarkiue on "a vessel
ana escaping to some foreign and
friendly country. Eut tho Federal
troops were hot on his trail ana he
was captured near rHiuCton. Ca. !
visited this spot and saw the bruised
Pine trees riddicd by Federal bullets.
Many falschOods have been told about
the capture O. Mr.. Davis, onr being
that he was disguised in womnn'S
dress. This has been proved 10 be
false. Mi DAVIS wore nirht"otc. as
had been his custom on retiring Tn"
following extract from an address by
q gifted southern lady, Miss Mildred
Lewis Rutherford. OF Athens, Ga. and
who's" pen has done such crcat work
in vindication OF our Southland. is
mere appropriate. Miss Rutherford
says:
Jefferson Davis was horn in Chris
tian County. Ky. on June 2. 1905.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Harden
County. Ky. February II. $50" They
were born 100 miles apart in the
same Statc-both men Kcntuckians or
Southern birth.
Jefferson Davis was in personal
appearance. tall. erect, lean with fca-
lures very prominent: Abraham Lin
coin was tall. with STOPPING Shout
dcrs, with prominent features. hut
with determination written upon
every lincamcnt.
THE testimony OF tho body servant
who was with Mr.. Davis when cap
,urcd would he sufficient to defeat the
awful falschood or General wilson
telegram. that Mr.. Davis was dis
guiscd in a woman's dress when ar
rested. The faithful servant said.
when he heard tho Yankees coming
we we're skccrcd to death, old Boss
walked inst rs straight ms II he was
walking the streets of Richmond with
Ice and Jackson. lie was tho bravcSt
man I ever saw. | was sho the yam
KEGS were going to hang him. hui II
he ever hinchcd nobody ever saw
him. Folks may say what they
please. hut Mars JEFF shO was brave.
on separation OF Mr.. Davis ana ms
Cabinet the treasury train Starte"
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