The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1921-09-16

side has troops LETT two large bronze
Napoleon guns, and for years they re-
manned there on the side of the road.
Mr.. Davis was guarded by a regl-
ment of soldiers, among them some
gallant Kentuckians. Mr.. w. S. Hol
man, now prosperous business man
! of Athens. Ga, was among the num-
Der and to him am l indebted for
much valuable information. Mr.. Hol-
man was from Bowling Green, KY,
and served gallantly through the war,
having followed Morgan on his Indi-
ana raid.
The president of the Confederacy
was followed by string of wagons
loaded with specie, mostly belonging
to the banks of Richmond, and which
he was endeavoring to save from the
enemy.
On arriving at Washington, Ca,
with several members of his cabinet,
it was found that Federal troops had
about surrounded his band. Mr.. Da-
Wis and his cabinet met in the third
story cf a large brick house, belong
inc to General Heard. It was decided
to disband the Confederacy and the
party separate ard escape as best they
could. Gen. Heard was present at
that last meeting and pointed out to
me the exact spot occupied by Mr..
Davis chair. This old building was
demolished to make space for a mod
ern court house.
After this last meeting of the lead
ers of our Lost Cause President DAVIS
made his way to the seaboard where
he intended en,'5arking on vessel
and escaping TO some foreign and
friendly country. But the Federal
troops were hot on his trail and he
was captured near Irwington, Ga. l
visited this spot and saw the bruised
Ipire trees riddled by Federal bulle' s.
Many falsehcods have been told about
the capture of Mr.. Davis, one being
that he was disguised in a woma1,s
dress. This has been proved to .oe
false. Mr.. Davis wore a nightrooe,
as had been his custom on retiring.
The following extract from an ad-
dress by a gifted southern lady, M IS
Mildred Lewis Rutherford OF
Athens, Ca, and whose pen has Go2e
such great work in vin9ication of our
Southland, is here appropriate. MS
Rutherford says:
Jefferson Davis was born IN Chms-
tan coun.y, KY, Oh June 3, 1908.
Abraham Lincoln was born in Harden
county, KY, February 12, 1909. They
were born 100 miles apart in the
same state-hoth men Kentucklans CT
Southern birth.
| Jefferson Davis was in personal
appearance tall, erect, lean with fea-
lures very prominent, Abraham In
coln was tall with stopping shouldal5,
with prominent features but with de-
termination written upon every hnea-
ment.
"The testimony of the body servant
who was with Mr.. Davis when cap
tured would be sufficient to defeat the
awful falsehood of General Wilson's
telegram, that Mr.. Davis was dlsgu-S-
ed in a woman's dress when arrested.
The faithful servant sad, "When we
heard the Yankees coming we were
skeered to death, old Boss he walked
lust as straight as if he was walking
the streets of Richmond with Lee and
Jackson. He was the bravest man l
ever saw. l was sho the Yankees
were going to hang him, but if ne
ever finched nobody ever saw HIM.
Felix's may say what they please, Dat
Mars Jeff sho was brave "
On separation of Mr.. Davis and his
cabinet sthe treasury train started
back toward the Savannah river, as
the Federal troops were reported IN
! the advance. The train camped at
farm house near the town of Darourg
| i'm Wilkes county The two teams
were unhitched and fed and the Wag-
ons drawn into coral. But the whole
country was filled with disbanded
Confederate soldiers, many being
from Kentucky and Tennessee, and
who could not return on account OF
; the strong Union sentiment at their
former homes. These soldiers were
without means, except that each men,
her of the Presidents guard was
given a silver dollar on being dismiss
ed. The people of the country took
I in these exiles and divided with them
the scant food left by the war and
which the Yankees had not taken or
destroyed. Realizing that the Con-