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Most of these records were transcribed from newspapers and
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period of several years by Nancie O'Sullivan and others.
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REUNION
OF THE BRIARS
April 17, 1903
ANNUAL
DINNER ENJOYED BY FORTY VETERANS April 22,
1921
VETERANS
ELECT NEW OFFICERS
April 22, 1921
CHRISTMAS 70 YEARS AGO REMEMBERED BY VETERAN December
24, 1933
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Laurensville Herald
April 17,
1903.
REUNION OF THE
BRIARS
The reunion of the 'Briars', Company G. of
the Third South Carolina Regiment, C.S.A., held at
Barksdales Station Saturday was one of the most
enjoyable of the seventeen that have been held by the survivors
of this heroic command. In addition to the veterans of the
Company about 150 ladies and gentlemen were present,
including a number of 'old vets' of other commands.
Comrade LEWIS STODDARD presided. JUDGE O.G. THOMPSON read
an interesting letter from Judge ALLEN BARKSDALE of La.,
regretting his inability to be present and recounting in
thrilling terms the experience of the company at the
close of the Gettysburg fight.
Letters were read from
Chief Justice Y.J. POPE, who was Adjutant of the Third
Regiment. A letter was also read from DR. J.R. SMITH,
written 20 days before his death. DR. SMITH was a member of another
command but a strong friend of the Briars.
Resolutions were adopted in honor of the late MR. A.S. OWINGS and
DR. SMITH.
Lieutenant LANFORD , the
surviving commissioned officer present, read the roll of
the Company.
These members of the original Company of
106 men were present:
O.G. THOMPSON, LEWIS STODDARD,
C.B. BROOKS, DR. MANNING EDWARDS, LIEUT. B.W. LANFORD,
MELMOTH FLEMING, J.B. HIGGINS, W.H. BALL, T.Y. HENDERSON
and JNO. D. POWER.
Comrade BEN W. LANFORD told some
humorous incidents of camp life. MAJOR M.H. FERGUSON was
called upon and made a hit by his eloquent tribute to
the women of the Confederacy.
Two younger men, born
after the war, were tendered the honor of addressing the
old warriors. These were W.W. BALL and HON. W.C. IRBY
JR., both were heard with close attention by the assemblage.
The old flag of the Regiment, still in the keeping of the
Briars, the Color Company, was the object of venerated
interest by all present. The ladies had beautifully
decorated the stand with flowers and evergreens, making
it an artistic and attractive picture.
The next
reunion, on the Saturday nearest the 14th of April, 1904,
will be held at Gray Court.
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Laurensville Herald
April 22,
1921
ANNUAL
DINNER ENJOYED BY FORTY VETERANS
Were Guests of
the Daughters of the Confederacy at Presbyterian Church
Last Saturday
Following their usual custom of many
years, the U.D.C. of this city entertained the veterans
of the county at a dinner at which time 40 of the "
Boys" were able to attend and enjoyed the hospility of the
ladies and mingle with each other one more day as they lived in
the past.
... after dinner exercises were
held at the church at which time the veterans listened
attentively to inspiring addresses by COL. O.G.
THOMPSON, COL. H.Y. SIMPSON, REV. C.T. SQUIRES and MRS. J.S.
BENNETT.
Comrades attending were:{ difficult to
read}
O.G. THOMPSON, JNO. R. FINLEY, MEL FLEMING,
JNO. PUTNAM, R.A. STODDARD, S.T. BAILEY, W.D. WATTS,
W.J. ANDERSON, J.A. MARTIN, T.R. RIDDLE, H.T. BRYCe?,
W.B. OWENS, ?.W. ADAIR, J.F. WALDROP, A.C. OWINGS, W.L.
ALLISON, W.W. STOPE, R.J. COPELAND, J.W. LANFORD, G.A.
MILLER, W.G. ROSS, L.M. CANNON, J.C. STONE, O.A. LYNCH, W. COLLIER,
W.D. SULLIVAN, J.F. MURRAY, T.M. JOHNSON, C.H. HUGHES,
M.Y. CURRY, WARREN STRIBBLING, J.M. HILL, C. CLUCK, M.E.
DAVIS, J.D. MOCK, H.G. PRIOR, J.H. WASSON, B.R. FULLER,
G.M. HANNA , W.H. AUSTIN.
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Laurensville Herald
April 22,
1921
VETERANS ELECT NEW
OFFICERS
At the annual meeting of Camp
GARLINGTON, No. 501, United Confederate Veterans, held
in the Court House Monday the following officers were
elected to serve for the ensuing year:
J.D. MOCK,
Commander, J.P. CALDWELL, Adjutant, WARREN C. STRIBBLING,
Treasurer, JOHN R. FINLEY, Chaplin, J.D. MOCK and J.P. CALDWELL,
delegates to the state reunion to be held in Camden, May 18
and 19.
T.Y. HENDERSON and MEL FLEMING delegates to
the general reunion.
Whereas, since our last meeting,
God has transferred from our attenuated lines, to swell
the ranks of the Confederate hosts beyond from the
eternal camping ground , our brothers in arms.
COL.
JOSEPH N. BROWN, LIET. R. FRANKLIN FLEMING, WM. BABB, SR., WM.
BABB, JR., T.H. BOBO, T.J. DILLARD, Z.V. GARRETT, JNO. T.
LANGSTON, J.H. WILLIAMS, JNO. C. WILLIAMS, G.T.
ANDERSON, W.C. BRYSON, A.J. ELMORE, E.Y. McQUOWN, R.W.
TAYLOR, WM. COLE, J.T. GARRETT, W.P. HARRIS, LAFAYETTE
HENDERSON, F.R. OWINGS, and JOHN G. TUMBLIN and others
whose names may not appear.
These were strong men who
knowing their rights dared maintain them, half fed and
barefooted, for four years against odds such as history
does not chronicle. It was these men that the peerless LEE, speaking
to a British officer that accompanied his headquarters,
said " I am ashamed for the world to see my men on dress
parade but I am not ashamed for the world to see them in
battle".
.... We extend to the sorely bereaved
families and friends of our fallen comrades our deepest
sympathy and condolence, and commend them to the loving
compassion of Him, without whose knowledge , even the
smallest of His creatures cannot fall.
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Spartanburg Herald
Sunday, December
24, 1933
CHRISTMAS 70
YEARS AGO REMEMBERED BY VETERAN
Recalls
Bygone Days
The following stirring account of
Christmas in the Confederate camps during 1861-62-63 AND
'64 was written for the Herald by W.R. TANNER, veteran
now living at Cowpens:
" CHRISTMAS OF 1861- Company
C, 13th Regiment, South Carolina Volunteers, was camped
at Coochihachi. My company was to guard the Pocotelego,
Coochihachi, and Ashepoo Rivers. We had to guard the
trestles in these rivers; we were camped in a bell-shaped tent.
There was a Methodist preacher by the name of ALEX WALKER in
our camp who had preached in that community before the
war broke out. Two men who knew this preacher visited
our camp one day and found the preacher, whom they knew
and loved, went home and on the following day returned
bringing us half of a fresh killed hog and 14 dozen
eggs. Soon we heard some one hollowing, as if in distress, we
went to investigate and found a small boy fishing. He had
hooked an 18 pound fish and was tugging for dear life to
land it. He had pulled so hard against the fish he had
lost his footing and slipped into the river, but was
still holding on to the pole. We helped him land the
fish and then bought it from the lad, giving him fifty
cents!
in exchange for his fish. We took it to camp
and boiled it in a 16 gallon camp kettle and then
scrambled the 14 dozen eggs and had a real Christmas
feast.
" CHRISTMAS OF '62 - We spent this
Christmas at Orange Courthouse, Virginia. We were, part
of us, on guard duty and part in camp. We spent the day
running and jumping 'half-hammon' and pitching horse
shoes. We had for dinner peas and rice, cooked together. This we
called 'Hopping-john'. We were so hungry then I suppose we
enjoyed our 'Hopping-john' as much as we do our turkey
and cakes now.
"CHRISTMAS OF '63- We were camped on
the Rappahanock River, between Fredericksburg and Guini
Stations, on the Richmond Railroad. Food was very scarce
now, we only had one quarter of pound of beef per man,
per day. Sometimes there were several days we had no meat at
all; we had no meat for Christmas dinner, only one pint of flour
per man. Our brigadier general was MAXEY GREGG. We were
in a valley and Brigadier Gen. SCALES' brigade was
stationed on a high ridge above us. They were North
Carolina men and we were from South Carolina. There was
a big snow, two feet deep and for sport, we South Carolina
engaged the men from North Carolina in a game of snow ball. I have
never seen such large snow balls in all my life. There
were about 5,000 men throwing snow balls. We enjoyed
this sport very much until one man was killed by a snow
ball.
" CHRISTMAS OF '64 - We spent this day in the
ditches around Petersburg, Va. The 13th regiment was in
the south edge of Petersburg. We had only one sixth of a
pound of meat per man, per day and part of this was mule meat.
W.W. DUNCAN was our Chaplin, he was later made Bishop of the
Methodist Church. He preached at 11 o'clock on Christmas
day. Some of the soldiers went to hear him preach, some
were playing cards or throwing dice near where he was
preaching. During this Christmas time General GORDAN, in
order to show the spirit of the soldiers, related the
following incident: " A soldier lay mortally wounded and
his doctor told him that he only had a short while to live;
presently a beautiful young lady entered the hospital and asked
this soldier if he would have her pray for him, saying
that she was a daughter of the Lord. The soldier said he
would like to have her pray and for her to say to the
Lord that he would like to be his son-in-law". |
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