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Bv: A, T. OUTLAW Twenty-eight; years after" the se of the War Between the St i there was an exchange ot let s' between two distinguished rth Carolinians, In opposing coi ri nds, concerning , the unusual cumstances under which they t in the battle of Gettysburg, ty never met again, but each dls ictly remembered all of the de- 'a of the experience during the ance of life ' ' yy-?-.-: - One a gallant officer of the Con Jeracy . and the other : of flie don, their birthplace! were not ra than fifty miles apart, one In aplln and the other in Cumber sd. But the story, based on deeds chivalry on that historic battle- Id, Is best told in their wn , and here it is: . .v "Kenan to Callis i. . Raleigh, N. 0., 22 August, 1893. pera! John B. Callis, Lancaster, ant uouaty, Wisconsin: Sf Dear gin- Upot a recent" visit Gettysburg and going over the ttnd where tbe first day's bat- mi fought, I was forcibly re tded of the circumstances un r which I met you. and which m keen rotated to me by others. Miers oi umet in the last thirty vswbujsj kwut You were Lieutenant-Col- i oi ne Seventh Wisconsin, and as Colonel of the Forty-third " Carolina Infantry. After the agement had continued for some e the Union forces fell .back 1 occupied Seminary Ridge, and ar in the afternoon this became ; point of attack by the Confeder- s ana was carried by them. The ing saving ceased and compara- e quiet restored. Lieutenant pherd, of my regiment, report -to me that among the wounded our front was Lieutenant-Col- i Cams, of the Seventh Wlscon and that he (or his father's iiy) was from FayettevUle, N. C, phend himself being also a etteville man. This fact no bt interested him. Thereupon I at forward and found you lying little beyond, the crest of the ige, and about the spot where I ood the other day at Gettvaburir iter some conservation and doing bat I could hi your behalf, I caus- you to do carried to the building ar by, in which the wounded Won soldiers were placed for im mediate treatment I think it was 5 targe brick Seminary building, lad shortly afterwards one of my 19n handed me a pair of splendid purs which he said you had pre- cniea kj me. i sent them home and ave prized them highly ever since, f -well remember telling you that You are now my prisoner, and I'll reat you Well; I may be yours later n." And so it happened, for I was ounded on Culp's Hill on July 3, ken jff the field, placed in an nbulance and captured on the re eat on the night of 4 July, with any other wounded Confederates, d was a prisoner until the war osed. v-:, ' I hope we will meet at Gettys urg again, not on a hostile, but on i friendly historic field, when our erformance will be impressed Ith a character different from that f 1863. A committee has been ap- uhku ny me Government, char FOR SOUVENIR OR GIFT Six Beautiful Land-of-the-Sky Scenes Reproduced in Full Color , From Hand-Painted Originals By E, & E. Fisher Oversize Prints, Each 12" x 15" ' . . ';:'tfvr4ji..i;:. .. V-..:... :' " , - ' ; i - Suitable for Framing r..:' v . ,m - . S In full color, such well-known scenes as Craggy Gardens, Mount Mitchell, Looking Glass Falls and other well-knownplaces. Mountain scenes in all the delightful colorings of spring and 7 summer; other scenes which show the gorgeous hues of fall. Mailed PosfpaldFor $5.50 I j If not delighted with them, price wUl be returned In full V; ELLIOTT LYMAN FISHER : 208 Castanea Building, " Asheville, N. C. -,.- . . .EditorsJote: As a rule we dont meddle with advertising COPT that Is sent Us for Insertion in THE TIMES, bat we cant rfraln from addlnf a note to Mr. Fisher's copy. - (He sent us six colored photographs, and we really were t .rllled by their beauty. We showed them to several friends nd they were equally appreciative. It's none of oar business fiiher you order titer' r not. but If you do, we'knoW r. o.) iLelws Reveai Ckiivairy At" Battle ged with the duty jbf marking the lines of the Confederate troops In tbe Interest of history, and I have been in correspondence with Col onel Bacheldeis its chairman, tn reference to thai matter. I may tnereiore go to Gettysburg again, and, if ' so, will .write you, and re- quest your presence at that time. I will be pleased to learn your military career after the time re ferred to above. The Adjutant- General of your State, upon my application, gave me your address. .Yours truly, v -Thos. S. Kenan." " Callis to Kenan i, , The reply to Colonel Kenan wai In part, substantially as follows: "Lancaster, Wisconsin, 3 September. 1893 Colonel Thomas S. Kenan, Raleigh, N. C. My Dear Colonel:- Your favor of a recent date is highly appreciated. It contains convincing evidence that we met in deadly combat at Gettys burg over thirty years ago. I am now carrying a ball in my right lung and you are bearing honor able scars as evidence of the fact that we both fought desperately for the causes we Individually thought just I have always admired a gentle man and must say that I took you to be such when you so- kindly treated me as your prisoner of war. Hence the presentation of my spurs, thinking I would have no more use for them. The facts were Indelibly fixed on my mind and are as fresh to me now as if they were yester day. My horse having been killed and myself wounded, Captain Hobert of my regiment carried me to the place where-you found me. The first thing I remembered I was surrounded by private Confeder ate soldiers who were curiously examining my uniform and search ing my pockets when an officer came to me and saw my condition. He interrogated me as to my rank, regiment, name and nativity, and In stooping over me to catch my words I saw signs of pity and I felt hopeful. He ordered the men to restore the pocketbook and mon ey and he then placed It In an in side pocket of my coat saying "I will see that you are taken care of." I soon found myself in charge of two Confederates and they faith fully did their whole duty. I looked around and found that you were gone and told the men I was glad I had given you my spurs as a par tial reward for your kindness, that condition I lay on the field for three days when, at my request, your men took me to a little house for safety, as tbe Confederate for-. ces were then falling back. On the morning of the 4th, General Bu ford's Cavalry, and the chief sur geon, caused me to be carried to a private home in the city. There I remained for three months and then carried to my home. I have told the story .of the spurs and your kindness until it has be come a . campflre story" all over the State, Just as I have now related I revere, when the war broke out advised that I would be fighting my own flesh and blood, as all of our relatives Uved in the South, but I followed the dictates of my con science and have ever since been proud f having done my duty, as I saw it Keep the spurs, Colonel; with my blessing, and I shall be more than glad to meet you at Gettysburg as indicated in your letter, my health permitting. ;!. s Very respectfully yours, - ' John B. Callis." ... On account of the ill health of General Callis, there was no meet ing as proposed.- ' , Outstanding Careers Colonel Thomas Stephen Kenan, son of a Confederate congressman, was born in Duplin, February 12, 1838. He received his preparatory education at the old Grove Aca demy and graduated at tbe State University. He studied law under Justice Pearson and started the practice of his profession id Kc- nansvine in 1880, At the beginning of the War he volunteered his ser vices to the Confederacy and bore an honorable part in many hard campaigns and bloody battles. Af ter his return from' the War, he was elected a member of the State House of Commons in 186S and 13 66. During the year 1869 he located in Wilson, practiced law and ser ved as Mayor, and was then elected Attorney-General of the State and served in that position With ability and distinction for a period ot eight years. In 1886 he became Clerk of the State Supreme Court and was serving in that position at the time of his death which oc curred in Raleigh on December 21, 1911. , General John Benton Callis, an outstanding Union officer, was born in Fayettevilje, January 3, 1828; moved with his parents to Tennessee and thence to Wisconsin In 1840. He studied medicine but abandoned it and engaged In min ing and the mercantile business. During the war he performed con spiclous service as- an officer in the Union Army and received several promotions "for efficient and meritorious services" and "for gallant services in the Battle of Gettysburg"; settled in Alabama in 1865hnd serve as a member of Congress in 18fff and 1869; return ed to Wisconsin and served as a member of the General Assembly in 1874. He then retired from active pursuits and died in Lancaster, September 24, 1898. FINIS JUBILEE TIME By: J- B- Grady It's Jubilee time Down South In Dixie Where the banjo and guitars strum. Where the old time fiddle With its bow in a diddle And on Main Street - The sightseers hum. It's a grand old time In Duplin tonight As the young swing to and fro. Where the Old Virginia Reel And Leather Breetches And Old Joe Clark Strain to their stitches. Come on young folks Let's paint the town red. Come on old folks Duck from out that shed. For it's Jubilee Time Down South in Dixie In Kenansville on Old Grove. Where the Katy Dids did And the Fireflies fly Down in Duplin Under a moonlit sky. duvhu Tinea How Warsaw By: JOHN 6KES : Wallace - Twisting the key in the lock of memories opens more doors for you than urgent knocks and hasselin's demands for what the boys of the wire service call "spot news". . .. Asking Walter P. Brldgers, the Warsaw postmaster, to let you in on the figures to show how his baby highway postofflce your Un cle Sam opened up early this year the one that operates between Warsaw and Greensboro and Is the first permanent such in North Carolina gets you hot the first spark of inspiration. But a dig into the past does get you a reminiscing letter like the following: "You asked Bob West that Cuz- zen Robert L. West, the Duplin county judge if Thaddeus of War saw was Russian and also something about how Warsaw got its name. I think you'll find that Thaddeus was Polish. Novel Indeed . , Children should be cautioned b) parents avoid swimming In pol Juted waters, particularly in areai afftcted by polio epidemics, Chll dren should use only beaches ol public pools declared safe by loca I health authorities. HlHffl A new book, "What About Smo king?", declares that the average American spent $62. for smoking in 1948. This compares with $6.00 given by the average American to all religious causes in 1948. Total cotton acreage in tnc U. S. is estimated at 26.3 million acres. A Barred Plymouth Rock lu?n at N. C. State Poultry Farm has laid 1,029 eggs shlnce she first came into production. "The Young,'' the Old, the Ma ture" is the title of a new bullet! published recently by the N. C. Agricultural Experiment Station, it deals with problems of population in terms of age, race, sex, and other factors. A Baptist minister. Dr. John H. Buchanan of Birmingham, has been named chairman of a committee of 50 to combat mob violence by mask ed bands in the Birmingham, Ala., area. i WE ARE PROUD TO BE OF MWS BI-CENTENniAL and' nnnn i r nn k4 V. 1 Got lis Name "When the old Wilmington and Weldon railroad was being cons IHE COUNTY SEAT OF A THE II r : A u FRIDAY SEPTE?. Of Gettysburg tructed, the officials of the com pany brought a man from Wilming ton Warsaw to run a commissary. His name was Thaddeus Love. Sometime later a postofflce was to be established. This was shortly THE HOME OF HOME OF KENAN MEMORIAL AUDITORIUM A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE GOOD PLACE TO DO BUSINESS HUB OF DUPLIN COUNTY THE TOWN OF KENANSVILLE AMOS BRINSON, Mayor A PARTNER CELEBRATION 07 1. julJ l-v after the novel, "Thaddeus of War saw," was published. "The Warsaw citizens requested the postofflce department to name the office Thaddeus of Warsaw". This was ruled to be too long, but TTdD DUPLIN r - t ' "A-. i 1 . 1 1 0
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