Aruf!v-r,vr rl I successfully battled all day loriRdiers could possibly have done.
1 m V!ncltlTn;m IXZZnXV th McCIellan,g magniacently As was said by Gen. Longstreet
II. A. LONDON, Editor.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1911.
BOONSBORO AND SHARPSBURG.
Tomorrow is the 49th anniver
sary of the battle of Boonsboro
and next Sunday is the 49th; an
niversary of the battle of Sharps
burg, which were two of the
most hotly contested battles of
the war. The battle of Boons
boro, or South Mountain, as it
was called by the Federals, was
fought on the 14th of Septem
ber, 1S62, and the battle of
Sharpsburg, or Antietarr, as it is
called by the Federals, was fought
three days later, on the 17th of
September, 1862. Bofh battles
were fought in Maryland and
within a few miles of each other.
The first was fought the day be
fore Gen. Jackson captured Har
per's Ferry and nearly 12000
prisoners, and the second (the
battle of Sharpsburg) was fought
two days after that capture. Both
battles were indecisive, but,. al
though the Confederates held
their ground, they could not ad
vance further into Maryland and
withdrew across the Potomac
into Virginia.
The Confederate force engag
ed in the battle of Boonsboro
was greatly outnumbered by the
Federals and only by the most
stubborn and desperate fighting
was able to withsnd their su
perior numbers. Our forces
were commanded by Gen. D. H.
Hill and consisted chiefly of
North Carolinians, being the 1st,
2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 12th, 13th,
14th, 20th, 23rd and 30th North
Carolina regiments.- In his of
ficial report of this battle Gen.
Hill stated that it "will be re
garded as one of the most re-'
markable and creditable of the
war." He also said in that re
port that ' 'the division had march
ed all the way from Richmond,
and the straggling had been enor
mous in consequence of heavy
marches, deficient commissariat,
want of shoes and inefficient offi
cers. Owing to these combined
causes the division numbered
less than 5,000 men the morn
ing of September 14 and had five
roads to guard over a space of as
many miles.' This small force
successfully resisted, without
support, for eight hours, the
whole Yankee army, and when
'its supports were , beaten still held
the roads, so that our retreat was
effected without the loss of a
gun, a wagon or an ambulance."
The reason why this small
force of Confederates fought so
stubbornly was to keep the Fed
eral army from getting in be
ttvcen Lee's army, which had
been divided into three bodies,
Longstreet being with the larger
part at Hagerstown and Jackson
at Harper's Ferry with his corps.
By holding the enemy in check
all day on the 14th no reinforce
ments could reach Harper's Fer
ry and consequently that place
surrendered with its large garri
son early on the 15th. So that,
although Gen. Hill had to with
draw from South Mountain yet his
stubborn resistance delayed the
Federal advance long enough to
prevent its relieving Harper's
'Ferry. In this battle Gen. Sam
uel Garland was killed. Al
though he was not a North Car
olinian he commanded a brigade
composed entirely of North Car
olinians. The battle of Sharpsburg or
Antietam, fought on the 17th of
September, 1862, is generally
considered the hardest fought
and most bloody battle . of the
war, both armies displaying
great gallantry. While more
men were killed and wounded at
Gettysburg, yet that was a three
davs' battle, and not so many
were killed and wounded in any
one . day at , Gettysburg as at
Sharpsburg. Gen. Lee, in his
official report, says that "this
great battle was fought by less
than 40,000 men on our side all
equipped army of ninety thou
sand well fed and well tlothed
soldiers. To give an idea of the
hardships then endured by our
army we copy from Gen. D. H.
Hill's renort the following: "It
is true that hunger and exhaus
tion had nearly unfitted these
brave men for battle. For three
days our men had been sustain
ing life on green corn and such
cattle as they would kill in the
fields. In charging through an
apple orchard at the Yankees,
with the immediate prospect of
death before them, I noticed men
eagerly devouring apples."
But for the timely arrival of
Gen. A. P. Hill with a portion of
his division in the afternoon our
army might have suffered a seri
ous reverse. Nearly all the
fighting had been in front of our
centre and left wing from early
in the morning, but in the after
noon Burnside with fresh troops, j
numbering between 15,000 and
20,000, vigorously attacked our
right. With these fresh troops
the Federals succeeded in forc
ing the passage of the Antietam,
southeast of Sharpsburg, and
quickly dispersed the small force
of Confederates opposing them,
being Gen. D. R- Jones' division
of only 2,000 men. This was a
most critical moment and the
defeat of our army seemed immi
nent, but just then Gen. A- P.
Hill arrived from Harper's Fer
ry, having left there that morn
ing at 7:30 o'clock and made a
forced march of 17 miles.
In order to show how timely
and fortunate was the arrival of
Hill we copy from his official re
port the following:
' 'My troops were not a moment
too soon. The enemy had already
advanced in three lines, had bro
ken through Jones' division, cap
tured Mcintosh's battery, and
were in the full tide of success.
With a veil of defiance Archer
charged them, retook Mcintosh's
guns, and drove them back pell
mell. Branch and Gregg, with
their old veterans, sternly held
their ground, and, pouring in de
structive volleys, the tide of the
enemy surged back, and, break
ing into confusion, passed out of
sight"
Gen. Hill adds in his report
that only three brigades of his
division were actively engaged,
numbering not over 2,000 men,
and these with the help of the
artillery "drove back Burnside's
corps of 15,000 men."
It was at this battle that the
27th North Carolina regiment so
greatly distinguished itself by
remaining in line with empty
guns after their ammunition had
been exhausted and defiantly
waved their colors in the face of
the enemy. This remarkable in
cident is mentioned by both Gen
Lee and Longstreet in their of
ficial reports, and should be for
ever remembered with pride by
all North Carolinians. In this
battle our State suffered most
grievously. Two of our best gen
erals, George B. Anderson and
L. O'B. Branch, were killed and
among other of our officers kill
ed was Col. C. C- Tew, who had
charge of the military school at
Hillsboro before the war. The
third Norih Carolina regiment
lost more men killed and wound
ed in this battle than any other
regiment and its gallant colonel
(W. L. DeRossett) was so se
verely wounded as to be incapac
itated for duty for the remain
der of the war. It was in this
bloody battle that Company C
of the 14th North Carolina reg
iment lost in killed and wounded
every man of the 45 present for
duty.
All day long and until after
dark these half-star red Confed
erates successfully resisted the
attacks of McClellan's greatly
superior numbers and remained
that night and all next day on the
field of battle' ready for any fur
ther . assaults, which however
were not made. As re-enforcements
were rapidly coming to
McClellan Gen. Lee deemed it
in his official report:
Pettigrew ManoicripU.
Raleigh Cor. Charlotte Observer.
The North .Carolina Historical
Commission has added another
large and valuable collection : of
"The' name of every officer,
i jac j
non-comnnssioiieu uuicei aim pn-: nanvt-a if-
the toils I m, j
l nese are um iciiers tuu papcrn
vate who has snared in
and privations of this campaign
should be mentioned. In one
month these troops had marched
over 200 miles, upon little more
than half rations, and fought
nine battles and skirmishes ;killed,
wounded and captured nearly as
manv men as we had in our
ranks, besides taking arms
and other munitions of war in
large quantities."
The Federal official report
gives the loss of that army at
Sharpsburg as 12,410, but it ex
ceeded that number. It was so
badly crippled and demoralized
by the battle on the 17th-that
McClellan would not attempt to
renew the battle next day and
was quite willing for them to de
part without molestation, on the
19th.
Much has been said about the
Lost Dispatch" in connection
with the Maryland campaign and
to it is placed the blame or cause
of that campaign's failure. This
dispatch was the order of Gen.
Lee directing the movements of
his army, dividing it into differ
ent bodies, and a copy of this or
der was found on the 12th of
September at Frederick af-
ter tne Lrontederates nad evac
uated that city and was 02-
cupied by the Federals. The or
der was at once given to Gen.
McClellan, who thereby was in
formed where our army, as di
vided, was moving, and he at
once hastened to taKe advantage
of this valuable information
rhis was the reason why he
abandoned his dilatory move
ment and hurried to unite the
different parts of his army and
crush Lee's army in detail, while
Jackson was at Harper's Ferry.
It was alleged by a certain Vir
ginia historian (?) that this or
der had been sent to Gen. D. H.
Hill and by him was lost, put
Gen. Hill refuted this assertion
by producing the order which
had been sent to him.
of whom had undergone . the' prudent to, retire to Virginia ear
greatest labors and hardships in 1 ly on the morning of the 19th of
the field and on the march.'' In September, two days after the
the same report he further said . battle, and crossed t'-e Potomac
that "the arduous service in without any interference . from
which our troops had been en- the Federals. Thus ended the
gaged, their great privations of Maryland campaign, without any
r :st and food, and the long material results, except to draw
marches without shoes over the Federal army away from
mountain roads had greatly re- Richmond. But, although not
duced our ranks before the ac- successful in winning a great
tion began." And yet these brave victory, our army had accom
men, exhausted as they were, plished more than any other sol-
of the Pettigrew family,, a fam
ily prominent in the history of
North Carolina since colonial
days. Mr. R. D; W. Connor,sec
retary of the historical commis
sion, has just returned to the
city from Tryon, where he has
been for several days in confer-
ence with the Misses Pettigrew,
the present representatives of
the family in North Carolina.
This collection," says Mr.
Connor, is perhaps the largest.
and certainlv one of the most
valuable collections of historical ;
manuscripts, books, pamphlets
and relics in North Carolina. It
embraces thousands of letters
and other manuscripts dating
from colonial times, to the civil
war, and includes, among oth
ers, the letters and papers of Rt.
Rev. Charles Pettigrew, first
bishop-elect of North Carolina,
and of General James Johnston
Pettigrew, the gallant command
er of Heth s, , division in Long-
street's assault, during the third
day's battle at Gettysburg.
Among the letters are many from
such public men as Ebenezer Pet
tigrew, ' member . of Congress,
1835, John H. Bryan, member of
Congress, 1824, William Gaston,
John C- Calhoun, Henry Clay,
Edward B. Dudley, Governor of
North Carolina, 1838, James L.
Pettigrew, the great Charleston
lawyer, and others, and also the
war correspondence of General
Pettigrew. Especially, valuable
are the ledgers, bills of lading,
plantation accounts, and other
similar documents, now very
rare, whicn throw light on the
plantation system of the old ante-bellum
south. There is also a
large box of war newspapers.
The entire collection, I think.
must contain some 6,000 or 8,-
000 documents, As soon as pos
sible they will be classified and
filed."
ALAM1E PLAY
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Gov. Kitchin has reflected
credit on himself and honor on
the State by appointing Mr. How
ard A. Foushee, of Durham, as
the successor of Judare Biggs.
While all the aspirants for the
appointment were most worthy
gentlemen yet no one of them
would make a better judge than
Mr. Foushee and no one more
deserved the appointment, Not
only is he a learned lawyer but
he has the judicial temperament
which is so sadly lacking in some
of our judges. We predict that
he will be one of the best judges
with whom our State has been
blessed in recent years.
The conviction of Henry Clay
Beattie, Jr., excited no surprise
and he certainly deserves no sym
pathy. His conduct during the
trial showed he was a most cool
and self-possessed criminal, and
the brutality of his crime mur
dering his wife as he did proves
him to be an unnatural monster.
It is a pity that Beulah Binford,
for love of whom Beattie mur
dered his wife, could not be elec
trocuted with him. While he is
in prison awaiting execution she
is making a fortune in New York
by exhibiting to the morbidly depraved.
The Democratic senatorial pri
mary in Virginia resulted in the
renomination ' (which is equiva
lent to an election) of the pres
ent incumbents, Senators Martin
and Swanson. The campaign had
been exceedingly bitter and per
sonal and the overwhelming de
feat of Jones and Glass was only
what they deserved. - Their at
tacks upon Martin and Swanson
were very abusive as
their attacks upon what they were
pleased to call the "Machine,"
which is the usual course of dem
agogues when aspiring for office.
Diarrhoea is always more or less
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The Yoangest Grandmother.
Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 10. A
grandmother of two children at
the jfge of 29 and of three at 30
years, is the record of Mrs. E.
TXT 1 1 .
w. isenaer 01 tnis city, it is
claimed that Mrs. Bender is the
youngest grandmother on record
and her case is one of the most
remarkable outside of tropical
countries.
More and Larger Premiums Will Bring More I
and Larger Exhibits.
The Alamance Fair Oct 36 Will Overshadow
All Others"slInited States Senator Simmons Opens the Fair
on Tuesday, Oct. 3. His Personal and Political
Friends from All Piedmont Carolina Will Hear Him.
Free Acts Daily in Front of Grand Stand:
Tableau 1, Scene 1 Millie Adgie
and her lions in the jungle.
Tableau 1, Scene 2 Lions that
almost speak.
Tableau 1, Scene 3 Remarkable
demonstration of Adgie's con
trol over the big brutes.
Tableau 1, Scenes 4 and 5 Con
cluding this most marvelous
performance with the Dance
of Death among the lions.
ft
Tableau 2, Scene 1 The four
Ghrovinies, the world's m.D3t
celebrated acrobats in inde
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Tableau 2, Scene 2 Ghrovinies,
concluding in a whirlwind of
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Tableau 8, Scene 1 The Flying
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ciiivkTistvin
Tableau 3, Scene 2 The Bart-
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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 4 Confederate Veterans Dav: 10 Der cent
of gate receipts donated to Daughters of the Confederacy for mon- 0
uinsns i unci, v eierans aamiuea iree ana served mncneon.
Two Silver Cornet Bands. Daily demonstrations of wireless te
legraphy. Reduced R. R. rates. See Southern Railway advertising.
Interurban trolley car service within two minutes' walk of the
"grand stand. 1
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What Twenty-fire Cent Will Bay.
It will buy a can of Home Fin
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about the house, or it will buy a
can of L. & M. Carriage Varnish
Faint, all colors, suitable for
paiutiDjr a baby carriage; or it
will buy a can of L. & M. Varnish
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It will buy- many other small
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L. & M. Pure Paint for houses.
Actual cost $1.G0 per gallon.
Wrile postal for "Mcney Saver
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Hisa Cost of Living.
New York, Sept. U. While
thousands are starving in Cnina,
and France is torn with riots in
protest to the high cost of living,
there is renewed attention in the
United States over the, fact that
sugar has reached its highest
point in twelve years, that coffee
is soaring, and potatoes are sell
ing as high as $1.10 a bushel in
the field. Economic experts say
in some instances that the prices
will be higher than last winter.
Loses Life in Effort to Save Sister.
Savannah, Ga.. Sept. 10.
While attempting to save the life
of his sister, Ethel, aged 16, Wil
liam Lee, aged 12, was drowned
in the Isle of Hope river this af
ternoon. The struggle of her
children was witnessed by the
mother, whose screams brought
assistance. The girl finally was
rescued by J. G. Hardee, but as
she was taken ashore, the boy
went down for, the last time.
The body was recovered three
hours later
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Every year a large number of poor
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racked with coughs, are urged to go to
another climate. But this is eostly and
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Floods in China.
Shanghai. Sept. 10 The Yang
tse river is 45 miles wide at
places. The great floods stretch
over a territory 700 miles in ex
tent. Seventy thousand surviv
ors surround Nanking where
three hundred are dying daily-
Similarly distressing details
are being received from many
cities. It is feared that the wa
ters will not subside before the
middle of October. The floods
this year were unusually early
and caught the crops before they
had matured. '
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6 ALE. BY VIKTUE
an order of the Superior Court
of Chatham county, made in the spe
cial proceeding entitled "M. T VV il
ltaous, administrator of Joseph J. Tay
lor, deceased, against the heirs of
Tnos. DeGrafTenreiJt whose names
are unknown," the undesigned com
missioner will sell ' for cash to the
highest b:dder, at the court-houae
door at Pitt bo ro, at 12 o'clock ra., n
Saturday, October 7, 1911,. two lota of
parcels of land situale iu the village
l Haywood, Chatham county, N. C ,
known on the plat of said villai e xs
lois Nor. 113 and 114, each, lot bei g
110 by 200 feet in size. This tfep . 6,
WU U.M.LONDON,
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The annual conference of the
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at Spring Lake, New Jersey.and
is attended bv Gov. Kitchin and
thirty-four other governors. The
address of welcome was deliver
ed by Gov. Woodrow Wilson.
They will discuss matters of
much public interest.
Congressman James P. Latta,
of Nebraska, died last Monday
night.
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Oil Mill For Sale.
Xlie Chatham Cot
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privately, and if not sold privately it
will be sold at public auction on the
premises at 12 m., on Saturday, the
30th of September. A rare bargain is
here offered. For further information
apply to Chatham Cotton Oil Co.,
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