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CAM. m WI.Fi RESETTER. I
I Cabarms Mali Killed the Man That
Would Haye Killed Cowles lie Sur
Tired the War and Received the Col
onels' Grateful Aid Incidents By .Or
dinance Sergeant.
The following clipping from
cheiBaltimore Sun appeared in
ohe Charlotte Observer of 2nd,
"Col. WHH Cowles was once
saved from death by the sacrifice
of a friend and was once pre
' pared for burial during the war
between the Satesl Col. D Card
well, of Columbia, S. C.f said he
passed the litter on which Col.
Cowles was stretched out for
lead, an oil cloth thrown oyer
bis body and the soldiersdigging
the grave to bury 'Cowles and
jQTeral other dead soldiers. But
the colonel revived and did not
ccu.py the grave that had been
prepared for him, though he car
ried all his life a hole in his head
hs a mark of the terrible wound.
He and Colonel Cardwell met 20
years after -the, war and the lattpi
said it was as if tbe dead of a
generation before had suddenly
come to life.
"It is told that years' after the
war Colonel Cowles sought out
the grave of the man who had
received the wound that he would
have borne and erected a monu
ment oyer his grave with this
inscription : 'Greater Jove hath
i o man -than this that he giyo.
his life for his friend.' "
Our recollection of the matter
led us to believe that in the mat
ter of Col. Cowles'. rescuer there
v,;as a misuriderstanting by the
Baltimore Sun. The life bfhis
r escuer was not . sacrificed,
though the act was 'probably an
offering of his own life to save
Lie gallant Cowles. Mr. Allen
S mith, of our county, shot and
killed the man that it is believed
v.ould have killed Col. Cowles-in
the next .instant but for the
timely shot of Mr. Smith."
The latter was afflicted after
the war with a malady that gave
Irm an unequal chance in life.
0 d1. Cowles heard of his straight-
led circumstances and sent him
v. c oney on different occasions and
n iien he died the Col had the
said monument erected over him.
The following note will be read
vv th interest, confirming our
st itement and adding to the rec
ord o& interesting events in con
nection with the late deceased
subject : ..'"-fi- : - ; : ;
"Concord, N. C, Jan. 2, 1902.
"Mr. J. D. Barrier : You
phoned me for some particulars
in reference . .to Col. V H
Cowles in the civil war. When the
lst N. C. Cavalry Regiment was
farmed the companies from the
Western part of the State ren
dezvoused at Asheville. Colonel
Ooivles was then 1st Lieutenant
of Oo. A from Ashe and surround
ing counties, and T N Crump er
va $ captain.
' Captain Crumpler was killed
in ihe Sunday's charge at Willis
1 urch, during the seven days
' ;:it around Richmond. Then
' A as Captain Cowles. At Bran
ny Station he and the late Dr.j
'Vood, of the Insane Asylum, led
their squadron, (Co's. A. and E.)
against a greatly superior forco,
capturing several prominent of
ficers among their prisoners. At
Mine Run he was shot through
the body. .Returning to the reg
iment he was made Major for his
gallantry on the field.
. "Col.. Cowles was -selected by
Gen. Stuart to command the van
guard ' on . the first raid into
Maryland and on the return pro
tected the rear. At Auburn Mills
(where we were completely sur
rounded) after the fall of Col.
Ruffin, Col Cowles led the
charge, his regiment, the 1st
cavalry, being in frout, cutting
through the enemy's lines a pas
sage for the who'e division.. At
Chamberlan Run he. was severe
ly wounded in the head and was
for awhile thought to be dead,
and was carried to the field hos
pital.' Adjutant J L Gaines, of
the same regiment, lost an arm
here. , The two were. placed in
the, same: ambulance and started
to Fords-Station but fell into, the
enemy's hands. .. ,
'As to who at onetime saved
, rt ti.
his life Col, Cardwell (Baltimore
r, rm i , ,
Sun Ed.) errs when he leads us
to suppose that his rescuer sac
rificed his own life. John Allen
Smith, of Eastern Cabarrus one
of the original, ,members of Co.
F.j 1st N: C. Cavalry, was the
man and until a few years ago
lived in No. 9 township. His
family are nonresidents of Con
cord. Themonument erected by
kjoi. Bowies as a iriDute Dears
the inscription : 'Greater love
hath no mdn this that he give
his life for his friend.'
"As Ordnance Sergeant of the
Regiment from the seven days
fight around Richmond and as
Orderly for Col. Robert Ransom
our first Colonel) before that
time I saw a great deal of Col.
Cowles. The Confederacy had
no more gallant or brave officer I
than he, tfnd every survivor of
his old command will mourn his
passing away.
"WD Anthony."
Mr. and Mrs. N." D. Fetzer Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. N D Fetzer en
tertained a group of friends at a
dinner and social, Thursday,.at 3
p. m., at their inviting home on
the corner of Grove street and
Georgia .avenue, "in honor - of
Mrs. W F Young, of Jon esboro,
Tenn.,' . and Mrs. T J. Fetzer, of
Durham. The other guests were
Mrs. J M Odell, Mr.; and Mrs. A
B , Young, Mr. and Mrs. ' P ' B
Fetzer,; Mr. Jno. P Allison and
Mr. D PPhifer. - "
Fortone Turns Tide for this Poor Wo
man. Montgomery, , Ala.,, Jan. 2.
Mrs. Lonnie Hanson, who has
lived iri Montgomery and who;
has been in straightened cir
for many years, has been notified
by ex-Governor Jos. F. John
ston that a fortune has been lett
her in Germany. Governor
Johnston has received necessary
proof of the fortune and Mrs.
Hanson will forward her res
ponse tonight.
UNCORD, N. U. FRIDAY JAN. 3
Virginia Dare Book Club Meets.
i The Virgiuia Dare Book Club
met at Mrs. P M ,.Misenheimer's
on Thursday evening. The presi
dent and . vice-president being
absent Mrs. DBBrower presided.
Shakespeare was' the subject' for
the evening. .."
Mrs. R A Brown being within
the grasp of grippe her produc
tion for the. occasion 'was read
to the delight of the club. The
subject 'was a I comparison of
Shakespeare and Bacon.
; Mrs. McKennieread a delight
ful ' paper entitled, "Which Pre
dominates in, Shakespeare, Gen
ius or Knowledge ?"
"Shakespeare as a Man" was
learnedly discussed by Mrs. M
H Caldwell.
The intellectual ' feast 'being
finished our hostess led us to the
fining room, tastily decorated
'and palatably supplied, and we
cared not for Bacon and, little
j for the genius or knowledge of
ou , .
! Shakespeare, nor for any one as
i ,
i a'man while wo feastod and sni
ped exqisite pleasure and parted
glad that we had been there.
"Sistijr Jones."
Mr. and Mrs. J F MdJraw Entertain.
Mr. and Mrs. J F McGraw en
tertained a group of their close
neighbors and most intimate
jfriends at their cosey homo on
East Corbin street, Thursday
evenmg
The invited couples were: Mr.
and Mrs. W C Corrcll, Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. A Ciino and Mr. and
Mrs. Jno, K Patterson, The
: hours were from G to 9 o'clock
iand include! a dining that dis-
played tho Cuisine accomplish-
ments.of the hostess and-filled
all with srood cheer as well as
good cookery. Tho evening was
spont in such joyous social-intercourse
as kind neighbors so
much enjoy and as biud them in
closer bonds of friendship and
respect. '
Dr.il. N. Miller Hesins.
Dr. G H Cox, the efficient
president of the board of direc
tors of Mt. Amcena Seminary at
Mt. Pleasant, announces the
resignation of Dr. H N.Miller as
principal of that institution and
calls the board to mt;et January
21st to consider" the resignation.
Dr. - COx says " this has, been the
most successful year in the his
tory of that institution.
Flood Damage Great Throughout En
gland, i
London, Jan. 2. Floods are
raging in the west and north of
England. Bouses are inundated
and a large amount o' live stock 1
has been lost. !
New Iiisines8 Stand. '
I have moved from the Brick
Row to the room over Johnson's ,
Drug store where I will be ;
pleased to have my customers
to call. Patronage solicited.
1-10. V W Gibson. -
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