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THE AMERICUS DAILY TIMES-RECORDER.
GUARDS OF SUMTER
FIRST INTO THE FIGHT
Fiftieth Anniversary of the Departure of the Gallant Old Sumter Light
Guards-Lighteen of the Command Who Marched With Lee Still
Survive and Do Honor to the Dead Heroes Today.
Just sft y y . s ago this morning,,
Americas' in :• -er of patriotic en-j
tinssiasm tha- knew no bo.uids, m
mingled cheers and t* . s, amid wav
'ug banners and breaking hearts, wit-,
i.essed the departure or the battle
fields of Virginia of the first one Dl j
the gallant companies enlisting Iren
Sumter under the Stare and Bars of •
the Confederacy.
Fifty years —a half century—has
passed since that fateful April morn
ing in IS6I, a u many are the changes;
left in its wak- —the blas’ed hopes;
of the Confederacy, and the rise of the
New South.
Many in Americus today recall the
stirring scenes and incidems of April:
27th, IS6I.
The Sumter .'.gat Guards, compos
ted of the flow-. of Southern chivalry, j
were going to the war —the great m ;
ijority of them never to return to the;
dear ones who hung about them at the
little old wooden depot and bade the
boys in grey a tearful, long farewell.
Drums were bea'ing and the bright
folds of the new Confederate flag were
caught by the April breezes and rip
pled above them.
It was a sad and glorious day in
Anrericus, an occasion never to be
forgotten.
That was fifty years ago this morn
ing when 108 gallant Sumter county
boys followed taeir valiant command
er, Captain William L Johnson, to
Augusta, where the ISumter Bight
Guards were mustered into the Con
federate States army as a part of the
Fourth Georgia regiment, Dole's bri
gade, and left soon thereafter for
Richmond.
Four years thereafter —April, 1865
—Captain John Shiver —the lamented
father of our fellow townsman, John
\V. Shiver, commanded the company
lat lAppamattox, and surrendered just
eight ragged heroes in grey, all that
remained of the galiant Sumter Light
Guards.
Captain Shiver had gone up from
the ranks to the position of command
ing officer. Other officers had either
been killed in battle, transferred to
other commands, or discharged from
the service by disabilities.
The picture was in tearful, pathetic
contrast to that witnessed in Americus
just four years before.
As the Guards were killed or wound
ed, their ’places on ,he fighting line
wefe quickly recruited with younger
boys from home, not a few going at
the early age of sixteen years. Just
i he w many men were in the command
during the war is not known, but prob
| ably double the number of the first
enlistment.
Following is the roster of the Sum
ter Light Guards as organized, al-
S though it does not contain the names
of many gallant members, living and
dead, who afterwards followed its flag
in Virginia:
Captain—W. L, Johnson. ,
First Lieutenant —D. R. E. Winn.
Second Lieutenant —\V. T. Toole.
Third iLeutenant —A. R. Brown.
, Orderly Sergeant—Win. Sirriue;
Second Sergeant, A. F. Hill; Third
; Sergeant, R. M. B’sel; Fourth Ser
j geant, S. S. Sullivan; Fifth Sergeant,
A. C. Hornady.
First Corporal, R. A. Brown: Second
Corporal, J. M. Shiver; Third Corpo
! ral, I. T Wheatley; Fourth Corporal,
M. M. Dunlap; Fifth Corporal, John
W. Finn.
Privates —Geo. Bivins, M. H. Brew
er, (Samuel Bivins, J. O. Byrd, G. R.
Clayton, T. J. Oheaves, R. R. Brown,
J. W. Bowring, W. M. Clarke, D. G.
Coker, R. S. Cheeves. C. W. Hancock.
“A-MERI-KLAN” NOW
ON NEWS STANDS
High School Annual is Most
Creditable Publication
A most creditable beginning has I
been made by the local High School
in the issuance of its annual public!-1
tion, "A-Meri-Klan,” which was yes
etrdav placed on the local newsstands
for sale.
The publication is neatly printed an J
bound, bearing on the cream-color ;d
front cover, in addition to the title, I
a tri-angular pennant in blue, upon
which is inscribed “A. H. S. The
general typographical work is excel
lent and distinctive. (
The A-Meri-Klan” has been placed
; on sale at both Holliday's and the New
Book Store in order that the large j
'number of friends of the students may j
| secure copies. The price per copy is
1 1, n cents, which is most reasonable
when the size of the magazine and
1 1 he general interest of the contents is
taken into consideration.
"lie High School authorities and the
sti i f ts who have labored to make
the annual one that, appropriately re
flects the spirit of the High Gchool,
are most desirous that it shall have
as large a sale as possible, as the
Issuance of future numbers of the
' A-Meri-Klan” will depend upon the
success of the present Issue. The sup
pert of all the people of Americus is
earnestly desired in order to estab
lish the annual upon a firm basis.
Verse and prose selections are well
!J. R. Jennings, Wm. Jackson, H. C.
: Hardy, N. A. Duncan, J. J. Foster, J. I. >
Felder, G. H. Lesser, . S. Whittle, L. j I
J. Mulkey, J. S. Stallings, Jerome Ha,-
iass, J. S. Miers, J. W. Smith, W. H.
Randle, B. F. Toole, J. Rosenau, D. A. j
Mayo, C. T. Walker, F. Voglesang, S.:
McMurrain, J. R. lAusley, A. K. Bisel,*
'S. C. Elam, R. T. Foster, R. Guinn, L. |
P. Howell, J. Ironmonger, J. C. Joiner, j
‘C. O. Kunzie, Jas. Lowry, J. C. Macon, ,
iL. H. Carter, B. L. Dunn, M. C. Green, j
|e. B. Hill, R. H. Daniels, C. T. Fur
low Duke Hamil, J. J. Murray, E. S.
Marshall, 1. Rosenwald, S. A. Touns
-1 ley, Thcs. Hampton, M. Speer, J. T.
Wilder, T. C. B. McCarthy, X. Moor.;,
W. ‘\V. Wilder, C. McMurrain, Jos.
Riviere, J. R. Gatewood, F. L. Seig,
G. A. Brown, J. E. Sullivan, N j).
j Sherman, H. K. Daniel.
! , k
There are today eighteen survivors
I of the oid Sumter L'ght Guards, whose
names and present place of residence
are given The Times-Recorder by Mr.
|A. J. Hamil, one of the number, and
'are as follows:
! Pat 3. Sims, Texas: C. T. Furlo v.j
! Clarksville, Ga.; J. C. Joiner, Atlan
ta: R. H. Brown, California; Jerome |
Harris, Oklahoma: Ross Cheeves, Fort J
■ | Valley; Charles Malone, North Caro-I
lina: William Wilder, Alabama; Green
• | bury Wilder, Florida: Kent Bisej, An-|
Igusta; Henry Hardy, Savannah; R.
- A. Daniel, Dooly county.
> Others, residents here, a r e James ‘
t Ansley, A. J. Hamil, John Gatewood,
- L. H. Carter, William Boring, Lamar
1 Sieg, residing in South Georgia, and
• two or three, at least, of these old
' veterans marched in yesterday's pa
re Je.
j Prof. A. J. Clark, of Aridersonville,
1 sends The Time.s-Recorder the follow
t ing letter, written by his brother as
/ ter the departure of the Sumter Light
t Guards, and attests the spirit of the
t citizens of Americus at that time,
t Americus, Georgia, April 26, 1861.
Dear Brother: Our Berry has gone
t to the war. The Sumter Light Guards
- left here on Saturday, the 27th, for
r Richmond, Va., and he rwent with
3 them. I have seen great gatherings;
l of excited people, but I never have
seen five thousand people all crying
c and hollowing and telling loved ones
s good bye.
Berry went to see mother; she cried
- j very much, he said, and did not want
e him to go. Make up your mind about
r going. If you do, come here and go
t with one of the companies from he I *.',
t An artillery company will be ready
1 soon; also another infantry company,
- besides James King’s company goes
t into camp this week.
| Col. W. A. Hawkins has gone io
- MiPedgeville to tender the services
-of b's company and to get uniforms
s for them. The citizens of this county
1 have made up ten thousand, six hun
g dred dollars for the companies that
go from here, and will make fen
thousand more, if necessary. Affec
tionately. W. J. CLARK.
Mr. Clark served three years with
the Guards, and at the Battle of
I j Malvern Hill received a wound, the
1 j scar of which he still carries.
-| As the above letter s’ates, the town
~ was fairly wild with enthusiasm on
I that fateful April morning. The citi-
J ' zens, as the writer states, subscribed
-, $10,600 for the maintenance of the
1,! troops, while many wealthy planters
.!! here pledged their entire cotton crop
j toward the support of the troops in
- the field.
! There is enthusiasm in Americus jn
i, ■ this April day as well; over the he
ll roic achievements of the boys in
t, grey .who fought and died for Dixie.
interwoven in the make-up of the pub
lication, giving variety that is pleas
ing, especially when there is added a
spice of local interest.
The table of contents shows the vi
rious contributors and their contri
butions:
Americus High School —Frontis-
piece.
George Bradstreet’s Revenge—Kinch
, AVorthv.
Freshie and Her Beau (Versel
Marthena Bivins.
j When Dreams Come True — ; Sallie
I Estelle Carter.
The Matinee Lad (Verse) —Ellie Mc-
Lendon and Mitch Payne.
Romance a la Dream —Raymond Mc-
Neill.
I Te Deceiver —Dorothy Haddock.
The Hobble!.v Skirt (Verse) —Ruth
Britton.
The New Gill in the Boarding
School —Annie Bailey.
* A Visit to the Grammar School
(Verse) —‘Marthena Bivins.
“Beowulf”—il.a Verne Thomas.
' The Knight's Tale”—Mildred hide.
Editorial Department—Harvey Ma
this and Mildred Lide.
Literary Societies—Will Hawkesand
Louise Crockett.
From Class Room and Campus:
Seniors —Ranh Holt.
Juniors—Will Horne.
Sophomores—Ruth Britton.
Freshmen—Dan Chappell.
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Watches, set with Diamonds.
A fault which needs it most, grows to
two thereby. —Geo. Herbert.
I In Bad Fix 1
! "I had a mishap at the age of 41, which left me in bad I
I fix,” writes Mrs. Georgia Usher, of Conyers, Ga.
“I was unconscious for three days, and after that 1 I
would have fainting spells, dizziness, nervousness, sick M
5 headache, heart palpitation and'many strange feelings.
“I suffered greatly with ailments due to the change of
J life and had 3 doctors, but they did no good, so I concluded
I to try Cardui.
“Since taking Cardui, I am so much better and can do ■
i all my housework.”
p CARDUI I
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Do not allow yourself to get into a bad fix. You might
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B Better take Cardui while there is time, while you are
™ still in moderately good health, just to conserve your strength
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Get a bottle at your druggists’ today.
A. IV. SMITH, President.
(5. X. EIDRIDGE, Vice-President. X. X. DUDLEY, Caller.
Bank of South-Western Georgia
AMERICUS, GA.
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