https://johnsonvilleschistory.org/files/original/204ddf2de28774c5312771d3d5b66860.pdf bc738e22921459133b3847d90475fbd3 PDF Text Text t.:ontmuea to Page !s t.:ontmuea to Page ~ cn1et. As· sucn sne was a oever1y "'arnpoe11 prior to going to press. Continued to Page 3 • Our··1I11man Heritage , ros 0 I • Y. EADDY as a family, the t settlers had gone ancis Marion. Their ksmen, along with stamina t1ley had }!!oneers and their the ways of forest P' enabled them to ct and to prevail ps of their early . This was--and continues to be-one of the most fertile agricultural regions in the sta te, and the fa1'1ners were doing well when, almos t 100 years after their forefathers had petitioned for grants '' on the waters of Lynches Creek,'' another threat to their way of life called them away from the land with which they had formed an almost mystic union. On the eve of the Civil War the ' ' ~nee. to their isolated continued· to clear buy more--and eir growing ted in the recorded in !Marion County ds and • their •ves as . t Church . ' jn 1835. It social, and of a ~tet it:Jrown ~.,.,, ', ,..~4; ,. ., ?i£.. (': -~ ... ;-r~,~... , ,~.: - ~r ... 1•·v>t.~.~ ~ , __ -~, Eaddy-Ford Cemetery This cemetery overlooks a swamp and creek of Lynches River. The creek was later spanned by !I pictures.qu~ wooden bridge. The poverty and suffering !Jf the post Civil War years are evident in the great number of worn mounds of unQJ.arked graves and crumbling wooden stakes. . ' church membership had grown from a handful of men, women and children to a roll of 113, still in most part, however, representing the original family names of Stone, Eaddy, Hanna and Carter. The response of these men to the call to arms was simple, direct and prompt. William Spious Eaddy wrote in his Civil War memors, "On Septembe·r 1, 1861, feeling the manifestation of that Southern pride and honor for our States Rights, which were being so unmercifUlly trampled upon by the Northern States, I enlisted with a Confederate Company at Indian Town, this being only two days after the surrender of Fort Clark and Hatteras, at the opening of Pamlico Sound, N. C., to General B. F . Butler. For to me it seemed the North not only opened the War between the States by sending armed vessels and troops into our peaceful harbor of Charleston, but was encroaching upon the rights of our sister states also." Eleven Prospect men became members of Williamsburg Riflemen which was organized that day, They were George W. Carter, age 42 ; Asbury B. Carter, 22, who died of disease in 1862 ; John B. Carter, 21 ; Trasvan Eaddy, 28 ; · and his brother John T. Eaddy, sons of John D. Eaddy and Elizabeth Singletary; the above named Spious Eaddy and his . brother Andrew, sons of Taylor Eaddy and Margaret Stone; Samuel R. Ard, age 35; John Brown, 30, son of Robert Brown and Mary Green ; Geroge W. Hanna, son of calvin Hanna; and Palvey T. Stone, son of Briley Ham Stone. Joining outfits in Marion County were Randall and Enos McDaniel, · sons of Isabella Parsons and James McDaniel; Jasper Bartell, ;son of William Bartell and Senea 1Stone; and Gr.egory Eaddy, son of Edward D. Eaddy, and Mary Bartell. Randall McDaniel was wounded at Look Out Valley Oct. 28, 1863, and died in 1868, from tile effects of his wounds. Gregory Eaddy died of disease, probably typhoid fever, in Mississippi, where he. was buried . Jasper Bartell and Enos McDaniel ' were mustered out as over age. William W. Boddie writes hi his History of Williamsburg that in September of 1862 there was a great demand for soldiers to . defend the seacoast and men genera}ly deemed unfit for duty because of age, poor health or prior service, were called into service. After two months at Fort FingtU'. on the Pee Dee River, Wi Co. D, Second Regipaent. Reserves, was assi~~~ ·around the colors lOf the; • The names of nine Prospeet Church membenl appear on this roll, including three soas rk Elizabeth Barr and Revol Soldier Hugh Hanna: J Franklin Hanna, Samuel Hanna, and Calvin ·Ha Patrick Oneal Sadcb... Taylor Eaddy Stone; John Gee, William HaQ{l(l Timothy Adelia st"" one-' THE WEEKLY OBSERV ll.J.9 __ !~~!~~~.!'!~~----------------------------• tnen who lllso War service ell, Co. I, Tenth Aug. 13, 1861; son of Lizette • Powell; and ~fCo. F, Tenth ~. . s. c. J. Stone, son one and Mary rt James Eaddy, • gaddy and Mary S'econd Regiment of Of these men and an be understood omplex historical e soldiers that eft little more than fficial records, a aIDily legends. A ~ been discovered Eaddy had be.en ~r and teacher and two sons when or sewice at age took over the the farm, as did so t women during lt is said that she by thieves who had nee in Lynches M> avoid the draft, me free of them resorted to a etter she received nd was wirtten ty, Mississippi, ~ ear Wife, I was the same evening tter to you, and 'l{er since, hut still eral days. It has two weeks since , and still have Wife, I hope to · ts a question if ur affectionate Important Pre-Civil War Landing Pitch Landing was a point at which early settlers crossed Lynches River. Before the Civil War boats took on pine timber products her e. It la ter became a favorite ••swimming hole' ' and picnic ground. written the above at the request of your husband , and add that when his brigade moved from the encampment in the neighborhood , he was left with over a hundred sick men in a school house near here, when I found him and brought him to my mother's. He is quite sick and will have a long spell of it, but he is bett~r than when he first came, and I trust and believe that he will get better through the blessing of God. , ''He tells me that he is a Methodist and has two brothers who are Methodist preachers. I myself am a Methodist preacher , and our family are all Methodists, and I trust that through your prayers and his and ours, he will soon be well. He begs me to tell you that his trust is still in the Lord, and when he does die, it will be His post. He wishes you to write to him, immediately to my care. Yours respectfull, C. G. Andr~ws." Robert J a mes Eaddy died two days later . Patrick Oneal Eaddy was a nephew of the above mentioned Robert J ames Eaddy, and one of the 11 sons of Taylor Ea ddy an.d Margaret Stone. He became a legendary m a rksman as a boy wh.o could ~ i ll r unni ng squirrels and rabbits with his 38 caliber riffled pistols. In ser vice to the Confederacy, he used this skill as a sniper and scout through enemy lines . He was wounded many times. After his knee cap and scalp were shot away, he was ordered to return home. On crutches and with a metal plate protecting his brain , he stopped off with General Johnson iu North Carolina and stayed until the final surrender. He died in 1872 of head injuries , leaving a widow and a daughter who later married Sidney A. Thompson. Patrick Eaddy's older brother, • Spious, left a hand written memior in which he describes numerous engagements with the enemy . One of these was the Battle of the Wilderness . ' 'When the Battle of the Wilderness came on, I was with Longstreet's men at Gordonsville, a few miles away . We marched day and night in order to reach Lee in the defense of Richmond. We entered the Wilderness from Old Orange Planck Road just after sunrise on the morning of May 6, 1864 . F inding that Grant had opened fi r e upon Lee earlier in the morning of this, the second day's fight than we had expected, we went into battle on the run, forming quick firi ng lines. ''This was a terri ble place for a battle . It was a wilderness in na me and a jungle in reality, for with its dense undergrowth a nd thick entwined branches, we could see but a few yards ahead of us . Death came unseen to us; regiments fought stumbling over one a nother. ''I wore into the dense thicket a pair of home spun trousers threadbare upon the knees, and in a very short time they were no more than a mass of fr inge from the pockets down. This fri nge deterred by travel and grew burdenson , so I took my pocket knife and cut it off even with the pockets. ''The war for me had nothing so terrible as this bloody contest. A fire broke out in the thicket, yet we fough t on amidst the crackling flames with no military maneuvering possible . The day ended and out Longstreet was a wounded ma n." He was with General Johnson Patrick Oneal Eaddy Patrick Oneal Eaddy, expert marksman , shows effects of Civil War wounds--facial scars and a toupee hiding scalp wounds. at the surrender April 26 at Greensboro, and he concludes, ''With very little exception, I walked all the way home, making the journey in about five days. '' Spious E addy was more for tuna te than his brothers Patrick and Andrew . The latter died in 1871 of the effects of stomach wounds. Patrick died about a year later . Spious E addy lived to become a leader in his community and church . Over 80 when he died, he was descirbed as a model of rectitude . He went hunting on the day before his death . - '\1, ,, - • A parlor was originally the reception room in a monastery where monks could see and speak to (in French, par/er) their friends. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Weekly Observer Description An account of the resource The Weekly Observer was published out of Hemingway, SC from 1973 until printing ceased in 2012. The paper continues as an e newpaper on scnow.com Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1973-2012 Subject The topic of the resource Local Newspaper covering the Johnsonville and Hemingway communities. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Prospect Men Go To War WO 4-22-76 A Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Weekly Observer News Newspaper Weekly Observer