18 Jan 1883
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Newspaper
Anderson Intelligencer
Location
Anderson, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1883
Page
1
Dramatic eyewitness account details the fierce fighting near Chattanooga with Gen. Kershaw, Humphries, Anderson, and Hindman directing Carolinian and Mississippi brigades. Reports rising casualties, tactical movements, and a late Confederate withdrawal with emphasis on heroism, losses, and subsequent reconnaissance of the battlefield.
Narrative describes a remote beland region called the Valley of Death with volcanic surroundings. A traveler details an oval basin thirty to forty feet deep, lifeless vegetation, exposed skeletal remains, and deadly air that tests a dog and kills it within minutes. Nearby mountains are volcanic but lack odors or fresh activity.
A long, opinionated account traces South Carolina’s postwar recovery, noting population, manufacturing growth, farm production, and cotton industry gains. It highlights Lorenzo Dow era revival methods, religious revival rhetoric, and the state’s shift toward honest labor, industry, and a prosperous future within the New South alongside Georgia and the restored Union.
The Georgia editor laments early marriages among youths in the Mising Fan Gazette era. He mocks green young men and pulletin brides, arguing such unions jeopardize families and society, while noting rare luck when a match proves sensible. He condemns youthful hoarding of money and urges patience until stability exists.
The Edgebald Monitor reports Jno A. Koon in the county showing bolts of oats in one day with two mules and an Acmu Marrow. It claims new farming methods will replace old slow methods, with one man and two mules able to harvest 4,000 pounds of cotton and general improvements from reapers and binders leading to greater yields and land use. It also mentions Mr. Schenktrali’s worn band.
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