Manse Jolly's Legendary Civil War Feats Chronicle
Final Anderson Independent installment recounts Manse Jolly of Anderson County South Carolina known as a bushwhacker and fighter. The piece notes his Civil War service on both sides of the conflict, his loyalty to Old Ironsides the charger, and a famed escape from a church ambush after his horse was seized. It details vigilante justice, capture attempts by the Union guard, and Jolly’s daring return to confront the colonel to reclaim his horse.
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Manse Jolly
Anderson County
South Carolina
Little River
Walker's Creek
Magee
Anderson Independent
Atlanta
W. B. Millwne
Greenwood
Ridge Spring
Ironsides
Jolly
Virginia
Anderson Court House
Coon
Ham
Manse
Anderson
Colonel Whitehead
Riverside Ottoville tale of Jolly and Colonel Whitehead
In Anderson a violent false calm ends as Jolly and a partner wage raids looting army wagons and horses. They beset officers at a blacksmith shop, disarm them, drive to Jolly’s farm, and avoid capture as a siege unfolds. A stout sister defies a patrol, detailing her brother’s absence and resistance to arrest.
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Anderson
Millwee
Whitehead
Mr. Jolly
Manse
Jolly
Jolly Ended Rough Career with Texas Ranch Life
The outlaw Jolly evaded capture after a two year pursuit by Miss Jolly and others. He fled bushwhacking to Texas, converting his wealth to cash, buying a ranch, marrying, then drowning aboard his horse in a river crossing after a heavy rain.
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Miss Jolly
Jolly
Texas
Lone Star
Ironsides
Dance honors Frances McDermott with 18 couples
Mrs William R Rogers entertained on Friday evening honoring her niece Miss Frances Mc Dermott. Eighteen couples attended the dance. Dancing was the main activity. The hostess with Mrs Charles McDermott and Miss Lucille McDermott served cake and punch. Rena Lee Johnson of Vernon visits grandparents Mr and Mrs M M Johnson.
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William R. Rogers
Frances McDermott
Charles McDermott
Lucille McDermott
Rena Lee Johnson
Vernon
Mrs
M. M. Johnson
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Donald Cook
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MR. X
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Milam
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Case Farm Implements
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First National Bank
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