/sr y i vivaztixmm r-i.fi. SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE HISTORY fBfp ■wm*0 REVISED AND ENLARGED THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE South Carolina Division v £" l 9 2 3 . Cctteltisttt —OF— SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE HISTORY MRS. J. FROST WALKER, Chairman MRS. B. B. ALLEN MISS LENA LAWSON MRS. W. H. HERNDON MRS. J G. STABLER Committee MRS. CHAPMAN J. MILLING President REVISED AND ENLARGED BY THE HISTORICAL COMMITTEE South Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy ~ 7^2 3 TO GEN. C. IRVINE WALKER DR. T. GRANE SIMONS Southern Pamphlets Rare Book Collection \JNC-Chapel Hill PREFACE In revising and enlarging this, catechism by request of the South Carolina division. United Daughters of the Confederacy the Historical committee has found the work both pleasant and profitable. The book has been entirely rewritten and the text greatly amplified. The former edition being used as a foundation to build on. The Historical Committee which issued the first edition of the catechism, was composed of the following Daughters: Mrs. St. John A. Lawton, chairman, Mrs. J. R. Vandiver, Miss Zena Payne, Mrs C. P. Murray, and Mrs. E'. J. Burch. In the year 1918 and 1919, Mrs. J. R. Vandiver of Anderson, and Miss Grace Dell James of Bishopville, respectively, were winners in the catechism contest. We are greatly indebted to Mrs. J. H. West, of Newberry, Mrs. St. John A. Lawton, of Charleston, Miss Mary B. Poppen- heim of Charleston, Miss Mildred Rutherford of Georgia, and others for information and suggestions. MRS. J. FROST WALKER, Historian and chairman of Historical committee, S. C. Division U. D. C. Union, S. C. INSCRIPTION Confederate Monument, Columbia, South Carolina This Monument Perpetuates The Memory Of Those Who True to the instincts of their birth. Faithful to the teachings of their fathers, Constant in their love for the State—- Died in the performance of their duty; Who Have gloried a fallen cause By the simple manhood of their lives, The patient endurance of suffering And the heroism of death And who In the dark hour of imprisonment In the hoelessness of the hospital, In the short agony of the field Found support and consolation In the belief That at home they would not be forgotten. Those for whom they died Inscribe on this marble The solemn record of their sacrifice, The perpetual gratitude of the State they served, The' undying affection of those whose lives The separation of Death Has shadowed an everlasting sorrow; Scattered over the battlefields of the South. Buried in remote and alien graves, Dying unsoothed by the touch Of familiar and household hands, Their names are here To recall To their children and kinsmen How worthily they lived How nobly they died; And in what tender reverence Their memory survives- 593248 Let the stranger who may in future times Read this inscription Recognize that these men Whom power could not corrupt, Whom death could not terrify, Whom defeat could not dishonor And let their virtues plead for just government Of the cause for which they perished Let the South Carolinian of another generation Remember That the State taught them How to live and die; And that from her broken fortunes She has preserved for the children The priceless treasures of their memories Teaching all Who may claim the same birth right That Truth, Courage and Patriotism Endure forever- —'Wm. Henry Trescot. CATECHISM OF SOUTH CAROLINA CONFEDERATE HISTORY I .—A NTE-BELLUM (1) Name the South’s greatest exponent of State Rights and give lifp- dates.* John Caldwell Calhoun of South Carolina; 1782-1850. (2) Mention his home, the chief public services of his political career, and his burial place. Born in Abbevill District, March 18th, 178 2. Lived at Fort Hill, Oconee County, S. C. Member of Congress, United States Senator and United States Secretary of State. He lies buried in St. Philip’s churchyard, Charleston, South Carolina (3) Did any other states beside South Carolina believe in States Rights? Yes. New England States threatened twice to leave the Union because their “Rights were threatened.’’ (4) Had South Carolina and the other states a right to secede? Yes. The National Constitution justifies the doctrine of States Rights. (5) For how long had the North abused the privileges of tha South, and in what ways? Forty years; mainly through unjust legislation, unconsti¬ tutional Tariff Acts, and unjust distribution of money in the Treasury. (6) Where did the National Democratic Convention of 1860 meet, and what date? Charleston, S. C., April 18 60. (7) After Lincoln’s election, at what little place and at what date was the first conference about South Carolina seceding from the Union held? At Secession Hill, Abbeville County, November 22nd, 1860 (8) How many men were there? Eight companies of minute men. (9) Which was the first State to secede, and when? South Carolina, December 20th, 1860 (10) Where did the delegates to the first secession Convention in South Carolina meet and where was the Ordinance signed? The South Carolina Secession Convention met in the first Baptist Church of Columbia, but owing to a small-pox epi¬ demic, it completed its work in St. Andrew’s Hall, in Charles¬ ton, South Carolina, where the Ordinance was signed. (11) By what term did it refer to the Constitution of the United States; and what did it declare concerning the Union" The Compact; that it was dissolved. ♦State Rights or States Rights—Encyclopedia. State Rights—Rutherford’s history. State Rights—Andrew’s history. 7 (12) How many signors ot the Ordinance of Secession were there and how were they chosen? ^ One hundred and sixty-nine members of a State Conven¬ tion, chosen by a popular vote. (13) Where is the original Ordinance of Secession preserved, and how are the fac-simile copies accounted for? The original Ordinance of Secession is preserved in the archives of the South Carolina Historical Commission in the South Carolina Capitol. A copy of the Ordinance was pre¬ sented to each signer; one of these is in the library of Win- throp College, one in the Record Room of the Ree County court house, and otners elsewnere. (14) Had the South made any efforts at this time to keep peace? Yes. She made five different overtures to have a peaceful settlement of all questions., (See note.) (15) What agreement had both sides made? That no fort would be re-in forced without first giving no¬ tice to the Government. II.—WAR PERIOD. (15) Who began the war? The North under the leadership of Abraham Lincoln, while the Confederate Commissioners were in Washington making every effort for peace. (17) What part did the “Star of the West” play in precipitat¬ ing the war? The “Star of the West” was a small vessel containing * The South made five distinct efforts to secure peace as they did not desire war. 1. The Crittenden Compromise in Congress, December, 1860, which would have made peace but was rejected by the Republi¬ cans at Mr. Lincoln’s direction. 2. A Peace Conference at Washington, I). C., February 4th, 1860. All Compromises refused by Mr. Lincoln’s representa¬ tive. 3. The Confederate Government sent three Commissioners to Washington, March 5th, 1861, to ask for peace—They failed by President Lincoln’s declaring war by breaking the Armistices. 4.. Virginia’s Convention on February 13, 1861, when Presi¬ dent Lincoln was asked to be present in the interest of peace. He declined to go but sent word that “It was too late.”’ He had then sent vessels to arm and provision Sumter and Pickens. 5. President Davis in the spring of 1864, sent three commis¬ sioners to urge leading men at the North to urge peace. Presi¬ dent Lincoln would not see them but sent terms which meant unconditional surrender, which could not be accepted. 4 he Hampton Roads Conference where only the same terms of unconditional surrender were offered by President Lincoln s and Alexander Stephens’ own evidence. Miss Rutherford’s Scrap Book for April. Vol. IV., pp. 1-18. 8 troops and provisions, sent to re-inforce Major Anderson, a United States officer. Slie endeavored to reach Fort Sum¬ ter on January 9th, 1861, but when fired upon from Morris Island by students of the South Carolina Military Academy, she turned back. George Edward Haynesworth was the first to pull the lanyard of a gun against the “Star of the West.” (18) What happened after this? Six more states immediately seceded, and the seven Con¬ federate States at once called for volunteers. (19) Who was chosen Secretary of War of the South Carolina Government; and what provision was made for obtaining revenue? D. F. Jamison, of Barnwell; a tariff to be collected at all ports of entrance into the State. (20) Whom did the Confederate Government assign as director of South Carolina defenses? General G. T. Beaureguard,' of Louisiana. (21) Where was the scene of the first struggle between the South and the United States, and how was it precipitated? The first combat occurred in Charleston Harbor, upon the refusal of the garrison of Fort Sumter to surrender the prop¬ erty there to the Confederate States of America (C. S. A.), the demand being made when the rumor became current that United States gunboats, contrary to agreement, were on their way to protect the Fort. Captain Stephen D. Lee, S. C. Vol., of Anderson, South Carolina, who afterwards became a general was sent by General Beaureguard to make this demand. (22) What was the object of General Beaureguard’s attack; and when did the bombardment take place, having what effect? The reduction of Fort Sumter; from 4.00 o’clock A.