saw her but two young girls, who were with her in her carriage. They took her home, where she soon revived and set to work sewing and doing everything in her power for needy soldiers. Frequently she took feeble looking men in her carriage and had them driven to their homes, or to the hospital. Her brother had fought the Battle of Lake Erie. The first hospital in Greenville was in the Male Academy. Mrs. W. Pinckney McBee was president. To that building all sick and wounded soldiers were carried and personally attended by the ladies of the Soldiers' Relief Association and the kind physicians of the town. Nice, clean beds and good food were provided, and servants to assist in caring for them. Quilts were made and kept washed for the use of the hospital. Committees of ladies relieved each other. Housekeepers were notified when their turn came to provide meals. Good milk, and any delicacy a soldier fancied, was provided, if possible. All over the South, ladies met trains, provided with baskets of food and hot, steaming rye coffee for traveling soldiers. When the Confederate Government established a hospital in the Marion House in Greenville, the ladies assisted there in caring for sick and wounded men, visited them, and provided nice food for them, taking it to the bedside themselves. One lady was highly amused at the request of a sick man, who asked her to bring him some "tater custard." She went to the doctor and got permission and then provided the man with the most dainty looking sweet potato custard, which he ate with great relish. Ladies scraped lint off old linen, rolled bandages of soft, white cloth, and sent them on to the Richmond Hospital. All the land devoting itself to the army! Such an inspiration of patriotic devotion to the defenders of our homes! I look back to it with admiration. (Signed) JANE CARSON BRUNSON. February 2, 1899. Woman's Work at Cheraw. Written by Mrs. Virginia C. Tarrh, of Cheraw, October 6, 1898. Cheraw, South Carolina, although a place small in size, was equal to all the demands made upon its patriotism, and these demands continued from the first of the struggle unto the bitter end. Soon after the fall of Sumter, when the best and bravest were making ready to go, the women established a society for making clothes for the soldiers. Mrs. Inglis, the wife of Chancellor Inglis, one of the signers of the Ordinance of Secession, took a most active part as president. I seem to see her giving out different articles to the numerous applicants waiting for them, and her mafd sitting at a little distance, knitting industriously for these same soldiers. Mrs. Inglis' daughter-in-law, whose husband gave his life for his country, and who was a Philadelphian, worked most indefatigably for the South during the entire struggle. A friend of mine went for her weekly share of sewing and, being very apt with her needle, took the arduous task of making a soldier's coat. The next time, when she returned with it finished, some of the more experienced found she had put the sleeves in hind part before; but the novice most good-naturedly took it home to make alterations. Every woman learned to knit-even little girls-and I recall one friend, now the wife of a veteran, who learned to spin and weave, and who turned her knowledge to good advantage. I recollect, too, to have seen two ladies, each knitting a pair of stockings, at the same time-that is to say, with two feet of the socks set up on the same needles together. One of these ladies was the sister of General Maxcy Gregg, and was staying in Cheraw at the time. At first we had no need of a hospital, so a committee of two ladies was appointed to go each week to the hospital in Florence. Miss Harriet Black was the matron there, and the physicians in charge. were Dr. Dargan, of Darlington, and Dr. Bacot, of Florence. Towards the end, however, when many sick and wounded were at our doors, we converted our Town Hall into a hospital, and gave every comfort in our power-our time and our presence. Entertainments took place every now and then, mostly participated in by the young people, and many of them refugees far from home; but in this way they could best aid the suffering soldiers. As Nor was the women's work done when the fighting was over. soon as possible, we began to raise funds for a monument to those who had died, and this we accomplished after several years of labor-but it was a labor of love, and the monument stands now in the cemetery of the Episcopal Church, to mark the resting place of many a Confederate soldier. Woman's Work at Hopewell and Mars Bluff. There is very little that I can remember about the "Ladies' Aid Society," of which I was president, and which was carried on during the War of the Confederacy, for the benefit of the Southern soldiers. I can only recollect that such a society existed and flourished and had many zealous adherents in the Hopewell and Mars Bluff neighborhood, and that there was great enthusiasm in the work; that it met at regular intervals at Hopewell Session House, and we made chiefly underclothing and knitted socks. Boxes full of these were sent to the companies commanded by Capt. Robt. Singletary and Col. Richard Howard. Twice we held entertainments to raise money for the soldiersone, an exhibition of tableaux, was held in the house at Mars Bluff Depot, and the second was a fair, held in the "Goodwin house," as it was then called, having been occupied by Colonel Goodwin's family. Mrs. Goodwin was the sister of the poet Timrod, who was often a pleasant guest of the neighborhood. The family moved to Columbia afterwards. This fair was quite a success, the articles for sale having been contributed by the ladies of the neighborhood; and we still have in our household a writing-desk purchased on that occasion. (Signed) MARTHA J. HARLEE. Woman's Work at Marion. Dictated by Mrs. Gregg, 1899. When the company from Marion was organized, Mrs. Sophia McIntyre and I assumed the responsibility of having the uniforms of the entire company made. We secured the services of a very reliable and competent tailor, who took the measurements and cut the garments. The ladies of the town and surrounding country cheerfully rendered their services in making them, and in a very short time the company was well uniformed, and presented a very creditable appearance. My eldest daughter, Nannette, now Mrs. W. F. Carter, of Macon, Ga., solicited aid in procuring socks and blankets for the company. When they disbanded and returned home, the men were in very destitute circumstances; and many of them, far distant from their homes, and unable to reach them for want of means, remained in Marion for some time. By request of my son William (one of the company), a dinner was given them. Mrs. Thomas Evans and I undertook this deserved compliment to the patriotic sons of Marion and, ably assisted by the ladies in and around the town, we spread a sumptuous feast, which was greatly enjoyed by the soldiers. Marion was always found ready and willing to do what she could for the noble sons of whom she is proud, who went to the front to fight for what they believed was right, and still feel is a just cause. (Signed) ELLEN L. GREGG, Marion, S. C. Woman's Work at Pendleton. In the year 1861, we, the ladies of Pendleton, met at the old Farmers' Hall and organized a Soldiers' Aid Society. Miss Harriet E. Maxwell was elected President; Mrs. F. P. (Elizabeth Adger) Mullally, Treasurer, and Miss Mary Simpson, Secretary. We met every week and transacted business in the way of shipping supplies to the Fourth Regiment, to Jenkins', and to others, I forget which, now. Transportation, etc., became so confused as the war went on that we were advised by Mrs. Martin, of Columbia, to send all supplies to Columbia. There they were received (probably by the "Central Committee"), assorted, and all intended for one especial regiment or person were put in boxes or packages and sent directly to their proper destination. This simplified matters very much. Hard by the railroad station at Pendleton was a little room, or rather, a house of one room, in which Miss Mary Hunter, an aged lady, had taught many of our fathers their A B C's. She retired and left the house vacant. The Aid Society captured it and had beds, couches, etc., put into it, with kettles for heating water. An old-fashioned country fireplace, with a generous fire burning, was always ready to welcome the suffering and hungry soldier returning from the seat of war, who had no one to come to the train for him. When the gentlemen of the District heard what our plans were they entered into them with true zest and offered their carriages for the purposes we had in view. Just fancy the handsome carriages of Mrs. Latta, the Adgers (a legion of them), Mrs. Calhoun, and many others, at the door of this little Wayside Hospital, taking our suffering soldiers to their homes, poisoned with gangrene and eaten up by vermin! This little hospital was kept up until poverty closed its door, for we had at last not so much as a pot of cowpeas to send down. Alas! (Signed) MARY SIMPSON WILLIAMS. Extracts from an article written by Miss Anna Simpson, of Pendleton, published in The News and Courier, 1885, and afterwards in a book called "Our Women in the War." "*** As I look back now, it seems strange that wardrobes should have been so speedily exhausted. *** I think the solution of the mystery, however, will be found in the fact that girls in their teens will grow. *** At first, old trunks and bureau drawers, top shelves in out-of-the-way closets were ransacked, and antiquated garments, long since cast aside as worthless, or laid away as relics of our mothers' and grandmothers' younger days, were brought out to light. *** Each feeling of regret was hushed and swallowed up in the necessity of the hour as these articles were lifted from their various hiding places, and then, with right good will and perseverance, ripped up, sponged and pressed, turned upside down, inside out, twisted and stretched and pieced, and, finally, converted into most respectable articles of apparel. None of your shabby genteel affairs, either, for we would have the girls of the day understand that, sorely pressed as we were, we felt quite as much appreciation of the neat, tidy girl, as they, who now have every material to supply their needs, and money wherewith to buy. *** Children grew apace. Our village stores were emptied and deserted. *** Our armies in the field became grand realities. *** All resources were cut off. Our government could poorly provide food, clothing and ammunition for its armies. Then it was that our mothers' wit was tested, and did in no sort disappoint our expectations. *** "Spinning wheels, looms and dye pots were brought into requisition. Wool of home production was speedily converted by loving hands into warm flannels and heavy garments, with soft scarfs and snugly-fitted leggings to shield our dear boys from Virginia's wintry blast and fast-falling snows. *** Later on, societies were formed to provide supplies for the general demand. * * * Every available fragment of material was converted into some kind of garment. After the store of blankets in each home had been cheerfully given, carpets were utilized in their stead, and portioned out to the suffering soldiers. Wool mattresses were ripped up, recarded, and woven into coverings and clothing. Bits of new woolen fabrics left from former garments were raveled, carded, mixed with cotton, spun, and knitted into socks. Old and worn garments were carried through the same process. Even rabbits' fur was mixed with cotton and silk and appeared again in the form of neat, comfortable gloves. "Begging committees went forth (and, be it truthfully said, the writer never knew of one being turned away empty-handed) to |