organized about the same time under Captain J.W.  Hamington, formed part of the Eighth Regiment, of Kershaw’s Brigade.  Capt.  McLeod was of commanding presence, being six feet four inches tall, erect, active, and alert, beloved by his company, and when the test came proved himself worthy of their love and confidence.  On the field of battle his gallantry was conspicuous, and he exhibited undaunted courage, and was faithful to every trust.

At the reorganization of the Regiment he was elected Major and served as such through the battles of Savage Station, Malvern Hill, Sharpsburg, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg.  In the last named he was killed while gallantly leading the Regiment in the desperate charge on the enemy’s twenty pieces of artillery, in the celebrated peach orchard, where in a few minutes the Eighth Regiment, being on the left of the Brigade, without support, assailed in front and flanked, lost one hundred and eleven of the one hundred and seventy who were engaged in the battle.  Of this number twenty-eight were killed and buried on the field of battle.  Notwithstanding this slaughter the Old Eighth never faltered, but with the other regiments drove the enemy from the field, pursuing them upon the rugged slopes of Round Top Hill.  Thus ended the life of one of the noblest and most devoted of Carolina’s sons.

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DR. T.W.  SALMOND

Was born in Camden, S.C., on 31st of August, 1825.  Received his diploma from the Medical College, in Charleston, S.C., in 1849.  Practiced medicine in Camden till the war came on.  Married first, Miss Mary Whitaker, afterwards Miss Isabel Scota Whitaker.  He had two daughters, one by each marriage.  When the troops were ordered to Charleston, he left with General Kershaw as Surgeon of his regiment.  General Kershaw was Colonel of the Second South Carolina Regiment.  His regiment was at the bombardment of Sumter.  His staff consisted of Dr. T.W.  Salmond, Surgeon; Fraser, Quarter-Master; J.I.  Villipigue, Commissary; A.D.  Goodwyn, Adjutant.

At the reorganization of the Brigade, Dr. Salmond was promoted to Brigade Surgeon and was in all of the battles in Virginia.  He went with General Kershaw to Tennessee and came home when General Kershaw went back to Virginia, owing to ill health in the spring of 1864.

He resumed his practice after the war and continued till his death, August 31st, 1869.

I give below a short sketch concerning the Brigade Surgeon, copied from a local paper, as showing the kind of metal of which Dr. Salmond was made: 

To the Editor of The Kershaw Gazette: 

I never look upon a maimed soldier of the “Lost Cause,” who fought manfully for the cause which he deemed to be right, without being drawn towards him with I may say brotherly love, commingled with the profoundest respect.  And I beg space in your valuable columns to relate an incident in connection with the battle of Gettysburg, which, I think, will equal the one between General Hagood and the Federal officer, Daley.