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Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 10. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones), Frank H. Harleston — a hero of Fort Sumter. (search)
d a respite of three years from the calamities of war. Sergeant Jasper won much renown in this affair by replacing the State flag, that was shot down by the English, under fire. Governor Rutledge the day after the battle presented his own silver mounted sword to him, and complimented him before the entire regiment. A monument commenorative of his gallant action has also been erected by the Palmetto guard, in Charleston, which was unveiled on the centennial anniversary of the battle, June 28th, 1876. Colonel Frank Huger, Captain Harleston's grandfather, was also a soldier, but he was chiefly noted for the daring attempt he made along with a young German, to deliver General LaFayette from the Austrian prison of Olmetz. I have seen letters from General LaFayette to Colonel Huger, in which he styles himself your devoted, affectionate and grateful friend, Lafayette. At the age of sixteen Captain Harleston began his training as a soldier, at the South Carolina Military Academy, w