The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . WAR PICTURES. [continued.] [Illustrated from photographs by Henry P. Moore, Concord, N. H.] By John C. £gp RAYTONS plan-tation is one ofthe localitiesthat will per-haps be remem-bered by theU11 i o n volun-teers who havesurvived thewar, better than any other; for it wasclose by the general headquarters on Hilton Head, and for a long time(after the taking of Port Royal) wasthe station of a battalion- of theFirst Massachusetts cavalry, three ofwhom figure in the picture of theDrayton mansion. No plantation on
The Granite monthly : a magazine of literature, history and state progress . WAR PICTURES. [continued.] [Illustrated from photographs by Henry P. Moore, Concord, N. H.] By John C. £gp RAYTONS plan-tation is one ofthe localitiesthat will per-haps be remem-bered by theU11 i o n volun-teers who havesurvived thewar, better than any other; for it wasclose by the general headquarters on Hilton Head, and for a long time(after the taking of Port Royal) wasthe station of a battalion- of theFirst Massachusetts cavalry, three ofwhom figure in the picture of theDrayton mansion. No plantation on the island hadmore comfortable or substantial negroquarters, the houses as a rule beingin good condition. Aunties home is a good illustration of their charac- KfllKi &=*. f p ?- They Hold the Fort. 3oS WAR PICTURES. ter. and the group seated before thedoor is a fair representation of thewell-fed, contented contrabands whohad flocked into Port Royal from themainland after its capture. The magnificent live oak tree, withits trailing moss, one of the featuresof a southern forest, is also a delight-ful reminder of the most attractive happy, contented looking lot theyare. These were the contrabands happy days, for Uncle Sam was aliberal provider, and little to do. andplenty to eat was the rule amongthem at Port Royal in 1S62. The mansion of ex-Governor Sea-brook, on Edisto Island, was one ofthe most attractive looking residences
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