Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . tile gunswithout one tremor, nursedher children, torn by theirshells, without repining,but with perfect trust inthe hand of the One Dis- MRS. CHARLES THOMPSON HASKELL penser, Mrs. Charles Thompson Haskell (Sophia Langdon Cheves,daughter of Colonel Langdon Cheves) had seven sons in thearmy around Richmond when I met her at Mrs. Stanards,in one of the several visits she made to tend their of them had been privates in the army before the firingon Sumter. She was ever quiet, but genial; hiding whatsuspense and anguish held her; making unknowing, gr
Belles, beaux and brains of the 60's . tile gunswithout one tremor, nursedher children, torn by theirshells, without repining,but with perfect trust inthe hand of the One Dis- MRS. CHARLES THOMPSON HASKELL penser, Mrs. Charles Thompson Haskell (Sophia Langdon Cheves,daughter of Colonel Langdon Cheves) had seven sons in thearmy around Richmond when I met her at Mrs. Stanards,in one of the several visits she made to tend their of them had been privates in the army before the firingon Sumter. She was ever quiet, but genial; hiding whatsuspense and anguish held her; making unknowing, greathistory for her state and for all time. The eldest son was Langdon Cheves Haskell, who servedfirst on the staff of General Maxcy Gregg, later on that ofGeneral A. P. Hill, and surrendered at Appomattox as cap-tain on the staff of Fighting Dick Anderson, of his ownstate. He married Miss Ella Wardlaw, of Abbeville, dyingin 1886 and leaving three sons and one daughter, all adults. Charles Thompson Haskell was the second son, a captain. BELLES, BEAUX AND BRAINS OF THE SIXTIES 163 in the First Carolina Regulars, and was killed on MorrisIsland when Gilmore landed to attack Charleston, in July,1863. He, happily, left no widow. The next was William Thompson Haskell. He was cap-tain of Company H, First South Carolina Volunteers, anddied at the charge of that corps at Gettysburg, while command-ing a battalion of sharp-shooters under A. P. Hill. Alexander Cheves Haskell lived through the day of Appo-mattox. He was colonel of the Seventh South CarolinaCavalry, of ruddy record, and still lives at Columbia. Hisfirst marriage was one of the most touching romances of thewar. Miss Rebecca Singleton was a dainty and lovely,but high-spirited, daughter of that famed old name. Inthe still hopeful June of 1861Mrs. Singleton and her daugh-ter were at the hospital atCharlottesville, crowded sothat Mrs. Chesnut (as herdiary tells) took the younggirl for her roommate. * Shewas the worst in love girl
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