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HERTY Memorandum
    James Herty and his wife Frances Herty came to Milledgeville from Farquier
County, Virginia (date unknown).

    They had seven (7) children: Mrs. Ann Herty Gessner, Miss Mary E. Herty, Dr.
James W. Herty, Capt. Bernard R. Herty, Mr. Charles Herty, Mr. Thomas Herty,
Mrs. Frances Herty Joseph.

    Bernard R. Herty was born in Milledgeville, January 26, 1844, and died on
October 7, 1878. He was married in August, 1866 to Lou Turno Holmes who died
September 4, 1876. Bernard Herty left Milledgeville for war as Fourth Sergeant
of the Baldwin Blues on April 26, 1861. He succeeded to the command of the
Baldwin Blues in April 1864, when Capt. Wallace Butts was desperately wounded
and captured. The Baldwin Blues then became Company H of the Fourth Georgia
Regiment, and took part in all the fighting around Richmond," in Maryland and in
Pennsylvania.

    Bernard and Lou Herty had two children,—-Charles Holmes Herty and Florence
Modesta Herty.

    Details concerning Charles Holmes Herty taken from "Who's Who in
America—1922:1923" are as follows:

    "Herty, Charles Holmes, chemist; b. at Milledgeville, Ga., Dec. 4, 1867; s.
Bernard R. and Louisa T. H.; student Ga. Mil. and Agrl. Coll., 1880-4; Ph. B.,
U. of Ga., 1886; Ph. D., Johns-Hopkins, 1890; at univs of Berlin and Zurich,
1899, 1900; m. Sophie Schaller, of Athens, Ga., Dec. 23, 1895. Asst. Chemist,
Ga. State Expt. Sta., 1890-1; instr., 1891-4, adj. prof. chemistry, 1894-1902,
U. of Ga.; collaborator, 1901-2; expert, 1902-4, Bureau of Forestry, U. S. Dept.
of Agriculture; with Chattanooga Pottery Co., 1904-5; Prof, of Chemistry, U. of
N. C., 1905-16; editor Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, New York
1917-1921.—Fellow A. A. A. S., Chem. Soc. (London) ; mem. Soc. Chem. Industry,
Am. Chem. Society (pres. 1915, 16) ; Societe Chimique de France, Soc. China,
Industrielle, Am. Electro-chem. Soc., Soc. Cotton Products Analysis, Soc. for
Promotion Engring Edn., Am. Forestry Assn., Soc. Am. Foresters, Franklin Inst.,
Am. Philos. Soc., Washington Academy of Sciences.

    Clubs: Chemists, Century, Cosmos. Present position, Pres., Synthetic Organic
Chemical Manufacturers Association of U. S., One Madison Ave., New York City."

JAMES WILLIAM HERTY (1838-1876)

    The subject of this sketch was born in Milledgeville, Ga., Aug. 14, 1838.
His parents—James Herty and Frances Lawler Herty—moved from Farquier County,
Virginia, between 1834-36. Nine children blessed this union, most of whom died
in early life.

    James William Herty attended the local schools but studied medicine in
Philadelphia, Penn. He graduated with credit to himself, and shortly after that
consummation of his ambition, sought and obtained the post of Past Assistant
Surgeon in the United States. Navy, although at that time he was not of legal
age for admission to the service. Exception was made in his case because of his
unusual talents and training.

    He was assigned to foreign service and visited many European countries. In
England he made many warm acquaintances whose friendship lasted during his
remaining life. Later he saw duty off the West Coast of Africa where the "San
Jacinto," Capt Charles Wilkes, U. S. N., was searching for slavers. As the War
of Secession had broken out the "San Jacinto" was ordered home. When near Cuba,
Capt. Wilkes learned that Messrs. James M. Mason and John Slidell, Confederate
Commissioners to England and France respectively, had run the Blockade and
reached Havana, at which port they engaged passage for Europe on board the
British Mail Packet "Trent."

    "Some distance out, the 'Trent’ was overhauled by an American man-of-war
under Capt. Wilkes, the two commissioners were taken off (November, 1861), and
carried to Boston harbor where they were imprisoned in Fort Warren. This action,
which was illegal and unauthorized, caused great excitement in England, and came
near causing a collision between the two countries. Lord Palmerston made a
peremptory demand for the surrender of the prisoners. The American government
had already disavowed the act of Capt. Wilkes, which, though it was justified by
the British claim of the 'right of search,' was contrary to American principles.
The Confederate Envoys were therefore promptly released and sent to England."
(Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. XXIII, page 777).

    When the two captured commissioners were brought aboard the "San Jacinto"
Dr. Herty and Capt. John Roger Fenwick Tattnall, U. S. Marine Corps, (also a
Georgian by birth), surrendered their staterooms for the better accommodation of
the prisoners. Further, these two officers because of their indignation,
consequent upon the capture of their fellow Southerners, handed their
resignations to Capt. Wilkes, who declined to accept them. Upon reaching Havana
Dr. Herty and Capt. Tattnall attempted to make their escape, with a view of
working their way to the South, but were intercepted and taken aboard the "San
Jacinto" under arrest. When called upon to surrender his sword Capt. Tattnall
flung his weapon far overboard into the sea.

    The two commissioners and the two officers were taken direct to Boston,
Mass., where they were incarcerated in Fort Warren, until liberated (as in the
case of the former) or exchanged (as in the case of the latter).

    Immediately upon his exchange Dr. Herty returned to Milledgeville and
offered his services to his country and served in the navy as surgeon until the
collapse of the Confederate Government.

    At the close of the war, Dr. Herty became a general practitioner, in
Milledgeville, and continued his gentle ministrations to his fellow man, until
an early and untimely death ended his career of usefulness.

    On Dec. 19, 1865, he was happily married to Mary Frances Bonner, daughter of
O. P. Bonner, of Baldwin County, Ga.

    This union resulted in the following children: Mary Marwood, Olive Philip,
and Frank James.

    Dr. Herty died at the early age of 38, Dec. 19, 1876—the anniversary of his
wedding.

    Dr. Herty was universally beloved for his geniality and generosity, both
afloat and ashore.

Mrs. Lou T. Herty

    Died in this city, Monday, Sept. 4, 1876, Mrs. Lou T. Herty, wife of Capt.
B. R. Herty, daughter .of Capt. Isaac Holmes, deceased.

"There is a reaper whose name is Death,
    And with his sickle keen, 
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
    An the flowers that grow between."

    How true in the sad death of Mrs. Herty! She was indeed, as a beautiful
flower, with brightest hues and richest fragrance, cut down suddenly by the
sickle of death.



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Part V

HISTORY of BALDWIN COUNTY GEORGIA

BY MRS. ANNA MARIA GREEN COOK

ILLUSTRATED

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