The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1865-12-07

wooTs Magazine, from the pen OF Col.
IIeros Won Borcke, who was chief Of
staff for Gen. Jeb Stuart, the famous cav
alier of Virginia His pictures of caval-
ry experience in the Army Of Northern
Virginia are intensely interesting. This
incident occurred at Gaines Mill, during
McClellan's onslaught upon the Confede-
rate capital
LES -ANCIERS.
An affair of few minutes was with q
nowly organized regiment of Federal Lam
GERS. They stood three hundred yards
from us in line of battle, and presented
with glttering lanccs, from the point OF
which huttercd red and white pennon,
and their fresh, wcll-ftting blue uniforms
turned up with yellow, fine martial ap-
pearance. One Of our regiments was I'M
medately ordered to attack them; but be-
fore our Virginia horsomcn got within fif-
ty yards of their line. this magnificent
regiment, which had doubtless excited
the liveliest admiration in the Northern
cities on its way to the seat Of war, turn
cd tail and fed in disorder, strcwing The
line of their retreat with their pictu-
rescue but inconvenient arms. The en-
tire slsirmsh, if such it may be called, was
over in less time than is required to re-
cord it, and was y highly ludicrous cxhi-
bition of Les Lancicrs, danced to some
what animated music. not believe
that out of the whole body of seven hun
drcd men, more than twenty retained
their lanccs and their sudden and total
discontinue furnished q striking proof OF
the fact that this weapon, formidable
enough in the hand Of one accustomed to
WELD it, is u down right absurdi'y and
incumbrance to the inexperienced.
A HOT PLACE.
Just as VIC wcrc galoping along. the
line, the enomy opened upon us with
grape and canister; and our men began
to waver little, the ranks getting into
some confusion. At this moment General
Stuart, who had to ride few hundred
wards further to meet Col. Fitz Lee, turn
ed round to me, saying, Captain, [ wish
you to remain here with my staff and es-
cort until l come back, to give good cx-
ample to the men," SO We had 10 stand
for manv minutes in this diabolical fire Of
canister, which camo rattling along the
hard dry ground, or howled over us tight
and lcft-a pretty severe trial. 1t re-
qurss but little courage to attack the en-
envy, or even to ride about composedly
under fire, in comparison with what is
demanded to sit quietly in the face ofscv-
cral batteries, from which, with every
momcntary puff cfsmollc from the mouths
OF the guns, one may reasonably expect
the messenger OF death. A shell which
exploded directly over us tore nearly TO
pieces the captain Of the squadron near
est to me, with whom 1 had just been
talking, and killed OF wounded several of
the men. But our example had telling
effect; the ranks closed up and remained
in good order till the command was Civ
en-, and the long line OF horsemen, soon
in rapid trot, disappeared behind range
Of friendly hills.
General Stuart and staff now gallopcd
forward again to our artillery, which in
the meantime had lost mary men and
horses, but was still answering with the
greatest energy the calling fire of the nu-
mcrous batteries of the enemy.
wINDAGE.
About six o'clock in the evening | was
sent by Gen Stuart to order to the front
two squadrons of our Georgia regiment
to attack one of the Federal batteries,
which, without proper support, had been
making Il very bold advance. The enemy
had brought up to the distant heights
twonty pcices of rihcd ordnance, which,
by undue elevation, firing too high for
the effect they desired, were playing upon
an open space over which had to ride.
The fire was so terrific that [ found one
of our reserve batteries, not actively en-
gagged at the moment, entirely deserted
by it's gunncrs, who had sought protection
with the horses in deep ravine, and who
cried out to mo To dismount and join them,
because otherwise certain death must be
my fate 1 pushed on, and reached the
point of my destination i'll safety; but
galloping back l felt stunning blow
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