The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1866-03-01

ConteQerarc lett there the Taiu AROUND
McClollans army in October; the obsti-
nate fighting in front of the gap of the
Blue Ridge rs Lee fell back in November
to the line of the Rappahannock the ex-
petition in dead of winter to the Occoluan
tho critical and desperate combat on the
9th of June, 1868, at Fleetwood Hill, or
Brandy, where Hampton held the right
and Young of Georgia, the brave Of
braves, went at the flanking column of the
enemy with the sabre, never firing u shot
and swept them from the field the speedy
advance, thereafter, with the fighting
| fighting, fighting, on the road to Gcttys
burg; the close and bitter struggle when
the enemy, with an overpowering force OF
infantry, cavalry and artillery, about the
20;h Of June, attacked the Southern cav
airy near Middleburg, and forced them
back, step by step, beyond Uppcrvillc,
where, in the last wild charge, when the
Confedcratcs were nearly broken, Uamp-
ton went in with the sabre at the head OF
his men and saved the command from de
struction by his 3" do or die" fighting the
advance thereafter in Pennsylvania, when
the long, hard march was strewed all over
| with battles like the verses of Ariosto
the stubborn stand at Hanover town, where
Hampton stood like rock upon the hills
above the place, and the ncvcr-cc ccasing
receding roar of his artillery told us that
on the right flank all was well the march
thereafter to Carlisle, and back to Gcttys-
burg; the gran1 charge there, sabre to
sabre, where Hampton was shot through
the body, and nearly cut out of the saddle
by SATIRE blow upon the head, which
almost proved fatal; the hard conflicts of
the Wilderness, when General Grant came
over in May, 1861; the fighting on the
north bank OF the Po, and on the left OF
the army at Spottsylvama Court House 4;
the various campaigns against Sheridan,
kautz, Wilson and III later cavalry lead
ders on the Federal side, when Stuart
having fallen, Hampton comman led the
whole Virginia cavalry the hot fights at
Trevillian's; ut Rcams at Belliields in
hundred places; when in those expiring
hours OF the great conflict species OF
fury seemed to possess both combatants,
and Dinwlddie was the arena of struggle
bitter, bloody, desperate beyond all ex-
preston then the fighting in the Caro-
linas on the old grounds of the Edisto.
the high hills of the Santec and Congarec
which i'll 1864 and 1865 sent bulletins of
battle as before; then the last act of the
tragedy W! en- Sherman came and lamp
tons sabre elcamed in the glare of his
own house ut Columbia, fired by himself,
and then was sheathci such were some
OF the scenes amid which the late form OF
this soldier moved, ana his sword flashed.
The cleaning sabre had always been seen
in the van. On the Rappahannock, tn?
Po, the Susquehannah, the Shenandoah
the North Ann, the James, the Rowan,y
in Virginia, Maryland and Ponnsyl-
vania-IIamptcn had fought with the
stubborn courage Inherited from his rcvo-
lutionary sires. Fighting lastly upon the
soil Of his native State, he felt no doubt
as Marion and Sumter did when RowIon
and Tarleton came and were met sabre 70
sabre. In the hot conflicts Of 1865 IIamp-
ton met the new enemy as those J,rcnc
chevaliers with their Virginia comrade.
Z" Light Horse Harry" Lee, had met the
old, in 1871.
OF this eminent soldier, | will say that
seeing him often, in many OF those perious
straits which reveal hard fibre or its absence.
| always regarded him as noble type of
courage and manhood-a gentleman and
soldier ''to the fingernails" But that is
not enough; generalization and cuiosy are
profitable-truth and minute character
ization are Better. One personal anecdote
Of Caesar would be far more valuable than
hundred commonplaces-and tha, is true
of others. 1t is not general idea" am
to give-I would paint the portrait, if
can, of the actual man The individuality
of the great South Jarolinian was very
marked Yousa at glance the race from
which he sprung, and the traits Of heart
and brain which he brought to the hard
contest. lie was 'whole in himself and
due to none" Neither in physical or men.
tql conformation did he resemble Stuart
the ideal cavalier, the rough rider Forest
or the rest. To compare him lor an in
slant to the famous Stuart-thc latter
laughed, sang and revelled in youth and
enjoyment Hampton smiled oltoncr than
he laughed, never sang at all that ever
heard, and had the composed dcmeanor of
man OF middle age. Stuart loved bril-.
liant colors, gay scenes, and the sparkle of
bright eyes. Hampton gave little thought
to these things, and his plain gray coat