The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-11-15

enough to be heard by the girls, $50 you
have been caught at your tricks Mt last,
and Colonel Martin has put you on guard
to punish you; I told you to lettheschick.
ems alone, but you would not mind me,
and then putting spurs to his horse, dash.
ed off before the bewildered sentinel could
deny the charge. 80
The sole survivor cf the incident gives
the following: Previous engagements
had SO thinned out the line officers of the
First North Carolina infantry, (States
troops,) that atthe battle Of MalycrnHill,
companies G and e Of the regiment Swert,
both under command of one subaltern,a 20
second lieutenant. Company c was our
color company, and when we moved into
action, five corporals, the remnantsofs the,
old color guard, marched with our flag.
Our attack was made up the facesofs q:
steep hill, and through the. yard and gars
.den.ofa parsonage. The fire ofthe ene.g
my, both with artillery and small arms,
was exceedingly heavy; ands upon our
gaining the cresteof the hill, its effect,Was
too severe to be'endured. We did not
fall back, however, but rushed forward to-
the road beyond, which had been worm
down so as to afford a very fair; cover to;
the troops;in line Of battle. The distance
to the road from the top of the hill, was
not more than IS yards But during the
time we were making this short run, Cor
poral Latham was. shot dead with the
colors in his hands; Larier took them and
instantly fell mortally wounded; Wig
gins seized them and had his knee shat
tered; Herring took his place, but to fall
also with o wound through the body !;
finally Corporal Calvin Jones took the
flag and held it while his life lasted. He
was fair, delicate boy of sixteen, from
the county of New Hanover. A ball
shattered his arm, I said, go to the
rear and give me the flag. sOh, no sir!
7 can carry it. YETI. The one arm does
double duty. Another shot lnangles his,
girllike face. Let gol | can hold it yet.
Another ball pierced his noble breast.
.sTake it, Lieutenant! can carry it no
.fartherpa His officer, with the assistance
of Evan Atkinson and George Lumsden
.(both whom had been since llilled) laid
the brave boy behind a bank, safe from
farther mutilation, where as noble "a
soul was breathed out as ever animated
mortal mould. ";sere fsIss'ze7 y ~ szFf ga
Two gallant cavalry generals, friend
tells us, were in the habit ofsjoking ieachs
other about the poverty of theirsrespe
tive States, General c., of North
Carolina, was accustomed to taunt Gem
eral y, of Georgia, with the Whortles
berry proclivities of his people. The
other would retort BY alleging that the
,"tar-heels" lived on persimmons. These
Jokes never alienated the heroic brot ho.s-
lin-arms, but their mutual good feeling
came near Being broken off on one occaS
sion AS General G--zfwas putting his
brigade into camp, he observed squad
of men drawpupi iunder'a persimmon tree
near the spot which he had chosen for
his own tent. Il "Who are you, and what
are you doing2" asked General G--.
The sergeant saluted him with his sabre,
and said in the most respectful manner,
81 have been ordered by General Y----.;i
to guard thisaporsinlmon tree until Gem
eral G should leone up, and. then turn
it.over to him for the use Of his brigade r.
The sergeant. made good his escape, butt
.itswasza, long time before the practical
joke was forgiven By General G.. ---zi. ) ssi
a New WAY TO CoLLEoT OLD DEBTs.
"A friend related to us the other day an
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