The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1867-12-18

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you'd DO killed In battle, ~as ever present :
With him. Yet Il mover cssssd Md q .hirk
from duty. remember the day Ne rsturssa
from the Richmond hospitai, snd rspeslsdrss
camp. He was Jet pale and wsAx I Iesprss.
sod to him surprise ut sosiug him rstsrn snds
report for duty, before no uss sbls % porfasn
the fatiguss OF soldier. .Ho rspiisd 70 ns
that he could romain away from Che 'Cosspaay
nonlongef-thst there wss . somsth.ns which
was irrcsistibly forcing him back 70 ~. Tho
Regiment, that morning, was otissod 70 picket
duty, OF Munson's Ill, In sight Of Alsxandria,
and tho soldiers were busy prspariag their
three days rstions. Priys.s Sorngxs reported
to me that he intended going with us. I
demonstrated With siin, informing him hat
tho distance was seven or eight miles, and tia
hswss too feeble to walk that Tar, aud by pla,
eing him on eamp guard, I suoooaded Is pro
venting bis departing with us at the tirae.-
The regiment had been on picket several DAYS
1t was usual then to keep men on duty 6ve
days With three days rations-but wo had.
been relieved from duty, and wero expecting
every moment receive orders 70 march back
to our camp, DIT Flint IIiil, near Fairfax. Much
to- our turprisc VIC, saw s. coming into our
! biyouac. He was wan aud weary. Some of
tho boys, perhaps, piqued him for coming 80
late, as NO were soon 20 return, and that the
dangers Of the expedition were ,ovor. He
spoke as IL hc would ;novor return, and inform
cd Lis comrades that ho desired, upon their
return to camp, TO obtain his pistol frcr his
tent, and, at tho next Anniversary OF the Com.
paoy, (22d february,l to preseut it to the
"bGst shot" in the Company, az ii had boon
given to him on similar occasion, for like
merit He mado disposition Of several other
artlc!ss-some Of which wcro perhaps for his
aged mother, for whom he always expressed
tho warmest love. These tcstameutsry acts
wore treated as frivolous by many, at tho tin Q,
believing that at lonst for some time to come,
we would 10 exempt fom very dangerous
duty. In this wo were much nistaken.-.
About noon, the long roll hogan 10 beat at
Gen. Longstreot's hoadquarters---tho General
was then commanding tho outposts of peauro.
guards army. Col. afterwards Coneral) Ksr-
shaw was ordered to move with his Regiment
tho iar-famcd SecOrd-to repel tho Yankoes
from the village Of Lewisyills, ,sone six miles
to our'lcft: Soon we were speeding along tho
turnpike. S. was with mo, being in nv sec.
| tion of the Company. We walked much to-
gcthcr. Dcing quite fceblO, suffered him TO
walk out OF the lines, and would have excused
him E'om going ut all, had he consented to 20
back. Those with Us that day will remember
how warm It was-yet he was clad in n long
black orsreoat, which attracted much attep.
ton. Al length, NE came in sight OF the ens-
my-their battery crowned the hill in our
iront--and US We gained the litlls street or
lane ut the foot of tho hill, they poured down
upoa Ne most turEi6e shower Of shell and
ball We Tero deployed ~ skirmishcrs, and
| lay hat upon the ground, whilst tue shells
wero exploding harmlcss,y over our boads, or
burying themselves in tho open Geld behind
| us. At each succeeding shot, tho osuuonoers
| depressed their guns, and nearer and nearer tho
deadly missiles fell and exploded about US. I
remember standing by fence post, attempting
| to peer at the enemy through ths corn, which
stood between US and the artillery. Suddenly
1 fslta eoneassion in the sir Just above nae,
and was satisfied, If the gunner lowered his
| piece but an inch or two moro; that must be
greatly endangered by standing, 50 foil to tho
ground, and, in doing so, my hoad fell upon the
head OF poor s., who, raising himself Lut q lit
| tie, gaze me what proved to be his dying
words" expose yourself just as little as pos.
sible, ,"-thon turning his fass from me, the
brim of my hat resting upon his cap. That
! moment, heard the fatal she'll tearing its way
! to us through the corn--I could scarcely haze
spoken word in tho time, yet thought many
things. felt sure that one OF US must be-
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missile struck the post, pierced it through,
throwing post, rails and earth in many direc-
tions. My reason 1ed mo. Whom recovered,
was gaining my feet midway the lane-my
hands were claspcd to my hoad--aud as my
right band relaxed to my siIe, L saw that it
was filed with blood, brains and matted hair
looked before me, and there lay my posr
friend, unmoyed in death--his head totally
severed from his body. ..... @.
"And evsrmore I saw that those
Who, after braying many a field, ns
/ Know that their lives were near tho close,
Were men who kept tho faith which throws
The love of Jesus, like a shield
Between them and the worst of foes"
At another time, 1t. Dep, of Cam don
said to me, before going into battle, that he
was deeply Impressed with the belief, that
whilst he would not be killed, he would be bad
: lly wounded about the head. SO it was
i minnie ball struck him high on the forehead
: iinjuring the skull badly, but from which h,
= afterwards recovered. y, str
: Numorous instances nigh. bc gison of sim
liar prcseutiments in every day life. In thou
t sands Of instances, they are 'disregardod anc
: unnoticed.. How often do We hear person
e say: al did not bced the warning of m,