Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-02-14
The Land We Love.

The Land We Love for February has
b on received. We invite special at.
en- ion t. the article called the Lost
Dispatch" The following is the eS''
| tel ts: }
! Sketch cf lst. Kentucky Brigade
ibv G.n. Geo. B H"dge. N"wp"r .
! Ky.; sOur Left" b. Dr. + .. IL k
nor, Columbus, GA; THO L'ss Dis
vn,ch, bv tho Edror; We wiz. Wait,
by Mrs. Fannie D"waing. Charlotto,
n c.; A,bsrt MANGA, &C." .tributed(;
The Dnah OF Two Thnrsand Yen.
Ago, (C"ntrilu!,h). Univcr.al Expo
-itiou Of 1867. ny NJ. Il. Belknnp, PA
ris, Fru'o.; Right 80 Vote, hy Mira.
Marge'et J. Prost.un, Va; Tue l. k
Country of E',gla' d, by John r.
rhenafso", ESQ, Eichm"nd, Va; A
Por .ait. b. Dr. J Dickson Bruins
New Orl' A',s. L.; Pcrttot Through
Stuff ri' K, by Mrs Fs' nio Downing
"t e" arIo.to, N. C.; Steam Plouyhi'.s.
by Gen> J G.. Walker, Dccat r, ILL.,;
J ihe Aby-s'nian Expedition, by T. G
D.Lcon, Baltimore, Mi; uavrrsuck;
: n 'tcs o.. tho Month; EDITORIAL.
AT int. res ing feature of the work
is tho nuversack," presenting IL
IN nthIy budget OF stirring Incident
AID amusing unccdoto. The follow
ing which are told Of u we'll known
Gen cral OF Abbev,lse. will bc appreci-
at~d b, his numerous friends, and il
Iustrale the serio.comic phases of Tho
eventtul struggle
the morni'g at tho second day. f hit,
Il portion, of A., ?. Hills corps was
furc, d 10 fail hack in v.ry u"digni
fl. d hurry A Brigadser General a"d
. i. Lieu art happened t" be making
exc.llcnt li.ne in tho same direction
>, tho t,rn,or on horse ack, aud tho LAT
ter on foot. IL Was nip aud tuck fol
s,me minutes, bat tho undsresrowti
becoming thicker, tho i"otmap go
ahead, and he madv such 4 wife swatt
that tho horseman followed behiut
rim. The balls were Il, ing TOO thicl
around them 10 permit al free ant
pleasant HI interchange Of views AM
| sen; im.nt~, as mirh hl have taken P'ac
under either circumstances. s, soOr
however, AZ y point WAS renche
where the fro Of our Northern brett
- ren dih not urge them 50 prsss' n <
h., / ~ bt
wng, turned xnd said to tho Brig;
dir:
"Ge.ernl, how g 'es the isht " I'll
:. Generxl, who Wa. noted for his urba'
,ty, Raised his cap aid courLoously +
=, sponded:
'" "Wo arc driving tkem handaomel
Lieutenant, very handsomely, cir :"
eral On the night after tho battle
MY .'J.nes' Farm. On the right Of Po1e
an'l burg, the trn"ps that had BEEN eng:
Outt ed, and had driven The onomy bat
be were kept in line of battle, 81 the =
the cmy still kept up a desultory fir
one i,at enough TO keep every one on
very qui rire fur a move forward. Att
rtesl jrncture, we heard some one ridi
o bs rapis:ls toward our brigade, and ev.
mcs' one WAS in expectancy. We had
may douht It Wat. tho bearer Of order.
'hsI' US to move on the enemy. Every I
each was brcalhl,s% You could have
&. ia most heard q Pin drop as the ri
cult. drow nearer and n-arcr. Soon
foor could sec and rec'Epizs tho tide
s's The po,tly aud unmistakab'e pers
vice uge OF General ---,, Tho comma,i
in all brigade in our division. Now
now are cou -inced that wo will havo 10
''nue counter tho enemy, fer we had
~ j., heard that General -- was in L
'd'"g porary command Of Tho divisio,
'sions' But hush I. Let ns hear what he ha
y the say. Al the very top of his voice
N oy q very excited manner, he shou
thres eWbere ,is lasne,e sbrigada g. sB
i,ttict bundeed yejees: tueps.. HWj
isri9n f1--- = :ragsMs1t Ans Of.
p and aWbere is Col. ---?"sy:. AIS: "Iit
local (Just audibIe] seColonel, have
n't o. got anything TO drink -
each . =. ..