Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1869-09-03
Reminisoenoes Of the war.

ofl864, is still fresh in the minds of the men
who lay for so long a time half starved in the
trenches around Petersburg. It was quito .
brilisnt and well.oxecuted affair. Hampton's
chief scout, Sergeant S%hadbourne, Of the JEFF.
Davis Legion of Cavalry, had made q daring
reconnaissance into the enemy's lines, and
aacertaincd the exact position Of tho beef-pen,
and assured the General that he could guide
our command within a mile Of the camp of
the cavalry guard detailed by Grant to watch
bis meat supplies. He was perfectly familiar
with all the roads and by-paths leading to
Sycamore church, at which point the animals
were being grazod. So we wore marched to
within ten miles Of tho church, and halted to
rest men and horses, aud to perfect the de-
tails Of tho next mornings work. Pickets
we're posted, the scouts sent out to scour the
roads leading to the church, and the weary
command lay down to sleep. Some hours be-
fore daylight the bugle sound merrily "to
horse" and off we trotted, feeling confident
that our experienced leader was up to some-
thing which would rebound to the glory of
our arms and tho benefit of our cause. Just
as day dawned, the charge was sounded, snd
the front regiment dashed ahead upou the
eueny's vidette and into the camp of the
sleeping Federals, Shadbourne and his gallant
band Of scouts at the head. Tho enemy's
vidette fired his piece, reused his comrades,
and the shot few thick and fast for q while.
Tho wild shout of victory was but the death.
kncll to some Of the bravest spirits there, and
many of the men and officers of both sides
were killed. A hasty prayer for the aceting
spirits of their dying comTsdes, and tho men
dashcd on to where the vast herd of splendid
cattle stood atupidly gazing at the wild route
into which their Federal protectors woro
s''en began the %plundering
'hc rioh commissary and sutler stores.-
Meh were seen everywhere smoking the finest
g dr. drinking toasts to fine liquor, laden
down with blankets, i oost:s, butter cheese,
and a confused mass, such as only a hungry,
hslf.famished rebel plundcring a Yankee
camp could gather up. Tho camp having
been thoroughly rausacked, Hampton ordered
hs Generals--Rosscr, bearing, and w. II.
& I4ce-to get their men together, and then
came the command, 'back to camp" Colonel
White, "of tue flowing looks in the advance
with his splendid battalion Of Virginia cav.
airy. Then came Dearing, and far in the
rear, to keep danger away from the bovine
prisoners. 1890 strong, came VIII. f. Lee.
with his division. The sun was sinking in
the West, but not down, when a courier
from White announced that he had met the
enemy's cavalry on the Jerusalem plank road,
aud they were too many for him. The spurs
wore dashed into tho sides of tho horses, and
soon the wild yell announced that Rossor's
troopers had made q charge under the lead of
that daring General. AS General Hampton
spurrcd TO the scene of action, q courier was
met, con foaming steed," from Rosser, saying
he had dismounted his men and fought on
foot until not ten rounds Of ammunition remain.
ed to tho men. Courier after courier was
dispatched to hurry up General Lee. The
cattle were turned off into another road, and
10 tho meantime our horse artillery had been
placed in position to respond TO the shots of
the enemy. Who that was there can over
forget the wild grandeur Of that soone2 The
sun shedding its parting beams upon the bat.
thing hosts, the heavy piunging Of tho shot
andsholl through tho ranks of mon and horses,
the waving Of battle flags, the galloping Of
staff officers and couriers over the field, the
ISN'T shouts of our men calling to the YAM
KEGS t. "ocmhe and get some beef for supper"
al made up a scene strangely mingling the
sublime and ridiculous. The enemy left our
front just at dark, and we quietly took up orr
line of march to camp. Tho hungry infantry
In The trenches received the news Of our good
fortune with shouts of joy, and they did not
call In question the fighting qualities Of the
cavalry any more. And yet we had only kept
up the brilliant reputation they had always
given us as foragers. Never had such steaks
and roasts been seen in tho army since our
Pennsylvania campaign. It is needless TO
add that everybody enjoyed the beet.
Matches Democrat
HoBBEaY AT FLoaENoE.--TThe Darlington
"Demoorat, Of the 18th ultimo. says /: Avery
sharp robbery was committed at Florence,
one night last week. The robbers entered
Tho room, of Mr.. HgNRY W~ITHIEaToS, while
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