The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1874-01-18


nounced -determination,s 20 undertake
the execution Of a great national Hork. !,
based on Q heroic incident which took
place at the fierce battles ot. Frsdeficks-
burg. The incident il, THAI, After the; !;
gallant charge OF the National S;Irish
Brigade upon the stone fence behind (,
which portion of Gen. Karshaw's di-
vision of South Carolinians were posted.
the ground was covered with the dead
and dying Unionists, who, on the repulse
and retreat. were left to suffer The un.
told agonies OF q battle fsld. Itiside-
clared that the Irishmen made a. heroic
charge as it had been hopeless and
fatal; and when they had retreated, both
armies kept up mur3erous sharp
shooting upon each other. So fatal was
this cruel sport that the Federal reports
declare that $50 Unionists felI il their
rifle pits from the fire behind the stone
wall. On the Confederate side, the mo.
ment - hand or head was raised above
the wall, il was s..e to Be perforated
with Unionist's bullet. Sergeant Kirk.
land. one of the sharp shooters, sta
toned behind the stone wall. is the
hero Of the incident. He was after
wards. we mourn to say, killed in bat.
tie. He belonged to the Second South
Carolina Infantry. The groans of the
wounded Federalists lying juat over the
wall pierced his humane heart. and his
kindly, humane nature rebelled against
the cruelty of their snferingsa They
cried for water, and there was no friend
ly hand to bring it. Kirkland resolved
to make the attempt to relieve the wants
of the dying, aud with that moral and
physical horoism which aurmounts all
obstacles. and dares death for the good
Of others. he repaired to Gen. Kershaw's
headquarters and asked the privilege OF
Jumping over the wall and carrying
water to the lips of the wounded emu.
my. At first the General would not
think OF such folly. He told kirkland
that sure death awaited the man who
mounted the wall. for the fire was in.
cessnnt and fatal. Kirkland declared
that he could not bear to hear the groans
OF anguish which greeted his ears, and
he would make the attempt to relieve
them if the general would give his con-
sent The appeal was too stroug to be
resisted by the rnagnanimous Kershaw,
and he reluctantly gave his permission;
whereupon the gallant sergeant depart
ed on his more than perilous mission,
assuring his friends that he did not be-
AASSO hO WOOAd VIC AlllSus "a DOuQQ, aQu
he was over the wall. But he had not
touched the opposite turf before vol
ley OF bullets, fred from hundred con-
cealed points, welcomed him on his mis-
sion OF mercy. But miraculously, he
was unharmed. He l1nelt down, the
| object of q murderous fro, put his can
teen, like u blessed Samaritan, to the
lips of dying soldier, and arranged his
knapsack for a pillow. The Federals
were mistaken. They thought, reason.
ably enough. his purpose to be the
rihing of their dead, but they disco.
vcred his noble mission, and the firing
upon him slackened and ceased, and his
work went on az it had, oblivious of the
cruel shafts hurled at his charmed life.
From one to another he passed in his
loving work, and two great and hostile
armies forget their animosities in won.
dering observation and admiration Of
the hero who braved almost certain
death to do kind act to suffering men.
This painting will do much toward the
total destruction of the still smoking
embers of sectional animosity.
HOTEL ARRIVALS. January II, 1874
Wheeler House-J V McNamee, Charles
ton; F r Atkinson, q s A.; J Talmadge,
Washington; James W Hayward and
wife, James b Pitts, Newberry; James
d Walker, Norfolk; D r Phifor, New.
berry; W H Mann, Philadelphia; T. 81
Millichamp, Wilmington; Mrs Wilson.
P Dalfie, Charleston; F A Mowbray. E
e Thomas, Baltimore; r Nelson, New
York; f G Rantin, Charleston; John n
McDeyitt, Edge6eld; E s j Hayes,
Lexington; John r Craig. Blackstock;
9 NJ Douglas, Gadsden; E Mears. +
II Mears. U S A; G l. B Marsh, Will
mington; w d Gator, Baltimore; A O
Schafler, Walterboro; s Angle. Char
''tte; " A Bradley. r e Sullivan, Au-
gusta. ttt
Hendric Rouse.-L P Mitchell, Black
stock; W Fl Gillian, Va; T w Murph,
y Kucker, Orangeburg; D Mcclure.
J P Strohecker, q II Mashburn, Charles
ton; B Read, Union; W S Lowry,
Due West; A S Barnes, 81 j Lowrey,
Doko.
LIST OF New ADVERTISEMENTS.