The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-03-11

gard. But how vas Captain Dew
ber1y to move forward with that
formidable obstruction staring lis
company in the face. At length,
wrought up to al agony Of perplex-
ity, he turned to one of Gen. Beau
regards staff, and roared out:
Take that internal old stage out
OF my way, or I'll smash it to
pieces"
Luckily, however, the yellow
Jackets" had by this time began to
move Of their own accord, and pass
ed the obstruction by the right and
left flank, the Captain not one time
thinking how the movement was to
lie execntod. The untoward OBJ
s;ruction being passed, we quickly
aligned the regiment and moved
forward again.
In the meantime the battle in
front had become general. AL
along that fearful line, stretching
fer three miles, the rattle of mus
kerry and the roar of artillery was
deafening the all. Soon we began
to meet the struggling balls: and
now and then g furious shell came
shrieking over our heads. Soon,
too, the wounded, borne on bloody
litters, came groaning by, and di-
rectly We We're met by struggling
soldiers, who brought narrowing
tales of the bloody work that was
going on in front. One noble little
hero, a mere child, belonging to
Company D, 10Th Mississippi, came
up and reported his regiment cut
up and scattered and requested per
mission to fall in with us; he was
assigned place in the ranks, and
throughout that bloody day he
fought like q man
We had now reached a point TO
the left Of the enemy's Iowa camps,
and were ordered to march by the
right flank 10 close up q gap made
by an oh!iqae movement made du
ring Our advance. This movement
brought rs directly in front Of the
enelny's right center, and upon the
ground occupied by him g: the
opening Of the battle. From this
point he had been driven: and form
ell his line at the foot Of the second
hill beyond, Immediately in front
of his cncampment.
Before us lay an almost impenc
trable thicket of branches and bliar
to pass it in the line of battle
would be impossible, and to penc
trate it our, regiment was ordered
to move by the left flank, which it
did promptly. At q double quick
VIC cleared the jungle and dashed
through the little field beyond.
Rising the crest of sharp hill, we
were brought face to face with the
battle.
Never while I live will [ forget
the grandeur Of that sight. The
enemy's camp lay spread before us,
the clean white tents dotting the
field to the right and to the left as
far as my eye can leach. 1IcClern
ards division was in our front. The
dark masses, of men clothed in
blue uniforms, moving in soldielly
procession before us, some wheel
ing into line, others recumbent up.
on the ground, awaiting our ap.
proach to spring up and hurl death
in our faces. The heavy cloud of
sulphurous smoke that hung over
the field almost shutting out the
beams Of that April sun; the deaf,
ening roar of the cannon, the un-
earthly shrek of theshell, the rattle
of musketry, and the yells OF men
all conspired to make it scene the
grandest ever mortal eye beheld.
We were marching by the flank,
left in front. One moment we
paused, as if to gasp for breath,
while We gazed upon the work be-
fore us. Then came the order.
thrilling every heart.
BY the left OF companies. for.
ward into line; double quick.
march.
No order on q review was even
more handsomely executed than
was that order, in the face Of the
enemy. With u rollsing cheer, the
men sprung forward, and as each
company filed into line, it advanced
as deliberately as if that long line
of blue. that lay scarce three hun
dred yards in front, WIS a line o:
friends instead of mortal foes.
Company \, Capt. Sharp. hat
scarcely attained its position before
the enemy opened his fire; like
Simoons breath, it hissed through
on: ranks, sweeping at once some
of our bravest and best. Withou
a qvlivar. Our line moved forward
until within hundred PAGES O.
that line of blue, when the orde
came: Fire by file; commence fir
ing" and then we were lost in The
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