The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1878-08-22

Our object accomplished. Also,
the Seven Pines, wh.re the gallant
Sixth were second to none in
making the most furious onset
upon Caseys cntrenched camp,
capturing it-~driving bis division
upwards of two miles, slaughtcring
and being slaughtered, when night
: checked their victorious advance,
and with her sable mantle en-
yeloped the scene, as if to conceal
from view the CHASTITY horror of the
field of carnage. in this battle
alone, it has been truly said, tho
Sixth Regiment achieved imperish-
! able fame. Then, at Gaines Mill
they participated in vigorously
assaultipg and, after most stupcpd-
Gus cxcrtion, in carrying, a triple
line of cntrenched works, erected
with such consummate dexterity and
Judgment, and fortified SO power
fully by nature, rs to render tho
prospect Of it's access and occu-
pancy simply absurd, except by
Southern patriots driven to des-
pcration by Northern usurpation
and Northern tyranny. Again, at
Frazcr's Farm, the severe ordeal
was repeated. when victory, though
ut an enormous expenditure Of
human life, perchcd upon our
tatte-el and blood stained banner.
No less did they obtain triumpn-
ant success on the CORY field Of the
second Manassas, where with great
precision and coolness in executing,
in conjuction with their brigade,
one Of the most brilliant manmuvres
eyer performed under such gall
ing fire, their courage and heroism
were most conspicuous in the
violent attack which defeated and
finally routed the Federal infantry
massed upon an eminence, pre-
paratory to making the last dospcr~
ate effort to retrieve the fortunes
of the day. Afterwards, at Sharps-
burg and Fredericksburg, and
wherever and whenever opportuni~
ty offered, there was no duty, how
ever difficult Or dangerous, that
these b,ttle~scarred veterans ever
hesitated to perform. They pro
served the same spirit in the
laborious service at the Investment
Of Suffolk, in which their Patience,
har'lihood and unswerving loyalty
added fresh lustre to their already
fadcless laure!e and enyiable II cpu-
tation. Tnen, too: in the midnight
conflict at Lookout Creek, their
gallantry was admirable, at Camp
bells Station remarkable; and at
the siege of Knoxville their con-
stancy was unh ,gging. The entire
campaign Of East Tennessee was
ono Of hardship, which put to the
test the power Of endurance Of the
Southern soldier, illustrating a
grand triumph Of patriotism over
physical suffering. In the follow
ing year, ut the Wilderness, at
Spottsylvania Court House, and on
q number Of other holly contested
fields,- new evidences were given of
that allegiance, for which the
soldiers OF the Sixth would rather
have died than to petray it. Then
came the long series Of enguge-
mcnts on the lines in front of
Richmond and Petersburg, in which
noble examples OF hcroism were
m my and frequent, and the most
disastrous conflict among them, in
which this Regiment took part,
and in which it seemed that an
utilization would inevitably result,
was Fort Hlrrison, where, through
n concentrated and most terrific
! fire of musketry and artillery,
the remnant rushed on to death,
not !"sceking the bubble ropu-
tation III the cannon.'s mouth" but
actuated by higher and moro noble
incentive duty to themselves, duty
to their country. And even in the
last few but comparatively insigni-
ficant encounters, although our
capital had been abandoned, our
resources for ammunition welI~nigh
exhausted, our commissariat and
other supply departments entirely
depleted, yet this handful Of vote
rams, in this their bitter experience,
had not forgotten the days of their
grandest acnievements, when their
former patriot comrades sacrificed
their lives ip defence of O cause
which we, from the bottom of our
hearts, thank God they never knew
was lost For their beloved State,
and their own sunny South, they
periled all, and would rather havo
| fallen, as fall they did, adorned with