The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1879-08-23

rages, for five hours tho battle wayers.
1t is a wild sccnc!' Shot and shell and
ball explode and whistle, yolley after
yollcy thin their ranks and our ranks.
Atlnst amid n very tempest of fire, the
Rebel shout goes up--the field Is ours
tho capital is safe! [Applause.1
What name you have contributed to
make for your country on that single
battlefield
The fights at Frazicr's Farm and
Malvern Hill were undoubtedly i'm
portant battles, and havo added to the
rcnown of Southern arms, but il was
tho victory of Cold Harbor that broke
the advancing columns OF the enemy
and hurled them buck to their boats.
Hero fell Delency, with seventeen
priyates. These were the first of tho
boys in gray who gave their lives for
their country. We lost ono hundred
and twenty-onc wounded. Here Van
landigham, captain Of Company I, lost
a leg, and Capt. Booktcr, Capt. Miller
and Capt. McMcckin were wounded.
The Brigade suffered heavily. Twenty
five hundred were carried into action;
it lost eight hundred and fifty-four,
killed and wounded. The battle Of
Second Manassas was scarcely loss i'm
portant than Cold IIarbor. The Fed
cral forces Oh the James River were
rapidly transferred to the line Of the
thappahannock, Pope i'll command.
l1cwas 10000 strong, with reinforce
ments coming up. Hill's Division was
turned over to Jackson, and we wero
therefore a part Of the great flanker's
command and were soon made &C.
qlaintcd with his manner Of doing
business. 1t was important that Popu
should be struck at once before rein
forccmcnts arrived. Jackson under
took TO flank while Longstrcct engaged
him in front. On The 25th of June
we started and made that day thirty
five miles. The next night, or rather
in the small hours Of the morning, the
column reached Manassas-Popc was
hankcd and his supplies cut off. Ho
must fight or starvc. Jackson's situa-
ton was no better. With O,OOO men
he was in Popc's rear, but Pope with
l2O, 900 was in his rear. Jackson, it
is truc, had Popc's supplies, but could
he hold thcm2 AT the earliest it would
be two days before Longstrect could
come up; meanwhile Pope could crush
him at blow. The situation was
PSi iAo"o hC'CI tlitiCoS, ClclC was ITO
trcpidation. 10 manGuvrc is some
times better than to fight. Pope was
outgcncralcd, he was bcwildcrcd.
Late in the evening Of the second day,
he attacked EARLY, who lost a leg but
held his ground. The morning of the
29th dawncd, and the unequal contest
was renewed. Gregg was placed OH the
extreme left, with. instructions to hold
at all hazards. Six times the enemy
assaulted his position, six times the
enemy was repu'scd. AT the third or
fourth assault, | think about one O'Clock,
when the enemy was pressing the Brig
adc at all points and had forced back
Thomas OH our right, it was tho for
tune Of the Twelfth to be tho first to
break his lines and hurl back tho adj
vancing foe. You drove him with
great slaughter, you pursed him across
the road, and out Of sight. Clyburn,
then captain, proposed that charge
across the road, and led it. This is not
history, but it is truth. 1t was about
this time that Hill sent to inquire OF
Gregg if he needed assistance. "Tell
| him." said tho old lero, "my amuni-
tion is exhausted, butt will hold my po-
sition with the bayonct." The rcnown
of that day made tho famo Of the Brig,
man did all that mon apd regiments
could do. There were eleven field officers
III action; seven Of thcm were wound.
cd and tWo-COl. Marshall and Licut..
Col. Lcadbcttcr-Were killed. The
officers wounded were Col. Barnes,
Col. Edwards, Col. McGowar, Lieut.
Col. Farrow, Major Brockman, Major
McCorklc and Major McCrady, acting
as Colonel of the 1st Regiment. Lieut.
| Col. Simpson and myself were the
only officers that escaped. / could
almost wish that l had received q
wlack or two [laughter1 Just to be
placed on that roll of honor. But
then Simpson would have 10 company,
| [Laughter. The casualties of the
Division--six brigadcs-arc reported
ut 1900. or, this number Gregg lost
6l3. Tho Twelfth lost "a killed and
125 wounded. With the rising sun on
the morning after this battle we were
on the march, and at four o'clock were
in the fight at OK Hill. Hero Buchan-
an, adJutant of the Regiment, fell NOR
tally wounded. We lost only ten mon
wounded. The next day the cam
paign Of Maryland commemorate
CuNtSo III tLc SuIIcillCr OF l1arDCr'S 3
Ferry. From tho cliffs of the Shenan-
doah, which you had scaled for the
purpose of charging the encmy's bat
tcrics, you saw the white flag 60 up
without the loss ola man. TWAS reward
enough for all the marches you had
made. This was tho 10Th. We come
now to the bloody Struggle on the 18th,
at Sharpsburg. In this battle tho
Twelfth was conspicuous for it's gal
lantry. BY rapid dash it outflanIsctl
itself, and was in imminent danger of
being surrounded. It. was recalled,
and in o second charge drove the
enemy with great gallantry.
Hero let mo pause to pay q tribute
TO tho memory of one who was the first
to lend youim battle, and who gave
his life that day in tho brilliant charge
TO which / have just alluded. Il need
not name him. AS second in COM
mand I was Intimately associated with
him, and watched with pride his mill
tary career. For cool, decisive con-
duct in batt'o, for skilful handling of
his command, and for gallantry, no
colonel in tho Army of Northern