The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1879-07-31

parably nobler in thought and action
than were these supposed champions o
human liberty. This was sample Of
tho thieving crews. and of tho officers
who were led into the field against M
earnest but noble foe ); officers and men
who showed their bravery in the bast
and cowardly plundering, abusing and
insulting of unarmed men, but especially
of women and children. refrain studi.
ously in this description from all exag.
geration, and leave he reader to form
his own Judgment.
L cheerfully acknowledge, moreover
that all the Northern troops were no,
composed of the outcasts of human soci.
city such as these were; perhaps they on
ly formed the minor part of the army. I
had opportunity later myself to become
acquainted with we'll conducted and we'll
disciplined soldiers of the United States.
gathered up my empty box, and the
lew papers that were left, and gradually
now began TO realize the extent of my
loss. ! specially lamented the loss of the
valuablea my brother had entrusted to
my keeping. He lost nearly every thing
he had saved during years Of labor; and
being far away from home, ignorant of
his great loss, 1t must come upon him as
terrible blow.
A large part Of my loss consisted in
drafts on England, which 1 had made,
representing the dividends of the share.
holders OF our company, and payment of
which to the wrongful holders was at
present impossible to estop. The loss of
the consular archives and of my own pa
pers troubled me less. But was borne
down by the great loss, and by the i'm
possibility to do aught for the recovery of
what had been forcibly taken from ME.
learned in that night, and later once
again, how much q man can bear, and
also that the fear Of any apprehended
calamity is always worse than the evil it.
self, once you have the assurance that
you can do nothing to remedy it. When
became alive to this consciousness, res.
ignation took the place of despair. There
was comfort in the reflection that at
this hour many had been visited much
more severely by cruel fate than l had.
L could consider myself fortunate that
my life had been spared, and that the
values was carrying around my person
had been saved. True had reason TO
fear for their further safety.
With the little / had left reached tho
McCully house exhausted and almost
crushed in spirit. The poor family were
IN great fear and trepidation mt what
was passing around them, although rs
yet they had escaped all danger. MY
arrival was greeted with great joy. Mr..
McCully, who mad ioug been paraiytic,
sat there without taking notice of any.
thing. The old grandmother lay sick in
bed, and the terrible events that were
transpiring were carefully kept from her.
Mrs. McCully and her daughters were
quite confused with fear and anxiety, only
increased by the briefrecital ofwhat I had
just passed through. 1t was with much
trouble l could prevail upon them to
gather together and have ready for re-
moyai whatever they priced most in case
fire or foe should render q hasty flight
necessary.
These good people had been fortunate
to have among the soldiers who were
quartered upon them nice, gentleman.
ly young man, who not only was very
aminble and considerate to the people Of
the house, but defended them and their
property against the shameless thieves.
Hero he stood all alone among his com
rades, and strenuously foiled officers and
soldiers, again and again, in their efforts
70 plumber, or to set the house on fire,
TILL ut last his strength proved inadequate
to cope with brute force. He denounced
the conduct of his comrades disgraceful;
lamented that there were 30 many scoun-
dreis in the army, mostly Europeans,
("'lrish and Dutchmen," but m ainiaincd
that cruelties were prepetrated contrary
to the orders Of the commanding gen
eral.
Now at last the flames reached this
upper part of Main street. The rush at
our house became stronger, and soon our
brave protector could no longer ward off
the robbers, who were breaking in doors
and windows. The wild horde came,
everything was broken open or knocked
10. What they thought they could use
they carried of; all else was destroyed.
took the poor family away almost emp
ty handed the house was already burn
ing. We had the greatest difficulty to
save the old grandmother, who barely
escaped fiery death. AS she was being
carried out by two faithful negroes 1 col
Jared one of the soldiers Of the noble ar
my of liberation who was in the act of
setting fire to the bed in which the old
lady lay. l was summoned thither by
their cries of distress, and in the nick of
time prevented this cruel murder. In
the dispute that ensued learned to nv
horror that this brute was a German,
who could barely talk English. This vas
one of the specimens of the brave SOL
diers my Fatherland sent ostensibly to
fight slavery, b:t in reality to rob and to
murder. Nor, l am sorry TO say, was he
tie only ono of his race among those who
pefpetrated such deeds of shame.
1t was the usual custom of these vile
rascals, after having plundered house,
to set the beds on fire, their object, to
make the destruction thorough and ia
tai, being best accomplished in this
way.
Burned out again and rooAess once
more, left the house with The McCullys,
who nov witnessed the sad sight of their
house in a mass of flame, illuming to its
late denizens their sad homeless way.
But whittier should we GO? There was
but little choice now; but comparatively
few houses were left, and these most
likely would fall prey to cruel fate.
thought / would go to my friends, the
Gronings, on Arsenal Hill. Looking in
that direction / found everything dark !;
the fire had not reached that part of the
city. Part of my refugeeing companions,
the old grandmother, the invalid father,
(both of whom soon afterwards died, J
with two daughters, found shelter with
relatives near "'hcre | was going. Mrs.
McCully and her other two daughters
accompanied me TO Sir. Gronngs, where
we Arrived safely, not however, without
having been robbed on the way of the
greater part of the articles of value we
started out with.
D,,t -. L.
the repeated attacks and blows Of fortune
which durinor tho loot Fa,,, bour, 49,