The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-07-01
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manded his brigade In the battloof South
Mountain and afterwards at Antietam.
In this latter engagement, when Gen.
Richardson fell, Hancock was sent TO
take command of chat gallant officer's
division. In November, 1852, Hancock
al, and on the 18th OF December -cas en-
gagged In the desperate and bloody as
sauit on .hayre's Heights. His behavior
on this occasion was in keeping with the
high reputation he had achieved. He
wass with his division, in the tlIlckest OF
the c2n1ict, Leading his men as far it was
possible, under the circumstances, for
men to go, and only falling back when
attempt at further advance was fooIhardv
and useless. In this fight, as, in fact. ip
almost every ono in which he was en-
gagged, he seemed To wear charm on his
me; he received in the slaughter pen."
as the rank and file were wont to call the
position they occupied in this 6rht, o
| slight flesh wound, coming ont .ther-
wise unharmed, though with uniform
perforated with bullets. In this battle
Hancock lost one half OF his command,
killed and wounded, and all his aides
were wounded.
At charlottesville, In May, 1863, he
commanded his division and covered the
| roadS leading towards fredericksburg
where, amid surrounding disaster al
though constantly attacked, his troops
maintained their position to the last, and
| formed the rear guard OF the army In
moving off the fold. The General mad
his horse shot under him I'm the tattIe.
Early In June he relieved Gen. Couch In
command OF the Second Corps, and later
| In the sapie month was assigned by Mr..
Lincoln 70 DO ~ permanent commander.
In one OF his battles Gen. Hancock
placed one of his brigades in certain
| position and said to the commander:
| 'GeneraI, whatever happ ms, I want Won
10 hoid this ground" Tho brigade com
mander was never very strong on the
battlefield and on that occasion see ned
and az tho General turned to ride away
| TO another part of the field he followed
| him short distance and called on; ::
| Heneral, where arc my reserves r"
| Gen. Ha,"ock turned and, riding up to
where the officer was standing, said,
sever ely General, it is mono or your
are; that is my business. Z have
/ placed you here to hold this ground :;
that is oil you are required to do, and
want 1t done, sir" The brigade COM
mander. returned to his line with a sad
sep ana sorrowful expression of coun-
tenance.
AT GETTYSBURG.
| 1t was at Gettysburg Hancock again
ioomed up bofore the country as he-o.
| .~S "o' tuo rear EuarC or
the army In. its advance on Gettysbur0.
and had reached Tarrytown, the place
whore his grandfather, ono hundred
years before, had started to escort one
thousand Hessian prisoners of Bur-
goyne's army to Valley Ford, when Gen.
front and assume command of the
troops there. The report had reached
Meade Of the fall Of Gen. REYNOLDS. and
the check and repulse of the advance,
and his mind at once turned to Gen.
| Hancock as the man above all others
store order to the head OF the army.
Hancock was not the ranking General.
put In the critical state or affairs Meade.
knowing him to be the best mau, did not
| hesitate to assign him.
=, On bis way from Tarrytown to the bat
tleheld Gen. Hancock met the anbu-
lance containing the dead body of Gen.
Reynolds. When he arrived on the field he
found the army in confusion, and n re-
| treat had already begun. Planting some
infantry and batteries on Cemetery Hill.
ne threw his Whole energy into the bat.
and Sake were said to be worth each a
endorsement Of 10000 men to an army |:
Torstensin was rated as equal to is. 600.
| and the Duke Of Wellington said the
arrival OF Napoleon on battlefield was
better reinforcement to the French
| troops. What then shall we say Of the val
ne ofGen. Hancock's arrival at the critical
moment on the battlefield of Gettva-
Durg, battle that by common consent
Is now admitted to have decided the fate
the WARP y -.
OfGen. Hancoch's individual action at
Gettysburg 1t would require q volume to
tell. His was really the action of the
army, and Round Top, Culp's Hill and
Cemetery Heights We're his creations.
ne sent word to Gen. Meade that was
able positions, with the eye Of consnin-.
mate general, hung m TO thena with the
advance until Meade brought I'D the whole
army end delivered his battle.
~ai THE INCARNATION oF WAR.
Hancock was grand and naon;f ficept =,
the battle of Gettysburg, and seomed the
very incarnation OF war, On the second
day he was at Cemetery Heights during
the frightell canonade when Gen. Lea
concentrated tho fire Of one hundred and
nity guns on the Union lines. The air
shell screamed and Missed everywhere.
1t seemed as though nothing copI1 live
under that terrible fire-men ap { horses
were torn limb from limb caissong ex-
ploded one after another in rapid sue
SESSION, SS blowing the ,gunners to pieces.
Y.
and sought every slight Shelter that tie
light earthworks afforded. It was lite-
rally storm of shot and shell. like the
iail OF rain-d drops or the beat OF hailstones.
Those w o had taken part in eyery battle
OF the war never had seen ANYTHING like
that cannonade, and the oldest soldiers
began to be uneasy for the result. Hun-
qreds and thousands were stricken
down; tho shEieks Of animals and
screams OF wounded mon were appall-
Ing still the awful ruahing sound of fiy.
ing misSiles went on and apparently
rover would cease. It was then, when
.Ie nrmest hearts begun ito quail. the
Srfny witnessed one of the grandest
sights ever beheld by any army on earth,
suddenly band began to play "the Star
Spangleo banner, and Gen. Hancock, |
ham, Capt. Parker, Capt. Bronson--wifb
corps flag flying In the hands of Private
Wells, appeared on ths right OF his line
uncovered and rr,lo down the, front 'of |
his mon TO tho left. The snIaiass held
their breath, expecting every moment to |
soe Linn FILL from his horse pierced by,a
dozen bullets. but still ha re1iia on. Wills
the shot roared and crashed around him.
every eve y moment tt = tearing great gaps in the
st9IreS Storms ss .: by By shot and sheil,
Every Union soldier felt his heart thrilli
as he witnessed the magnificent coufage
OF ihiH General, and he resolved to do |
it DARING Int en TIa..s.ll.ai-
tho left os his limo the Confederate bat |
ter;e9 ceased TO play, and their Infantry |
wero seen emerging from tho woods and 4
advancing up the hill. Hancock knew |
the artillery nre had been intended TO |