The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1880-02-11

was not a member of my brigade,
and I do not now recollect ever
having met him. His account is
based upon the general army ru-
NOR of the day. I made a very
brief official report Of the part my
brigade took in the action, which
may or may not now be in Wash
ington among the papers of the
Confederate war Office.
Will you permit me to express
the pleasure given me by the re-
ceipt of your letter-the knowledge
that your wound had not proved
mortal. We were both, uuder diff
ferent circumstances, endeavoring
to do our duty, and your: gallant
bearing made a profound impression
upon me. It will be a matter of great
satisfaction to me if I shall have
contributed in the least by the
statement enclosed, to your obtain
ing from the government the recog-
milton of your services which they
so well deserve.
I am, very respectfully,
JOHNSON HAGOoD.
Gen. Hagood's affidavit, which
by reason ofits legal chara ,ter and
intent necessarily omits the details
of the conversation that occurred
during the fight, together with
other incidents supplied in the first
portion of this article, is as follows {:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
RICHLAND COUNTY.
Personally appeared before NE,
D. B. Miller, clerk of the Court of
Common Pleas of the County and
State aforesaid, Johnson Hagood,
who, being duly sworn, deposeth
and says as follows:
That he, the deponent, is now
comptroller-general of the State of
South Carolina, and was, during
the late civil war, in the service Of
the Confederate States, command
ing brigade of Hoke's division Of
the Army of Northern Virginia.
That on the 21st of August, 1864,
his brigade, then temporarily re-
porting to Maj. General Malone,
was with FIVE other brigades order
ed to assail the Federal position on
the Weldon Road, near Globe TaV-
ern, few miles below Petersburg.
That when his brigade had
reached the Federal intrenchments
and was struggling to carry them
it became apparent that the as
sault would fail, the other brigades
not cooperating vigorously as di-
rected.
That the Federals pushed out a
deployed line behind him to cut off
his retreat, and at the same time he
saw among his men a mounted
Federal officer, who had apparent
ly come through a sallyport. This
officer had seized a regimental flag
and demanded q surrender. Some
officers and men had surrendered
but were not carried in; others re-
fused, but just around him ceased
fighting. Firing had ceased no.
where from the Federal line, and
nowhere else from the Confederate
line. Deponent called to the men to
shoot the officer and fall back III
retreat. They either did not in
the noise of battle hear the order,
or bewildered by the surrender of
part of their number failed to obey.
Itwas critical moment demand
ing decision and immediate action.
In few moments the disposition
to surrender would have spread,
and the brigade would have been
lost. Deponent approached the
officer, demanding the colors, and
that he should go back into his
own lines, telling him he was free
to do so. The officer decisively
refused, and the deponenI snoC
him through the body. Mounting
the horse from which the officer
fell, deponent led his men against
the line in rear and succeeded IN
bringing off the larger part OF his
command. Deponent learned a
few days afterwards, from North
ern papers received through the
lines, that the officer referred to
was Capt. Daley of Gen. Cutters
staff.
The attempt of this officer to Sc
cure the surrender of whole brig
sde came very near succeeding.
It was one of the most dashlng
feats witnessed by deponent, on
either side, during the war. Upon
the chance of securing a prize TOR