The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1880-01-30
GEN. HAGooD's REPLY.


the 7th instant, requesting from me sworn
statement OF the facts connecting you and
myself wit the combat, on the 21st Au
gust, 1864, upon the Weldon Road, with
the view of being used by you in au appli
cation for pension, was received a few
days ago.
Enclosed you will fud an affidavit of the
facts as | saw them, and which in all impor
tant particulars / believe to be correcs. l,
is made out from memoranda taken at the
time.
l have never before given detailed
statement of the incident to any one, mol
have any of the publications upon the sub
ject emanated, directly or indirectly, frou
mo. Capt. Young, to whom you refer, wa.
not a member of my brigade, aud do mo-
now recollect ever having met him. His
auouunI rs Daseu upon tne general army ru
NOR Of the day. l made very brief off
cial report of the. part my brigade took in
the action, which may or NAV not now be
in Washington among the papers of the
Confederate war Office.
Will you permit me to express the pleas
ure given me by the receipt of your letter
the knowledge that your wound had not
proved mortal. We were both, under diff
ferent circumstances, endeavoring to do our
duty, and your gallant bearing made pro,
found impression upon me. 1t will be a
matter of great satisfaction to inc if shall
have contributed in the least by the state
nent enclosed to your obtaining from the
government the recognition of your servi.
ces which they SO well deserve.
am, very respectfully,
nagoou amSSaSHHltE SSaSHHltES2N &&IcRA HRAbGn9R 81 4epsoD
OF It legal character and intent, necessarily
omits the details Of the conversation thai
occurred during the fight, together with
other Incidents supplied in the first Dol tion
OF this article, is as follows:
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, }
HIGHLAND COUNTY,
Personally appeared before me- u r
Milier' clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
OF the County and State aforesaid, johnson
hngood, W 20, being duly sworn, depeseth
aud says as follows:
That he, the deponent, is now comntroI.
er, general of the State of South Carolina
ma was, during the late civil war. in the
service Of the Confederate States, command.
ng brigade of Hcke's division of the
Army OF Northern Virginia.
That on the 21st of August, 1864, his
'r'sade' then temporarily reporting to Mai
!, IGn; en-. Mahone, was with five other br;yades
veIdon ~ assall the Federal position on the
" eiuon houu, ,'--@-----,------f
niles below Petersburg.
That when his brigade had reached the |
'oderal intrenchments and was struggling
o carry them it became apparent that the |
ssault would fail, the other brigades not CO.
peratng vigorously as directed.
That the Federals pushed out dcployed |
iue behind him to cut off his retreat, and
It the same time he saw among his men a
Federal officer, who had apparent
y come through a sallyport. This officer
lad seized q regimontal flag and demanded
surrender Some officers aud men had
surrendered but were not carried in J.; others
'efuscd, but jus; around him ceased fighting.
Firing had ceased nowhere from the Fede-
al line, and nowhere else from the Confed-
crate line. Deponent called to the men to
shoot the officer and fall back in retreat
They either did not in the noise of battle
hear the order, or hewildcrcd by the sur
render of part of their number failed to
obey. 1t was critical moment demanding
decision and immediate action. In a few
the disposition to surrender would
have spread, and the brigade would have
been lost. Deponent approached the officer,
the colors, and that he should
90 back into his own lines, telling him he
was free to do 80. The officer decidedly re-
fused, and deponent shot him through the
body: Mounting the horse from which the
officer fell, dep jnent led his men against the
line in rear and succeeded in bring off the
largest part of his command. Deponent
learned a few days afterward, 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 secure the
surrender Of a whole brigade came very
near succeeding. 1t was one Of the most
dashing feats witnessed by deponent, on
either side, during the war. Upon the
chance of securing prize for the side he
served, Capt. Daley doubly staked his life,
for he was while in the Confederate line in
as much danger from the fire of his own
men as from his enemy.
Deponent further says that he makes
this affidavitat the request, received through
the mail, of d. B. Diiley, of council Bluffs,
Iowa. who informs him that ho is the Capt.
Daley referred to; that he is disabled from
this and other wounds, and is applying for
pension from the United States Govern
ment.
Deponent has never known Capt. Daley
except on the battle field as described has
no pccuniary interest whatever in the appli.
cation by him for pension, and complies
with the request for a statement of facts in
tho hope, most sincerely entertained, that ii
may benefit brave soldier.