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

look OCuluu you 5oU Will 0o0 ou'"o
you are lost" A single glance in
the direction indicated revealed to
Gen. Hagood the fact that the en-
emy had closed in behind him and
that his command was surrounded.
There was not moment to be lost.
Gen. Hagood presented hfs pistol
and peremptorily demanded, ''Wili
you surrender that flag, sir, imme-
diately yes or no?"
"By the living God, MOI" fairly
shouted the gallant but fated man,
and with the words fell heavily to
the ground as the ball from his
adverssry's pistol entered his side.
Selling the colors and springing
into the saddle from which the Off
Ger had fallen. Gen. Hagood led the
charge against the foe in his'rear
and his command quickly fought
it's way back to the Confederate
lines.
AS stated in the affidavit append
ed below, Gen. Hagood learned a
few days afterwards, from Northern
papers received through the lines,
that tho officer referred to was
CAPT. DALEY OF GEN. CUTTERS
STAFF.
The following papers have just
been fled in the United States Pen
sion Office in this city:
Council BLUFFS, Iowa,
August 7, 1879.
Gen. Hagood:: I am the person
whom you shot on the 21st day Of
August, 1864, at what is known
with us as the battle of the Globe
for Yellow Tavern, on the Weldon
Railroad. Doubtless you remem-
Der the circumstances. In the
many comments on the event of
your shooting me, &C., I have been
repeatedly reported dead from the
effects of the shot. The last re-
port of the event, together with
an account of that battle) that has
been brought to my notice was one
published in the weekly Philadel-
phia E1aqatirer of some week in
June, 1878. The article was by a
Capt. Young of the Confederate
service. In this publication l was
reported as being shot dead at that
time.
Your address has been sent me
by Senator Gordon. What want
is this: That, if you do not deem
it inconsistent or improper, you will
furnish me with a certificate stat
ing the facts snd circumstances OF
your firing atand wounding a Fed
eral officer on the occasion as above,
sndif you ever heard the name and
rank of such officer, state upon in
formation.
Nv rank at the time was that Of
captain, and I was then upon Gen.
Cutters staff, who commanded the
division with which yours came in
contact.
am making application for pen
sion and desire to use your certif-
cate in that way. Should you see
fit to favor me with it, be kind
enough 10 sign and verify the same
before the clerk of one of your
courts of record, who will affix his
seal to the same. With the wound
inflicted as above, and one after
wards received on the 3lst Of March,
1865, at Gravelley Run, I am almost
totally disabled. The ball from your
pistol entered my right side and
pentrated to my backbone, from
which place it was, after a long
time, extracted. Your certificate
will be of great value to me.
Should you see fit to favor me with
it, please do so at your very earliest
convenience.
I am very respectfully yours,
D. B. DALEY.
GEN. HAGooD's REPLY.
CoLUMBIA,S. c., Aug. IS, 1879.
Capt. D. 3. Daley,
Council Bluffs, zoao0::
MYDEAR SIR-Your communi-
cation of the 7th instant, request
ing from me sworn statement Of
the facts connecting you and my
self with the combat, on the 2lst
August, 1864, upon the Weldon
Road, with the view of being used
by you in an application for a PEN
sion, was received few days ago.
Enclosed you will find an afida-
Wit of the facts as I saw them, and
which in al important particulars |
believe to be correct. 1t is made