The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-27

ture, VINO was succeeded ny the gallan
Col. Dixon Barnes who distinguishc
himself aud regiment on many field
and so much ut second Manassas, an
who fell at Sharpsburg regretted by ali
Col. .. l.. Edwards Of the Thirteenth
so brave, and so efficient in all depart
ments of the service and especially il
battle has already been mentioned
These officers left with their regiment
tho impress Of their own gallant spirits
which. was preserved unimpaired oi
: many battletields, and OH one of whicl
they submit was never exccllcd.
GETTYSBURG N 1882. Sly;F
An inspection Of tho field ct Gettys
burg on the l4th and 10Th of June, 1852
presented precisely the view it did nine
teen years ago. 1t looked as if seen bu
yesterday. Time seemed to have mad,
scarcely change. The impressions or
the mind had been so strong thae the
bills, valleys, parcels Of woods, Seminary
slopes, houses, streets, fencing, ther
thrown down, and roads, were all O.
them fresh in the memory. When il
looked little too far from MIAiiilan's
house to the woods on the south, An in.
spection disclosed small clearing from
that side Of il. The existence of the
dirt road was denied by some, but a
search at once located it. The field only
lacked the surging masses Of men and
arms to complete it. The portion oi
the stone fence nearest our right, OH the
first day. had ocen removed.
| On the other side the view from Gem.
etery Ridge, Culp's Hill, Little Round
Top and other points beld by the Union
forces, disclosed positions which the
| "Rebel soldier" would have regarded as
havens Of safety. No wonder Gen.
Pickett failed in his charge.
In peace, the men who had met there
before in war now met again. On the
Southern side were Gen. Trimble, &C.
companied by his niece, Miss Trimble.
The General, though hale and hearty,
still carries with him the evidence of the
hard.fought battle. Gen. a. NJ. Scales,
NJ. g., Of North Carolina. COL Oates,
NJ. g., Of Alabama, with only one arm,
Capt. -, OF Pegram's Artillery, and
the representative of McGowan's Brigade
aud his schoolgirl daughter. who took a
lively interest in the incidents Of battle
as related by both Union and Confcder.
ate officers, and with them inspected all
the fields.
On the Northern side were MANY Off
GERS assembled for their reunion. Sew
eral of them inquired specially for that
gallant officer OF ours who rodo through
the lines OF his brigade and led the
charge. They stated that it was the
grandest sight they ever saw in battle.
Among them were Gen. Richard Coulter.
of Pennsylvania, with his wife and
daughter; Gen. Edward l.. Dana, Col.
| of l43d Pennsylvania Volunteers, com.
manding second brigade at Gettysburg ;
1t. Col. Geo. L. Mcfarland, l5lst
Pennsylvania Volunteers, accompanied
| by his amiable wife. We thought that
Col. Mcfarland had been killed by us
nineteen years before. We had shot
him and his horse near the Seminary,
wounding him severely, from which he
lost leg, but his cheerful disposition
well supplies the loss. Major Il. y.
Halstead, A. A. G. Of the First Corps ;
Capt. NJ. l.. Blair, Of 143d Pennsylya-
mia; Capt. J. n. Clapr, Of l2lst Penn
sylyania; Capt Beaver. son Of Gen.
Beaver, of Pennsylvania, and others
whose name and rank are not remem.
bered. These officers were all in our
front on the first of July, 1863, and gave
most hearty welcome TO TIE Southern
ers. And the citizens were alike cour.
teous. All points of the battlefield are
accessible and in two days all the impor.
tant and strategic points can easily be
taken in by the tourist.
| With many thanks to Col. John 3.
Batchelder, the historian, for tho aid
rendered, to his amiable wife for courte.
sizes in the brief time allowed, to the
officers we had the pleasure to meet, and
to the citizens Of the town of Gettys.
burg, we bid an afectionate adieu. And
now, as the senior officer in rank OF
McGowan's Brigade now living who
participated in the battle. the duty re.
! qiiested Of hi'r, has hean ;,aEGoEms... The
points on the battlefield. the positions oi
! the several regiments. their movements
and the movements of the Brigade have
been carefully and correctly pointed out
to Col. Batchelder, the historian, and
the Brigade will now have its place in
the picture.
| The record thus given Of one battle
will slow that defeat did not everywhere
confront the Confederate forces at Get.
tysbury, and at least one gem will be
preserved from that ill. fated field.
Rosy NoRTH.--We had to wait for
half an hour between Charleston and
Savannah for the Waycross train, and
during this time black man came up to
me and inquired:
"say, boss, doau you lib up Norf?'
"Yes."
"Dats what 1 reckon on. Kin I AK q
few queshuns ?"
"You cam"
"Well, sab, does every Guild man ur
dar own brick house wild cupulo on
top?"