Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-08-17
TIE. ENG.\GEME EN- j.

Gen. Mc(iowan and Capt. ~. {. HASKELL y.
\. g.. were both severely wounded ut (han-
crllorSville, May 3, 1863. and Col. Alner Per-
rim of the Fourteenth South larolllli, com
mandrd the Brigade OH the Pennsylvania cam
,Gtigl. with Lieut.. }. &. Barnwcll. OF the FIRST
as his \. \. &. The field officers OF the SeH-
rrul regiments We're Major {. W. McCrcary,
First Major W. NJ. lIaddon. Orr'S Rifles;
Col. !. l.. Miller, Lieut.. .-C"l II. {. Davis. uld
Major r. +. booktcr. Twelfth Col. i: L.
Brocklnan and Lieut. Col. |. +. Hunt. Thir-
trcnth Lieut. -Cul Joseph \. Brown and Ma
lor Edward Croft Fourteenth, and Capt. W.
II. Haskell. of the First, commanded the Bat
TALON of SlarpShooterS.
On the goth day of June. 1853. The alml'S ol
Gems. Lee and Meade were in PcnnSylvanEl
The long march from the Rapl'aanllock lI;td
relieved both armies of all Their weak ana
faint hearted. and none but brave and strong
men had marched there t" battle. They went
there prepared in their minds iorlald fighting.
and the makeup uf the mind has much to do
in making the fight of the soldier The mon
soldier had now been recalled from Virginia
to defend his own SOIL
On the morning of the :Hlth day OF June, y.
=. Hills corps moved from tn" CulnbrFitll"
Valley and crossing the mountalns to the
eastern side cncampcd near their base. Pen
drr'S light division of this corps comprised
the four brigales OF Gen. +. l.. Thomas. OF
Georgia. Gen. James II. Lame, of North ar
olia. Gen. \. NJ. Scales. Of North Carolina,
and Gen. Samuel Mctiuwan of South Carollna
THE LINE OF EATTI.E.
On the morning of the first day of july an
early conflict appeared imminent. McGoWali ;
/ brigade was called to arms. Artillery and
/ infantry were passing towards Gettysburg,
six miles distant Artillery firing opened III
front. Mai. lIa,l'lon. with Orr'S regiment.
was detached from the brigade for guard duty.
! The remainder of the brigade, with the field
and staff officers already mentioned, moved
towards the town. \ line of l'att WAS form
ed. with Gen. Lanes brigade ON the right.
. Nc(iowan'S III the centre, and Gen. Scales on
the left The left rested Oh the chambers
BURG turnpike Gen. ThomasS brigade WAS
not in line Gen. Perrin gave orders |" lllt
field and staff. and then communicated to tine
rank and file. that they were to move forward
without firing That they We're not to St"l
under any circumstances but to close III.
urrSs the enemy close and ruul il from H.
nosi,iou. The firing Of artillery Increased
and tlInt of small arms began. This cont
ned for several hours, during which time the
brigade approached nearer the >rrllr "l action
resting at intervals in the Slladrd woods. 'in
nlurs of disaster and success alternately pass
ed alonr the lines derived from the wounded
and prisoners. Gen. Reynolds. commanding
the Union Army. had been killed. Genera
Archer. of our army, had been W"'llihru. ali'
he. with most of his brigade "l ''rh llrll
Division had been captured. But upon 1h'
whole the advantage WAS "n our >iht ana u,
o'clock =. NJ. the Union Army h!d lalirl
back to Il line Of hastily constructed breast
work, of earth. rails and the like ON the SLOPE
front mo and west uf the Lutheran SEMINARY
.-fnnI h of :; luil,. west of tir town. nl
line. WAS continued by Il strong stone lrllc'
hc,.iuuiur somr two hundred yards south /"
the Seminary near Il brick h"'S'. ANA r"nIlII':
southwaldlv along the crest "l SEMINARY
RIDGE. and Il little further back. or east. tiG'I
the hrrastwurkS On the turnpike, ana hr;'
the Seminary. the Mon artillery was strong
Is posted. being ON "ur left. As thus lrrSrhl
: ed Gen. scales un our left had on his lei
, flank all this artillery ;nd in his front TN
rail and rarhwolkS above described full O
: Union soldiers pressed back. but not defeated