The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-20

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isonerS Taken-Total Loss Fourteen
James II. Rion. IN Charleston W,,Ir
Neus.
sis 10 not intended as a dignified b;s
'ai sketch, but rather as q COW col,
lers TALK with my former compan
-sh'arms, to whom minute details
even egotistic garrulity, will have {
ne Union forces had effected a land
Ae Oyster Point, south end of A[orri
10, at daylight of the 10th of july
!. On the morning of the 11th thew
9 their first disastrous assault oI
sry Wagner. They then continued
ssng troops and building earthworks
sattery Wagner were some of th,
3. Regular Artillery, Capt. Boag,,
pany, Capt. Chichester's company
gas's Battery, the Fifty.first Nortt
lima. the Twelfth and Eighteenth
sgia Battalions, the Twentieth Soutf
.lina and the Seventh South Carroll
battalion. Gen. Taliaferro was ir
Inand, and Col. Yates chief of artil
athe morning of the 14th VIC fouud
2emb'proof nearly skinned by
THE FIRES OF THE 1RoNcLADs
gunboats. l had been placed il
Sc of working details to strengthen
bomb. proof, and I supposed nv
q we're ended for that day ct least
se II heard in the afternoon that q
chment of volunteers was to make
lack on the enemy's first line thai
& 1 did not regard myself as in any.
Individually Interested and when
aat was to lead the party very
Stently pronounced the report TO be
sgake. Late in the evening volun.
we're called for from the different
Snds, each one being limited, aud
aole to amount to one hundred and
The party assembled, consisting
rank and file from tho 5Ist
iarolina, under Capt. E. South.
and two lieutenants, one each
osnpanies E and I, whose nam es
lot recall; thirty from the 7th
q under Capt. Dorr Seegurs and
Louie L. Clayburn; twenty-five
12th Georgia Battalion under
nit; twenty from the Goth South
tlndsr Capt. Cowan; eighteen
lstt Georgia Battalion unde,
In ell one hundred and fifty
and file, and eight commits
Ulcers. After being inspected by
yiggs, (now Judge Twigss, OF
- assorgia,) Of Gen. Taliaferro's g
fwere dismissed to their quar-
9ait orders.
I was sent for by Gen. Talia.
q the,. Informed me that Gen.
Erd had ordered a reconnaissance
by party Of volunteers 70 be
! led by me, for the purpose of
;iig the position and strength of
VS. first line, and to ondeavor to
ssle or more prisoners from whom
ION might be obtained as to what
by that time been landed on
d. He stated that after my
lag the day he would take the
ity of substituting another
but he could find mono suf-
duainted with the island. 1
ilt I would secure the substi-
Informing him that my knowl-
A6 island at night was con.
half mile / had fought over
sIling of the assault of the l1th.
conGultation in an under
the officers present, he in
Il that Capt. Chichester stated
d man who was perfectly
the island at night, and
aliaferro) would have to ask
lille was at liberty to de-
twas in for
iE NIGHT ATTACK.
q zaeckk tho attacking party was
a md after putting my sash
ball in my pocket, and
atch, sword.belt and scab,
ei. p. Nelson, I joined the
lpanied by Major Twiggs
lichester's man Coffee. We
lowed by q strong night
Taliaferro told me that
would further inform me
desired for us to do.
one quarter of q mile
ary we were halted and the
sork throwing up breast
WAS directed to advance
ssss and keep on the alert
was being done. Some
we had taken our posi-
iggs come to us and fur
the order of Gen. Beau
aid me he would return
If the works we're then
~ that we would then start.
IA him to give personally
4 as should secure us from
by the picket, no matter
4 fell back, or by the
might happen, both the
Tselves, fell back on the
impress the Importance
old MIN of the expert.
-.:s-.:..ss-,-S.S.sI!s.c or the morning of
-. principe! loaa had
rs of the battery.
ia out scouts to the front,
s. that for some distance
nemy's videttes, l COM
the acquaintance Of my
Killing them in the tao
& to use that night. I
deployed across the
ded guns, under Lieut..
ard was then divided
The first being fifteen
!. ient. Tutt's line, the
anded ~ Capt. Seegurs
3 IN Lieut.. TUFTS right
Il whenever he stopped ;
IS commanded by Capt.
PAGES in rear of the
Ion, its right directed
4 Ebe left Of the left Of
ia to halt whenever the
s ed. A sergeant was
] position hslf way be-
rs isis5 of the two wings
zz7577s 3: e Is That the rear wing
!. n ssfl with him nigh.
i position on account
,;si lio skirmish line wai
am enemy and i'm,
y: Ask the command
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