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

nv, ne oluer 70 advance was now given
tne ofaer TO hold fire until ordered pres,
lof"ard and close in on the cncmv va.
iepeated. The Thirteenth Regiment wa,
9 On me right. next it the Fourteenth nov,
;i"eiith, and next the First PASSING q
turning house on our right and crossino
small run, the brigade mounted the hii
osyohu and passed over the crippled lines
1i zen. .pettigrew's brigade, which ofte,
Hours ,i OF gallant fighting, had been vi, i.
ufI"n anu were resting from their tolls
Al 'front.' and in view amid the grove o,
tlees c was the Seminary, now Changed
from from The halls of learning to a scene o,
ploou:led and carnage. Bevond was n
ueau'ilul town partly concealed from
view Dy the shade trees surrounding the
seminary. It's 1900 inhabitants We're q
tnrlity, industrious and moral peonlc
Crests of ridges in successive ranges
stretched southwardly with the riches,
valleys between. Beyond and To- The
G"a Sou.n Oh me town rising still higher was
h;e:eiy heights, 80 soon to become
nrs,Gtlc f,G ground. 1t was but the glance
~ .ne eye lot moment, and then its
s'"''ueuf was lost In the tumult OF battle.
STORM OF SHOT AND SHELL.
ne advancing columns now moved ON
ana encountered the storm OF shot and
smell from the batteries on tho turnpike
renting ten. Scales, and pressed; on az
Tiiueleu, without firing until tie line Of
oleast"orKs IN front became sheet OF
nre anu smoke, sending its leaden mis-.
siies ol death in the faces of men who
hae often, bat never SO terribly, met it
oei0fe. The impenetrable masses of
| artiilery and infantry in front and on the
Hank of Gen. Scales impeded his pro.
gress, enlilading and sweeping his whole
| 'front.'. be was wounded, and every field
oiiicer of his brigade, save one. had
fallen. In like manner, on our ripht
Gen. Lane was held in check by The
stone wall in his front, and the cavslrv
on ms uank, threatening certain destruc-
icy had nearly been reached. The want
OF support on the right and left exposed
Ihe brigade to rakiDg enfilade fire from
ooth fight and left without abatement in
'front.'
STILL FORWARD.
10 stop IVES destruction, To retreat
was disaster. To 20 forward was cor
derss." Then Gen. Perrin on horseback
dashing through the lines of the brigade
and with his flashing sword in the even.
Ing sunshine and his voice above the din
OF battle, directed and led the charge.
Three hundred yards yet intcrvcned Be.
tween the advancing column and the
brcastwork in front, and the assaiIing
forces with quickencd pace pushed for.
ward amid the minnie balls sweeping tho
earth in front and flank. The dead. tho
wounded and the dying were falling at
every step. Our firing had begun in
earnest, and was pouring in on the enemy
thick aud fast.
THE CREST OF THE RIDGE
The enemy in front of the Seminary
were closely massed, and strongly sun
ported at the building as we'll as from
the rear and on its tianks. The lines
from this point curved slightly back on
either side near to the crest of the Ridge,
and this made the Seminary the salient
or point of attack, and to break tho line
and take the bTaastworks here the :,ri-
gade threw itself against it with nil its
fury. Here the opposing forces grappled
with each other, one determined to hold
its position, and the other determined to
take it. The close quarters at which they
were now engaged made the losses on
both sides heavy. BY this time the bri-
gade had attained point which exposed
it to raking fire from the cavalry with
repeating rifles behind the stone fence on
our right. It's greatest force was spent
on The Thirteenth and Fourteenth with
deadly effect. Rut they maintained their
u,broken front, closing in, and replying
in all directions whence the missiles Of
destruction came. The ever solid
Twelfth with unbroken front pressed on
and was dealing deadly blows in its front,
our left, outfanked and enfiladed, pressed
on in the unequal contest, drawing closer
to the breastwoTks, approached firmly
aad steadily along at equal pace with its
comrades though confronting such fear
full odds against it, both in front and on
the flank.
THE FIELD nON.
The desired point was at last reached.
The brigade carried the works, and the
centre was thus broken and the field was
ours. The whole line then gave way,
and the Union soldiers, Pennsylyanians
they were, after making such heroic re.
sistance were pressed back, closely fol-
lowed, with fearful loss Wills the con.
tending forces were thus graphing Ut
close quarters at the breastworka, the
artillery limbered up and was making for
the rear. This timely prudence alone
saved it, The stone wall on our right
was carried, and the whole field was ours.
The Thirteenth and Fourteenth had suf.
fered most from those repeating rifles.
The Union columns were broken. pressed
back, at first rapidly and disorderly, with
our men close on them, still pouring into
their ranks a deadly fire. AS they
neared the town they became more
massed, and moved more slowly and
stubbornly, with lines still broken. AS
they were entering the town they looked
the pursuing foe and renew the conflict.
But doubtless their movements we're oh.
structed by the crowded streets in their
front. Gen. Abner Doubleday, who
commanded the Union forces, in his Off
cial report of the battle, says: ~
remained at the Seminary experimenting
the final movement until thousands Of
hostile bayonets made their appearance
around the sides of the building. l then
rode hack and reioineh my command,
nearly all of whom were filing through
the town. AS we passed through the
streets our frightened people gave ns
food and drink"
ON 10 THE TOWN.
The Union forces had been pressed out
of their breastworks, and our weary SOL
diers had entered them, and passed on to
the town. The Fourteenth passed on both
sides of the Seminary, Col. Croft, with q
portion, passing to the right, and pushing
forward for the possession of disirable