The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-06-22

and TO charge upon the enemy. b;s ordo,
was not executed. Col Sh;n,oinr h.s oluer .',aI
sa,u, @ capt; McKissick, can't you inspire
yppur yyp men? Form them into line and
charge upon those Yankees" -
FOLLOW ME!
knowing nothing but to obey his su.
pe1iof officers. Capt. McKissick promptIy
rode TO the front and ordered his con-. ON,
pany to follow him. His men refused
lhey viewed the matter rom a diffcrcnt
standpolnt, reasoned more dispassionata.
~, thought one company should not he
required to undertake what The "Uh whnJe Je
command should do. The earnest "noso
peal, however, "Men, remember S whepro hep
yoI came from, and what you came here
70 gTt tao.won't you follow me ?" prevailed
"Ta no IN that critical moment responded.
captain, will follow you," and suitinp
ms action to his words boldly rushed
iorwardY Corporal Lamartine Peak. of
ehe hangers, was that brave, undaunted
soioier. when ne dashed up his com
Panions gallantly followed. Then came
captain McKissick's anxious appeal .
company G, won't you follow me y
brought its gallant lieutenants. Walker
Chalmers AMI Blackburn, aud thei ,rave
men, u our side.
THE RANGERS
and Company c then performed a deed
oI I1,, daring courage seldom witnessed.
what grand sight! Less than seventy
men cutting loose from their command
boldly rushing forward, under q destruc.
i've hre, charge an enemy 800 strong.
capturing Ito horses, 100 carbines. many
valuable stores and 100 prisoners, in.
ciudlng the commanding officer, (military
governor of williamsburg and driving
the rest of the command to Yorktown. Q
A GLORIOUS VICTORY.
What glorious victory against sucb
Iear1ul odds, when defeat was Imminent I
How perilous the movement A little
oand OF patriots armed with shotguns
ioisowlng their untried leader against 500
well armed troops. How bold and i'm
posing the charge! Officers and privates
side by side, press onward amid the fly.
ing missiles of death. The intrepid lieu.
tenants, Palmer, Jeter and Rogers, of the
Rangers, and Walker, Chalmers and
Blackburn, of Company G, supported by
their brave men, swept like tornado
through the enemy's camp, down the
slope, across the ravine and I'D the hill
beyond in pursuit of the flying enemy.
and despite the deadly fire Of the enemy's
carbines thrown back over the shoulder.
they chased him two miles. and never
halted until ordered.
The soldiers, from the boy of fifteen
summers to the gray-haired sire, fought
nobly. Charlie Eison, fifteen year old
boy OF the Rangers, was among the fore.
most IN the charge, rushed where danger
was thickest; capturing huge Pennsyl-
yania Ducthman, he started back with
him to the rear guard, and anxious to get
rid of his encumbrance in order to rejoin
in the charge, he ordered his prisoner to
double.quick he sullenly refused, there
upon Charlie dealt him an ovcrhanded
blow with his sabre across the head. ac.
companying the blow with an emphatic
Cd d-n you, double.quick p his
prisoner then promptly obeyed; nay
more, started off in ''dog trot."
Charles captain only smiled, silently
excusing the brave boy for the language
provoked under such stirring, exciting
circumstances.
THOUGHT OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Poor old John Taylor, also of the Ran
gers, when the engagement was over, said,
Captain, at first thought could not
stand it. but when you said remember
where you came FROM the thought of
South Carolina made me resolve to risk
my life for her." He never cracked his
erately than he did his shotgun on this
occasion.
Two young soldiers of the Phillips L.
gion bravely Joined in the charge on the
enemy, fought like veterans, and were
among the first to dash into the enemy's
camp, but before victory perched upon
our banners their bold, brave spirits re.
turned to their God. Without any one
'to kiss them for their mother" these
heroic sons of Georgia were silently
buried by their sorrowing companions
amid beautiful wild flowers, but the
noble women of Virginia will doubtless
from year to year decorate their grave
with rarest flowers and weep over the
unknown heroes who died for their coun-
try.
The engagement over, Corporal Peak
was found unharmed his captain feel
ingly grasped his hand, his heart so full
not word was spoken, his quiyering lips
silently expressed his high appreciation
of that brave soldiers heroic contribu-
ton to the victory won.
Col. Shingler wrote as follows of the
gallant conduct of the Rangers (Com-
pany D) in said engagement:
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY
HOLCOMBE LEGION,
Camp Elzey, April l9'h, 1864.
In the engagement with the enemy at
williamsburg on the 9th September,
1862, your conduct was peculiarly dis
tinguished leading your company in
advance OF the command through Fort
Magruder in the face of the enemy and
under @ CALLING and destructive fire.
vsn merry feSp'PfsfSy PsoksyG ySuss GDsasn
Colonel Holcombe Legion, S. @. @.
To Capt. I. G. McKissick, Company d,
Holcombe Legion Cavalry:
Col. Shingler should have coupled
Company @ with Company d in his COM
mendation, because that company. gal
lantly Joined Company D in the charge
upon the enemy, equally imperilled their
lives in the deadly conflict, and should
have equally shared with Company ID in
the honor conferred for the signal victory
they jointly achieved.
To do justice to the brave and furnish
facts for history has prompted the forego-
ing statements in regard to the heroic
conduct of Company c in said engage
ment. The writer only states what he
witnessed and nothing more.
And it affords pleasure to add that this
first serious engagement of the Holcombe
Legion Cavalry witnessed its first and last
decentralization. Chivalry and courage
marked its action on subsequent fields.
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