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

sla--Hetni Loss fourteen
James "A. Rion. IN caar,es.on VIII,
Net0s.
ais % not intended as a dignified b;s
gsi : l,s sketch, e, but rather as coy "ol;
asrs talk" with my former compan
tan'arms, TO whom minute details
esen egotistic garrulity. will have ]
9e Union forces had effected a land
&e Oyster Point, south end of AIorri,
"a, at daylight Of the 10th of july
0n the morning of the 11th thew
81 their first disastrous assault oy
sy Wagner. They then continued
asng troops and building earthworks
pttery Wagner were some of the
Regular Artillery, Can't. Boag,,
any, Capt. Chichesters comnanv
sss Battery, the Fifty.firstI NORTH
shna, the Twelfth ard Eighteenth
9gia Battalions, the Twentieth south
INA and the Seventh South Carroll,
zsattalion. Gen. TaliaGerro was Ir
saand, and Col. Yates chief of artil.
she morning of the 14sh we found
mb'proof near!yskinnsl by
HE FIRES OF THE IRcNcLADs
lnboats. I had been placed IN
of working details to strengthe,,
aomb.proof, and I supposed INV
we're ended for that day 1T least
d heard ius the afternoon that q
nent of volunteers was to make
ek on the enemy's frat line that
did not regard myself as in any.
aiyidually Interested; ead when
sas | was TO lead the party very
sntly pronounced the report to be
axe. Late in the evening volun.
srs called fer from the different
Hds, each one being limited, and
sele to amount to one hundred and
Ihe party assembled, consisting
rank and file from the 51st
esoiina, under Capt. E. South.
nd two lieutenants, bne each
opanies E and I, whose nam ca
recall thirty from the 7th
under Capt. Darr Seegurs and
pi.is. L. Clayburn; twenty-five
9th Georgia Battalion under
twenty from the goth South
lndsr Capt. Cowan; eighteen
lSth Georgia Battalion under
IN all one hundred and fifty
and file, and eight comais-
eers After being inspected by
: glggs, (now Judge Twiggs, OF
asorgia,) of Gen. Taliaferro's
we're dismissed to their quar-
ait orders.
! wa5 aent for by Gen. Talia-
then informed me that Gen.
"a had ordered a reconnaissance
by, party of volunteers to be
d by me, fer the purpose of
g the position and strength of
s first line, and to endeaVor to
or more prisoners from whom
might be obtained as to what
BY that time been landed on
He stated that after my
the day he would take the
sty Of substituting another
but he could find none suf-
luainted with the island. 1
u I would yecure The substi-
sorming him that my knowl-
island at night was con-
half mile / had fought over
ing of the assault of the I1th.
consultation In an under.
he officers present, he in
slat Capt. Chichester stated
man who was perfectly
9Th the islend at night, and
safefroj would have to ask
i5~ was ct liberty to de-
fas in for
NIGHT ATTACK.
ck the attacking party was
I'D after putting my sash
ball in my pocket, and
Stch, sword-belt and scab.
P. Nelson, Joined the
panied by Major Twiggs
iehester's man Coffee. We
loa 81 by o strong night
raliaferro told mo that
would further inform me
desired for US to 10.
one quarter Of " milo
~ We were halted and The
ofk throwing up breast
gas directed to advance
and keep on the aleyt
mas being done. Sonic
Re had taken our posi-
ggs came to US and fur
the order of Gen. Beau
Ia me he would return
If the works were then
that we would then start.
him 10 give personally,
should secure us from
by the picket, no matter
fell back, or by the
lght happen, both the
elyes fell back on /, the
s5 impress The Importance
ld him of the expert
lion on the morning Of
our principal loss had
Of the battery.
ant econts to the front,
sia..e for some distances
sniy's videttes, COM
se acquaintance Of my
iiling them in the tao
:o use chat night. /
deployed across the
! cd guns, under Lieut.:
nd was chen divided
ie fret being iifeeen
afis. TUFTS line, the
AIDED by Capt. Ssegnrs
Lisnt. Tutts right
llsneyer he stopped; /;
Sinmande5 by Capt.
PAGES in rear of The
sSIi its right directed
left ST the left Of
8 "a malt Whenever the
IA sergeant vas
0zition half way be-
Of tho two wings
that che rear wing
sgith him might
position on asconnt
kiFlniell line aas
elaRniy alld iEil-
sk the e1sst1Rnd.
S sithosiS ny Or
Bring to % de-
10 icadiug donS