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

tIweo oy four or five scattering shots and
oneh ooe Immediately by q line of fire about
zoV yards in width, some forty yarSs 10
CUR iront. l gave the order. "Rigbt
wing, tire ~ This vas Immediately fol.
iowed by o splendid voiley from both
wings Coffee fell Feeling TO, him
WIN my foot, l found his body gone. ]
rapidly placed myself on the LEFT of the
i,eht wing, ont Of range of the fire OF
Inc left wing. Our men kept up we'll.
directed fire at the line of flashes, while
THE BULLETS OF THE ENEMY
whistled mostly over our heads. then.
turning towards the rear, in loud. clear
voice, Il will hero astonish most persons
Tuo know my physique by stating that
zen. Bratton has repeetedly understood
commands given by me at q mile die.
tant, commanded as follows: "Ceaso
hring" "Gen. Taliaferro advance your
iU,lvisionP I'm n less loud voice y
"Genera., now charge with your Brig.
ade !" Battalion, fix bayonets-c charge p
ana on went our imaginary Brigade
supported by the imaginary division.
NY commands thus given were accompa-
nled by, stacking off of the enemv's
nro, and it had ceased by the time wo
reached the earthworks. We went over
THESE, the occupants giving away in con.
1 fusion before us. We caught five; !;
among them John L. Wilgus and James
a. Nesbit, tboth privates of the 48th
New York, the lattcr Of whom had en-.
deavored TO treat me to bayonet through
my bodys which, thanks to, an uncofl-
sclous parry of my sword, only stuck the
back of my hand.
AS We had got over the works we were
almost blinded by the nearly simulta.
neous fire of four .12-pounder howitzers,
only thirty PAGES in front of q rising
| ground. This brought us to a halt. I
then reformed the command in line, i'm.
mediately in front of the breastworks,
carrying back our two prisones. The
shells of the howitzera passed beautifully
over our heads, and all became silent in
our front. Coffee informed ME that our
then locality was near what he called the
''Boat House."
[ Before had concluded arranging nv
party and determined what move to make
next, to my astonishment q terrific fire
OF musketry and 12-pounder guns opened
| about two hundred or three hundred
yards in our front.
We all quietly sat down and epioyed
the fireworks, all the balls and ehell pass.
Ing over our heads. This firing soon
ceased. Cautioning my command tc
keep in their places and not to fire on
me, I went forward with Coffee. We
found about thirty bodies of dead or
badly wounded behind the works; and
Lieut.. - of the artillery near the
howitZers, all four of which had beeli
thrown out of their carriages. While
studying the question how l could give
our command the glory of carrying these
guns back with US through the heavy
sand, q third pyrotechnic display was
gotten up for our benefit. A tremendous
fire of big guns and little guns and rifles
poured forth from tie main works of the
enemy on o hill one and q half Or two
miles distant from BattL.y Wagner.
Shells exploded generally good distance
in our front, while some solid shot
whizzed through the air over our heads.
! went back to the command and waited
for this new entertainment to cease. The
heavy firing kept up for about fifteen
minutes. when it was followed by slack
ening and desultory fire, Except from
the heavy guns,) and ceased in a half
hour altogether.
We then started back with our pris.
oners and looking Tor rather feeling)
carefully on the ground as went along,
picked up our own wounded. On ap-
proRching our picket line we halted and
the officers and men were requested to
ascertain if any were missing. The
North Carolinians reported nine, the
Georgians five. and South Oarolinians
one. l then took Lient. Tut and the
9TH Battalion detachment and went back
and carefully explored the ground. We.
Ca
of Company G, of the Battalion. /
have omitted to. e:ate that Lieut.. -
(who was shot through the ankle,) to-
gether with two of our men who were
supporting him, fell into q shallow dry
we'll or pit. Our men got out and +
yielded to the supplication of the lieu.
tenant aud left him in the we'll. He was
living in 1872. After the recovery of
Stuckey, by my directions ne all com.
menced talking and singing and safely
entered our picket line, and subsequent,
ly the Battery, without being fred on. =,
Result: Two prisoners net taken,
three others had got away from, us.) Goth
South Carolina--One wounded, who
died before we reached the battery. 7th
South Carolina-One wounded, who
Afterwards died. .51st North Carolina-
Three wounded, one, f. y :. Garner,
Company @, losing leg. 18th Georgia
One wounded. 18th Georgia-Fivo
wounded and FIVE missing. These latter
had formed the right half of the skir-,
mish line, and in nncovering our front
had passed into the marsh. From there
two made their way TO the Battery, ar
riving soon after We did, all covered with
phosphorescence The three finally
missing no doubt got lost in the marah.
Total 1ogs-Two killed, nine wounded
and three missing.
WHAT APPEARED 10 THOSE Az BAT
Terry wAaNER TO HAPPEN.
This was related to me by Judge
Tgiggs, at Aiken, last FebruSry: After
Mai. Twiggs had started US OF, here
turned to tho Battery. Con. Taliaferro,
Col. Yates, Col. flelson, Maj. Twiggs
and other officers took position on the
rsmparts, to hear and see the firing. In
due time they observed tho firing at the
bYeastworks attacked by US Geu. Tall
iaferro remarked, 'They IRE having q
hot time, hope they Will get through
all Tighti,' Next the heavier fire from
the second line broke out. Then Gen.
Teliaferro became excited and exclaimed,
fsWhat does the little fool mean? He
had no business going that farl" Col.
Nelron intimated that he was mistaken
that Major Rion was no fool. The Gen.
| eSai responded: "Well, he certainly is
Lnok the prudent man he was represented
- boz He then turned TO Maj. TWiggs
aud asked him If he had not given me
wrong directions. The Major replied he
ind given me the instructions Uer6atim
BE had been directed. The General
lnarked, fefheFe has certainly been q