The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-10-19


| Hoods right flank, and soon his whole
line gave way to the left in confusion,
uncovering our front Comprchending
that he had been misle,l rs to tho dircc.
tion Of the enemy, and had presented his
flank squarcly to them, Col. lIenegan was
directed to
CHANGE FRONT TO TIE RIGHT,
the Eighth being on the right, and hold
the enemy in check while the rest of the
| brigade changed its front. The move
ment was executed with great promptncss,
and the pressure thus removed from our
flank. saw nothing more cf the Eighth
;hat day. The brigade from. was changed
and n charge made which has become
historical. Gen. Humphreys was di.
rected 20 change his front and move upon
our right, which he promptly did. He
tells the rest Of the story. After moving
some half or three-quarters of mile,
driving everything before him, he discov.
cred three full regiments Of the enemy
somewhat isolated in n thick wood, and
he laid his plans To surround aud capture
them. At the very moment when all was
ready to gather them in, lie says, small
band of men 1.-TWO or three huudred)
from some unseen cover rushed
scattered them like frightened sheep.
Upon inquiring what troops they were he
was answered. ''thc Eighth South Caro-
lima" The Eighth had been busy all
the morning
FIGHTING on ITS Gown HOOK"
aud pitching into everything that camo
in its way. They gladly fell into line
with Humphreys. and shared in all the
proud achievements Of the day, paying
their proportion OF the sacrifice demand.
ed by the God Of Battles. Among their
dead was that gallant and faithful officer
and soldier Lieut.. Col. ..oole.
One moro incident and dctain you
no longer. In the
VALLEY OF THE SHENANDOAH.
in 1864, our division was made to repre-.
sen: Longstreet's corps. In order to
deceive Sheridan We were often made to
cover the ground which the corps would
have done had it been there. For
instance, we held the entire line vacated
by Early's army Mt Charleston, while
Early went to Ma.tinsburg, and Sheridan
was at Harper's Ferry. And again we
attacked Sheridan's whole army at
Berryville with three brigaics, driving
the Eighth Corps out of cn nrthworks, and
repelling division Of another, taking
prisoners from both. So we lay ut
Winchester about the middle of Septem-
her, pickeiing towards the Opcquan.
The Eighth being on picket, Shcridan's
cavalry i'll force rode over and surround
cd all but about three companies Of the
Eighth, aud before my friend, Gen. Con.
ncr, could bring the brigade to their as.
sistancc,
| GOBDLED THEM UP
and trottcd them of to Bcrryville at the
double quick.
They were taken thence, the men, to
Elmira and the officers to johnson 3
Island, where that brave old veteran, 80
long the commander of the Slh, Col.
lienegan, like Gagged eagle, ben. his life
out against his prison bars, Joined the
noble army of martyrs "bryond the riy-
er" and rested like Jackson, ain the
shade of the trees"
Alter the surrender of Lees and John
siun's armies, when no Confederate flag
waved East CT the Mississippi, the Con-
fcderate prisoners were marched out by
regiments and offered the alternative of
taking tho oath of allegiance and return
ing to their homes, or of being sent West
0f the Mississippi and exchanged with
Kirby Smith.
The Eighth wns marched out and the
terms proposed. the order WAS given,
"All who are willing to take the oath
and be sent home three PAGES to the
front, forward, march !"
A SMILE OF DERIsIoN
ran along the line. Not one of all those
war worn veterans, languishing for many
months as they had been in the CRIME of
their prison walls-not one accepted this
tempting proposal. The Eighth was not
yet satisfied, they still hnd faith in the
righteousness of their cause, and trust in
the God of Justice. They preferred to
try it again in the far West. Such con.
duct WAS worthy of the descendants OF
Marion's men-the cream of the ,volun.
teer element Of the State, the first offer
i3gs of the Pee-Dee scction upon the
altar Of the country, the choice Of her
chivalry.
In these degenerate days heroic yirtucs
like these dfe sometimes sneeTe:i 81. ;iGc
to (say they) put money in thy purse"
1t has become the fashion 10 apologize
for the past-to say,
WE THOUGHT WE WE'RE RIGHT,
as if any true hearted Southern man ever
| Sou1u uouot AS W tuo tlRulcUu6uebS Ol
cause which involved the defence of our
homes, altars, and fresides, thousands OF
millions of property, the accumulation
Of centuries of labor, toll and blood--our
institutions, liberties and civilization
Our very school books dcnounce us as
Rebels, smirch the reputation Of ou,
martyred dead, and pervert the truth o.
history to defame us, and Southern people
join in the senseless cry against, wha,
they term,
"BoURBoNIsM,"
which, whatever else it may mean, in
cludes true devotion to all that is grand
and glorious in the past. That certainly
is consistent with true loyalty and patri
olism to the country as We have accepted
it, with all its blood-wrought changes
The whining professions of penitence
of those who would prove their loyalty
by defiling the graves Of their comrade.
must be contemplate even in their eyes
whose fare: they seek. Le! ms he trne II
ourselves, TO our comrades, to the glori
GUS past. If false in this we cannot b,
true to the work of the present and th,
great future awaiting our country-lan(
Of Washington, Jefferson, Hancock anc
Adams-when the mad passions Of tn,
, hour shall have subsided and reason ono,
more controls her destinies.
Leave to history the vindicaticn of tn,
ERRORS OF THE PAST.
. Our best advocate will be the heroi,
defence of our cause, the noble deeds o