The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-09-21

pany away TO the left among the Tar
| Heels" But they were good enough fcl-
lows to go forward" with. While down
there was accoslcd by Gen. McGowan,
and ordered rather pcrcmp,orily to the
rear. had appropriated Yankees
overcoa, and the gallant South Carolinian
mis,ook me for a "BlucbclIy." ], how
ever, opened the ovcrcOat and showed
him my not very brilliant Confederate
uniform. lie begged my pardon and
asked me where his brigade Was. | told
him had indeed lost my regiment, but
had an idea that if had Il brigade, and
horse 20 keep up with il, i"liev,d
nigh, be abIc TO do so. The 'icnc,al
laughed and rode oil, He va, tho only
officer remember seeing above the rank
Of captain after the fight comm need and
until, having doubled Warren back of
his supports, wc were compelled To fall
back in our turn 10 our original position,
which we did without interference from
the foe doubt not that every brigade
aud regirs ntal officer with the command
was in the fight, but what intend to
convey Is the idea that 80 Tar q, NY "b-
1crvaiion extended there was no com.
mand taken of the conicdcratcs, and the
fight, which WAS very successful! one,
was maze Dy the H"U.
IT WAS currently reported after the
fight that we had captured more men
than we had carried into i. know mat
wc had more guns and hcc"utrcm cu's,
knapsack+, anl everything cxc"r. grub,
han We knew wlla, to do with on could
;r;nG q! Ike field, a:h &c los, Lm. :gry'
Few men.
We were naturally iublant, and our
Faith in the prowess Of Mar-c Bob's army
vas renewed and reinforced after the
light doubt that had crcrt into our
minds since the disasters at liatchrr'I, at
Fort Stcndman and the loss Of the !. and
". Road. Everything was all right
low. The spring fights had opened in
arrest and we would show Grant the
way tie wind lay i! he just tried that on
again.
remember an incident in the mora.
ng's fight possessing the clements Of
grim humor. Lieut.. John Leonard. Of
.San!ordI Alabama Regiment, on coming
lp 20 deserted farm l0u+o II little to
,ur left front, found behind it single
Honied aud five Yankees. Tie Conicd
! said: Lieutenant, please take care Of
these prisoners until load my gun"
lie had reached the house ahead Of his
line, with IN empty gun, intending to
load it in the shelter of the house. AT
| this time the front Of the innkce line ON
our right had given away, and cndcavor
ing to reach their supports they were
| passing the house in squads and the
! ".Inhnmy" !nmmh !.:m:sai! il ;,:;iil:vT 0i
capture, SO he boldly drew down his
piece and succeeded in capturing five
! Yanks instead. At one time | found
myself trotting down a little hill in com
pany with homcly, honest looking
North CaroliDian the fierce JOY Of VIC
tory lit up his bronzeh face like generous
wine. "a soft thing, amt it?" he said,
rs we trottcd side by side Reaching the
level at the foot of the hill we Stacked
down to Il walk. saw the white smoke
poured out from the edge Of the woods
fifty yards in our front. At the same
instant heard the thud of the ball ~ it
struck my companion. turned and the
blood WAS squirting from wound in the
very middle of his f"rchral. His gray
wool hat, knocked off by the ball, was
still in the air. 1t fell behind him lie
turned around. stopped down. picked il
up, Strengthened up again. put his hat on
his head and turned his face once more
to the front. Then II trcmor seized him
he slowly sank down dead. The ball had
penetrated his brain.
Poor fellow But he died in the very
Hush OF victory with his face to the foe
aud never knew that this WAS our last
fight around Petersburg.