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

end the marsh on our right. and po;no
down slight slant, when I obserSe5 9
halt of the skirmishers. This was fol-
lowed by four or FIVE scattering shots and
then Immediately by a line of fire abonf
200 yards in width, some forty W wards sOI, to
wing fais RaSe uss sse m@sSists,R EaeST ,Rght }a
ioWed by q splendid Nvolley from both
wings. Coffee fell Feeling for him
with my foot, found his body gone.
rapidly placed myself on the LEFT of the
right wing, ont of range OF the Gre of
the left wing. Our men kept un a 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, II will hero astonish most persons
who know my physique by stating that
zen. Bretton has repeatedly understood
commaIds given by me at O mile dis.
tant, commanded ~ follows: Cease,
nringV "Gen. Taliaferro advance your
division u IL less lloyd voice y
GeLr-al, now charge with your Brig.
aoey battalion, fix bayouats- charge I'
And on went our imaginary Brigade
supported by the imaginary division.
MY commands THUS given we're accompa-
MED by, stacking off of the enemy's
hre, and it had ceased by the time We
reacned the earthworks. We went over
tnese, the occupants giving away in con.
fuaion before us. we caught fve;
among them John L. Wilgus and James
a. Nesbit, (both priyates of the 18Th
New York, the latter Of whom had en-
Geavored to treat me to bayonet through
my body, which, thanks to, en- uneofi-,
scioua 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 q halt. I
tnen reformed the command in line, i'm
mediateiy in front of the breastworks,
carrying back our two prisoners. The
shells of the hcwitzers passed beautifully
oyer. 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 1 had concluded arranging my
party and determined what move to make
next, to my astonishment a terrific fire
OF musketry and 12.pounder guns opened
about two hundred or three hundred
yards in our front.
We ell quietly sat down and enjoyed
the fireworks, all tho balls and shell pass
ing over cur heads. This firing soon
ceased. Cautioning my command to.
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; aud
Lieut.. - of the artillery near the
howitze:s, all four of which had been
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, third pyrotechnic display was
gotten up for our benefit. A tremendous
fire of big guns and little guns and rifles
poured forth from the main works of the
enemy on hill one and half or two
miles distant from Battery Wagner.
Shells exploded generally good distance
in our front, while come 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 q slack
ening and desultory fire, Except from
the heavy guns,) and ceased in 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-
preaching our picket line we halted and
the officers and men were requested TO
ascertain if any were missing. The
North Ca 'olinians reported nine, the
NI
one. / then took Lieut.. Tut and the
7th Battalion detachment and went back
and carefully explored the ground. We
of Company G, of the Battalion.
have omitted to state that Lient. -
(who was shot through the ankle to-
gether with two of our men who were
supporting him, fell into shallow dry
we'll or pit. Our men got cut and I
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 we all com.
menced talking and singing and safely
entered our pichet line, and subsequent
ly the Battery, without being fired on. :.
Result: Two prisoners, net taken,
(thsee others had got awey from u.s. Goth
South Carolina--One wounded, who
died before we reached the battery. 7th
South Carolina-One wounded, who
afterwards disd. -5lst North Carolina
Three wounded, one;s T. A. Z Garner,
Company @, losing leg. 18th Georgia
One wounded. 18th Georgla--Five
wounded and five missing. These lattsr
had formed the right half of the skir-,
mish line, and in uncoyeTing our front
had passed into the marsh. From there
two made their way to the Battery, ar
irving soon after We did, ell covered with
phosphorescence, The three finally
missing no doubt got lost in the marsh.
Total 1oss-Two killed, nine wounded
and three missing.
WHAT APpEARED, TO THOSE Al BAT
Terry WAGNER TO HAPPEN
This was related to me by Judge
Twiggs, at Aiken, last February: After
Mai. TwieSs had started us OF, hesre-
turned to the Battery. Gen. Ta.iaferro,
Col. Yates, Col. Nelson, Maj Twiggs
and other officers took position on the
Fanparts, to hear and see the firing. In
due tine they observed the firing at the
breastworks attacked by us. Den Tall
iafeYro remarked, 'They are having a
Ehot time, hope they will get through
| all Yight!,' Next the heavier fro from
the second line broke out. Then Gen.
lTaliaferro became excited and exclaimed,
laWhat does the little fool meas? He
| had no business going that farp' Col.
Nelson intimated that he was mistaken
fhat Major Rion was no fool. The Gen
eral responded: "Well, he certainly Is
not the prudent man he was represented
4 /. 81 iie.p He then turned TO Maj. Twiggs