The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-03
Vol. XVIII.

Gen. Reynolds, commanding the
U.i.,n army, had been killed.
Ge,:. Archer, Of our army, had
been wounded, and he, with must
Of his brigade Of Gen. Heth's Di,
vision, had heen captured. But
upon the Whole the advantage was
on our side. and ny 4 O'Clock 2.
NJ. the Union Army had fallen
back to Il line Of hastily construct
ed hrcastworks Of earth. rails and
the like on the slope fronting and
west of the Lutheran Seminary,
one fourth of q mile west OF the
town. This iire YES continued
by Il strong stone fence beginning :
some TWO hundred yards south Of
the Seminary near brick house,
and running sou,hwardly along
the crest of Seminary Ridge, and
a little further back, or east, than
the breestworks. On the turn
pike, and near the seminsry, the
Union artillery was strongly
posted, being on our left. As thus
presented Gen. Scales on our left
had on bis left flank all this AZ
tiIisry and in mis- front the rail
and earthworks above described
full of Union soldiers pressed
back, but not defeated, and re-
plenished with fresh troops from
the rear.
IN FRONT OF M'GoWAN's BRIGADE
were the breastworks defended by
the same line continuing south
ward. In front of Gen. Lane was
the strong stone fence, behind
W hich was posted strong line Of
dismounted cavalry with repeat
ing rifles, which outfanked him.
The ground from these works and
the stone fence presented q grad
ualIy declining slope to The valley
westward; then or level Of about
two hundred yards, then a like
gradual ascent up to the crest of
the ridge, making perhaps half q
mile from crest to crest, and pre-
senting the fairest field and finest
front for destruction on an ad-
vancing foe that could we'll be
conceived.
THE ASSAULT.
II, III this position n of affairs the
brigades Of Gems. Scales and Lane
should fail to keep pace with Nc
Gowao's in the assault to be made,
it would be no disparagment OF
their gallant.of6cers and men. 1t
was an impossibility. The centre
must be broken.
The order to advance was now
given. The order to hold fire un'
til ordered, press forward and
close in on the enemy was re-
peated. The Thirteenth Regi'
ment was on the right, next it the
Fourteenth, next Twelfth, and
next the First. Passing burn
ing house on our right and cross
ing a small run, the brigade
mounted the hill beyond and
passed over the crippled lines
Of Gen. Pettigrew's Brigade, which
after hours Of gallant fighting
bad been withdrawn and were
resting from their tolls.
In front and in view amid the
grove of trees was the Seminary
now changed from the halls o.
learning to scene Of bloodshee
and carnage. Beyond was beautl
full town partly concealed from
view By the shade trees surround
ing the seminary. Its 3,OO0inhab
i,ants were thrifty, Industrious
and moral people. Crests OF ridge'
in successive ranges stretched
southwardIy with the richest val
leys between. Beyond and to th'
south Of the town rising still high
er was Cemetery Heights, so sooI
to become historic ground. /
was but the glance OF the eye fol
a moment and then its grandeur
| wrs lost in the tumult Of bat
tie.
STORM OF sHoT AND SHE'LL.
The advancing columns nov
| moved on and encountered tn
storm Of shot and she'll from tb
batteries on the turnpike fronting
Gen. Scales, and pressed on as OF
dered, without firing until th
line of breastworks in front be
came a sheet Of fire and smoke
sending its leaden missiles of deaf
in the faces Of men who had O.
ten, but never so terribly, me