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

that were struck. While the
losses in line officers and men
were great it was remarkable that
not a single field officer was dis.
abled for duty though they did
not escape innsbruck.
INCIDENTS OF PERSONAL DARING.
The Rev. W: B. Carson, chap
lain of the Fourteenth Regiment,
remained with the wounded, of
whom ninety of his own regiment
were too badly wounded TO be re-
moved in ambnlances south Of the
| Potomac. H went into the
heavily shelled woods for blankets
i for his wounded men and remain
ed to administer TO their wants
until death freed many from
their suferings.
DR.. Louis V. Huot, the eminent
surgeon of the Fourteenth, per-
formed many skilful operations,
drawing praise from Union sur
geons. he returned with Us on
the final retreat.
a soldier boy of the Fourteenth
captured the large flag Of the
149th Pennsylvania in the works,
where all it's guard were slain.
Another captured a smaller one'
and folding it in his bosom fell
two days afterwards advancing in
the picket line in front of Gene
terry Heights.
r. Owens, color bearer, son Of
Capt. R. S. Owens, of the Four
teenth, who had fallen at Frazier's
farm, was shot dead while carry.
ing the flag of his regiment, and
all his color guard but one was
slain.
In the Twelfth Regiment one
color bearer after another was
shot dead until four were killed
and two others wounded. And a
scarcely less fatality attended the
colors of the other regiments.
The land Of the Shamrock, as in
other fields, contributed its quota
on the strongly contested ground.
IMPORTANCE OF THE ENGAGEMENT.
The Importance and magnitude
Of this sanguinary engagemen t
and glorious victory was lost sight
Of by the public eye in the grand
movement which eliminated in
the great events Immediately sue
ceeding. But it was not lost
sight of nor forgotten by the
great Lee. He promoted Col.
Perrin to Brigadier-General, who
on the 18th of May, 1864, while
leading bis Alabama Brigade to
the charge at Spottsylvauia, as he
did MeGowan's Brigade at Gettys-
burg, fell in the front of battle and
his great spirit ceased from war.
We rested on the field Of battle
' and the next day held Seminary
Ridge along the stone fence
which covered Gen. Lanes front
the first day. We supported the
artillery, and the only fighting
by the brigade, except by the
Sharpshooters, was done by Capt
I. +. Clybnrn afterwards Col
onel,) who with two companies
} of the Twelfth drove back line
7 of battle and restored Our pickets
who had been driven from their
posts. Our line passed by q farm
house surrounded by fine orchard
and owned by gentleman named
Mcmillan, who canned his fruit
and who abandoned all on the
morning of the 1st. Abandoned
property is lawful prize in war
) and our weary soldiers enjoyed
B. these fruits, on the volunteer sys
! tenn, in the intervals of quiet. The
V old gentleman and his wife still
live, and although nineteen years
have passed he still laments the
loss of bis earthly store. Every
building and tree now looks as il
t did then, and the same we'll o
}. water again quenched the way
0 farers thirst. During the nigh
= Of the I'd the brigade was moved
r forward to the dirt road on tht
Q slope fronting Cemetery Ridge
r and was joined by Orr's Regiment
y but was not engaged in the grea
: battle of the Sd.
The pickets were driven in a
g one time, and the Fourteenth or
d dered forward to restore the line
D which was quickly don@. But i
D drew heavy fire from the height
r in front, inhicting some loss, IL
e WHICH both the field officers "er'
, Tba ,roppSo ot MaI0