Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1882-07-27
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line, Immediately in front of the breastworks,
carrying back our two prisoners. The shells
of the howitzers passed beautifully over 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 mad concluded arranging my party
and determined what move to make next to
nv astonishment terrific fire of musketry
and 12-pounder guns opened about two hun
dred or three hundred yards in our 'front.'
We all quietly sat down and enjoyed the
| fireworks, all the balls and shell passing over
our heads. This firing soon ceased. Cau-
tioning my command to keep in their places
and not fire Oh me, l went forward with COT
fee. We found about thirty bodies of dead
or badly wounded behind the works; and
Lieut.. - of the artillery near the howit-
zers, all four of which had been thrown out of
their carriages While, studying the ques-
tion of howl could issxe our command the
glory of carrying these guns back with us
through the heavy sand, third pyrotecnic
display was gotten up for our benefit. A tire.
mendous fire of big guns and little guns and
rifles poured forth from the main works of the
enemy on hill one and a half or two miles
distant from Battery Wagner. Shell exploded
generally good distance in our front, While
some 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 a slacken-
ing and desultory fire, Except from the heavy
guns and ceased in hour altogether.
We then started back with our prisoners
and looking Tor rather feeling) carefully on
the ground as we went along, picked up our
own wounded On approaching our picket
line we halted and the officers and men were
requested to ascertain if any were missing.
The North Carolnians reported none; the
Georgians five, and South Carolinians one. l
then took Lieut.. Tutt and the 7th Battalion
detachment and went back and carefully en-
plored the ground. We only found private
Anderson Stuckey, of Company e, of the
Battalion. have omitted to state that Lieut..
-- who was shot through the ankle,) to-
gether with two of our men who were sup
porting him, fell into a shallow dry well or
pit. Our men got out and yielded to the
supplication of the lieutenant and left him i'll
the well. He was living in 1872. After the
recovery of Stuckey, by my directions we all
commenced talking and singing and safely
entered our picket line, and subsequently the
Battery, without being fired on.
Result: Two prisoners net taken, three
others had got away from us.) Goth South
Carolina-One wounded, who afterwards died.
51st North Carolina-Three wounded, one,
F. NJ. Garner, Company G, losing leg. 18th
Georgia-One wounded. 18th Georgia-Five
wounded and five missing. These latter had
formed the right half of the skirmish line,
and in uncovering our front had passed into
the marsh. From there two made their way
to the Battery, arriving soon after we did, all
covered with phosphorescence. The three
finally missing no doubt got lost in the marsh
Total loss-Two killed, nine wounded and
three missing.
WHAT APPEARED TO THOSE AT BATTERY
WAGNER TO HAPPEN.
This was related to me by Judge Twiggs at
Aiken, last February After Maj: Twiggs had
started us off, he returned to the Battery.
Gen. Taliaferro, Col. Yates, Col. Nelson, Maj.
Twiggs and other officers took position on the
ramparts, to hear and see the firing In due
time they observed the firing at the breast
works attacked by us. Gen. Taliaferro re-
marked, "They are having a hot time, hope
they will get through all right % Next the
heavier fire from the second line broke out.
Then Gen. Talaferro became excited and ex-
claimed, "What does the little fool mean :?
He had no business going that far % Col.
Nelson intimated that he was mistaken-that
Major Rion was no fool. The General re-
dent man he was represented to be-" He then
turned to Maj Twiggs and asked him if he
had not given me wrong directions. The Ma
jor replied he had given me the instructions
rerbatina as he had been directed The Gener-
al remarked, "There has certainly been a
great mistake somewhere" Subsequently
when the main works of the enemy let loose,
the General lost all patience and commenced
abusing Maj. Twiggs and myself alternately. !;
the one for not making himself understood,
and the other for foolhardy rashness. The
Major warmly vindcated himself as best he
could ; but my case was beyond Justification.
After the firing had ceased and quiet regned
over the island, and the attacking party been
long given up as lost, we were heard approach
ing, and in due time made our entry into the
Battery with our killed and wounded and pris-
OnerS.
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE ENEMY.
This was related to me by Capt. George D.
Ramsey, of the United States engineers, while
in charge of the Arsenal in Charleston, 1872 !:
Capt. Ramsey was on the island at the time OF
our attack. Upon the attack on the first line,
after gallant defence. the 4Sth New York
Regiment and the battery of artillery fell back
upon the second line. This line, held by two
regiments and two batteries, was in turn as
saulted (?) when, after delivering some volleyS,
it gave way and fell back in comparative good
/ order towards the main works. In the mean-
while some men from the first line, not stop
ping at the second lne had fled to the main
works and reported that all the troops in front
had been gobbled up, and that an immense
| force of Confederates were advancing to re-
| take the island Upon this information the
pickets were called in and everything made
ready for the assault. When the forces which
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preaching the works they were greeted with
the fire of the whole front, and quickly taking
advantage of depressiOns in the sand and sand
ridges to screen themselves, there remained
until daylight. Near two hundred were killed
and wounded by this fire before they could put
themselves under cover.
1t must be remembered the Union troops
had been on the island only five days, during
which time they had met obstinate resistance
at every point and had been roughly handled
at Battery Wagner. Hence their sllppOStion
that we had been heavily reinforced and were
attempting, with night as a cover from the
iron clads and other war vessels, to recover
the island was very natural and supported by
appearances in their front.
Note.-I would be much obliged to any one
who would write me at WinnsbOrO' and ena'
BILE me to fill blanks left in the foregoing
sketch, or correct any matter of detail OF
name.
WoMEN's SHoEs.-Take the most recent
fashion of shoes. The heels of the human be-
ing project outward or rather backward
and give steadiness to 1.-THE sure and certain
step of man." But fashion has decided that
the heel of the boot or shoe shall get as neal
the center of the instep as possible. lnsead OF
the weight of the body resting upon an arch
in the modern fine lady it rest upon pegs witt
the toes in front which have to prevent tht
body from toppling forward Then the heel i!