The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-08-03
A THKILIING INCIDENT

We were now within about thirty O.
iofty PAGES OF the enemy, and our bri
gade looked like mere skirmish line
capt. Daily, of Gen. Cutters staff. rod,
QUO from their line, seized the flag of on,
OF our regiments and demanded our sur
render. Some of our officers and men
understood did surrender.
a court Of inquiry was ordered b,
Gen. Hagood to decide to which regi
ment the recapturcd flag belonged. II
decided that it was the flag of the lltl
regiment. Gen. Hagood had thought
aud officially reported that it belonged tc
the 9th Regiment.
zen. hagood, who attempted to lead
his men on horseback, found it impossi.
Die, had to abandon the attempt, dis.
mount and work his way through on foot
lie was at this time with the Dist Repi-
ment, urging on the attack perceivins
capt. Daily in his ranks with the flag in
MS hand. he rapidly approached him,
demanded its return, and that Daily
should return to his own ranks, telling
nun that he WAS free to do so. Capt.
Daily commenced to argue with Gen.
Hagood on the hopelessness of our pusi. :.
ton, pointing out line pushed out in
rear OF us and cutting Of retreat. The
General cur him short, demanding "Yes
or No" Daily answered "No," and
hagood instantly shot him from his
morse. AS Daily was falling, dwight
otoney, Gen: Hagood's orderly, and the
only one of the three members of his
s'an "ho vent into tie action with iiisn
who survived at this time and who was
himself then wounded in the shoulder,
snatched the flag from his hands and
pore 1t through the remainder of the &C.
tion; Gen. Hagood bounded into Daily's
saddle, waved his hat to attract the at
tention of his men, and called upon
them to follow him out. Seeing this
brilliant and daring exploit Of the COM
niander they all admired and loved, in
splred the men with new life, and as
many as could turned at his command,
rushed down the hill, and over the line
which Daily had pointed out, while the
roar OF artillery was deafening, mingled
with tue rattle of ten thousand rifles.
How any one escaped l don't know.
Dailys horse was killed under the Gen
eral about the time he reached the ravine
he felt it reel under him, aud knowing
it was shot mortally, jumped off. The
horse after making one or two Intellectual
attempts to recover and follow him,
o"ue uoNH III uedtn. Our shattered bat
talions wero mustered in the Vaughn
road, about half mile in rear of the
point of our attack; and of the fifty nine
officers and six hundred and eighty one
plen with which we went into the fight
Gully eighteen officers and two hundred
and seventy four men came out unhurt.
The brigade was not under FIRE again du-
ring the day; it remained in the Vaughn
road until evening, when it returned to
Petersburg.
WHAT THE CHARGE COST.
Thus Hagood's Brigade, after being
hurled against an enemy five times great.
er strongly intrenched, and having ad-
yanced almost within bayonet thrust of
this formidable line, and being thinned
to mere skeleton of its former num-
bers, and surrounded by gallant enemy
armed with all the most improved en-
gines of warfare, cut its way back, sur
mounting all obstacles, before it would
submit to the humiliation of surrender.
The charge Of Lord Cardigan and his
famous Six Hundred at Balaklava has
been sung by the poet, and recorded by
the historian in manner worthy of so
brilliant an achievement. The charge
of Hagood and his six hundred at the
Weldon Railroad, equally as daring and
brilliant, deserves DO less tribute.