The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1882-08-10


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tniEa: % 1901 close over ths1. Ee Glc
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kid: sdmcnit;ons.
: b2,.xe, i:oH Aiss;on,rc Ridge, Look
:,ul Nora .ain ago he Wa;kin- Eouse 70
5~e=i Ng:er. &c :.oa ;::eoc= across the
10 20, TO hro1vi.!e. The dois;on Is q
r>:@.;;ici s:Ieain, DC: cai:s 100 Formidable
iyr saGiug, u ,svo.i:= ~ay 0: crossing
-t:v4:a- il tLose days. There ~.S .l:.o
z1o:::-; obstacle L.! tae ~a., moe c-la":-
: zlz;:g than Q-cai:g. viz: The opposite
,aas a.! .iuec u,t4 tie enea: saare-
,aoo;-:, However, i,o.a g: .he-e o2=:4c!es
wec- o:e:co.i.- .: "1,!e s:Ee:=gr oH iae
~, 0: o. Iral=.. 80 oe;seeu midnight
I'd G.Tic2; ~e ioucc ourselves c.3sstag
.i,y-s- o,i o. naS;:.y CONSTRUCTED po-;oou-
o:;Ig-. ;.,-cE 20 CTR re.iei Pressing !v:-
! .z.G, -= lad 10: go-e ia- re;oT: ;a~ Ie-
pc.I vi artillery .as heard 70 oar icon.,
go % :-@c;;:Gg tte i-o-:.:oo .: ou- vsn-
sos-o ~- i,ca2 toe ea-cy IL = azI seemed
YeTt s!-o1g position, :soa: ~h!cr i'm srIay
pa-as-j * w=s p:sn!i-caou-ir '9ue..iEg lie
! wcoc.. DC1 co:1Dn> ~ers i,,sI.-c:&c-iy
,;.o@c ..:o iiae q: os.i:e Z. Il 10 MAKE sn
@::zca. by: i:.=:s:d OF moving forward wee
o.G-7e:: 20 Is GGHu. Shortly aits: :a.s.
I'D ye:aeps tDc-. -touI:c the oi-sace
{ between o2r ;iae snc tie position oi ,ae
enemy. Z -o,i.4:v Ezure Oh horseback ~ss
seec, suc q: oric. recosnin.c as :iia; o. Ge-.
LongstIeet, leisu-e!T mU"!ng parallel T. our
likes, apparently inspecting 81 shos. range
liz position il :.cn: Toe ereu: a. once
observed lin Ecd as sooa IS practicable
!ucoe6 their pieces upon sita, and ior more
| than Io.ou.e plowe6 the sod az fearful
rag. Jusi =, this jurc;l7e Gen hersaaS
arose, a;Id 9TH MS hG. t~irling aboTe his
head, cxiled for three cheers fo- Gen. Long
street, Which Tza promptly RESPONDED 10 o.
= i.iag vote Of me =hols LIE, aecompa-
.ied bT r@be! yell. s1c6 Is is Only heard
When prc;rpted bJ real Inspiration, while
the old General wiihov: haste Or apparent
design moved behind hiilock ahich must
lave saved HIN from speedy destruction.
! Why he placed himself there could not
el!, unless sinpiy 20 sbos that ne szs rot
'.a-scared." The daF was far spent; as
soon 4sda,SLess covered our movement
D4s. VS. ,zic which it vas hoped wo1id CO.
OF Ia; portion OF ou- opposition AID cap
| ivr= liz guns. The old ID Land perhaps
cLLsr co;nmandsl AS assigued lis du;T,
50 &c se: OF 10 .eel our My 20 The eCeDT's
: rear. TIE utmost silence vas enjo:neG aid
ao;~i:D=.z"ding Ne moved With sore
c-leri:y, ,t.e TACT was fully demonstrated
! :as, il Is possible for several hundred EeD
iuliy equipped with arms and baggage 10
move through t!;ck wood in tue dark al
| toes. Is no:5e!essiy e q siake would crawl.
| At las; We were, as We thoug5i, il rear OF
our enemy aud, p:oui OF the post assigned
| us, were anxious 70 make suFe OF the game.
The d,nly-burniug faggots which he'd served
20 draw bis evening cup Of sure-enouga coz:
! fee, could De seen as we stealthiiy moTed
70 the surprise; but, alas, the game mad
fowD, while by those burning fsggots sat
our ubiquitous forager with his spol.s Of
blankets, enuteens, &c, lying around him.
while ne erjoyed the contents of we'll
filed hayers4ck left BY = careless Yankee,
apparently rs :;ucoucernel as il he had
| teea a. hoiac eating sweet potatoes IN his
mothers back kitchen. We bivouaced that
nigh. or the ground where we bad hoped
10 have gained some rich spoiis, and IN the
early morning pushed forward in the direc-
| tioa Of Knoxville, in the wake Of our re-
| treating fos No other halt w4s uade III.
Ill We came in sight Of the chu:ch spires
| and the doue o! tie - Institute within
| the ery:.oa5 Of the city. j; is usually q
pleasing thin when nearing toTa or city
| 70 ca.ca sigh! Of its dones and steep!es # it
! has such, but ct this time there Was no
! thing inspiring in these things, perhaps for
the reason Ina: ,ae-e was another object OF
more sigr:hcauce though Of less graceful
proper; ions Intervening, viz: Cpon pro-
| rIiEeut elev4lion between us and the covet-
ear:u .;.ii-.i q: intervals with DARK emora.
<ur:s, fron u!.i3n dinlIr p-otrujed Inc tnuz-
Zles Of hea"; c.unon, while above toated
iazi.y the fanGiia. emblem oi our impiaca-
bic Soc. No living object could be seen
above its Tampas.s. It's very absence Of
OF lie impaired an omiuous forsooding.
But between us and this sorn5re.looking
pile, aid along Z lesser elevation there
stretched formidable iiae OF battle, along
which lhecc was 40 lack oi evidence of life,
OF tie contrary each Ian seemed ;2.be
aru.ed with a platoon Of rides judging from
the rapidly with which they fired, ian ur-
usual feature, which was aiterwsrd explain
ed on learning iha, each man was armed
with Burnside rife, sn ingenious weapon
loading from the breach III such manner
as 10 enable one 10 fire sixteen times III al
most as MANY secouds.) Our position at
this time may be iamiiarly illustrated By
the figure OF TWO Tom Cats" :Ge CO. oc=
cupytng tie kitchen door the other the gar
den fence; the one il the door afraid 10
come out while the one on the fence dare
no; 60 in for fear of kick from the cook
the fort representing the cook. This
dilemma was attempted TO be overcome by
s;rstegic movement. Away to Our lets
was thick wood, which seemed to extend
well 10 our ensny's res:. From OFT posi-
ton it seemed possible 70 IccTe o:e OF our
columns, ander cover OF tGis wood, far |
enough in hi. rear 20 effect a surprise, and |
thus drive h!a from his rail ples without
drawing the fire OF the fort. Accordingly |
the old Sd Was selected 10 execute this tick
iish movement, We set out well knowing |
TIA; we would he watched, not ouly by our
big officers, but by every member of the |
diYision. The point designated from which |!
sc SHOULD make Cur attack, (if We should |
be successful in reach ng that poiat gitko1t !:
ue:as q;sccroredj had oeep gained, and |
iroa the corner Of the wood We looked |
upon the bac1s OF Our enemy anu watched |
MIN as MS attention was directed 10 the |
front. Between our position and tina; of
The enemy ,here iniervened All open field,
through which ran the Rail Road at righ. |
angles with his line, aud at this point WAS
marked by considerable enosnknent.
Or purpose Ras t. gain thiS enoankmsnt