The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-01-18

,I " ,ne day, that which now followed
ou'aId them all. The line in ma@n;G.
cent order moved like Il rolling wave .
tue men animated by the thought ,hatt
upon the approaching struggle MIGHT da'
pehd the deslinies of the day and tho
future OF the Confederacy, viewed win
each other in gallant bearing, while ,heu
moved steadily upon the bristlinp line ~
oayonets before them. Gracie's Alahamo
ioT lie first time under fire, behaved like
veterans in the presence of brother
soi1lers who had been tried in tie fro
ana not found wanting, while Kellav
Hnmpbrles, Anderson and McNair ~
spring a similar heroism in their avn
troops. left nothing wanting in that Ina
OF battle TO accomplish success.
~, Inc attack which followed was furious.
i; ne thunder OF artillery, the rat.ling
uiapason of musketry, the flashes Of f
oursting bombs, scattering their imnris.
otea deaths on every hand, the shouts of
the combatants, the roar of the echoes
through the startled forests, the canopv
OF battle smoke, amid which were seen
tie DUSTY figures Of men tercely strur.
giipg Tor victory, the field officers here
inefe, everywhere animating their troops,
ana prominent among them all the keen
eray'eyed lmperlurbable kershaw, NOV.
lng as cody among the flying bullets
AIMED at his conspicuous uniform as if
ne had thousand lives to give his coun.
try-~snch were some Of tho incidents of
inc closing hours of that memorable
SUNDAY. While recall tho scene even
now after lapse Of four weeks. and
from my hillside seat look down upou
the camps around mc--the sounds of
hymns mingling with the busy choppin.r
OF the axes in the woods-the smoke Of
ten thousand camp fires gently curling
upward-the men all peaceful l-the army
at rest, and no thought of past or future
1t Is difficult to realize that the sleep.
ing monster has ever been lashed into
fury, bathcd in blood, and shaken with
the mighty throcs of battle. Yet it is
even so, and the book Of Fate will alone
disclose when the terrible scene is to be
recnacted
But, returning to the narrative, the
Struggle thus commenced continued un.
til dark, without other than temporary
advantages gained on either side. The
enemy occupied position on mountain
which was impregnable, and notwith.
standing the most determined efforts on
the part of our troops to dislodge the
foe-and determination with them means
all that men can do-the attempt was
abandoned, and again the battle rested.
Later In the evening Gen. Robinson,
with the seven brigades Of Hoods Di.
vision, was sent forward to picket in our
front, and at 10 O'Clock information was
hut hn
The night was spent in caring for the
wounded, burying the dead and gather
ing arms. The next morning Lieut.. Col.
Gailard's regiment was sent forward to
take possession of the Federal hospitals
and that portion of the abandoned fields.
Aaj Gen. McLaws arrived during the
aft,raoon, and assumed command Of the
division. That night Gems. kershaw and
Wofford were ordered TO advance, which
they did, driving the enemy, with but
small loss to US, into their present
stronghold at Chattanooga.
The captures by kershaw's Brigade
during the battle were nine pieces of ar
tillery, three Of which were taken by the
Sth South Carolina Regiment, AMI sever
al caissons with ammunition. The num-
ber Of men carried into the fight WAS
thirteen hundred, out Of whom upwards
of five hundred were killed and wounded
"a bloody, but truthful tribute to the
veteran command.
Lieut. Col. Elbeit Bland, of the 7th
South Carolina, fell Mt the head of his
regiment. a few moments later, the
next succeeding commander, Maj. John
S. Hard-the fboy soldier" of the army
was instantly killed. The command Of
the regiment then devolved upon Capt.
J. Goggans. Capt. j. M. Townsend, Of
James's Battalion, was killed in front Of
his men while leading a charge on the
enemy's stronghold.
Lieut. Col. Hoolc, of tie 6th South
Carolina, was also killed in the early part
of the action. The names of killed and
wounded have already been published.
How true are the lines of Gerald Mas.
scy, speaking of dead heroes:
mound on mound they rise all DER
The land TO bar Tyrant's path and make his feet
Our brave dead make our earth heroic dust:
Their spirits glitter in our country's face
And make her shine a star in biackest night.
Calm at her heart and glory round her head.
The staff present with Gen. Kershaw
on the occasion were Capt. G. Il. Holmes,
assistant adjutant. general; Capt. Moul-
tric Dwight, inspector-general, a. ID. C.,
and Lieut.. Hugh Farley, A. d. C., act
ing in the place of Lieut.. A. z. Dobey:
who was OH furlough--all of whom acted
with spirit becoming the OCCASION and
the presence Of their brave chief.
Lieut.. Farley, for his gallantry, was
detailed to carry the twenty five captured
flags to Richmond, in company with four
priyates from other commands, who had
signalized themselves during the battle;
but confess it with shame that on ar
rivins at the capital of the Confederacy
to present these standards to the Govern.
ment-trophies for which thousands had
INJURED out their blood-for which men
had fought like heroes of old, and tri.
umphcd instead of being received as
the representatives Of the army, and
dignity given to the occasion worthy of
the achievement, the flags were ignomin-
ously tumbled into dirt cart and driven
by negro to the department, where they
now remain forgotten and ignored. The
brave men vino uuTo them %e:e rot re-
ceived
Had such an event occurred in Europe,
.ha CITY to which such trophies went
would have been ablaze with llght ana
enthusiasm but unfortunately we are
very practical people, and it seems TO be
enough that our ragged boys in the field
shall suffer and die to accomplish great
results while we'll dressed and comforta-
ble officials enjoy the benefit, forget their
and hide the deed.
The expedition of Wheeler has net
bcen success. Several bridges have
been burned. which the enemy repaired