The Dickinson press., 1883-04-21
GENERAL NJ. C. BUTLER.

How Gen. M. g. BAtlcr OF South Car
olina, Ono CT the Most Nstin-
guished of the United States Sena.
tors Lost His Leg at Brandy Station.
DIR. 7. E. Besseilicn, of the confeder-
ate service during the war, writes to the
philadelphia Times an account of the
cattle of Brandy Station i'll Virginia,
where Senator Butler of South Carolina
ost a leg. He says the enemy had ad-
yanced in such heavy force as to cause
the detached s~auadrons Of u single
regiments to abandon the woods and
take up position in the open, level fields,
where cavalry could manoe6vre and We
could keep our communication open
with General Stuart, then fighting at
Brandy Station, and cover the move
uents Of Il heavy infantry force then i'll
the neighborhosd Of Culpcpper court
house. Along the margin of a
pond, then, the regiment was posted,
when the enemy appeared on the hill
Nreur front before mentioned and placed
their artillery near The brick church and
opAned trc upon Us. We had no artiilc-
nv to.respona and the distance was too
great FOR small arms, 81 We waited for
developments. Colonel Butlcrand Cap
tain Farley, Of General Staurt's stuff,
we're ON the road Il few Yuls distant from
us, when the discharge of Il field piece
in our rear drew the attention OF all in
that direction. We SAW that it was a
Confederate gun. but too lar from the
enemy to be OF al.v service, sthc shells
it discharged were exploding fully one
hundred yalds short of the enemy's
position.
The Colonel told me To ride mp the
hill and tell the officer commanding
that gun to bring ii down 20 where we
were, as his firing WAS doing NO good.
The encmy's batteries were NV firing
very fast, and | narrowly escaped being
struck while salloping up the iill. |
rode up TO the lieutenant in chargc %!
the gun, which | think belonged TO a
Virginia battery, and told him Colonel
Butler SAYS bring your u down to
where the troops are stationed, as yo,
are wasting your fire i'm yonr present
position" He. asked: "Wlno. in the
il isColoncl l,utlcr'." ] told him he
was the colonel OF the Second SontiS
Carohlsa Cavalry, i'll command of the
TROOPS then in'view engaged with the
enemy lie ordered the gun to he linn
ksrd up and started to- descend the bill
Yurned TO ride back TO my command
wren, what was my surprise to lind ol.
artillery friend had again put his piece
zen battery and had opened ON The
eEemy's artillery. | returned to him
again and repeated my order.
Colonel Butter says bring your ar
tillery down to the pond"
Odd if am going TO carry IN,
men there to be killed" said he.
every we'll, sir" l said, 81 shall in
form Colonel Butler of your remark
and gal,oned towards the spot where.
Nett Colonel Butler and Captain Fnricy
Indins.
rode parable! TO the main road and
Within fifty yards of it for so;ne little
distance, and just before | reached the
Colonel | saw quite a drs! in the road
and considerable excitement, and Cot
knel Butlo,'s horse truttcd 10y me with
khet l took to be the saddle i%nanein.
kierlim. J FASTENED up to iii" roa'
yet a better view and saw that thu
lpimaIs intcstines we've hanging
NaNlcarlul wound in the lower
III d e stomach. ! knew thrr
Ee terrible disaster had occurred
ELL the fence into the road AN,
trrived at the srenc. Il,cr
Colonel butici,and Captain Var
he road. the former irwin
a silk iandbercA,~f ar.1iMd hi
w The blood. TiNn sheli, Wh;rl
&C., e'l-l"!ntea Parrot. frs
aptaln Farley 49,. nh"y" tie
ting oil th" leg and killing hi
lcn stm@ing Colonel Rut!cr Il,
Iv~. the a%liile, leaving the foo
ed by a piece OF skin only ali
ing ,,his horse.
e same moment that ] M
att.Aaylor, our %rcgimenta
d .e..aptain JOIN Chestnut
.scile, aud the doctor aske
|dispcure some stimu'ant
Suggesting that if | coui
ore, our assistant surgeon
|, with me, as lie had q car
ky and Captain. Farley ":
his services imlne,liatel,
IN "11etnrned to the scene Of the di:
wi pout delay. My attention bclr
to &ssisting Or. Taylor with Go
Butler, who was already niue
kted from loss of blood, 10
Captain Farley, who was take
lro Inv AIR MOcre and convene