The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1883-02-08
VOLUME XVIII.---NO. 30.

Killed 10y him in combat. - MickJer
klilea' B,ll Aiickler wounded, Tom But.
Ter killed, Calhoun Sparks wounded and
afterwards killed, Gillespie Thornwell
wounded and died. Williams kilIed
Dulin killed, Lamar Starke wounded
ana captured and wounded a second time
logan wounded, Scott wounded. Shivcr
wounded ard captured; in fact nearly
every one of the original scouting party
OF that command was either kilIhj
the war. Pe''ou VI
IL was my own fate to be captured and
imprisoned at Washington. shortly after
the last adventure. while scouting near
Warrenton, during the earlier nave.
ments OF the Gettysburg campaign. On
June Is, 1863, having made a report To
Cen. Stuart, | WAS ordered to recross the
ltappaliannock River ut once to watch
any movement of the enemy and TO keen
ii'm posted. l crossed the river a short
lime before sunset, and after riding to
the left of Warrenton after dark. rode
into party of the enemy who had bcen
advanced that day, and being surround.
ed, was compelled to surrender. On be.
ing asked by them, ''To what command
90 yon belong" / replied, "To tho
second South Carolina Cavalry"
ADc words were no sooner spoken than
! was surrounded by crowd who seemed
10 DC eager to dispatch me then and there.
TO Judge from the vehenence with which
they cried. Kill
THE p-D BUsHwACKING sCoUNDpE,,
Tor that IS all that id regiment is fit
'or )! AS desperate as my situation
seemed, | still resolved to make an effort
to save my life, and begged them to de.
slst from doing me any violence until
they carried me before light and had
observed my extreme youth. assuring
them that they would be convinced that
such mere boy MS wa, would not bo
entrusted with such dangerous missions.
Will here say, that although in reality
twenty years old, looked several years
younger; fact of which, heretofore. I
had been very conscious and much
ashamed, but which how was Of infinite
service.
After observing mo closely, some of
them seemed to waver a little in their
opinion, md asked mo "What I was do.
ing there?" Emboldened bv the success
of my first rusc, was ready with the re.
ply That ! was going to visit nv uncle"
AN imaginary individual, whom
tnought best TO Locate away IF in ths
mountains. by vigorously asserting
these fictions | managed to divide the
sentiment of the party sufficiently to
save myself, though there was still a mi
norlty who insisted that l was n bush.
whackcr deserving death, which opinion
they inserlarded with the most blood.
curdling oaths. was, of course, in.
tenseIy thankful for my escape from
death, and congratulated myself still
more. when | learned that the puriy
10y whom was captured was part of
the Sth Illinois Regiment by whom young
Dulln, of my company, had been mur.
dered not long before. was then sent to
the provost guard at Ca,lett's Station.
and, after being carried around with their
army for week, was sent to the Old
Capitol Prison at Washington, whence I
was fortunate enough to be taken week
later aud exchanged Mt City Point, ar.
riving at Petersburg on the morning of
the Both of June After my exchange T
was again detailed by Gen. Stuart, and
i'll skirinish 'hiio with lily command
was slightly wounded.