Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-01-20
THE FIGHT AT cARNErr.s YARN
a "Reminiscences OF the Late War-Thc
Part the seventh and Eighth Georgia
Took I'm the Fight.


a Reminiscencc OF the Late War-Thc
Part the seventh and Eighth Georgia
Took I'm the Fight.
The resolutions Of the Federal valun-
seers of Maine, adopted at a meeting held
N that State last summer, and the action
Of the General Assembly Of Georgia
thanking them for their patriotic and
sympathetic expressions regarding the
soldiers Of the COnSederacy, has elected
general interchange of courtesies between
the soldiers of the North and the South
through the press and in personal. cor
Tespondence. The following from the
New York TsIbuls is one of the letters
referred to.
To the Editor of-tAe Tribune: SIR-In the
SHHddv Tribune. under the head of per
sonal. lately appeared some EXTRACTS from a
correspOn ence between Gov. Robbie, 81 Maine,
ana the editor OF y Georgia magazine, relative
10 Col. Lamar, of the Eight Georgia Volunteers
Y oelevel ana sure it must prave most
agreeable surprise to many of the officers OF
hancocK's and Davidson's brigades Second
DIVISION, sixth Army COrps to lesrn that Col.
Lamar still lives.
We Witnessed his gallant charge upon the
right OF our line at Golden's Farm in front Of
Richmond, aad few who were present WEI
forget the typica, Southern cavalier with
I ttN'AiNN HsAt %hh ftdIh nOWluE LOCKS, VINO kou
works.
For one, I shall not soon forget the few
words exchanged with him as no was
carried past me to the hospital, Tisoner
ana as supposed, fatally wounded. and fol-
/ lowed by LieutCnant-COlonel Gordon. OF his
! regiment, who also had fallen into our hands
/ attack.
am sure there are many old soldiers in this
sect'on who will be glad to learn that Georgia
not her dead heroes, and who would also be
/ pleased TO learn whether the gallant Lieut..
\ Col. Gordon, captured with Col. Lamar on
the 2Ith OF June, 1862, is the same Gordon who
led the Georgians in .neir attack upon our
right In the last Wilderness battle under
Grant ana Vac has since been honored by his
State " IN q seat in the United states senate
Respectfully yours, y. +, BAKER,
Colonel Forty third N. I. Volunteers
BdItsfon. N. Y, Jan I, 1881.
Coll Baker. however, has made mistake
~ has been lead into an error by the
Georgia editor to whom reference is
made, as to the officers captured at Gar.
netIs farm, which he calls GOlden's farm
There was no Lieut.. Col. Gordon cs ptured
on the occasion: the officer taken with
Col. Lucius NJ. Lamar was Lieut.. Col. j. Il
Towers, of the Eighth Georgia, Maj. Ma
gruder was slightly wounded and Capt
A. +. Butler, Of Company b (OglethOrpe
/ l1l2ub luldDliy vi CdNauuaD J, Oh IDC same
regiment, dangerously wounded. Lieut.
Col. White, Of the Seventh, was also dan.
gerously wounded. In the large list OF
casualties were the following from this
go: Sergt, VIM: Coombs and Private
tohn f. Krenson. m66,-ttally, and PrlVatt
Frank Goodwin, slightly wouu, -GA
Among the many SaVannahans in "a.
fight was Maj. G.. c. Hardwick, then Adj
jutaRt General Of Gen. q. T. Anderson's
/ ("Od Tige'') Brigade, composed Ofthe 18th,
Sth, 9th and 18th Georgia Volunteers and
the LIST Georgia Regulars. Maj. Hard
/ wick, who is now a merchant OF this CITY,
! in an interview with a representative of
/ the MORNING NEWS, said that he remem-
/ bered the fight as though it were but yes
! terday, and continued:
/ "The fight at Garnett's Farm was the
first of the conflicts on the Richmond
side of the Chickahominy. Gen. Ma
gruder's corps was the centre of the
Confederate line. Gen. D. K. Jones com
manded one of the divisions composed Of
Gen. TOOmbs' and Gen. G.. Il. AndersOn's
brigades. Gen. Jones had taken position
where he could observe the movements Of
the Federals. and thinking they were
eyacuatng the position, he sent an aid TO
Gen. ToOmbs TO instruct him to make the
attack. The order, however, was given to
Gen. Anderson. Only two regiments of
this brigade were at hand. the 7th and 8th
GeOrgia-the remaining regiments, the 9th
and 18th Georgia volunteers, al d 1st
Georgia Regulars, being in the rear,
across ravine. The It'll and 9Th moved
towards the Federal breastwOrks, with
Companies A and b of the Stn the
OglethOrpe Light Infantry. OF Savannah
and the Rome Light Guards. of ROme) IN
advance as skirmIshers. The regiments
drove in the enemy's pickets and took
their rifle pits. The attack developed
the Federals in force, and heavy fire
of artillery and infantry drove the
COnfeGerates back with severe loss. 1t
was found out afterwards that it was a
well built earthwork, called Fort NcClel-
Ian, and had a strong support. Gen. An
derson saw that it was useless to pit his
two regiments against such odds, but had
no alternative, however; orders bad to be
obeyed. No support WAS given him,
though he asked for it, and there were
troops near at hand"
All of the field and staff OF the Eighth are
still in the land of the living. Col. Lamar
is farmer in Pulaski county, and Col.
Towers and Maj. Magruder are residents
of Rome, Ga, and Maj. w. r. Shellman,
who was Adjutant at the time of the fight
at Garnett's Farm, lives in this city.