The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-02-21

regiment had not only wounded General
jackson and Hill, but killed como OF
thelr couriers, and perhaps como OF thai
etan otticers, 40 come Of them ueTe nies
ing: Col. Palmer, fuding shat the 18th
regiment kept up its FIRE and Ueenned de-
termined TO kill them all, threw himsel
from bis horso end eerioualy injured hi,
shoulder.
In conversations afterwards Gen. Hill
always told me that he thought he vp,
wounded by the enemy, and Gen. Jack
son by the 18th regiment; and Col. Pal
mer is Of the came opinion.
In all my intercourse with Gen. Hill
never heard him, nor have / ever heard
eny one eluo, censure the 18th regiment
for firing under the circumstances and
thoee who knew our talented young
friend Barry, will alvsys remember him
ae one OF those fearless, daahiuR officers
VINO was especially cool under FIRE.
Alter this unfortunate mistake. the
whole Of my command vea moved to the
right OF tho plank road, and ebo.t a.;a.
night we ropulsed two ettacks made by
slcklea. in which We captured the coloru
of tho Third Maine regiment and eood
many prisoners, including @ number OF
heid and company officers, and two ataf]
officers, one Of which wac an Aid 10 Gen.
eral Wiliams.
Next morning, about uunriso, our bri.
gade, under orders frou Gen. heth. nnde
o direct front attack upon the enemy'c
breastvorks and carried them; but 40
our supporting brigade broke in our rear
We were driven back before Rameeur'a
brigade OF North Caroliniane cou6 CONS
TO our assistance. Ramseur went forward
and was also repuleed, after reaching the
works, with oimiler terrible loss. There
were tventy-eight pieces of ertillery
sssfi"s sHon ae froa :hs Ch.acs!.orgsisgs
bill. Tbs eaomy wsra 6nsi:y and sue.
cessfully driven by Gen. Stuart in a fank
movement of infantry and artillery on
our right. MY entire loss at Chsnceiloro.
vile was 72 officers and 837 men, makine
an aggregate of 909, littlo more shan
one.third Of tho force carried in. We
went in with eleven field oficera and
came out with only one (Barry) fofduty.
Col. Purdy and Lieut.. Col. Hill we're
Eliied, and the others uere wounded.
have not ceon the article of Mr..
CaPpS to which you refer. can cav.
hoWsver, that tho otatement that bo. 90
ambulancs driver st Chanceliorsvillo. on
the End Of May, 1868, took General
"Stonewall" Jeckson, rounded, to the
rear, about three -qusrters of an hour
before sunset, IS az remarkable to me, 90
the statement Of o Virginia officer, pub.
lished in 1872, that no night sttack vas
ordered by Gen. Jackson on the 2rd
May, 1868, and that the immortal "Stone.
wall" vao wounded while riding alona
the okirmioh line looking after tho com.
fort of his mon.
As o cadet and an Assistant Professor,
| was at the Virginia Military Institute
for FIVE years With General T. J. Jackson,
where he always addressed me % "AIr.
Lane" slough in the army, he oluayo
most pleasantly called me "Lsno," and
kno,o that it uas the came "Old Jsck" OF
the V. II. l.. uou the immortal "Stono.
wall Jackson" of Confederate fame,-
who on the night of tho End of May,
1868, while tho mournful cry Of tho
vhippoorvill uas ringing In my ears
from every direction, ordered me to
"push right ahead"
Respectfully,
JAS. H. LANE.