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 some OF
their couriers, and perhaps some OF their
staff officers, As some Of them we're mss
ing. Col. Palmer, finding that tho 18Th
regiment kept up it's 6re and seemed de:
tsrmined to kill them all, threw himself
from his horse and seriously injured his
shoulder. n.,
In conversations afterwards Gen. Hill
always told mo that he thought he was
wounded by the enemy, and Gen. jack
son by the 18th regiment; and Col. Pal-
mer is of the same opinion: ,,
In all my intercourse with Gen. Hill, !
never heard him, nor have ever heard
any one else, censure the 18th regiment
for firing under the circumstances; and
those Who knew our talented young
friend Barry, will always remember him
as one of those fearless, dashiug officers,
who was especially cool under fire.
After this unfortunate mistake, tho
whole of my command was moved to the
right of the plank road, and about mid
night We rspulsed tvo sttacks made by
Sicklsa, in which We captured the colors
of the Third Maine regiment and q good
many prisoners, including number Of
field and company officers, and two stan
officers. one of which was an Aid 10 Gen.
eral Williams.
Next morning, about sunrise, our bri-
gads, under orders from Gen. Heth, made
: direct front. attack upon the enemy's
breastworks and carried them but -
our supporting brigade broke in our rear,
We we're driven back before Ramseur's
brigade of North Csrolinians could come
to our assistance. Ramseur went forward
and Was also lepulsed, after reaching the
works, with similar terrible loss. There
were tvsnty.eight pieces OF artillery
bearing upon us from the Chancello1sills
hill. The enemy were finally aud sue.
ceufnlly driven BY Gen. Stuart ins flank
movement of infantry and artillery on
our right. MY entire loss 1t Chsncellos'
vile was 72 officers and 837 men, making
an aggregate of 9O9, g little moro than
one.tbird of the force carried in. We
went in with eleven field oaicera and
came out with only one Barry J fofduty.
Col. Purdy and Lieut.. Col. Hill were
killed, and the others xere wounded.
have not seen ths srticle OF Mr..
Capps to. which you refer. can say,
however, that tho statement that bs. ~
ambulance driver at Chancellorsvilis, on
the End of May, 1863, took General
sfEtonewallp Jackson, t0ounded, to the
rear, about thres-qusrtes of IN hour
before sunset, !. az remarkable to me, -
the statement OF = Virgins officer, pub.
lished in 1872, that no night attack vss
ordered by Gen. Jackson on tho 2ud
MAY. 1868, and that the immortal "stone.
wall" vas wounded while riding along
the skirmish line looking after the com.
fort Of his mon.
As cadet and an Assistant Professor,
l Was at the Virginis Military Institute
for Eve years with General T. J. Jackson,
where be always addressed me - "Mr.
Lane slough in. the army, he always
most pleasantly called mo LANE" and I
knoto that il wss the same "Old Jack" OF
the v. M. T., now the immortal Stone
wall Jackson" Of Confederate fame,-
Who on the night Of the End of May,
1868, while the nournful cry of the
whippoorwill Was ringing In my ssrs
from every direction, ordered me to
"push right ahead"
Respectfully,
JAS. II. LANE.