The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-08-13

Spartan, every General . Leonidas. and every
bsitleheli a Thermopyle. As the SON sank low in
the west we could could soc in. tho distance the
spires towering over the city that one year be-
fore had given birth to the ordinance Of seces
sion. we could read In the grandeur the tale
OF Fort sumter.
Soon our feet were on the. platform Of the 8.
y. depot, and our horses taken of the train,
jaded oy tho long tiresome ride. They were
watered and fed, aud arrangements were made
Tor the night. We occupied I" rooms'"in the s.
y. depot that night, and about IL o'clock were
s"akenooSy che band Of Elford's Regiment,
from drsenSiIe, that We left at camp Ham pton
tn"t porning,) playing tDixis." Next morn
}ng amor sfpn eal2a.w wy were brsskfasted -
tne oommissary department. Beef, crackers,
r'oe ana conee being the leadihg, II not the only,
.fuo'ss o. oies. However, we were refreshed. I.
ana IN % short time were promensding the
s'lee"' ABOUT II oeioek tho order to"'saddle
up 1s gwen, the line was formed apd roll
0"aeo' C"p'. Mohi''iek then rode to the head
y, ue 00iu~n sna gave the command, and the
0oiu"n ul11 moved on. we crossed the long bridge
o'st he AsnieY M'er ana were soon passing
'ue TN o. " Aeglmept who were bivouacksd
ne.s .ne savannah depot. shortly We were out
ol "sht OF the CITY ana its historic surround-
'ne long moss hanging In graceful folds
,,... As>' e.'''eu our s'snt;
r..dv - 49," . ~ WIN 'A'ir 'oaT'er'
49,. - 's,s a. any moment. In
-. w A'.a lamp oe'n'
on, .s-..s " W. -. 'ns iniAn.ry composing
in houses, vh.r, v. remained r.om au"srsa ,s. ore.
Of December to tho evening OF tbe 18th R..u
lar company drills were ken, nm v;,b ..~n
guards, together with different .xn,.;,, \.
=; thus ve spent our Christine,
Rev. j. D. McColloueh, CHAPLAIN Of Ho,oomh.
Legion, held divine service on SUNDAY 2ad
December. On the evening NJ IN. 2s,h 49,.
were ordered TO prepare two d.v,, ,.,;or. and
be ready to move by rundown. Tb. .rno;,,.a
time found every man in his pl.cs. AM, n.
column movsd westward. Passing uickst no.t.
and crossing rivers vs found our command y.
Rantowls Station. where We met the other cam.
panies composing the Holoombe Legion Cavalry
That cordial welcome that q soldier can .nrre.
oiate was extended 10 us. Here we bivousoked
for the night, and the next morning our COM
Pany took its place In the Squadron" and
with marched TO Adams Run, where We
arrived thst evening, December 9Th, 1861.
That night we lay on the ground without
tents. Camp guard was kept up. Next day,
the 2SsbS - cleared away the shrubbsry and
Arranged our tents, horse stalls &c.' Tired and
worn out after hard days work, lay down
roll CALI Al onss Grshnt Srh t1s,1es RI .afn p9is,ad
and asked pardon for tho seeming n.r,.o, aud
vas sxcu,ea with tbs .dmon;t;on - ,rv q, ~ !.
future 10 be "prompt." Thi. oonv;ne.d m.
that our captain was not Of tho "red t.n,"
stripe, and only plain duty was all III At he would
REQUIRE. was nsver deo.;v.d Nv him Th.
next morning vas the Ho,y sabbath TIL.
6rst ,houpht that fIa.hed across nv mind "a.
that TO-DAY va vere TO bs remembered =, ,h.
ornvers of Ioved on., pr.xer. would ,h;. 4. :,
ascend to n Throne Of araee for n, and N.
cause we had s,poussd. Tbs,c msd;,,,;on.
were loon interru ptsd bv the booming Of can.
nons and the bursting Of shall, in tb. d;r.c-
t;on of Whit, Paint 4 vorl "a wh;.h ,. ~.
.unaeeu.,omed Ma, now before ~.
M,
n,, ''"N'o
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S'.. s. ~ ~ ~ wv .ae ou"i.''ron sn0
-"' .aN 'A.' -N'"n0' y" o".e' a.
49, ' . ' "Ooa; o'oo'
Ho.p' ~ ~ .eeN 'A"' 'A'' ''"'1 '' 'o"
W., ~" A.
the buuls couni.d to ..,sadl. un' - onr lin
wa. soon formed and every man an,v,r.d !,
his name. Soon tho oo,umn ~ Inf.,,rv
In sight. The Holoomb. I.v;on wa, IN s.on,
With II, eolors vavin. ,r;umnb.n,,v o,.r A.
head, Of the men who had n,.dosd th.;r ,;v.
"a ,ro,sc, q, Tn. order of Al. o.ho, oomm..d
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