The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1886-05-26

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Cnhh'a whipped Nndrr&um's. Andcr
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shaws ami whipped Cohh'$.
%IA. Another Snow |'aIl hclwr"l
C"hh's and Krr~I,nw'* hri%a,Ir~
C"h,'s got uhppc'I.
Feb. 3:::!nd. SNOW from one to twc
feet dcrp.
March lith. Received "r''crs /" h'
ready I" move ut Il moments n"tir"
Cavalry hight aL hrIIyS : f"rd; the
enemy driven back across th" Rap,
pahann"rk.
April I!Lh. 1t was reported that
5000 OF the rnrmyS cavalry wcr"
trying {" cross th" river aI Kelly :
Ford in "rdcr to make 4 raid i'll tic
rear Of our camp. The tw" rifle com
pan!rS o! the :" regiment were S'"'
ont in the rear OF oar camp to picket,
ut the same time we were ordered &c
remain i'll camp and be ready lp!
anything that might take place.
lSth. L. W. Long took sick viii,
pneumonia and was sent to the CHM.
borazo hospital on the 2och.
29th. The second battle Of Fred,
cricllsburg commenced early in the
morning. There was considerable
fighting. artillery and muskctry were
heard down the Rappahannock river.
We soon received orders to march to
the front and went at quick time
AMI took L position near the one
We occupied during the first battle of
Fredericksburg in December. 1862,
there VIC remained two days. but On
the second night. about o'clock. We
left our position and marched up tie
river on the plank road till We a.
rived near Salem Church; We then
turned 10 the right and took our 20
sition in I line o. Notifications; hut
about y o'clock We were ordered up
the plank road towards Chanccl!ors-
vile, near the point where the fight
was raging; but the enemy soon fell
back and we pursued them until
dark, when we halted and canned
for the night. Friday night, May
Sd. Company c.. Sd :. &. regiment
was thrown out as skirmislers and
the regiments and brigalcs advanced
to the road at Charlottesville. Nc
Lanes and Anderson's divisions
faced to tie right and went back to
Salem Church and there formed line
Of battle. In q short lime the
Yankees attacked Wilcox's brigade,
but were rcpulscd. Monday even
ing we advanced on the Yankees and
they evacuated their position end re-
trcated to the north side Of the Rap
nohann0ck river. We then went in
TO camp near Banks Ford at about
3 o'clock . N. Of tho 9th. About T.
o'clock orders came for Us to march
and we turncd oar direction again
uD the river and took our position
near the /. 5. Ford. but during the
night the enemy crossed the liver in
retreat. and Wednesday evening We
returned to our camp which we oc-
cupied previous 20 the firht. THUS
were our travels during the Cham
ccllorsville fight
18th. At night about II o'clock we
received orders to have two DAYS
rotions cooked and banrarc hacked
ready TO move at q minutes notice.
1st June. l.. ". Long returned TO
camp from the hosvital.
-. Received orders to cook three
DAYS rations and be ready to move
aC moments notice. Late in the
evening at I p. N. we left our camp,
and marched about six miles and
canned near Characteristic.
tt,. Marched cin!tcen or twenty
miles and canned within three miles
OF Raccoon Ford Oh the Rapidan.
9th. Early in the morning cannon
aiding was heard in the direction Of
T-II. I,,rI Soon u-n rncn;yn1