The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-01
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Coontrics that are made up of hills, sn 1 dslss
are more interesting and attractive than the
prairie lsud, where no uphsavals Of nature r.
heve the monotonyof the scene, or mountains
without their connecting links, OF yalleys--.s,o
1t y ths ups and dows In life that give interest
to human history. 81 Thas 'varissy ris the sp;os
fife, was demonstfstsd sathodssud ,timss
over during the war Of Secession. - iaai ,1oso
Soldiers are naturally .disoontsntad beings .
aud during The war. Il was Noticeable lhat even
In the midst ofecompasaiive ease and plsptv
they always received the news that sdmnioueii
them to another field with dsmonstra.ions Of
JOY. Not that the prospect would be more
pleasing or their surroundings more favorable.
but on the general principle that variety IN
diet gives tone to the Appetite 80 change il,
scenes attracts the eye and variety in masic
plesses the car. The writer rsmembsr. tba.
during the active campaign In Virginia and
Maryland, in the summer and fail Of 1862.
when Lees army was on the march day and
night aud subsistsng. fsr tho. most part, on
green apples and corn, that il was the men who
had been loudest in their aoclsmstions OF iov
over the prospect Of getting into an active field.
who then pined most for place in soma d;a-
triet who're opposing armies were disposed to
remain In stdtl quo, and men could lie down n
night get up In the morning at decent hours.
and eat !heir food at walking rathor Than
galloping speed. After going beyond and pretty
much over the Confcderacy. the Macbeth found
that quiet place on the coast Of South Carolina.
But eight months Of inaction, in the midst Of
scenes that had become stale, made our men
anxious for any move, even thousa, Il ver.
swapping the witch for the devil. It wa. now
spring time and We were already feeling the
heat OF approaching summer and were auxious
to get away from it; SO 1t is easy enough To
imagine that the order sumuichine -us from
the lowlands on the coast, in the hot season Of
the year, to the balmy Dir of the land Of the
skies was news thrice gladly received. u y, 4
was early in May, 1864, that We were or,
dered tofreport to Col. Palmer at Ashsv;l,s, fos
duty. Ashe7ille was . new field 10 ths cc,,-
Pany and in the midst Of grand and beautiful
surroundings. Could we have had our own
choice in the selection Of new military field. I
do not know that thesSsvas another place IN IN.
Confedaracy to which ws would have preferred
going Then, as an additional argument In favor
Of AshsyilIe' 'Iaua one, too, tkAt gaze II unusu.
inttsse't wrs ths fast that ths foute there was
through the very heart Of The county in which
most Of the members Of the Macbeth lived. Our
rejoicing over this new field was not beosuse ve
imagined it was one of comparative ease In
anticipation of q fight the Macbeth had been
sent from Lees army in yirginis to Kinston,
NO, then to Wilmington. Charleston, NIissis-
sipPi, Mobile and back to Charleston sgaius
OF course We imagined that the order sumrnon-
ing the company q, Asheville was based, ON q
like expectation. .1sIss,,f y a..
On reaohing the South tCaroiina Depot In
Charleston our guns were dsmounted aud
placed on the cars. Lieut.. Porter,,ths writer
and most Of the men accompanied, them 10
Union. Capt. Jeter. Lieut.. Munro1aad enough
men to care for the horses took the dirt road for
Union. Members Of the company living in
Camden, Chester and Laurens wsrs switched
Oft on branch roads leading to their respective
counties, With . verbal furlough to report at
Union and Spartanburg In ten or fifteen days.
Perhaps the day the Macbeth left the City by
the sea for the Land of-the skies y will be ths
one longest remembered by the men as richest
In prospective pleasure. Those Of us who left
Charleston on the train spsut several dsys n.
home before Capt. Jcter and the dirt road trsv-
elers arrived. Hours Of joy are % aeet rs she
wind. We passed the time in feastine aud tax !
Ing in all the pleasure that our psutup natures,
now unstrnhg, were capable of enjoying, As
We now revert to those few days, crowded with
events Of happiness, and our lives then 50 free
from o,res, pensive feelings involuutariiy
steal over US. Where, indeed, Is the man who
can contemplate that piotare, then 90 teautiful
insll that made young life happy, and not eel
sad? ,... ,,n. ~ - ''F '-S2
The Macbeth was made up Iargsly from
Union County, and our citizens, regarding the
men Us at home, overlooked the fact that quite
anumber OF the company were from Chester,
Laurens aud other counties, away from home
and any military post where rations could bs
had.l MrsWesly ,Ssndses, then propriesor, Of
the Unionvills Hotel, was thoughtful enough to
get up family basket Of proyisions. and With
his good wife came to our camp the day before
we left Union and treated the soldiers 20, one
good square meal 0thsr things maybe for
gotten, but that generous set on the para of Mrr,
Sanders and his good lady viii sves Iinser
with those who Psrtook Of that disnsr, spread
bypatriotic hands, among the pleasant reoollec
ions Of the war. 't"s
Many Of the fathers and mothers, and some
of-the brothers and sisters, who contributed to
the htPpiressof those deys, lavspasssd awsY,
thsAiisssanSs'sf ssoss M -kasJ sas4ssSa M
sveptfal years since HAY, yissAs D 7hsi youths
who had jss4 entered sen ne sisssR - yeuAs
mAnhood and wonshHood sFs dow WIN siissry
locks, travelling down the westsrn hill Of life,
Thsyoung Ladies end, msassho aasws wslh ouu
stsysss with elastic stops, % ebscydhtsu spsss,