The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-10-22


corpse and it looked like every muscle in him
was in jerk. His eyes were set in his head,
and he was the picture of death. DR.. Little
bled him and he got better. think he was
sent off to the hospital, and afterwards was
furloughed home lie lay a long time before
he got well. Camillas Little died at this camp.
Several cases cf fever broke out there. }.
Wesley Mckown took the fever and lay in the
hospital at Adams Run for long time. lie
was bad off. These cases were sent TO the hos
pital, rs DR.. Little had not tho means for treat
ing them in Camp. The weather was lot and
cases of fever required large rooms we'll aired
for their treatment. For this reason they were
sent off. The Jenkins house was used as
hospital for long timc-as long rs we stayed
there in camp.
1t was customary for the Yankees to keep up
an annoyance Of our plckcts and other mill
tary forces Every attempt to land any forces
there, while we stayed. was promptly met and
foied General Johnson was now on his way
to Richmond with McClellan's army behind
him. The remoudins of tho army was going
on in obedience to the 'Corscript plan This
gave good chance for the Fcdcrals to strike
on effective blow somewhere. Our men lying
in the Swamps along the coast were exposed TO
malarial diseases and our hospitals wcro all
we'll filled The temperature rising and the
water becoming more and more distnscful. All
this train of circumstances was III full opera
tiOn at once. The Fcdcrais who had possession
Of our cotst line had balmy, heal,hful atmos-
phere TO breathe, and n much better grade of
water to drink. This being the case, they be-
gan to send all their surplus men to Virginia,
to assist Gen. Mcclellan in his siege Of Rich
mond. Occasionally they would run out Il gun
boat and shell our troops forcing them to re-
treat from the balmy sea breeze back into the
forest. among the mosquitoes, where, by night
in particular, they were tortured with these
tormentors of human flesh. Smoke was the
only means we had of driving hem of. We
could no. use fire in reach Of the gunboat for
the smoke by day and light by night was sure
to put them to throwing shells ut US. We
did much better at night than in the day
time. We got lot of rotten wood and kept
the fire smothered, 50 that it could not blaze,
and in this way We got some peace
On the first day of June, '62, while Wesley
Mckown was in the hospital, Sam told many
Chandler and myself wcat squirrel hunting
to get some squirrels f,r the sick men. We
were about half 'hrcc-quaytcls OF n mile
from camp, with abou II dozcn squirrels
up a tall tree, when we hca: ,.Iboat shell
ling our battery at rnebcrry. We had killed
one or two squirrels, when we heard the buglc
at camp. We knew what was up. The Yam
KEGS were landing troops, or making prepara-
tion to do 50. We had to leave our squirrels
and hurry back TO camp in time for roll call
We had got permission from company Off
GERS to so hunting that morning, and expected
to have a good day in the business hut our
plans were frustrated. WAS Just in time
When | reached my quarters Ned hal my
horse saddlci and we were both in line at roll
call. Our column moved off st the gallon and
pressed on with all possible speed until we got
to n place designated 10y Col. Stevens, who
told Lieut.. Col. Shinglcr to hold that position
until get there with my infantry Every
man i'll the ranks knew what that order meant
1t meant that if the Fedcrals got foot-hold on
the main land, they must fight for it. Before
we got to the position assigned Us the firing
ceased. We couldn't tell what it meant
whether the boat was beaten back by the bat
terry or the battery was silencei and had surrcn-
dcred. In less than one hour we were in the
position assigned us. Our horses were foaming
with sweat. The column halted, and the men
dismounted for their animals TO rest: Men
were sent forward to find ont how things were.
Both guns on our battery were dismountcd
and the boat had passed up the river and was
grounded. The tide had fallen and il hur 10
rem ain there until about ) o'clock y. m. before
the tide rose sufficiently To float her. The
Yankees were on ,ichossc Island, in sight OF
us, just across the river. Everything now
looked ~ il n battle would take place soon.
Our artillery was brought forward and placed
in position 10 keep the Fcdcrals from thrown q
pontoons across the river Some distance in
our rear the Infantry were halted. Col. Ste-
vcns came up and as he galloped past Tic
column of cavalry shout was raised that was
answered far 10 the rear by the troops, who
were waiting patiently and eager for the bal. to
open After he had made a survey Of the
situation he returned. The boat was out of
reach of our guns and it was Impossible TO get
our artillery in position TO use it effectively
so We must wait for them to attempt to land.
We waited in our position until the sun began
to sink III the West, whCl "A courier came in
with the news that the boat wa: moving bsck
down towards Pinyberry SorI it began to
throw shells towards us ami in the direction OF
the other troops. As If The idea to cross their
troops had been abandoned. the fedcrAis on