The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1889-06-20
tion during the session, except the Christ,
mas holiday.
Scholarship students will not be
received after the opening of the session,
exceptin extraordinary cases.
How John G. Haskell Lost. His Arm.

The Democratic State Executive Com
mittee met in Columbia last week to elec!
a member of the National Democratic
Executive Committee to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the death of the late Ia
mented Capt. F. W. Dawson. Hon. John
@. Haakell was unanimously chos1nsfos
the honorable and important position.
No better selection could have been made
He is in the full yigor of his intellectual
powers, has fine executive talent aud is a
devoted party man. =
Col. Haskell! is a native Of this County
and Abbeyille is proud of her son.
Whatever station he has filled, and what.
ever duty he has been called upon to per.
form, he has always reflected credit upon
the place of his nativity and gained honor
for himself. During the var be com.
manded battalion Of artillery, and upon
nearly every memorable battle field of
Virginia the roar of his well.directed
cannon emphasized his love Of South
Carolina and his devotion to the cause of
constitutional government. He was with
Longstreet, and We fought under a. P.
Hill. Once when ne were hard pressed
the "war horse" came to our relief. We
still have in on, memory vivid picture
of John G. Hask,ll as he came upon the
field. He rode q fue horse whose arehing
neck and dilated nustrils showed that he
was al home amid the noise of battle.
Col. Haskell'a slouched hat, encircled by
handsome golden cord, and the cape
of his military cloak brought out in bold
relief his soldierly figure. The earth
trembled beneath his hurrying guns as
they wheeled into position and .unlim.
bered. In a moment his blazing Napo.
Icons had thrown the advancing hosts of
the enemy into confusion and turned the
tide of victory.
Col. Haskell has but one arm. he
lost the other at the battle of Gaines's
Mill on! June q, 1862. How it was lost
may interest our readers. Gen. Lac had
crossed the Chickahominy anG: was ad-
vancing on Mcclellan. The battle of
MechanicsYille had been fought on the
26th.. Jackson was corning on the field;
having made connection with Lees force.
Haskell was serving on the staff of Gen.
R. D. Jones, but being indiaposed re.
nained at+headquarters Hon some time
after Gen. Jones had gone towards the
river to observe the enemy. This did not
suit him, and although scarcely in condi.
tion for any exertion at all, he mounted
his horse and rode forward. He found
Gen. Jones and Gen. Gruder on high
ground on the South side Of :the Chieka::
.hominy. Beyond the river, in PLAIN view,
the enemy we're hurryiDg forwardin dense
colums to overwhelm our forces. From
recent heavy raias the river Was out of
its banks. There was no bridge to cross
but it was necessary to convey information
as to the movement of the enemy to Gen.
Lee. Col. Haskell rode remarkably
fine horse, once. the property Of Gen.
Turner Ashby, and he undertook to
deliver the message. he quickly made
his way to the river, and soon the noble
horse and its gallant rider we're breasting
the rushing waters. A line of the enemy
cavalry pickets caught sight of the daring
rider and opened fire upon him and con.
tinued to do so until he reached the North
side of the river. and disappeared in
body of timber. The message wasldeliv-
cred and Col. Haskell remained with
Longstreet until late in the evening. He
was directed by Longstreet to order r. b.
Anderson's brigade forward. He did SO,
and going to the front he found many men
scattered and broken. He collected
about two hundred of these, and forming
on the right of Writings Division with
astand Of colors in his hand, advanced
with them to within about fifty yards of
the enemy's breastworks. Here his little
finger was shot and broken, and his horse
was shot and brought down to his knees.
He pulled his horse up and spurred him
and the faithful animal carried him and
the flag right in among the enemy and
fell dead, catching Col. Haskell's foot
under him.
\ For :some time it vas impossible for
Col. Haskell to free himself. As. he fell
q Yankee Captain dashed at him and at.
tempted to take the stand Of ,colors from
Haskell's left hand, but Haskell had a
sword swung to his right wrist by a
sword knot, and grasping it he struck at
the Yankee, who by this time had drawn
his pistol and fred, striking the star from
the collar Of Haskell's coat. The Yankee
kept grasping for the colors with one
hand and firing his pistol with the other
until Haskell freed himself from the
horse. Just then the Yankee turned and
II .skell struck him full on the top of tbs
head bringing him to his knees, and as
he turned with the pistol still in his hand
Haskell ran his sword through him, kill.
;no him alnnst instantlv