The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1890-01-15
A BABY SOLDIER BOY.
The Remarkable Adventures OF DR..
Charles y. scharIoeck--A soldier at i L

The Remarkable Adventures OF ID
Eccrs o: AE,.
Charleston News and Courier.
1Ir. Charles E. Scharloock who is ec
gagged in ;l.e drug business at the cor
nor Of East Bay and Calhoun streets
YVES probably ti.o youurest soldier IL
tho Confederate service. He entered
the arlny as 2 drummer 30. = hon OIL,
in his 11th gear, and served aa'i
nesr the close Of the war, when he wa:
sent home from the ields Of Virgins
on account of his extreme illness. Mr
Scaarloock vas born ir Moultrieville
| cn the Goth OF June, 1850. and he beat
the lcng:oll for the soldiers on sujil.
Iyau's Island tie morning the STAG oi
! the Wes: crossed the Charleston Bar
Young Scharioocs as a member oftbe
drum corps did service in the litter
co:ps, src displayed bravery and for
titude rarely ever to be found In one
SO young. As true Southeroer, even
while confined to his bed With des-
perate case Of typhoid fever, he was
! willing, nsy, anxious, to assist IN Tie
rescue Of Charleston.
A Reporter of The News and Cour-
ier called on NJ. Scharloock for an ac'
count of his services in the Confeder-
ate service, which he recultantly gave,
saying he cared for no notoriety.
Mr.. scarloock said that by the re-
quest Of Capt. Marley, of the Darling
ton Guards, his father consented to let
I him beat tho drum fer Capt. Warley's
command, which was stationed on
Sullivan's Island, near the Huger
house. When the Darlington Guards
| were ordered away they wished young
Scharloock to accompany them, but to
this his father would not consent. He
theo Joined Capt. DeTreville's COM
psny in the 1st S. G. V. Soon after
the bomba:dment Of Fort Sumter
Young Scharloock was, with his COM
msnd, ordered to Edisto. The com.
pany remained ct Eding's Bay until
after she fall of Hilton's Head, when
the command was stationed at Fort
Moultrie.
While ct Church Flats his time e1-
oired and young Sharloock returned
&c ;lis family, which during mis- absence
bed become fatheriess. Soon after
his return TO Sullivan's Island he was
engaged by Col. Wn. Butler to in
strCct drum corps. liz 1852 he went
70 Virginia, where he remained Tor
only short time-his mother refusing
to allow one Of so tender al age to be
away from home. Even while at homo
he had to 60 into service and Joined
tie CGi0ILight Infantry, under Capt.
Samuel Lord. am ssasnPen- the -orgaulza-
ton OF the band was transferred ealt.
snd in the band of the Union Light
Infantry this youth served until the
end Of the war.
When in his 18th year he witnessed
the terrible assault on Battery Wag-
nec. He was detailed to the litter
corps, where he assisted in caring for
the wounded. Though mere strip
ling young Scharioock, after the
storming oi Battery Wager, was trust
ed with the carrying of numerous let.
ters 20 tie friends and relatives Of
those engaged in the fight. Scha--
loock was IN Fort Sumter when the
great night assault was made on it.
Alter this incident the ''Brick-bat Bat.
talon" SIS MS command was called,
vas sent to James Island, and while
there became q part of the 2:tn South
Carolina regiment. While stationed
at Legsre's Point, the regiment was
reviewed by the late President Jeler'
son Davis. Young Scharlocck played
in the band which greeted President
Davis, and the remark was made BY
the late President that the drum of
Scharloock was almost as large as lts
player.
In March, 1864, young scharloock
accompanied his command to Virginia,
under Col. GaiIiard. The regiment
immediately entered into active ser
vice and left Petersburg for Walthall
Junction, where, soon after young
Scharlock beat the assembly, the
Bloody fight at Walthall commenced.
During this fight Scharlock was de-
tailed to save the instruments; he
found it necessary to remove them IN
der large chestnut tree, which made
it necessary for him to cross an open
field four times. He was under con-
stant FIRE, but escaped, IS did his in
struments, unhurt.
From Walthall the regiment was
sent to Drurv's Bluff, where Schar-
loock acted as cook foc the surgeons.
While preparing breakfast for Dr..
Presley and the e.other surgeons piece
of . she'll fell into his frying-pa and
buried the pan, pancake and all. at
Drury's Bluff, while out foraging,
younc Schrloock had quite a pathetic
expei ience with two dying Union
soldiers. He gave them ETater, called
the attention OF his officers tc the men
and cid all that was ossible for their
comfort.
Fro,u constant exposure and hard
ship tho lad gave way and fell III. He
yas sent to hospital, recovered, re-
turned to lis duty, but fell seriously
| il, again. The physicians sent the
Young drummer boy to his homo in
South Carolina, where he would re-
ceive the attention Of loving hsnd5.
Scharloock was 1T hone 1t the time
Of the surrender of Charleston. Al
though he had but partially recovered
from au attack of typhoid fever: be
! would have returned to is command
| had not MS mother prevented him.
During tho burning o: Charleston
Young Scharioock assiste- the Char
lesscn engine companies IL their hst-
Tie against the raging flames. st the
! close OF the We? Scharloock was but Il
wears end 20 months cid.
Three Babea IN Thirteen Days.
Ginnntch f.n-n Cnrr1 Pa naIs