The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
re-" there was a confagrntion among and

fire" there was conhagrntion among and
in that wire grass region. The city of the
seed ticks and red bugs WAS destroy ed, and
the gallant Captain got showers of praise
bestowed upon himself, he not having
meanness enough in him 10 say some Of the
ticks and red bugs were the cans" Of thcir
city being burned, starting the onHaSrnton
themselves. After this piece of business we
were ouly slightly annoyed by the remnant
of that nation. The last seen Of that fire
it Was making time through tlat wire grass
region OF Northeastern North Carolina ut q
speed that seemed uneqnalled by the flight
of Il carrier pigeon, intent On reaching New
Befne before it ever slHckenel It's speed.
on To RICHMOND.
The 23;d remained ct Virginia creek till
about the middle OF May, then We were Or
,icred to Petersburg. On reaching Whining
ton it was not long bltnre the 23r;l was Oh
board the cars and soon on Tie way to Pc
tersburg to re Eforce Gen. Beauregard's
forces; then at Petersburg to defeat General
Butler and his hosts that had reached the
vicinity of Petersburg and was making
great eff>rts for its speedy capture. The fiery
ball had now opened. Gen. Grant felt con-
tilcnt, and was moving on Richmond with
as his part Of the job of ending the war,
leaving aud entrusting the capture of Peters
burg to the hero OF New Orleans. That hero
had never made himself famous but for one
thing: insulting unprotected women.
The 23rd arrived at Petersburg in time.
1T not n time to take Il hard with Beaure-
gard in defeating Butler, he having defeated
Elm before Evars's Brigade conld reach Pc
4-,., ~
due time. 1t seems at the time Butler COM
menced operations around Petersburg be
managed in some way to get some little ad-
vantage, and in his glee he like the shallow
Pope telegraphed in different directions
that he held the key to Richmond, meaning
nc would soon DO in possession of Peters
burg. 1t so turned out that no one ever
saw the "kcy" but Butter, and he only in
Imagination. Butler was soon forced to
withdraw from the immediate vicinity of
Petersburg. Knowing there was q premium
of :wc hundred thousand dollars upon his
head he was desirous of not taking too much
risk. Ben thought tco much of his head to
let one of those ragged Confederates around
Petersburg get it, and very plainly showed
his appreciation of it's value by not staying
too long and too near Petersburg. After
Evans's Brigade reached Petersburg they
commenced marching and moving from one
position to another. The Federals were now
very busy moving from point to point or
threatening different points, they having so
many men they could carry on these move
ments very WE'LL The Confederates having
so many less men than the Federals, these |
movements were calculated to tire and wor-
ry them. Gen. Grant had by this time
which was the last days Of May, found out
he could never reach and possess Richmond
by attempting to carry Lees position by as
sault. His experience in the severe onsets
he had with the Confederates convinced
c:m that be could not So he now gave up
the attempt and after weary and circuit
Gus march succeeded in getting his army
south Of the James River, with the deter
minaton to try his Yicksburg manner of
operating. He commenced intrenc ching and
erecting Strong and imprcgnable earthworks
and to fix for regular siege operations. His
army, without any chance of truthful dis
pnte, outnumbercd the Confederates at least |
four to one The Confedcrates after discov-
ering what was the intention Of the Feder-
ais, settled down and began to ointrench them
selves and prepare, like the Yankees, to
take care OF themselves.
[To be cantinued7