The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-06-10
COMPANY |, 23rd S. c. V.
Predatory Remarks of the Heroic Acts OF
4 Noble Company.
BY CAPT. d. J EEADHAM.

EDITOR MANNING TlMEs:-Before I pub
lish the roll of Company I, want to give a
little sketch of our actings and doings he
fore we left for Virginia. We were organ
lied or reorganiZed. in the spring of 81 on
Morris Island, TIE companies forming tie
23rd being scattered all over the island.
Company I was near Vinegar Hill early In
June and Col Benbow was now in command
of the regiment. and Maj II. II. Lesesne in
command OF ComnanyI. Capt. Cantey had
been elected a lieutenant anal your humble
strvan: was still or!crly sergeant.
F:om This roi;:! w2 witnessed the battle
of s:ec>SS:onvi!e Iii We're On tip toe. y
boat was sent Cor us ANA we we're hurried
over to Fort Johnson Il vas 1T this !'oint
that Company saw tie first blood. Capt.
Jared lfammct had been killed in the hattl"
and was being carried to Charleston. We
hurried across TIE Island hunt;nS L fight
but were too late. That handfn! OF heroes
of ours who were fighting for their homes
and tirzsiles had whipped them anu driven
them down Diils Bluff, and now it was our
duty to keep Them confined to that section
of the island We were camped at Nc
Leod's place near where Cnlpepper's Bat
terry was Stationed Your humble scribe
was here made a lieutenant and put on
the grey and drew his sword for Southern
independence.
About this time Company I together
with our other companies from 18th S. c. Y.
was on picket duty at Dills Bluff, the writer
in command Of the line. Tt was here that
our old friend Nicholas Stannea came very
near being shot Gen. G:st had given iu-
structions to shoot any one coming from
the front, the enemy being only about fonr
hundred yards in our front Nicholas
Stannen came through the cornfeld. The
Sentinel called out Corporal of the guard :
When the corporal came they both leveled
their guns and We're about to fire. Idirected
them to lower their guns, and sent the old
gentleman to Gen. Gist by a couple OF SOL
1icrs. They said Gen. Gist got = blessing
Gen. Gist begged pardon but friend STAN
nea said "Mayas, General, you came near
taking my life and that by my own country
men" (meaning from Clarendon countyO
It was here that the corporal of the guard
reported one of Company for eating four,
teen ears of mutton corn. I Immediately
ordered that he be prevented from further
indulging for fear that we would need the
services of the surgeon who was not at
hand
Being relieved the next day we turned
the line over to others and commenced
preparation for the trip to Virginia, about
which expect to tell in future numbers of
your paper.
Next week will appear the roll of Conlpa.
ny I 23rd Regiment, as it was then no
BILE band of soldiers, and as some ladies
said on the platform of the railroad depot at
Orangebprg while We tarried there short
time: "a handsomer set of officers and men
had never passed that way"
We then numbered $50, and on the morn
ing Of September l afterwards, we had 49
on duty, commanded by junior lieutenant,
with all of the field officers and seven out
of ten company commanders either dead
or wounded on the battle field.