The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
TWENTY-THlRD S. C. v.
Duty Around Charleston Ordered to fir-
ginia- Burning up the Red Bugs.
DT 4 %PEOTT GUARD.


DEA &rEoTr GUARD.
While stationed on Sullivan Island, dur
ing the winter Of 1861, we continually had
the beach to picket at night, and suffered a
great deal from the cold winds sweeping
over the island We used 70 Lc continually
provoked with orr rifle pits. We worked
hard in throwing them up and arranging
them in order, and then in few days they
would be level with the "rouni. The reason
of this WIS the sap.i was damp and after
beino thrown 1p ard cxoosed to q e sun
and mir wouy,l become drv. Sc much so till
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lhss "ou'o ihci' ao"ii ana !>'''e Oh '''e 'e'
cl, and where the rtie pits oH9ht TO nave
been there would be little or no signs OF
49,.
'Ne'-'
1t was daily expected tAat the fener''!s
would attack and try to capture Sullivan
Island as the next best thing they could do
+or.orl. o,,,+,r;,a Cbor,.cton They had
,'"',' >'' >''i''','"o ' -,
oy th'S '!iiie cA'':'uS'ea ;'ll l.'ANec e"NAiN >
of treason. vet md to MI anpenronces they
,.,..,,. :. g., so,,o
"er; very HAeiy not 10 possess II ioi 'o'i'e
time to come. There were a good many troops
IN tha Island ot this fine and the Yankees
nus. si'''c 'ee1' ,'"'''' VI -, '''
trled TO take II oH approaching IN oarseS
and trying to effect a landing. This was
about the surest way for them to have cap
.,roa .,,o rs,ora h,,t thar dia no+ lilo n
,;.1. a.. ..,,o of u,orfore The troon. IN
.tba Island were very vioilant and would
,,o,,l. ,,oo ,oa ~ 49,, .;,no - ,;.1,i,o
no oouo. nave n"u a.. easy ''.Ae - .t'A
them II they had tired to capture 1t by the
barge process. have no doubt the Yankees
thought SO too. This was that time when
active military operations had about ceased
IN Virginia and the West, and the troops on
Ihls was why the federals We're showing
some ACTIVITY ABOUT Charieston. 1hlh9s
went very well Win US "hlie mere except
the Yankees would pay US their respects Dy
occasionally throwing a 1lteen-lncn G r"rto't
sheli INTO Our camp. 1hese SheilS' oi tile
throwing them INTO our camp never uio Us
| any EaJln, and SO we never PAID mnch at
tsntlon to them.
The year 1863 passed by and 1874 was
ushered IN, ana found the Ola Z"fc sun Oh
SULLIVAN Island, us reoelllous as ever ana i
iike al tne rest OF the Con1eaera'eS' SUN
oelyihs o1cle eani autIoti'y ~ 1tat'eia
GUnt!nueu q, aoout Us Ines I''o peen "li a'ons
ine iankees Aaan got CnarleHIon {e'' anu
Tue Ola clty ny tie sea was as ueAi'tn' 10
ever, ana all 1ankee land stlll olsap-
pointed.
ORDERED TO FORT SUMTER.
.ho-,, +,,o s,,,t os Ar, -o,, ,bo,t bo1f of +be
oo.a ,,aro "a 1,,n;ls,, I fnr d,.,. i, Fort Snn,ter
a.. s.>aL;,,r +L[ l,n 1;,,r, ~ . ,,o;,+ an Srll;
on ie"cuin2 tne "i,.'in d. u 3ot.s' ~, w. 81 90
van Isi"h" 'ne g, "v'"InLIe.!. VI :tis .e. -o.u
were so9i ul' I. an.si sse,l.nei 81, NV
caUiiouSis me- o.s. .us RI ,St
toh haiDoi !oi oi. os't'ei a0 ~ %
:'lh tne ti.t . m"9 H.t ,;lt',.s
my the !oi' nc ue'"sititea1 wa: Nv. -?e -.
eet1ieS ~ l. M.'a 'tsnei9us ~ SIS ~. w.
ana ifoni ,ne ioi' "t'! n.i' " " ''oNT nv a'
nlght ana Wy cautiously 1T .HS'. Aue
fcaerais co''io nave easily Sanh Tue Do':a
had they been IN any way apPflsed OF tnelr
movement. II was hot more Ihan C"ei'e oi
thirteen hunalea yaroS from tneir guns a|
cummings ioii't 70 "he1e sue oo"'s i.' ~
pass 70 se''en tI eucNJ dn tnn,
tne ,toop1 80 49, c"s a. :S1'.,. =.
ieacneu 'Iie ~ -lot rn t'o Eo;a,.a. Ia .La
,"uu ,'a. iioi-i .De ~ ho,.a ~ Ia,h+ "r,,nJ
l's'' s.,lo. g.. H., :, tl,,;n 80
* .i-'.' 49, 49, t,a ,,+ fa,v MN
anu =. |o".' ~. tI| A'.' la.,. IN Nv .han,
t'eS W n..' 81 Luz o.',' r. -
" tne oo''o,i - .ne VIZ" 80 o',t
M..s nota ples"n. p'''e rhs ,,.
ui'ei se1''uo ~ 'nc. nG NV W. w
hau " ehaute W was tss' ins innHe SoH.o
stiihe ana .ne oonleoeI"tes eoutan sIt.He !i>e
PACK; Ia Tue ooin oarulnents oi uutlns .ns
ponoa5Gnen5S pom fv1r0 ~ hnr;a5 beneatl ,ba
80 nf .ba for+ m rho COO fac,ng off fba
fort and the nort oftbe fort bearing on Nor
rio TSlond md tha Federal batteries on this
isl,nd Tho troons defending the fort had
~ roI,. ,no;rl, an tb.;r rifns onl valor for
;ts s,,ccessfnl defense believe there was
o nioca or two q: cannon of LIGHT calibre in
The FORT These thounh only could be effec-
tive IN casa the Feierals approached in
ha ~ roes and attempted to capture the fort by
sIorm;no nartifs On the side of the fort
next to charleston in casemates of the fort
which the Federals had fn;led to knock
down in their protracted bombardment
we've thrae heavy runs These guns were
in lust such n position that they could not
render an7 aid to tie fort OF it's defenders
ercant in cosn tbn Fadarols could have sue
ceeded IN passing the Tort. One OF tnese
s,;J Evsrv ~ even;no w ;ust as the sun was
satt;no the Confe5erafe ioo wonld he lower
"A on5 tb;s INV ,ronI5 bo f;ra5 The cnn
would wv nd be tirsS 70 ossnre tho oaIlant and no
ble neonle of Charleston tbat the came ola
fort li stiII lived AMI wns in possession of it's
Gallant daf.n1.-s ond tbn Fadnrois had one