The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-07-19
NEW 9.
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
On the Hurricane Greek.

On the Hurricane Greek.
"Gen. Wheeler, of Alabama, comes for
ward with proposition that Congress do
nothing else than frame such legislation
as to turn the whole matter of the cur
reucy over to Cleveland to take steps as he
thinks best. That is tomfoolary OF the
boldest kind. If this is to be done there
Is no use in having Congress. If there
are many members of Congress like Gen.
Wheeler, who haye no opinion of their
own and are bowing down as idolators at
the shrine of Cleveland, the best thing
their constituents could do would be to
keep them at home.''-IHe Peoples Ad-
uocdte.
only copy the above from the A dro-
cate 30 as to maize comparison with what
he saws and what Governor Tillman, the
"reformer," said two years ago, which
was that if the reformers would give
him Legislature that would do what be
told them to do, WHY he could do some.
thing, but that his nrst Legislature were
nothing but driftwood." Now, If our State
is to be controlled by one man, I had just
as soon risk the United States In one
mans hands, especially when ne take
into consideration the men who are at the
head of our State and of the United States,
but it makes great deal of difference
with some people whose cow was gored.
think we might, with as much or more
reason, abolish our Legislature and give
up our State affairs to our supreme dicta-
tor as for the ADVOCATE to give our Ma
tional affairs to Mr.. Cleveland.
On reading what the Alexandria, Va,
man said about our disparity OF numbers
during the war in the several engage
ments, in the INTELL1GENcER two weeks
1e ~ Gnh
had on 18th of July, 1864 On the even
Ing before we (the Hampton Legion
Mounted Infantry went down below
Malvern Hill and loitered around In the
woods all the evening and calnped there
until while before day next morning
(28th JULY, when we were ordered to sad
die up and get ready to move at once.
didn't think much about 1t only that We
would 20 back to our camp. So we
moved off up the river. At about sun up
We halted after passing q good spring
some two hundred yards. got permis-
sion from Lieut.. j. T. Donaldson to 20
back to the spring for water. I took some
half dozen canteens and filled them and
Just as I got back to the Regiment we
were ordered to mount and count OIL
every fourth man to hold horses. We
then dismounted and started up the road
towards what was known as Double
Gates and Tillman Gate, our horses being
ordered back to Malvern Hill, or near
there. When we got up to Tillman's Gate
we were halted and lay down by the side of
the road, but In few minutes Gen. Gary
ordered us up and by the right flank for
Ward.double. quick march, aud up the
road towards the Double Gates we went.
We could hear skirmishers firing pretty
rapidly up that way, but didn't think it
was anything but picket fight, but we
had not gone more than two or three hum
dred yards until We were fired into on
our left by full line of Yankees, who
we're in corn field behind plank fence,
not more than twenty five yards from u.s.
I remember very well just how We ware
arranged in front of our Company (Co. d.
The first Sergeant, John Bruce, was In
front, Sam Davenport was next to him,
then Jimmie Neighbors and then myself,
1--WE weramarching in single file). The first
volley they fired into US Jimmie Neigh
bors tumbled over on his face, moaning
considerably with pain. He was shot
through the bowels and died In about
three hours with intense suffering. As I
walked around him as be fell right at my
they are, Bill, shoot 'em, d-n 'em,
shoot 'em." So we fired into them
through the fence and were ordered to
move on to the right and form junction
with the Seventh Virginia Cavalry, which
was part Of our (Gary's} Brigade, but we
never were able to connect with tho Sew
enth at all. Well, sir, we stayed there in
that road and whipped them Yankees
It'll about IL o'clock, beginning little
after sun up, and they wouldn't run, 80
we could take after them. So we got
tired, and, thinking it almost dinner time,
Gen. Gary came in and took US back to
our horses 30 we could attend to them.
Now, about the disparity of numbers.
Our Regiment had, I don't think, over
400 men, officers and all, for duty Lieut..
8. E. Welch, OF Charleston, could tell /
expect), and it took fourth of them to
hold horses. So you see We only had 800
left, but that don't give the disparity. Of
numbers yet. but when was captured at
Farmville, Va, q day or two before the
good time with the Yankees talking over
the war and the different engagements we
had been In, etc., and mentioned this
little fight we had, and one of them said
he remembered it very we'll, and said we
had killsd good many Of tLeir men, and
said, "bY the way, Johnnie, how many of
Lee's Army were there that morning7 7"
Said I, "two Regiments OF our Brigade
were there, but there was none but our
Regiment; the Hampton Legion, engag-
ed.h "Well," says he, "you must have
had laundering big Regiment then"
"Yes," says I, eve had, !! reckon, ESQ or
800 men, Well, sir, he didn't hardly be-
lieve it. asked him how many they
had and be said they had actually engag.
ed the Eighth Army Corps and another
one In reserve, besides the gun6oats on the
James. Well, says I. how many men do
you have In an Army Corpsf He said
eight thousand. Now, what do You think
about that for disparity in numbers?
Over twenty-five to one and We whipped
them till we got tired and hungry and
drank up all of our supply Of water and
lust walked off and left them, and they
were afraid to take after us*until we got
out Of reach of them.
We have seen some nice rains In sight
but havn't had any since the 1st inst.
Crops are doing very we'll, however, as
dry as it is, and think if we can get rain
in few days We will not be hurt.
Mr.. Paris is doing very well, the Doctor
says, and we hope to see him out soon.
We had our working in the graveyard
at Shiloh on Saturday, 9th inst, but did
not get through.
Our Thermometer still ranges up i9 THO
nineties, though the mornings are Pleas
ant. SQUIRE FEWEL.
July llth, 1909,
Assignment Of Delegates.