The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-06-28
AF1,IIR MANY YEARS.
BY. a UNION VETERAN.
From i9lise and Gray.

IN tno SPliuH VI 4oof WSs ueuooI
of an organization attached 70 General
Kautz,s division of cavalry, and partiei-
pated in his great Southern raid.
:. On the afternoon of May 7tb, we
reached Stony Greek, Sussex Co., Va,
situated on the Petersburg Railroad,
about twenty miles South Of Petersburg
city. We found the place fortified and
quite strongly garrisoned, but after .
sharp little fight which lasted sbout an
hour, succeeded in routing the enemy
and capturing the place.
Fifteen years later, business called me
to Virginia, and on the afternoon of De-
cember IA, 1879, I stepped from train
at Stony Greek, and set out for Parham's
store, distant five miles, being my desti.
nation. I took the road leading east
ward, as directed by the station agent,
and half a mile on. my way came to-
where it forked, and here halted, being
puzzled :ss to which was the route f9r me
to follow. 10 my dilemma / looked
about and discovered q horse and cart
approaching from the direction of the
station, the same being driven by
white man. Accordingly I waited for
him, in order to inquire my way. Ashe
drew near l perceived that the horse was
old and lean, the cart rickety and dilap-
idated. and the driver, apparently about
thirty.eight years of age, thinly. and
poorly clad. Altogether, the whole out
ft was about the worst l had ever SEEM
The cart, covered with small particles Of
cotton, showed plainly that hauling that
commodity was the work to which it was
then being put.
stranger, can you inform me which
road leads to Parham's store7 7" l asked
of the driver, as he drew near.
ssThis one to the right" he replied,
driving by me, and turning into the
:
same himself.
/ followed alcng behind his cart for
minute, when the driver, accostiug me,
said:
"say, pard, I goa right smart ways on
the road TO Parham's myself, and If you
are not afraid of getting cotton all over
your clothes, you may jump in and ride
with me-"
As much for the sake of having COM
pany as for the benefit 20 be derived
from the ride, I accepted his invitation
and sprang into the cart, taking seat on
the edge of the high box, the driver be.
ing seated down on the bottom of the ye.
hicle.
IT reckon you're a stranger herea-
bouts" said my companion, as I seated
myself.
"Yes, sir, am" I replied.
whereabouts do you beloDg?"
"In the State of New York"
"I reckon you was never at Stony
Greek before ?"
"Yes, once before"
"Whan?"
eff recollect Alright, it was on the 7th
day of May, 1854"
"What, pard," now calculated my COM
paniop, in astonishmeut, "were, you one
of Kautz's men.?"
"Yes, sir, 1 was"
"Why, I was here myself, that day"
declared the Virgiuian, enthusiastically,
$50 let's shake" putting up bis hand, ].
which I cordially grasped.
$50 you was one of Kautz's Yankee
raiders ?" hs continued, still retaining
his bold on my hand. SWELL, we'll, be.
lieve me, am right glad to meet you,.
though you made us run right smart that
day, and for forty hours I hid in the
swamp above here, on the Nottoway, to
escape being made prisoner, Wnlle you
were prowIing bereabouts. Well, Yank,
how have you been making it since the
war;"
"O,ly just fairly" l replied, chow has
it been with your"
"Poor, pretty poor, pard. You see my
people, who were reckoned some conse-
uuence before the war, lost all they pos
sessed, about forty thousand dollars, by
the same. Therefore, when the trouble
ended l had nothing but my hands to
depend on. My health was bad, and l
had not been accustomed to labor.
However, l did the best could under
the circumstances, and by hard work
have managed to get few acres of cotton
land, nm ,yhich do my utmost to make
an t..,. =. l,sing. But times are hard,
and 'c yon had right smart btrug-
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