The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-21
JESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 81, 1895.

tage that they had their piece OF ar
tillery loaded with canister, with pri-
mer and lanyard adjusted, ready to
unlimber and turn loose upon their
enemies. In the confusion Of the
rout the foot of trooper got entan
gled in the lanyard and the gun was
fired off in their own ranks with con-
siderable damage.
The gun was capsizcd on the su-
burbs Of the town and could not be
righted and brought back. We GER
tainly held possession, and but for the
horses being shot and the gun being
thrown down an embankment we would
have had it as trophy. The whole
force was expelled from the town.
Our loss was trifing. I think the en-
emy's loss was twenty in killed and
wounded and fourteen prisoners, in
Guiding the brigade commander, Col.
Moore.
Mr.. Logan's statement that the
Confederate force was headed by six
teen Mississippians is in error. The
detachment consisted of details from
each command in Hampton brigade,
which consisted Of the 1st North Car
olina, Hampton Legion Cavalry, Cobb
Legion cavalry, Phillips (Ga.) Legion
and the Jeff. Davis Legion. The JEFF.
Davis Legion consisted Of three COM
panies from Mississippi, two from
Alabama and one from Georgia, and
it was the Georgia company (F) alone
that furnished officers and men for the
detachment.
The charge was made under the eye
and by direct order of our splendid
old commander, and was as brilliant
an affair, troops and surrounding cir
cumstanccs considered, as graced that
wonderful summers campaign. If
other than the detail above mentioned
from the gallant Hampton Legion par
ticipated the officers and men Of that
detachment were ignorant. All troops
had passed through the town and this
detachment was surely the rear guard
of Lees immortal army for that after
noon. Had the enemy continued
their charge, when they entered the
town, it is reasonable that they would
have overridden and dispersed us.
The cool manner in which Lieut..
Waldhauer faced them forced upon
them the fear Of trap. The manner
in which he had placed his detach
ment, the rear extending down the
hill, only confirmed their fear, and it
was ours to take advantage of these
accidents.
In conversation with Col. Gordon
regarding the "affair" he states that
on regaining the street from the alley
with Col. Moore as a prisoner one Of
the men claimed him as his prisoner,
stating he had unhorsed him. Col.
Gordon turned Col. Moore over to him
without parley, instruc5ing him to
take the prisoner to the rear. These
are the facts attending the capture Of
COL Moore. The writer witnessed the
capture of that officer.
Lieut. Waldhauer, after the return
Of the writer to the army (he received
a severe wound in the left hip), told
him his personal experience during
the charge.
Heading the detachment he soon
exchanged his pistol for his sabre, the
latter hanging by the sword knot from
his waist. Never for a moment did
his cool nerve desert him. He told
the writer that he never put the pres
sure of his finger upon the trigger un-
til the pistol was within two feet of his
victim. He rolled four men out of
their saddles, the fifth receiving Sc
we're scalp wound, having lodged just
as the last chamber of the revolver was
exploded.
I think my statement Of the enc
my's losses correct, as in the melee
no man asked and no man gave quar-
ter.
The credit of this affair is due the
provost guard detachment and the Of
fcers commanding. For this purpose
I have elaborated perhaps longer than
I should, but that honor may be
awarded where it is due l have craved
and trespassed upon your columns.
G.. N. SAUssY.
Tallahassee, Fla, July 81, 1895.