The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-07-22
WAR "REMINISCENCES.
ocIETHORPEs WHEN THEY
WERE BEFORE TCLELLAN's
LINES.

n-n,op-A Happy Meeting OF Old
Friends. .,
7.,s 1852. the Oglethorpes, with
-- --..r companies constituting the
- GEORGIA Regiment. were statiohed
---.,s farm. on the north side OF the
mill road. and about five miles
...- R.s1mond. During the memorials
- Davs' Battles" this part OF me
s,,-n4i Lees center. and was held py
..-.--.lsr-z CORDS. Closer and closer each
go the advance lines, until at this
uA' ~ nickets we're less than 800 yards
-, and 10 protect themselves from
'-.,-,sboo-ers and the shells from TWO
--.---iss one of six brass guns IN sahu
80 Ilately IN front, the otner
-.....rr OF two guns at the river D4hA'
-. ~ the left, the regiment took smell
-. deem ravine just 10 the right or
~ The Price residence. This ravine
,-,- named By the boys Bomb Hollow -
-,s SUGGESTED by the enemy's almost
49, pracfice OF throwing shells INTO II
49, go one If the two batteries menuoneu
In rb4 north side of the nil the men ltau
T-v holes which served the douoie Pul-
80 of "sleening apartments anu
a-,ge NJ safety from the bursting
sbeTs bomb Hollow was the scene
N MANY an interesting incident -,--,,
on one occasion n game OF poser
was in progress near the prov OF ny ny.
IN and the pot" becoming unusually
iarge and the game correspondlhsly eH-
citing. a large number Of the boys gain
- arourd TO see the result forgetting
nan their heads could be seen
bv the men at the FlFer
b9-ter" Suddenly. as II thun-
. 5srsian at your side, came the lannon's
rerort and al the same moment the pan
-rbizz.d through the tree just above our
heads Chips and boards new IN tIle ar
ana helter-skelter heels over he -l,
spectators and players tunOieu INTO tlleH
on mother occasion the writer venturedl
70 climb a cherry tree near the mead oil
the ravine 10 get AoIle "a
the cherries on the higher branches NOT
dreaming that he would attract attention
or could be seen i'm the foliage. But stand
ing on a branch about twelve rect from
the ground he could see very plainly the
TWO guns at the river battery, ana,
ohsarving some movement among the
men around them, lac kept his eye on we
SPOT while his hand went up among the
cherries Suddenly there was a hdsni MS
1eet, true to their training in sucn cases,
slid from under him, ana ne sIruck the
ground just as the ball tore through
the tree, right where he had been stand
Ing.
on another occasion the Oglethorpes as
semhled by invitation Of Private dohh
Griffin, to witness what he called the
presentation OF weapon Of war; one OF
the smallest Ipsn in the company had
been carrying an old "smOoth-boIe' mus
ket, which stood up about SIX lncheS
above his head ana q foot higher than
The Springfield minnie musket carried
by the company He had been absent on
sick leave and could not get one of the
Company's guns at once on his return.
Griffin had found an old hammerless pis-
toll and, wrapping it up carefully, pro-
posed to present il, after o fitting speech
by Charley Goulding, TO our friend OF
small stature who carried the tall smooth
bore" Whether the yanks knew what
was going on, or just by accident took
part in the ceremony, we never knew but
Just as the last words of the presentation
speech fell from the lips of the speaker
and all eyes were riVeted upon the slowly
unfolding package, there was a 10000
oo-powM right overhead and, with a con-
cert Of action surprising anything re-
qured IN ''Hardees Tactics" every nose
struck the earth on the fan Of q man
when shell bursts over him! No man,
in truth, ever saw such q fall. How
could he? As soon expect a fellow 10
describe the lightning that struck him.
While in this advanced position no cook
ing could be done, and from each COM
pany OF the regiment two men were de-
tailed 10 cook the rations and bring them
All N4lN EAtli Jay OH one occasion the
Two cook squad men from the Ogle-
thorpes, the writer and Bill Dasher ran
the blockade into Richmond to see their
friends, and starting out before day next
morning with well-hlled haVeFsaeks and
bundle of papers and magazines given
them by their good lady friends in the
city, they mistook the road and in crossing
through the woods to get into the right
road, were halted bv a new issue" who
charged them with trying to run the
blockade and insisted on taking them
under arrest to their colonel. In vain they
showed him papers and magazines, and
their city made bread and cake. even Of
Ierng to divide. mo, Stree" he said.
ana ordered them TO strike a brisk walk
Tor camp. Coming In sight of the Colo
nels tent they saw him seated on a camn-
500. IN his shirt-sleeves. That's orr
colohei. they said.-"Col. Lucius Lamar
me handsomest and cleverest officer in
80 army Get out" replied new Is
go uolone's wear coats" They pre-
sSHteI themselves, offered a magazine and
gIuced on the camp chest a nice array of
Ilesn bread and cake, remarking that mis-
gentleman with the musket had arrested
uIm' ana wanted to deliver them to their
tolGhel. Il see, l see," said Col Lamar
ana turning to our escort. ne continned
!Gu nave done your duty sir" YOU ca
4hen turning to the captives ''sO
-ros you ne said. Gallant Lamarl no
c %ionueI MS men loved him, for he was as
q
While the Eighth regiment o.o,,r,to7 a..
-9s l'le IN front, and did the picket duty The
I I'M teglments Of the brigade threw IN 4
; ~ , VI OreastWorks, extending through
ana a. a. q una premises of the Price farm.
io,- a., ~ JUS northwest end overlooking the
NV y. .ahas OF the Chickahominy.
~ was from this breastworlx TINT mora
fia lie - 'ES tuousand Of US watched the la
~ Taines' Mill" Friday afternoon
TN -lln OF June and wItnessed
Of cdo III V5 al cavalry, charge on a brigade
orlsT ss eueIate infantry, returning in dis
feieroii I'm I'm an unsuccessful assault on the
elrnostl nIes, the charge resulting in the
ary ToiIP pete humiliation Of the cav
tba ,r my three OF them emerging from
follow s ~, mo which they had recklesslv
so ana II was from this line tbo+ a.
Naer,'UIi ga "a turday, the 2Sth, was made Ly
leadjng - corps, the Eighth Georgia
coyeri5,, ne it charge and the Oglethor1es
was tbs ~ front as skirmishers. This
uas nc patue Of Garnetts Farm ans a.
Kranstori ils IS charge that COMBS ami
Cant 1i-.I VI me Oglethorpes were killed
wound+I- '1cr wounded, and Col. Tanar
fni,,t ana captured. The ot+ooL -
lam TO test the condition of SI.o ~ u "
ord me at this point. hut No
rssoi C2untermanding the chaTt-' . IS'et ;
t51 n, NE head of the assaultin,s diu not
I-ishlh regiment-until II I2o. ,i.I.
TORTURED and fifty yards Of tbe 80 "llilih
bea IN IONS, and one-third If Ire iul ~
ucs ililed and wounded. Ana sir r,iJn ilaa
cra7i4 elHlros the statement her ttble JUS us
pariiooi bringing the Regiment g., .iius Ine
n-'YHs situation balopr- oNt VI tnlS