The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-09-15

kcr dragged himself out terribly
wounded. When DR.. B. W. Taylor,
chief surgeon of the Division, exam
incd him, he thought the wound fatal,
but he happily recovered. Our own
DR.. B. W. Taylor took no heed Of can
non balls nor minnie balls that day,
but spent the whole timcin alternating
the suffcrings Of the wounded. New
or was there a surgeon in any army
who behaved with more gallantry and
Christian fortitudc than did DIR. Tay-
lor.
We kept up the fight until nightfall.
| can never forget that night; how
young Wade Hampton was carried toa
little hut, and when DR.. Taylor went to
dress his wound. Capt. Lowndcs,
who was as brave as Julius Caesar,
could :tand and sec the enemy bleed
and die, but when he saw how bloody
his friend was he tainted and fell like
a beef. DR.. Taylor had to administer
to him at once before proceeding
with the wounded young man who
behaved so CALAMITY in the fight.
Gen. Hancock was driven some
distance and retired to his lines.
Our attack saved Gen. Mahonc's
Division, which was being handled
we'll, but hardly pressed on Il left by
largely superior numbers; we also
heard that Hancock made a very mar
row escape. A she'll from Hart
Battery exploded very neal his horse.
1t seems that Gen. Grant always SC.
lected Gen. Hancock when he wanted
to attack Gen. Hampton. He gave
us a terrible fight, but did not succeed
in breaking into our lines very far. In
the afternoon of this memorable day
Gen. Lee sent Gen. 4. p. Hill with
his gallant old Corps down to help us
entertain the several Corps command
cd by Major Gen. Parkc, Major Gen.
Gregg and Major Gen. Warren, while
Hancock, the superb specially.
Col. John Estcn Cooke, in "NIo-
hum" speaks of Gen. Butler as the
gallant, noble Butler. "Thc braycst
are the tcndcrcst, the loving are the
daring
Gen. Maury tells a story worthy Of
everlasting remembrance about three
of our distinguished young soldiers:
"Col. John e. Haskell, whose arm
was shattered so hat amputation at
the shoulder was necessary. The sur
geon was about to administer chlorO-
form when Haskell said: Stop, doc
tor; you must have very little chloro-
form since the enemy have declared it
contraband Of war. Is il not SOP
Yes, Colonel said the surgeon.
Then keep it for some poor soldier
who needs it. | can do without it,
was the reply of this brave, unsellish
man.
"Gen. NJ. G. Butler, of South Caro-
lima, was seriously wounded and MAIN
ed for life at the battle Of Brandy
Station. lie and a young captain
named Farley had Just come out Of ac-
ton early in the morning, and were
laughing together yer some amusing
incident they had noticed, and at
that moment. a cannon ball came
bounding at them. 1t struck Buffers
leg above the ankle. tore through his
horse and cut off Farley's leg above
the knee. Down they all went. But
Ter began to staunch the blood with
his handkerchief and advised Farley
how to do the same. Capt. Chestnut,
Lieutenant Rhctt and other officers
came running to Buffers help, but at
that moment he observed that Farley's
| dying horse was struggling and seemed
likely to crush the rider. 'Go at once
to Farley cried Butler, he needs
you more than l do They did as
they were hidden, and as Farley was
placed on a litter he asked them to
bring his leg and put it., too, on the
litter. Then he said: Now, gentle
men, you have done all for me that is
possible. | shall be dead in an hour.
God bless you for your kindness. |
bid you all an affectionatc farewell.
Go at oncc to Butler That evening
Gen. Buffers leg was dressed in the
hospital just as poor Farley brcathcd
his last. Hcncctor!h," says Gen.
Maury, "wc shall not need to 60 to Sir
Phillip Sidney for an example of noble
sclf-sacrifce."
Gen. Buffers Division Staff consist
cd of Major T. G.. Barker, Assistant
Adjutant General, James \. Lips
camb, Captain and Assistant Adjutant
General; o. n. Butler, Lieutenant
and Aidc-dc-camp: John S. Preston,
Major and Assistant Inspector Hcner-
al; B. W. Taylor, Chief Surgeon;
James NJ. Mason, Captain and Ordi-
nance Officer; George Melton, Major
and Assistant Commissary General;
Major Emmett Seibcls was acting
Aidc-dc-camp. The Couricrs were
Jim Nix, who rode a roam horse.
Alex Taylor was mounted on a beau
tiful little s~orrcl, Billy Garvin was on
a dark-brown, ball-faced, whitc-lcg-
gcd, glass-cycd horse, and a little fell
low named Jackson, who was known
among the Couriers as "Stoncwall,
rode a sorrcl horse. | was mounted
on a bay. Startling Turner was Wag-
on Master and Billy Burrell was ca
tcrcr. Jesse Hart was Ilead!uartcr
Commissary and John Wychc drove
the H~cadquarter Ambulance, and an
old fellow named johnson drove the
Medicine Ambulance. This old fell
low was subject to cramp collie as we
will see later on. The day before the
battle of Burgess Mill, John Wychc,
Jesse Hart, Hugh Scott, the famous
Scout, and myself messed together
and had decided to celebrate my 18th
birthday, Thursday, Oct. -, 1864, in
royal Confederate style. Our birth
days, what are they but warnings that
sound at intervals from Oft the rock
bound coast of time" Unfortunately
for us, as we thought then, Hugh
Scott was ordered to 60 behind Grant $
army. We knew from that order that
trouble was near, but did not expect
it 50 soon. For the birthday cclcbra-
ton We procured a cantecn full Of APP
pie jack and John, my faithful ser
want, had gathered together chicken,
Il peek of sweet potatoes and some col