The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1897-04-15

us to their being friends or enemie
On they came, marching steadily b
the flank, with flags furled and in uttt
silence. Col. Jenkins demanded mOr
than once to know what command
was, but there was no response cXcel
the even tread Of the soldiers as the
fled along in front Of our line Finally
as the head of the column passed ncal
ly opposite the centre Of the Shar
Shooters, the officer in command callc
out, Halt 'FRONT.' and as he did S,
Col. Jenkins gave tho order, "Fire ~
a deadly volley rang out as The
response, which was quickly followed
by another round as the opposing
troops poured Il vollcy into our ranks
ana then Jenkins clear voice wa
heard above the din, Charge - The
| lines were not moro than fifty yard
| apart, and when the Sharp Shooter
started with yell they aimed to &c
there very quickly. In less time THAI
it takes to tell it. the incident wa
over, rs the regiment in our front CAV,
way in sheer despair and confusion
Il number escaping in the dus!: as the,
ned towards the Chickahominy. rht
bulk of the limo remained, but not
intact, as nearly all Of thom were OF
the ground. In the meantime, Gel.
jackson had engaged in a similar fig 1T
It'll the regiment in his front, which
proved to he the EjghtySCcOnd Penn
, syivania, and it WA, similarly demo
! lsncG.
The intrepid command that had been
moved down 80 quickly by Jenkins men
was the Sixl acnth Michigan, undrr Col.
Stockton, who led the way down the
slope with such cOulness and daring, and
who was killed at the head Of his rcgi-
mcnt almost Immediately after he cried
"lIult - Three hundred and seventy
five OF his command were on the hcgrOund
J when the charge WAS over, counting
the killed, wounded and unnurt pris.
oncr>. The Sha"p Shooters lost one
tupGrCG ana iiv" in killed and wound
Cd. The writer was detailed by Col.
Jynk in, to Gather uu the prisoners and
.orn after the cncmy's wounded on the
i@.d un,il the surgeons arrived.
.AH.onE the first encountered was the
captain Of Co. A., who was lying upon
the ground with his men all around.
H. was unhUrt. and said that he fel,
At the hrs! vollcy. because it seemed
- him that the entire company had
ogcn killed or wounded, and he would
not .cHvr them. Among the trophies
o. this C0mN,t AZ short range was the
{. gHnt six banner which was present
cu by til" ladies Of the vicinity where
tho regiment WAS raised. The lllg was
sent a.. .rua"ds for safe keeping to
Columbia and was dcsposited in the
OH Stat House along with others cap.
tUrod by South Carolina regiments,
" mere !. remained until Tccumseh h
Sacrm"n star, ID little bonfire which
sweep. away the most beautiful city in
the S"ulr. Flags were not expected
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.NcAf.! tNEcc YEARS went ny, ana
then came AppomaNtoH' The saddest
"'E o. al lHc war Ire sun rose That
sabbath morning upon Il discounted
aFl'E' 'nc lnlhhru RANKS oi proud ana
victorious 'cg4ohS' whose spirits mad
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