The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1897-10-20

| nci. sergeant MAJOR w III. vi. "cpt ana
! exclaimed: Il thank God my father
dies ChristianI' oh, this noble cx-
| preston Of the brave and dcvont
young Christian soldier. WHO behcld
( for the la, time on earth the pale
countcnancc of his dying father As
said words Of lament were uttered by
the dying hero son, | said to the dis
trcsscd YIN. ~ "Oh. Mr.. Marshall !.
| Kiss him, kiss him for your mother !
If the then Scrgcant-Major Vim. Mar
shall should be alive now, he could
tell you that he did kiss his dying
father, for he would undoubtedly rc-
member it, | should like to be in
formed whether Mr.. Vim. Marshall
has passed through the war unhurt;
and, If so, where he resides. 1t may
seem strange that ask this informa
tion, because | returned after the
capitulation OF our so-callcd rebel ar
my at Appomattox on April 10, 1860,
with General Mct;owan to his house
| in Abbcvillc, where was also the home
of the late Capt Marshall. but having
fnr about thirty-two years. been with
out any communication with my old
comrades in war, it seems to me like
one that has read history, and in the
turmoil of life has forgotten some part
| n al ~
should be in doubt about the existence
or non-cxistcncc Of Sergeant Major
VIM. Marshall.
now beg to say few words about
the late Lieutcnant-Colonel Lcdbet-
ter, whom [ have known at Walhalla.
When | was returning from the i'm
proviscd hospital, in order to rejoin
my regiment, met Licutenant-Colo-
mel, L., who was being borne on litter
by some of our soldiers. He said to
me: My dear Krusc, as you are re-
turning to our regiment, please get
my sword and also my leather pouch
with two lemons in it: these things
must lie near the spot where L fell. .
| answered, eyes, sir, shall try my
best to get what you wish" l OBJ
served NO marks OF signs that might
indicate how and in what part Of his
body he had been wounded. Alas l
did not know whittier to wcnd my way
in order to fulfill my given promise. I
pursued path which thought would
carry NE to the desired spot. It was
an unlucky hour for us. In less than
thirty minutes there were killed moro
than thirty men and officers. I did
not find my regiment at the place
where | had left it; for, having re-
ccived reinforccments, our troops were
forcing back the enemy. I went in 6
direction that guessed would lead me
70 our brigade. As it was growing
dark and felt much fatigued laid
myself down and soon fell asleep.
When 1 had awoke very early on the
next morning, l found that I had
coiled myself down in the midst Of
many dead. Within q few steps Of
mo there were lying about ten or more
corpses in blue uniforms, which, hcz-
ever did not frighten me in any way;
for around me all was serene. no deto-
nation or cracking Of guns and reports
of cannon could be heard. I thanked
Almighty Gcd for His divine protec-
tion. Being, like many of my com
rades, deprived of the luxury of soap,
towel, hair brush and other toilet
stuff, and being minus water to moist
en- my parching lips, and nothing in
sight to bite or chew for breakfast, the
thought that was not able to find
Lieutenant Colonel Ledbctter sword.
pouch and lemons troubled my mind
Whilst l was thus cogitating and
walking in direction unknown to me,
| was at last surprised to find my way
to my comrades, who hailed my re-
turn into their midst with great JOY,
as was considered by them. one Of the
jolliest Of the jolly boys in gray.
1t may be that | was now on The
identical spot described by the CAB
bevillc -Ne.i;"m as the place where a
little wren known in the German
| language as zaun konig, which. trans
lated literally into English, means
king of the fence, or fence king, and
where across the way the little old
German man, of Walhalla, was run
ming through the scales on clarionct,
etc. etc. 1t may be that then
played the, at that time in our rcgi
mcnt, favoritc tune, ''I.ct Nc Mss
Him for His Mother or some kin
lrcd plaintivc air
! was we'll acquainted with Mr.
Rothschild pronounced Rotc-s -shilD.
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