The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-07

did boforo-I slept or a field of bat
tic that we had won." Lieutenant
Wright commanded his company in
this battle. Afterwards he was pres,
! cnt at the attempt to capture Knox.
vile, Tenn, and was able to do good
service that hard winter. Shoes for
the troops were hard to get, and in
their necessities, shoes had to be i'm
proyisod from green beef hides. TO
remedy this evil, Lieutenant Wright
was placed in charge Of al. the shoe
makers wo could muster who went
to the tanneries and mado Shoes for
our troops. This was in keeping
with Lieutenant Wright's nature.
Any service he could render he was
Mt all times ready to perform. His
practical common sense was invalu-
able and rs it frequently happens
wherever there is will thero is
worry apt to be way. In passing it
may bo stated that Lieutenant
Wright's comrade, Lieutenant James
Newton Martin, was a man aftor the
same order. AS Brigade Commits
sary, if there was anything to be got
ten to feed the men, he was sure to
got it whether it was in East Tonnes
SEQ or in Virginia, and as conse-
qucnco tho men wore never entirely
out Of something to cat, though it
must be confessed tho flour was SO
coarse, to be eaten it was taken hot.
1t Mas while in East Tennessoe that
tho troops, in pas ing through Il set
tloment, were asked what command it
was. In reply, somo soldier from tho
ranks answercd: Gus arc Long
streets horses, us eats oats"
In April, 1861, the corps returned
to General Lee in Virginia SO us to
help in the approaching campaign to
be made against us by Genoral
Grant. Lieut.. Wright was on duty us
over before. In tho battle of the
Wilderness when tho gallant Col.
James d. Nance fell, Lieut.. Wright
was at his posi-, and was able, posi-
bly, in bitterness of spirit, to witness
tho cntiro change of Gen. Lees
plans when Licut. Con. Longstreot
fell. The victory on tho right had
been achieved by Longstrcct and he
Just had his columns ready to advance
to complete his magnificent work,
when, in riding to the front for a
last inspection OF tho army of the
enemy before tho advance was or
dercd, he was shot down by some Of
our own men on the loft of tho plank
:nad, and after that event General
Lee ordered tho advance To be t.ban-
doncd. Then on the Sth of May,
1864, the battle of Brooks road was
fought when tho 3d Regiment Gov
cred itself with glory. Such a mag
niiiccnt battle was fought that Lieut..
Con. Stewart of tho Cavalry camo
riding up near dark accompanied by
Lieut.. Gen. Ewcll, and calling Col.
W. ID. Rutherford to him, said
"Colonol, have brought Con. Ew-
oil down here to show him how you
brave South Carolinians fought to-
day" and turning to Con. Ewell he
said: "Gencral, these dead bodies in
front Of these lines arc thoir work:
| Witnessed it," Lieut.. Wright was
with his company here also. Then
North Anna Bridge, then Cold Har-
bor-at both of which battles ho was
present actively participating. Then
at Doop Bottom on 3Oth July, 1864.
In August 1865, tho command to
which ho was attached was carried
to tho Valley of Virginia to help
Con. Early-Borryvillo in Septom-
Der, Strasburg and Cedar Creek bat
ties in October Of that year. 1t was
at Strasburg the bravo Col. w. ID.
Rutherford foil. Has any soldier
hore present over broathed aloud his
thoughts towards the close Of tho
year 1861? there were tho buoy
ant hopes Of success wo cherished in
the YOar 1902 Whit had hannnnnd