The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-02

lieutenant, w. NJ. Murray ana y. /.
J. CaldwclD and ninety-four men
wounded done hundred and twenty in
all, which was more than half it's mem
bcrship.
In the Wilderness battle, on May 5,
1864, the first led it's brigade and di-
vision in an attack on the Union left
on the Orange plank road, and at the
same hour its double, the SD Penn
sylvania, had the place Of honor in a
Union attack on the Confederate left
along the Orange turnpike, couple
Of miles distant. Both regiments suf-
fered in the ensuing three days, the
1st with loss of sixteen killed and
fourteen wounded, besides six Of
fcers killed.
At Spottsylvania week later, the
1st, reduced to handful, entered the
"Bloody Angle with its brigade, in
the forlorn attempt to hold its assall-
ants at arms length. It's commander,
(Col. G. W. McCreary, of Barnwell,)
and five others were wounded, the
second in command, Liet. Col. W. ?.
Shooter, Of Marion, killed, (also Lieut..
E. 0. Shooter and Capts. Z. D. Brails-
ford, w. A. Kelly, James Armstrong,
Lieuts. A. f. Miller and n. r.
Tharin. } and the ranks lost nineteen
killed and ifty-one wounded. At the
end of another week, after almost two
years Of this eccentric duelling, the
two regiments met fairly at Jericho
Ford, North Anna River, on the road
to Richmond. The 1st charged at the
head Of McGowan's brigade, and ran
into battery supported by the Penn
sylyanians. The regiments grappled
for an instant, the commander of the
Carolina brigade was captured by one
Of the SD, and the leader Of the 1st,
.(Major Thcs. pinckncy Alston,) was
killed in the melee The 1sr lost
twenty-five prisoners, the highest in
any battle of its career.
Bloody Cold Harbor next following,
both escaped, and through the seigc
of Petersburg their lines ran separate
again, though with proportionate
losses. Almost at the close of the
war the brigades to which each be-
longed were supports to companion
brigades that fought at White Oak
road, March 81, 1865, one week before
Appomattox.
The affair ended abruptly, and
neither regiment was severely engaged,
but the colonel of the 1st. (Col. G. w.
McCrcary,) was shot dead by stray
bullet. This was the last death in
the regiment, and the score stood 2Sl.
The record of wounded closed April 2,
when the Major (E. D. Brailsford)
commanding and one captain (James
Armstrong; were shot down, making
$50 in all.
On March 81, also, the SD scored
261 deaths, and ON April l added one,
making 2S2, closing its record Of
wounded at the same time. So the
the duellists stood, at Appomattox.
$50 against 97l casualties on the bat
tle6cld, almost the maximum war
strength of regiment.
(Greggs "Old First" as it was
called, was composed Of three compa
nics from Charleston--thc Irish Vol
untecrs, the South Carolina Light In
fantry and the Richardson Guards
one from Columbia--the Richland
Volunteers-one from Barnwell, one
from Newberry, ore from Marion, one
from Horny. one from Edge6eld, and
one partly from Beaufort and partly
from Charleston. The original regi-
ment was the first regimental organi
ration in Virginia, and it may be said
that the whole army of Northern Fir
ginia was gathered around its colors,
which were planted in the town Of
Gettysburg, and which are now in the
library in the State House, at Colum-
bia By special orders the regiment
was allowed to carry on its battle flag
fort Sumter" at its first engage
mcnt, every company Of which it was
composed on its reorganization in Ju-
ly, 1861, having been present at the
bombardlncnt OF that fort on the 18th
aud 18th Of April, 1861. The regi-
ment thus went from Fort Sumter To
Appomattox. where it surrendered un
der the command Of Lieut.. Col A. p.
Butlcr.-Ed. Sunday Negs.)