The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-09-14


ammunition and was wounded. An
other boy volunteered which looked
like madness on his part-cannon balls
and minnie balls were flying thick aud
fest just over our heads and striking
and plouing up che ground behind as,
bat Tom Sego went through this storm
Of lesd and got as much ammunition
as he could carry and returned in time
for Us TO repulse another charge led
by the gallant major mentioned above.
Tom Sego's daring deed was one Of
the hravest of the war. He was killed
10th March, 1865, when Buffers men
had ridden the third time over Kill
patrick's sleeping troopers, where he
now sleeps in
ga grave In the woods with grass over
grown,
A grave in the heart Of his mother
His olay in the one lies lifeless and lone;
There is not @ name, there is not o stone
And only the voice OF the wind maketh
l. moan
Ger the grave where never 2 dover is
strown,
But his memory lives In the bther.''
Maj. Hart took all the spare men
and artillery drivers he could gather
and manned two Of Thomson guns
and with these and his own opened on
the large house in front, from the up
per rooms OF which heavy fire was
being delivered over the shallow
breastworks Of rails upon the South
Carolina brigade at distance Of 300
yards. In less than Eve minutes ex-
plCding shells from Hart's guns had
the house burning and the Federal
troops scampering out. Hart's guns
we're then directed upon the Federal
battery toward the enemy's left, which
had been pouring upon the Sixth
South Carolina Cavalry such fearful
Are. This battery was immediately
eilenced and driven OF. There was no
artillery officer on either side who be-
haved moro gallaatly than did our
hero, Mai. James r. Hart, at Trevil-
lian.
With fresh supply OF ammunition
the South Carolina brigade renewed
its Ere with great eject. The Fed
ersl troops formed FOR the last assault
advanced right into che railroad cut
and were driven OF with heavy loss.
Gen. Hampton had led Fits Lees di-
vision to our left, and while the events
just narrated were taking place, Lee 8
mounted columns were observed from
our position moving toward the fedor-
al right flank. Our artillery, under
the gallant Hart, now commanded
every point from which an attack
could be made, and our troops had
just realized the fact that Sheridan
could not move, but shat we were
going to move hitn right quickly from
his strong position. Il was then that
Sheridan concluded that he did not
want to 60 to Charlottesville and
Lynchburg, after ell; that he could
not effect o junction with Gen. Hunter
because Of the latter'e terdiness and
that having encountered large force
Of Confederate infantry, in addition
to Hampton's cavalry, he would with
draw and return to the cover Of
Grants lines near Richmond. Thus
he officially explained his defeat.
There was not man from the in
fantry in this battle on either side.
Sheridan's retreat began at dark and
so rapid was it, lest Hampton would
overtake him, that he had crossed the
North Anna River, fifteen miles away !,
before 2 O'Clock the next morning.
The Confederate Cavalry, without for
age for horses or rations for men from
Friday evening to Monday evening,
and exhausted by two days Of fighting,
we're not able to pursue before morn
ing. Sheridan moved rapidly to the
cover Of his gunboats at White House
landing Sa the Yorh River, where
Hampton attempted to draw him out
and engage him on Monday, the Goth
of June. On Friday, the Oath Of
June, Gregg's Federal division, COW
ering Sheridan's flank as he crossed
from the York to the James River,
was encountered by Buffers men at
Samaria Church and driven several
miles. but Sheridan's main force sue
ceeded in reaching the rear of Grant 8
lines behind Petersburg, where it re-
mained Ineffective for some weeks.
Butler had in his division about z, ,42O
1 men; Fitz Lee had in his division
about 5000 men; making total of
about 5,42O men; and three batteries