The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-12-14
ow, for l can clean them all npat the

first shot.
We'll, some time in the fall we made
a little raid over near Warrrnton and
around Bristow. This little 6gh',
however, did not amount to much,
though we did capture some 3.OOO
prisoners. The fighting was all sk'r'
mishes and artillery. We then re-
turned to very n, az the sa he quar- ers
we had left, aud went into winter
quarters. Here we began to get fur
loughs for thirty days. We would
draw for them. Say one complny had
25 men, there would be "a blanks and
one marked furlough. The drawing
was very interesting and exciting.
One day about the first of April, 1861,
the Colonel Of my regiment sent an
officer to my quarters with instruc-
tions to write me up furlough. l
never was more surprised in my life.
I do not know how | looked, [ know
felt about as heavy as feather. Was
I proud? The proudest fellow you
ever saw. When the fLrlough came
back all approved the Colouel gave it
to me aud told me good bye He said
he hoped | would have good time.
His name was Col. E. N. Atkinson.
Now here was another mau loved,
! and l believed he thought as much of
! me as any officer in his command or
private either. / never asked him
favor he did not grant.
Well, came home and spent my
thirty days aud had an all around good
time. 1 thought the girls looked as
pretty and as sweet in their homespun
dresses as l had ever seen them before
or since.
Would it not have been a heaven s
blessing had they have kept it up.
When my furlough was out re-
turned. | passed through this city on
the 18th of April, 1864. was caught
in snowstorm at Florence, S c., aud
had to lay over there for two days.
All up iu Virginia the snow was from
eight to twelve inches deep. ln the
railroad cuts in places it was four feet
deep. They had to run suow plows to
clear the track
While [ was away Gen. Gordon
concluded to organize battalion "f
sharp shooters aud sent t the Go c.
nels of each regiment for four of the
best men from each company. My
Colonel put me down for one Of them.
Now you will say want to brag on
self little; we'll, why not: it s a poor
dog that will not wag his own tail.
But before you pass Judgment see me
through and see where | have been,
for I was the only man Of the 26.h
Georgia Regiment Cor l should say
boy) that was on every battle field in
which the army of Virginia was en-
gagged.
Well, we organized our battalion of
sharoshooters aud perfected ourselves
in the skirmish drill. Now, l am pre-
pared to say there was none better aud
will only put up two witnesses, Gen.
Gordon and Gen. Evans. We did
more fighting and whipped more Yam
KEGS than any brigade in the Second
corps, and our strength was only 24O
men.
Well, spring came on and we were
ordered to the front, as have already
described in the first part Of this story
But my readers, here comes in a Fad
story. On this 9Th of May and at L.
Gus Grove sleeps some Of our best men
"Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
From which none ever wake to weep,
A calm and undisturb bed repose,
Unbroken by the last Of foes.
When shall me meet again?
Meet never to sever?
When will peace wreathe her claims
Round us forever?
Our hearts will never rapose
s fe from { ach bias: that blows
In this dark va'e of woss,
Never-no never"
G.. F. AaEE,
Co. F, 26th Ga. Regt.
There is always hope in man
that actually and earnestly works.
- In the 'lden times it was no