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


rode in with his,division, capturing
some Of our men, horses and wagons.
Two Of the men we're che bravest Of
the braye-couriers for Gen. Hampton
Wade Manning and Alex. Taylor.
What might have been the result Of
the unlocked for attack in the rear, it
is not pleasant to contemplate. Gen.
Rosser held the left of Buffers line
with his brigade, covering the road
Sheridan must move on to reach Cor
donville, farther north, and as soon as
apprised Of the situation, Rosser led
his gallant Virginians in pell nell
rebel yell charge. Among the fore
most in this dashing charge were Pri-
vate Chas. B. Rouss. Capt. McGuire,
Capt. Hatcher, Col. E. V. White,
Maj. P. B. Winston, Maj. Holmes
Conrad and Gen. T. L. Rosser. Of
the United States army were Color
Sergt. John Nash, Col. Clark, Gen. R.
A. Alger and Gen. Caster.
When Maj. Conrad shot Color
Sergt. John Nash Gen. Custer saw
him falling with the United States
flag, and rushed forward and seized it.
Rosser and Custer we're near enough
to shoot each other at this critical
moment.
Rossers's Confederate flag Vas fash
ing in the Southern sky
"On to death and glory dashing,
On, where swords were clauging, clash
ing,
On, where balls were crushing, crashing,
And Rosser's men won it, routed and
riven
Rseled, the foeman,s proud array;
They had struggled hard and str,yen,
Blood ID torrents they had given
Bot their ranks, dispsnled and driven,
Fled in snllenness away"
Thus. Rosser routed Custer cal tur-
ing his ambulances, wagons and the
caissons Of his battery and many pro-
visions, besides recapturing every
thing Custer had captured from us.
Col. Hugh Aiken, Of the Sixth South
Carolina Cavalry, Lad been shot
through the right dung; Sergt. Maj.
Oscar Sheppard was mortally wound
ed; Capt. James Gregg Of Go. B,
Sixth South Carolina, was shot in the
arm; Wiley Meyer was killed; Abner
Bushnell shot in the hip; Dick Berry,
while trying to show me q Yankee in
the thicket, was slot through the
arm. Why he did not first shoot the
Yankee and then show him to me l
never could understand.
Lieut.. John Bauskett took command
Of Co. B Immediately after Capt.
Gregg YVES shot and behaved most gal
lantly.
Lieut.. Col. L. P. Miller Of the Sixth
Cavalry was not in this fight, having
been left in charge Of some dismounted
men near Richmond. Maj. Tom Fer
guson commanded the regiment after
the gallant Aiken fell, as we thought
then mortally wounded, but thank
God, he recovered and did much had
service afterwards. Hampton rode up
to the Sixth South Carolina Cavalry
and ordered Maj. Ferguson to mount
his men and follow him. We were
surrounded and had to cut our way
out. Hampton led the charge in per-
SON. The enemy's line was broken.
Fighting continued until the afternoon
when Hampton withdrew Buffers
division to the line of the Central
Railroad, where they dismounted and
remained in line Of battle all night,
filing up the angle at the crossing.
Just before sundown Hampton and
Butler rode by our line and some of
the men said: General, we gave
them hell to-day" ooh, yes," he
said, ''but you must do better to-
morrow We then began to realize
that they had given lis "hell.'
On Sunday morning, June IL, Gen.
Fitzhugh Lees division was brought
around from Louisa Court House and
placed in reserve or our left. The
main road leading to Charlottesville
was covered by Buffers brigade, COM
manded by the late and gallant Col. B.
q. Rutledge Of the Fourth South Car
olina Cavalry. Rosser's brigade oc-
cupied the right and Young's gallant
Georgia brigade was on the left Of the
division, commanded by that brave
and gallant Col. Gid Wright of the
Cobb legion. Gems. Young and John
Dunovant were both suffering from
wounds received at the battle Of
Hawe's Shop and in consequence Of
which we're unable to take part in the
fight.
s'The old Bald Eagle" Gen. M. w.
Gorv was loft IN wotch tho right of