The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1898-03-01

there was gap in the front line, and
) Union charging column burst throug
and struck the lists companion reg
'ment Orr's South Carolina r, fies. 8
suddenly as to throw it into confusion
The lst stood next to the hifles, an,
is commander, (Lieut Col. McCradys
Immediately swung 1t around at rig h
angles with the old line so as to butfe
the enemys advance. Again the figh
ragged at arms length, or q few pace
at most, and the regiment stood it
ground until support reached the spot
The affair cost one officer Capt. T. II
Lyles) and fifteen men killed and fouI
Ulcers Cant. Il. z. Alston, Lieut.
James Armstrong, w. l. Delphi ant
Thomas McCrady) and fifty.eig mel
wounded-eightytw in all.
Gregg was killed in the gap trying
to right things. and another colonel O
the brigade, Samuel MCGOWAN, took
command, giving his name to the or
ID. ii. Hamilton, OF the 1st, succeeded
TO the command of the brigade upon
Gen. Gregg's fall, which occurred Just
before the brunt of the battle fell on
the lst. Col. McCowan's promotion
took place after. Ed. N. and C.) The
lst would have been wiped out at
Fredericksburg but for the return OF
its wounded to duty, and the shrewd
| Confederate system OF conscripting
into old organizations.
BY the time Stonewall" Jackson,
who was it's corps leader while he
lived, was once more on the warpath
to double up the Union army, the regi-
ment had picked up fighting strength
OF 3oO, and started out on Sunday
I morning, May 3, to drive old "Stone-
| WAIl's' Wplpp bnnn tn tho h,,,, ~
Hooker's camp at Chancellor's house.
1t was not as plain sailing as was ex-
pected, for Sickles's 3rd Union corps
was moving in the same direction Just
ahead of the Johnuies,' and wouldn't
be hurried even to suit Lees "Invinci-
bles." The 1st reg iment passed in splep-
did line over q bare knoll, at the base
OF which Sickle's men lay under cover.
The Carolinians stood it so long as man
could and then retired to line OF
| breastworks. They made stand at
the breastworks, and the pursuers took
turn at punishment and then at
| running away.
The lst lost twelve killed and
eighty-eight wounded, one hundred
in all, with seven officers among the
fallen.
The Carolina brigade marched to
the field of Gettysburg in July with
well filled ranks. Gen. A. z. Hill was
their corps leader in place of the dead
''Stonewall." With him they assaulted
Key nolds's corps, in McPherson's
Woods on July l. AS at Gaines's
Mill, battery confronted their ad-
into ranks, chiefly upon the 1st regi-
ment. The battery was doomed. One
piece was the prize OF the lst, and they
dashed forward without a halt until
their banner was floating in the town,
the first Confederate flag in Gettys-
burg.
One day later, almost to an hour, at
the other flank OF the same field, the
S3d Pennsylvania fought gallantly to
defend Round Top, with success equal
to that of the Carolinians in their
charge. The 1st lost one officer Cart.
William j. Haske)ll and nineteen men
killed; six officers (Capts. J. S. Nc
MahOn, Josiah Cox, Armstrong as
lieutenant, w. M. Murray and j. f. J.
CaldwelD and ninety-four men wounded
Que hundred and twenty in all,
which was more than half its member
ship.
In the Wilderness battle, on May 5,
1864, the lst led it's brigade and division
In an attack on the Union left on the
Orange plank road, and at the same
hour it's double, the SD Pennsylvania,
had the place OF honor in Union at
tack on the Confederate left along the
Orange turnpike, "a couple of miles dis
tant. Both regiments suffered 10 the
ensuing three days, the lst with q
loss of oixteen killed and one hundred
and fourteen wounded, besides six Of
ficors killed.
AT SpottsylVania, week later, the
lst, reduced to a handful, entered the
Bloody Angle" with its brigade, in
the forIorn attempt to hold it's as
sailants at arms length. Its com
mander, (Col. G. w. McCreary, OF
Barnwell,) and five others were
wounded, The second in command,
Lieut.. Col. w. p. Shooter, of Marion
killed, (also Lieut. E. O. Shooter and
Capts. e. d. Brailsford, w. A. Kelly,
James Armstrong, Lieuts. A. T.. Miller
and Nj. II. Tharin,) ard the ranks lost
nineteen killed and fifty -one wounded.
AT the end of another week, after al
most two years of this eccentric duel
ling, the two regiments met fairly nt
Jericho Ford, North Anna River, on
the road to Rich mond. The 1st
charged at the head OF McGow ms
brigade, and IAN into q battery sup
ported by the Pennsy The
regiments grappied for an instant, the
commander of the Carolina brigade
was captured by one of the SD, and
the leader OF the 1st. (Msjor Thos.
Plnckney Alston,) was killed in the
melee. The 1st lost twenty-five
prisoners, the highest in any battle OF
| its career.
Bloody Cold Harbor next following,
both escaped, and through the siege OF
Petersburg their lines ran separate
| again, though with proportionate
losses. Almost at the close of the
brigades to which each belonged were
supports to companion brigades that
fought at White Oak road. March 81 :,
! 1865, one week before Appomattox.
The affair ended abruptly, and
neigher regiment was severe engaged,
but the colonel OF the lst, (Col. c.. w.
McCreary,) was shot dead by stray
bullet. This was the last death In the
regiment, and the score stood 28l.
The record of wounded closed April 2,
when the major lE. ID. Brailsford)
commanding and one captain (James
Armstrong; were shot down, making
$50 in all.
On March 81 also, the SD scored
28l deaths, and on April added one,
making 282, closing It's record ol
wounded at the Same time. So the
iuelIists stood, at Appomattox, 95(
against GIL casualties on the battle
ield, almost the maximum wal