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

guns, Hart's battery was placed Ear
cher to the right with RoBser's brigade.
Il was hero that Sheriaan'e dis
mounted oolumns were concentrated
for attack. Supported by splendid
batteries on their right and left, that
enfiladed the branches OF this angle in
Butler'e lines, they advanced about
1890 o'clock p. m, but sefetepuised.
just before the attack Butler ordered
Capt. Humphries Of the second squad
ron, Co.'S. b. and f Of the Sixth Cav
airy, to move soross the railroad and
to retreat to our lines as soon as ct
tackled, and in reorossing the railroad
che sharpshooters Of Sheridan's COM
mand who were posted up the railroad
| fired on these two companies aud kill
ed, among Others, Private Whitfield
Butler Brooks.
"Firm es the frmest. where duty led
He hurried without g falter;
Bold as the boldest he fought and bled;
And the day was won-but tho field was
red
And the blood OF bis fsesh young heart
was shed
On his oountry's hallowed altar"
Lieut.. Bauskett, after the men got
into the railroad cut, halted them for
moment ond it was then that the
| sharpshooters got in their deadly work.
Lieut.. j. j. Bunch of the same com
pany. zone of natures noblemen, -
says Of Lieut.. Bauskett, who COM
manded the company in the "bloody
angle" "Gen. Butler sent us word
to hold our position at all hazards.
Lieut.. Bauskett sent this message:
Send US ammunition, general, and we
will do it, Lieut.. Rauskett was q
brave and skillful officer, leading the
company in many battles, was kind
and generous to his men who had
great respect and love for him. He
had the entire confidence Of the regi-
ment and brigade"
Among tho wounded were Sam Mays
and Bud Rountree. just as the tight
began Sergt. Andrew Giles was order
ed to Denny's house to do sharp
shooting with squad OF men, but be-
fore reaching the house he was NOR
tally wounded. Bill Clazton and
Eddie Padgett were killed and soon
after this Matt Moss and John Moss
wers killed.
The enemy were 30 impressed With
young Padgett's youth that they got a
pillow from the house and placed it
under his head in order to alleviate
his pain. He was shot in the stomach
and died before the fight was over.
"On the trsmpled breast Of the battle
Where the foremost ranks had wrestled.
On bis pale, pure face not mark OF
pain,
(IIis mother dreams they will meet
again)
TIE fairest form amid all the slain,
Liks o child asleep h0 nestled"
OF the wounded, I remember Ike
Bush, Pres Williams, Jim Quattle-
baum and Henry Quattlebaum. Ali
OF these belonged to Go. B, Sixth
South Caroline Cavalry.
In this "bloody angle I remember
seeing two gallant boys shot in Go. F,
the cadet oompany-Lieut. Alfred Al
drich and Robert Aldrich, adjutant Of
the Sixth Cavalry.
When the fighting began Saturday
morning Co. B had 64 men and by 9
o'clock Sunday night 81 had been
killed and wounded.
Assault after assault was made.
Seven distinct charges were made and
! rspulsed. There was gallant major
who led these charges and about sun
down while leading his last charge,
while almost near enough to be touch
! ed with bayonet, Corporal John
Briggs and Private Abe Broadwater
of Co. B, Sixth South Carolina cav
| airy, shot him and this ended the
career of one of the most gallant men
in the Federal army. I wish knew
his name. Their dead and wounded
and our dead aud wounded were lying
close together between the railroad
irons, and just across the railroad
where 30 many charges had been made
By this gallant major, were the dead
bodies Of about 300 Of Sheridan's men
just in front Of the second squadron
Of the Sixth South Carolina, Aiken 8
Regiment.
Thomson's battery had been sileuc-
ed and his surviving men ordered to
be withdrawn. The losses in the
South Carolina Regiments had been