The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1898-03-02
THE BLOODIEST RECORDS
Were Made by South Carolina and pennsyl-
vs1lia Troops.
From, the Ne,cs and Courier.

Ing column. RetlrlnS step py steP
under fire it rejoined its line behind
the cut and helped repulsc the Union
charge, at times fighting the enemy
at ten PAGES. Excited men often
rushed ahead of their ranks and Crap
pied in deadly combat, officers used
their pistols, and fought man for man.
In the last hours, or moments, per-
haps, of the hand to hand struggle the
1st lost its quota for the day and came
out minus twenty-four killed and 1l9
wounded, a total of l43 out Of 2o3
taken into the fight. It's commanding
officer (Liet. Col. Edward McCrady)
was among the wounded. Capt. c. D.
Barksdale, John G. McLemore, Lieut..
John Munro were killed; Capt. NJ. 7.
Parker, Lieut.. Thomas McCrady, Geo.
R. Gongdon and Zach Smith, ad-
jutant, were wounded. Fhe next af-
terneon the Sod Pennsylvania charged
upon the railroad cut, then defended
by other troops, and lost two CON-
manding officers, wounded in quicS
succession, and ninety-seven men out
Of 224.
In the Maryland campaign following
second Bull Run the South Carolini-
ans shared in the bloodless victory at
Harper Ferry, and later on the
bloody 18th OF September double
quicked to Antietam just in time to
mingle their dead with the fallen
around the Bunker Church. The 1st
lost thirty-four men out of its roster
of less than one hundred and fifty.
At Fredericksburg, in December
following, it again found warm cor
ner by one of those accidents of bat
tie that do not lessen the sting of bull
lets even if they win no victories
Gregg's brigade occupied the second
line in front of a position charged BY
Union troops. Owing to misplace
ment there was gap in the front line,
and Union charging column burst
through and struck the lists compan-
ion regiment, Orr's South Carolina
Rifles, so suddenly as to throw it into
confusion. The 1st stood next to the
Rifles, and its commander Iieut. Col
McCrady) Immediately swung it
around at right angles with the old
line SO as to buffet the enemy's ad-
vance. Again the fight ragged at arm
length, or few PAGES at most, and
the regiment stood it's ground until
support reached the spot. The affair
cost one officer Capt. 7. H. Lyies)
and fifteen men killed and four Off
GERS Capt. T. P. Alston, Lieut.
James Armstrong, W. I. DELPHI and
Thomas McCrady) and fifty-eight men
wounded-eighty-two in all.
Gregg was killed in the gap trying
to right things, aud another colonel of
the brigade, Samuel McGowan, tool,
command, giving his name to the or
ganization. (This is a mistake. Col.
D. H. Hamilton. Of the 1st, succeeded
the command of the brigade upon
Gen. Gregg's fail: which occurred just
before the brunt of the battle fell on
1st. Col. McGowans promotion took
place after.-Ed N. and Co. The Ist
would have been wiped out at Fred
ericksburg but for the return of its
wounded to duty, and the shrewd Con-
federate system Of conscripting into
old organizations.
By the time "Stonewall' Jackson,
who was its corps leader while he
lived, was once more on the warpath
to double up the Union army, the reg
iment had picked up fighting strength
Of 300, and started on Sunday morn
ing, May 3, to drive old "Stonewali's' s.
wedge home to the heart Of Hooke..'s S
camp at Chancellor house. 1t was
not as plain sailing as was expected,
for Sickles Sd Union corps was NOV
ing in the same direction just ahead
Of the "Johnnies,' and wouldn be
hurried even to suit Lee 'Invinci-
bles. The lst regiment passed in
splendid line over the bare knoll: at
the base of which Sickles men lay
under cover. Pho Carolinians stood
it so long as man could and then re-
tired to line of breastworks. They
made stand at the brcastworks, and
the pursucrs took a turn at punish
ment and then at running away.
The lst lost twelve killed aud
eighty eight wounded, one hundrcd in
all, with seven officers among the
fallen.
Thc Carolina brigade marched to
the field of Gettysburg in July with
wcll-Gllcd ranks. Gen. 4. p. Hill
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