The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1899-02-22
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Lee did not abandon hopes Of success
fully cxtricatin- himself from the
dilemma. The army had been in
strait almost a. drpl"rablc.
The march wa> continued during
April :. with lit;lc interruption from
the enemy Ia tie evening We halted
near lprpmattoX Conrt House, Gen.
l.ec intending to narcii by way Of
Campbell Court House, through
I'itt- -ylyania County. toward Danyillc,
with a view Of opening rpinlnunica-
tlpn> wit}. the army Of ticil. Joseph
r.. Johnston, then rctrcating before
Gen. sherman through North Caro-
lima. cen. I.cc ) purpose was To unite
with Johnston to attack sherman, or
call johnston to his aid in resisting
Grant, whichever lnight be found best
The exhausted troops were halted Tor
ret near Appomatt"x Court House.
and the march was resumed at ! a. rn
can cunvcy a good idea Of the con
dition Of affairs by tcllin" ny own cx-
rrricncc.
\l"IIr ~ TIE Wuul,~.
Wllcn the army halted ,;cn. Ice
and staff turned ont nf the road into
Il dense wood to receive -omr rest
l.c. had conference with some Of
the principal officers. ut which it was
determined to force our way the next
morning with the trools Of Gordon
supported by the cavalry under Zen
Fitnhmrh I.cc, the command Of Long
street bringing up the rear. With my
comrades Of the staff and staff officers
OF Gems. Long, and Gordon |
sought little rest
We lay upon the ground. with our
saddles for pillows. our horses picket
cd near By, eating the bark of trees
for want Of better provcndcr, and our
faces covered with the capcs of our
ovcrcnats to keep out the night air.
Soon after a. IN. was aroused by
the sound Of column of infantry
marching along the road. At first
thought they were the Federal sol
dicrs
raised my head and listened in
tcntly. My doubts were quickly dis
PEELED. 1t was Hoods old Texas
brigade, and recognized the command
By hearing one Of them repeat the
version of a passage of Scripture with
which was familiar-l mean with
the Texas version:
The race is not to them that's got
The longest legs to run,
Nor the battle to that people
That shoots the biggest gun.
Soon after we were all astir and our
bivouac was at an end We made our
simple toilet, consisting mainly of
putting on our capcs and saddling our
horses. Somebody had Il little corn
meal and somebody else had tin can i,
such AZ is used TO hold water for
shaving. Y fire ..s kind,cl, and
each man i'll his turn, according to
rank and seniority, made can of oat-
! meal cruel and was allowed to keep
the can until the cruel became cool
enough to drink. Gen. lee, who re-
posed, rs we had done, not far from
US, did not, as | remember, have even
such refreshments as have described
LAST MEAL. iS :'"HsI.sVATH STATES.
This was our last meal in the Con-
| fcdcracy. Our next was taken in the
'nitcd States, and consisted mainly
of a generous portion of that noble
American animal, whose strained re-
lations with the Chancellor Of the
German Empire made it necessary at
I last for the President Of the United
| States to send an Ohio man to the
| Court Of Berlin.
! "Iantas cumlInncrr litrS.
AS soon as we all had our turn at
the shaving can we rode toward Appo-
mattoS Court House, when the sound
of guns announced that Gordon had
already begun the attempt to open the
/ way.
He forced his way through the cav
airy of the enemy only to encounter a
force Of infantry far superior to his
own wearicd and starving command.
lie Informed Gen. Lee that it was i'm
possible to advance further, and it
became evident that the end was at
hand.
ten. Lee had written Grant, stating
hat he would meet him at 10 o'clock
on the morning Of April ., on the old
stage road to Richmond. Attended
by myself and one orderly Lee pro-
cccdcd down this road to meet Gen.