Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1899-12-06
T 'ednesday, December 6, 1899.

organization Of The 18th regiment, s.
Z. ", he became major. His first war
experience was at Hilton Head, where,
amid the sandhills of the island, his
battalion was subjected TO the disas-
trous shelling of the enemy's overpow-
ering fleet aud barely escaped utter
ruin. His next was at the battle Of
Port Royal, where the enemy were re-
pulsed. The 18th regiment was then
attached to the celebrated brigade
composed of the 1st, 18th, 18th and
14th regiments of S. e. ", under COM
mand of General Maxcy Gregg. After
his death, at the battle of Fredericks-
burg, General Samuel MCGOWAN sue
ceeded to the command. The 18th
regiment. therefore, was part of Gen. F.
eral A. P. Hills corps and General
Jackson's light division. He fought in
all the bloody battles around Rich
mond, Mecbanicsville, Cold Harbor,
Frazier's Farm, Malvern Hill then
followed Jackson To Cedar Mountain,
Second Manassas, Ok Hill thence into
Maryland and back to the surrender of
Harper's Ferry. Afterwards, in the
bloody battle of Sharpsburg, where
Colonel Barnes was killed, Colonel
Jones succeeded 10 the command of
the regiment.
In the glorious defence of the heights
at Fredericksburg, while death was
rampant aud carnage on every side, q
very laughable incident is related of
Colonel Jones. The minnie balls were
flying thick and fast, and some of the
men were disposed to seek slight shel.
ter for protection, when he ordered
them to stand firm and not 10 dodge.
About that time cannon ball whistled
in close proximity TO the colonel's
head. OF course he lodged very gal
lanlly himself and the men laughed.
Then he gave another order. He said {:
"You may dodge the big Ones"
Colonel Jones's "reminiscences of the
war are ever interesting, aud nothing
gives him more pleasure than to talk
Of those stirring tunes. In speaking of
Jackson recently he said .'rhe name
of Jackson will always have an audi
ence, however tr6ing the matter, and
it makes but little difference whether It.
be .Slonewall' or old Hickory On
the return of our army from Maryland,
General Jackson seemed to be in a
hurry as well as in bad humor. Gen.
eral A. p. Hill was in the lead with
his division and was not moving fast
enough to please the general. He said
to Hill: You are marching too SLOW
Hill moved up accordingly. Present
lIy Jackson moved up and said ;
|'You are moving Too fast This irri-
,ated Hill and he said, 'You had bet
ter take charge yourself and regulate
the pace;' to which Jackson replied,
sYou will consider yourself under ar
rest : and ordered General Branch 10
take command. When We bivouacked
that night l received orders TO take
my regiment OH picket duty. called
at General Hills tent for instructions.
He and General Branch were seated
together. l addressed my remarks TO
General Hill and he promptly, but
good naluredly, said: Il refer you for
instructions to General Brauch that
inspired old fool, Jackson, has me un-
der arrest. couldn't please him on
the march this morning. He was re-
lieved next day. On another march,
the day we reached Harper's Ferry,
strict orders had been issued to allow
no struggling. Some half dozen men
stopped at a well 10 fill their cauteens.
Jackson happened to pass and, seeing
them, asked: TO what regiment do
you belong?' The Twelfth South
Carolina He Immediately ordered
the arrest of Colonel Barnes, who was
not released until we were ordered TO
take position for the attack on the
enemy's batteries at Harper's Ferry,
two days later. Having recalled these
rough matters, must modify my story
by telling something of the other side
of the character of this grand old
hero. Beneath that historical old grey
coat there was as big heart as ever
led an army to victory. On the same
march our army halted at Martinsburg.
l met Jackson as he passed in the rear
of the depot, and he asked me if there
was anything of value in the depot.
1 said that there was not and remark
ed that 1 had been looking through
the building for shoes for my men, who
were nearly faretooted. How many?'
he said. | answered that there were
about a dozen or more. Il have just
captured box of shoes, he said, 'and
will send you some tonight About
10 O'Clock they arrived and were speed
lily distributed. slipped my feet into
pair of them with extreme satisfac-
tion and the men all hurrahed for Jack
son."
Colonel Jones leaves large family,
his surviving children being: Iredell
Jones, of Rock Hill; Allen Jones, of
Columbia Colonel Willie Jones, of Co.
lumbia Pride Jones, of York county;
Mrs. T. C. Robertson, of Columbia
Mrs. ]. S. Coles, of Columbia; Mrs.
Geo. Erwin, of Greenville, Ala. Mr..
Cadwalader Jones, of Greensboro and
Mr.. Johnson Jones, of San Francisco.
ABOUT PEOPLE.
Mr.. w. H. Moore, of Rock Hill, was
in Yorkville Monday on business.
Mr.. r. M. Whitaker returned home
on Monday from Western race courses.
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