The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1900-05-30

was too hot for them, they switched
off in another direction and went out
toward the White Plains settlement,
leaving at least one badly wounded
man behind them: This disabled sol.
dier had been shot through the body,
and the Confcds would have made
short work Of him had it not been for
some Of the kind hearted ladies who
came on the scene and begged for his
life. The man was taken to the house
, Of. Mr.. Moore, now Mr.. Longs, and
/ given all the care aud attention that
generous hospitality could render and
a generous foe could devise. Strange
to relate, in few weeks, without hav-
| ing had the aid Of a doctor, he had so
far recovered as to be ablc to 60 to
Grccnvllc to the hospital at that town
which had now fallen into the hands
Of the Federal troops.
1t seems that this band Of Northern
raiders were on their way to destroy
the railroad bridge that crosses the
Saluda river just below Piedmont, and
that work would probably have been
accomplished had it not been for this
little scrimmage which diverted them
from the task. This event took place
sometime after the surrender at Apo
matox, and only few days before the
capture of Jefferson Davis. Butler
Dyer, Of Piedmont, who was one Of
the participants, says that Mr.. Paul
Allan, Of Charleston, who was one of
the Citadel cadets, and who was the
man who fred the first shot Of the war
on the steamer "Star Of the West"
was also member of this company of
cadets, and fred the last shot at the
enemy on this occasion, thus having
the somewhat remarkable expert
ence and distinction Of having inaugu
rated and finished the sanguinary con-
fiict Of 81 to '65, so far as armed and
organized hostilities were concerned.
The elderly residents of this section
have the most vivid recollections Of
the affair, and are full of interesting
"reminiscences concerning it Mr.. Sion
T. Rishardson, who was one Of the
prominent pladters about here at that
time, used to tell Of how when he
heard the firing he undertook to hide
sack Of gold that he was fortunate
enough to have on hand at that time.
he had 20 idea of letting the raiders
get their clutches on it, 80 he took it
down into piece of woods near Hur
ricane creek to hide it, and here he
found safe retreat at spot where
cyclone had passed along sometime be-
fore. Scooping out hole he placed
the bag in it, and looking about him
to see if anyone was watching, nc saw
to his astonishment man only short
way off looking right at him. The
stranger remarked, II sec you are hid
ing some treasure" Uncle Sion ac-
knowledged it and enquired who the
speaker was. He proved to be one of
the cadets who had run into the woods
and had got lost. Uncle Sion showed
him the way to the road and then pro-
ceeded to hide his treasure.
Aunt Hannah King, an octogena-
rian, and who is very sprightly for her
age, tells how those boys, meaning the
cadets, came running down to her
house one mile away, to tell her hus-
hand, Col. King, tie news. Two Of
her sons had just come home from the
surrender, aud the boys said the raid
ers were after them and what horses
they could find. Aunt Hannah urged
the boys to go and hide themselves
but thees young var vetarana had no
idea Of hiding; instead, they leaped on
their horses, and sped to chs scene Of
the conflict as fast as possible, only to
find that the raiders had taken leg bail
and had left for parta unknown. We
could multiply incidents without num-
DeTs DuC nave Outy tur06u IA VucSc
two as part Of the evidence to flx the
locality Of the fight, which we think
we have done without shadow Of q
reasonable doubt. The fact that shis
was the last fight Of the great civil
war should not beclost sight Of, or the
exact locality Of where It took place,
should not be allowed to be lost sight
Of when the actors Of the drama shall
havo fallen into che last long sleep Of
death.
A number Of the participants are
still living within q dozen miles Of che
place, and it strikes the writer that it
would be nice thing FOR them to do
IL, at some time In tha near future, they,
with the numerous old Confederate
veterans who are hareabouts, would
have a field day, and go TO thie inter
| eutiug spot, whore tney oouid hoid ap-
propriate exercises, have addresses
and speeches, and make. arrangements
TO have the place marked so that its
identity would be unquestioned in the
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