The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-04-26

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brave man and made a splendid
executive non commissioned officer
His health Was bad and he was no;
able FIR active service long. lie was
a member Of the First S. G. Regi
ment under Col. Maxy Gregg, aud
joined the "McKissick Rangers
afterwards.
At Camp Taylor Jimmy Heron
was made Corporal of the guard, pro
tenn. The privates concluded to have
some fun out Of Jimmy that night.
Dolph FAINT posted the rest and made
known the plan to which they all
readily agreed. 1t was this: They
were to call for the corporal of the
guard at such a number, and just
before Jimmy got there another guard
was to call, and so on indefinitely.
1t was one of those dark, drizzly
nights peculiar to the coast region.
Soon the fun began by the guard
calling at post No. 1. The call was
extended all around the camp-a con-
tinuous call from post to post for a
considerable length of time, Jimmy
could be heard falling over stumps
and other obstacles. At last he fell
fiat and exclaimed in a loud distinct
voice, ''Dom the corporal of the
gard and Immediately offered his
resignation to the proper authorities
Before Joe Lawson brought his
alligator into camp number of dogs
had been collected there. Somebody
got the dogs-who hate the gator
by instinct-after him and caused
the whole or nearly the entire regi.
ment of horses to stal pede.
We had Frenchman (Capt. Du-
bose) to drill us in the sabre exercise.
We had a great deal cf fun out of
him. He rode a little pony, and the
men would ride all over him and his
pony on drill, and complain that their
horses we're unmanageablc. The dex
terity with which he could use sabre
or bayonet was surprising. 1t was
long time before We could understand
his commands. He would do all the
talking (what little was done), which
ran about this way: Ten chaun
company. Ven l zays dhraw zabe,
you doc dees. Und ven I zays, Pee
zaunt zabc, you doc dees. Den you
COUNT de motions dees vay-von, doc,
dhree, wore. Now ten: Ten chaun
company, Pee zaunt zabe, Won, doc,
dhree. Garry zabe, Won. Against
enfantree, ride, parry, Won, doc,
dhree, wore. Dat ish not ride. Eff
you doc dees und dees, you will gut you
'orses cad, und efe you doc dees,
you will gut hees dali. You must
parry NIT te pack ov your zabe, dees
vay--von, doc, dhree, vore." and so
on ad infinitum.
We had several sham battles with
the infantry. We were supplied with
blank cartridges and they would fire
at us when our cavalry would charge
them. This part of the drill was for
the benefit of our horses which it was
desired to make familiar with the rat
tie of musketry. Few people, only
those who have seen it tried, have
any idea what pride horse has for
military life. After one or two
charges our horses had desire to
rush through the lines of the infantry
and many riders came near being
bayonetted by the horses desire to
charge through the line.
l will 60 back to Jehosse Island
and finish my narrative. When we
went there on picket we arranged to
stay at least week. 1t was not
often that a soldier could put up a
weeks rations and make it last him
that long, so we were often without
or had to get them the best way we
could. 1 will say here that the is.
sue was sufficient to have done us,
but we would not take proper care,
and consequently got out sometimes.
One Sunday, David Orr and my
self undertook to provide for our
pickets who were out of something to
eat. We found an old negro on the
Island who let US have about peck
of corn-hard, flinty corn, such as is
raised in that section. We took it
to hand mill, the upper stone of
which was about the size of a com
mon grindstone, the neither was con
fined to bench made for the pur-
pose. The upper stone was not con-