The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-31

it. The shells flew thick and fa. t.
The pine tops rocked amid the frey
blast. Onr battery WAS hid in smoke
The sun that a few minutes before
shone in all it's splendor was yelled
in smoke. [ got my pistol, however.
che enemy were training their guns
on our battery. Our gun was dis
abled. Behind the sand hill We re-
NAMED until the firing ceased on the
part of the guuboats. One of the
noats mad passed. us and had gone up
the river and began shelling the
woodland. We mounted our horses
and rode back to our pickets, only to
find them in state If excitement,
but every man was at his post. A
dozen nr so of the Federals landed
and came to tho house formerly oc
:upIed by our pickets as headquarters
They were under the protection of
the gunboat all the time they were
on shore. A body of troops had
landed at White Point and come out
as far as our battery. 1t was now
necessary to find out the full par
t,culars before the othcisl report Was
s-nt to heaiquur ers. TO do Il is
two men were sent back as far rs the
battery, and TO tho point, where they
ran into the enemy's scouts and We're
fired upon by them. This ended one
of the most stirring events which
took place on White Point during
our stay there; except. that after-
wards some of our pickets we,e
anoushcd and fired upon by the
enemy's scouts.
After this the gunhoat lay near
the shore-so near that at night we
could hear the voices of those on
hoard. At every hour through the
night we could hear the bell ring and
The sentinel cry OUT "all's we'll"
besides, he would give the hour
All the Islands were now in the hands
of the enemy, except Jehosse, and 1t
.was at their mercy.
We stayed about two months at
Camp Walsh. We had plenty Of
sugar and drank sasssfras tea three
times a day, and eat lice until we
were tired ont Oh i5. As a sanitary
precauu IN we moved our encamp-
ruvnt every monh h or two.
When we get to Virginia | shall
ask the indulgence of your reader.
TO pay my respects 20 the "Conscript,
law" There We began to See aud
feel its practical working. On the
coast we had great deal of fun Que
of it. Frank Mil!wood and his cousin
Shelf Fowler furnished fun for the
command. Jim McCulouch took n"
small part in it, too. These anl
many other matters connected with
it, | will try and bring in at the
proper time and place. | promised
the readers, th ugh, that would not
take theup back on Bears Island.
This is not an island in its proper
sense. 1t is ptninsular, lying
between Pom Pom, Edistn and Ashe-
poo rivers, the waters of which are
connected by a canal. This canal
had been used by the planters to
transport their products to market
Roads were. in many places, thrown
up and constituted embankments to
protect the rice farms. In some
places horse walking on it would
shake the ground for several feet
around. AS stragetic point it had
no military significance whatever.
The roads from Jacksonborough to
the point at the head of st. Helena
,ound was, for about four miles,
under cover of our guns at Willtown
battery, on the opposite side of Ed.
isto river. This river below Will
town was obstructcd so as to render
the passage of vessels impossible.
With these advantages in our favor
the Confederate authorities discon-
timed the picket guard on Bears
Island, and in April, '62, they were