The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-05-02
BILL ARP REVIEWS THE WAR
Death Of Gen "Tige" Anderson
Causes Backward Glance,

Deaeh OK zen 'T1Ge" Anderson
Causes Backward Glance.
General G. II. Anderson (Old Tjge
ard Colonel Tom Taylor have ius
passed over the river. Thew wer,
near the same age and were close to
gethcr during the civil war. Genera
Anderson was our brigade commando,
and Colonel Taylor commanded one o.
MS regiments, the First Kentucky
Since the war ono of them was made
cnlet OF police OF Atlanta and the Other
OF Louisville, Ky. Taylor was next tc
the last of the surviving colonels OF
that brigade. 1t was General Bartow's
ola brigade, composed of the Seventh
Eighth, Ninth and Eleventh Georgia
regiments and the First Kentucky and
a Virginia battery. The regiments
changed their colonels many times and
OF the old Eighth only one Colonel
Iowers), who was It's fifth colonel,
now survives. None but the veterans
know how numerous were these
changes of commanding officers. The
records show that but one of the
Georgia regiments that went into SER
vice in 1861 and 1862 brought back the
same colonel it took out. The officers
or the companies were changed oftencr
than the colonies. Deaths, resigna-
lions and promotions were ever going
on. Captain Twiggs's company of the
First Georgia regulars Lad twelve diff
ierent captains during the service.
The personnel Of the privates was also
continually changing" discharged {"
or *. !. Is. (kllled IN battlc)--is ap-
pended to more names than half the
hrst muster rolls, and recruiting was
constantly going on to fill up the files.
But L was rumiuating about old Tige
and Tom Taylor, for after General
Barto~ was killed L was transferred to
General Anderson's staff an! followed
his fortunes for nearly two years in
tho Army of Northern Virginia. He
was every inch soldier. Tie never
questioned the widom of an order, but
Obcycd it.
ours not to make reply;
Ours not to reason why;
Ours but to do and die"
was his motto. l do not believe he
ever experienced the emotion of fear.
We thought that sometimes he was too
daring. l remember that on one
morning during the battles on the
Chlckahominy he wished to make a
personal reconnaissance of the posi-
ton Of the enemy on its left flank, and
asked Major Aver and myself to ride
with him. There was a wide, open
field between the armies, probably
200 acres, and our wing was covered
by a forest of thick woods curving
round the open space in form of
semi-circle. We kept covered by these
woods until we had got far round and
we'" as near to the Federal batteries
as we dared to go. The general said:
Well, there Is no use in going back
the long way that we came. Let us
take the diameter Of this circle and
save n mile or two" "They will see
us and open fire." said l. "Let them
Shoot" said he, " they can't hit us.
We can outride their balls; come on;
follow me-" We did follow, but we
didcnt want to and there was no neces-
sity for taking such q peril. | never
vii! forget that ride. The Federal bat
terics opened fire quickly as we flew
along the plain. The SIX FOUNDERS
sent their balls over us and behind us
and before us and some bounded along
the ground quite near us, but the gen
eral only waived his hat and smiled.
We were all we'll mounted and made
the trip safely, but I never made
another reconnaissance with him. One
evening our brigade was at rest on the
bank of the Rappahannock. We had
made long march and were waiting
orders. The boys were sitting down
or lying down upon the grass. The
enemy were massed behind the noun
tain range that skirted the opposite
banks nf the river.
We could not see them, but we knew
they were there, for their batteries
amused themselves by firing over the
mountains and dropping their shot and
shell at random over us and beyond
us. They exploded in the air and did
but little harm. We were not alarmed
and watched them as we would pyro.
technic display. General Anderson
was stretched at length upon the
ground and we were not far away. His
fine horse was cropping the grass and
the general held him with long rein
that was attached to the bride. While
we We're chatting quietly shell ex-
ploded directly over us and murdcrous
fragment struck his horse on top of the
head and killed him instantly. Our
nearness to the danger stopped all con-
versation, but the loss of his horse
aroused and excited Old Tige beyond
measure. Looking al his horse that
was dying at his ieet he used language
according to his anger and indignation.
His anathemas were fearful. We
will pay them for that" he said.
would have given my right arm for
that horse. But we will pay them
back two for one. We have como here
to fight, and old Bob will give us a
chance to get even. Blast their in
fernal batteries! All they dare to do
is to hide behind mountain and shoot
over it," We did get even, and Old
Tige was comforted; for in few days
tho second battle of Manassas was
fought and great victory won. Forty.
eight thousand troops under Lee ut
terly routed and vanquishcd 10000