The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-10-11
The line was formed and as we

The line was formed and as we
marched back through town the
women ru>hed out into the streets
and begged us to stay and protcc,
them: They thought that the raid
would make the Federals treat them
worse than ever. But we had orders
to do what we had done and so
on we went, not however. until the
women brought plates of cakes
aid pies and almost every kind
of palatable edibles that the Virginia
women understood so we'll bow to fix
up. But we had here all the loaf
bread, beef, pork, pickles and c"f, e
we could eat at The Federal CAMP
before we left it that morning.
We moved out OF town and halted
short while think king We might be
attacked by reinfnrcements which
had been sent up firm Yorktown.
But they didn't come after us.
Our horses now began to show
signs of being completely broken
down and many Of the men ,xchang'd
the ones they had been riding for
over a hours oontinu .usly for cap
tured ones.
The ambulances, wagons, prisoners
and led horses, were sent forward
under guard while various coin
panles were il ,turu detailed to bring
up the rear and gather up tho stru...
CLING and broken down men and
horses. To Capt. Mex ssick com.
pany was assigned the first turn If
his duty and We marched a, the rea,
of the column till We got 10 Ch,cka
homiuy creek where Capt. Williams
company relieved US. The ram
began to fail before We were relieved
aud the road Is being muddy the
wagons began to stall and we h1d to
dismount aud push them up the hills
and out of the mud holes. Near
Bushes mill We unloaded one wagon
and left a large box of soap which
the citizens, (nostly negroes, got and
used. 1t seemed that the U. S.
army regulation placed almost as
much confidence in soap as they did
powder and lead Wherever you
found any comIissaTy store I'll as
sure you that bar soap was part of
the outfit.
1t vas dark when We got to Burnt
Ordinary" II miles from Williams
"urg and our men and horses were
all broken down. The rain began
falling in torrents, it was one of those,
cold September north casters that
threw an, one into shiver.
The men who were on duty since
leaving Williamsburg were dismissed
and allowed TO return to camp as
hey chose Tired and worn out
your correspondent with James A.
Smith thought we would stop and
rest by the road side till morning,
During the time we both fell asleep
and lay there during drenching
rain of which we knew nothing, and
when we awoke after daylight we
found the column and prisoners had
ali passed us and the rain had oblit-
Grated the tracks.
We went on to Damp and found
everything "all right. The pris-
ouers were in the "bull pen" with
guards around them getting their
breakfast.
For several days some of the men
and horses in the company were un-
fit for duty. Not more than two
men in the company had been hit
with bullets ami three horses wound
cd slightly. Some Of the horses and
m, n Of the companies of the Legion
were wounded Several of the Vir-
yinians We're killed 10 tho charge
but 1t was thought that most Of them
were killed by their own men who
fred from the rear during the charge
that morning on the enemy's encamp.
ment.
All the dead were brought off ard
buried on the side Of the Telegraph
road near Radcliff's tavern one mile