The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-08

" nat damage either party U'd toe
othec We have means Of knowing.
Next morning the ground showed
that lmc cX, ,cu.ion was done. The
grounds Oh Loh lines cf retreat
were covered with ,he debris of battle.
Caps, !.ats, gus, baynnets and diff
fe,eht articles Ct one kind and
another belonging to the soldier .
ou &c were sc,tieiea along the road.
On tie Island there were deer,
wild hogs, cows and Wild ducks with
OUT end. The ducks and frogs made
hight h:dsous with quackiug and
croaking, while tie porpoise in the
rivers on each side would Iuif and
splash in tLc water, cften alarming
the waicEmen who. on account of
the nose of tie wind and water, could
not tell what it was.
About The middle of March our
guards were taken off Bears Island
ard afterwards occupied Johasse ard
par5 of EdiSto Islands. Scouting
parties made their visits 70 Bears
Island ut different times bu5 as far as
we could see or find out the Feierals
abandoned all idea of making an ad-
vance along that route, if they had
ever had any.
Just before our command was
ordered to Virginia In July, 80. a
Company Of twenty four men were
sent across, Edistotiver to reconnoiter
the sectien Of country between Edisto
and Ashepoo rivers With instructions
to go as far as Bennett's Point and
to bring off all the beef cattle we
could find with other property that
might be Of service 10 our army.
We had all the time we wanted TO
make the reconnaissance. With two
day 8 rations we set out one Saturday
morning, crossed the Edisto near
Jacksonboro. 1t was upwards Of
thirty miles the way we had to go
When we got to our old picket post
we could hardly realize that it was
the same place. The land was very
rich aud the weeds and grass grew
very thick on the ground. But We
knew every foot. of the country and
made our way to Benefits Point
where we were ordered TO 50. just
across the river on Edisto Island
we could see the Federal pickets who
raised an alarm at our approach.
While we were standing looking at
them boat came along propelled
by muflled oars. 1t was some of our
own men who were placing torpedoes
in the river. 1t was with some diff
fculty that we kept some of cur party
from firing on them, thinking they
were the enemy. We were then at
the entrance of st. Helena Sound.
Here we remained till late in the
afternoon grazing our horses and
tantalizing the Federals On the other
side of the river. The day was hot.
Just before night we mounted and
started back. But let me stop here
to say, have often heard the sun
rise and sun set upon the ocean
spoken of as one of natures grandest
scenes. Yet either of them will sink
into insignifcance comparatively
when compared with the sublimi,y of
thunder storm on the ocean. Stand
ing looking out as it were into in
finite space upon the waters and see
ing the inky black clouds rise as if
from old oceans bosom and see the
lightning mingle its fury with that Of
the waves, our mind goes back to
the scene on GalIiIee where Omnip-
otance asserted its authority and
the waving elements obeyed their
divine master.
Whose words tie raging winds control,
And rule the bolsterouS deep;
Who made the sleeping pillows roll,
The rolling biilows sleep.
Anecdotes of the War.