The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-05-17

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/ Co. A., but was mistekcn. they
belonged to CO. B. Lieut.. Burrell
Bobo and John Nol man, of Co. c.,
lbsfrom Cross Keys were killed and
several from Co. G., York county,
lbwere also killed. I can't Just now
laecall all the names of the killed and
4 u write entirely from memory and
iany mistakes or errors l make are
from the head and not from the heart.
| While the flag of truce was in effect
the il tier corps were busy getting
put the dead who we're really sick
fning sight as the hot sun had
btaused them to turn black and they
tEere almost bcyUud- recognition L
Went in between the lines with some
sof our officers and some of the Yam
fkee officers came out and we joined
in friendly chat as long as the
truce lasted. One Yankee officer,
/ remember he was a major and was
dressed in a fine uniform, and he
talked fuently and was evidently
man of culture and good family. IHe
4 told us his name which | we'll re,
member, Oliver B. Stanford. l
ldon't, however, remember his regi-
Eafent or the State he was from.
lWhen the truce ended we bid each
other adieu with salute and each
side returned to their trenches and
to sharpshoo;ing again. A few days
later Col. O. NJ. Dantzler, command
ing the 22nd regiment, had sharp
| enga cement with the enemy on our
] right and in charge upon their
line this same Major Stanford was
taken prisoner and 1 saw him as he
vas carried back to our rear. He
had quite different countenance
| to what he had the first time I saw
4 him.
i A while after this We moved along
the trenches to our right some half a
NIP or more and our position was
4 light in front OF Z uasi-An fort OF
! four cannons. The lines were abou
three hundred yards apart and tht
ground between was clear and level
sas.Sa 81 Tie Ysa YANKEE csnnons s' ant tnt
81 rAey looked very unhealthy. There
aes no particular fighting on this
part of the line; exoept~ every even
Ing the Yankees would she'll us for
about half hour, and the fire of the
fort was directed right at our part of
the line and it was dreadfully hot
while it lasted. The Yankees had the
range of US and their shells bursted
very often right over our trenches
and it was quite lively with US every
evening. The Yankees at this par.
ticular place seemed to be rather
friendly disposed for they would tel
us every evening when they were
going to shell us. They would sing
out, look out Johnnie, we are going tc
shell you, and then bang, bang, bang
would 60 their cannons. Our men
would dig under the front or parapet
of the breastworks and make places
to hide in during this shelling. w.
Z. Bevis and had a place dug out
and we would turn our heads in op-
posite directions and lap our leg
together and we would be quite safe
from the shells of the enemy.
Mr.. Coke Jennings who belonged
to our company, had a negro boy
name George who cooked for him
back in the rear at the wagon yard.
George would bring in his master S
rations every evening. So it hap.
pened one evening when George had
come in with the ratlons and while
he was in the trenches the Yankees
commenced shelling and Bevis and l
made for our bomb proof, but George
beat Bevis to his end of the dug out
and got in Bevis' place. I got 10
mine on time. Bevis set to work to
get George out, he ordered him out,
he pulled at him, and George set to
yelling and crying let me alone. The
Yankee shells we're bursting and
singing and popping around US like
so many vain whips. Bevis kept
pulling at George and George kept
following and hugging the ground,
and he held his position till the shell
ing was over. None of US happened
to be hurt. George crawled out and
made for the wagon yard and I never
saw him in the trenches any more. |