The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-12-18


talking with them fifteen or twenty
minutes told Matt, my boy, to bring
out another bottle. q had only two
bottles, but didn't intend for them
to know but what l had several
dozcn)
Said l: Gentlemen, before inspect
ing the hospitals, help your elves
again.
That bottle soon went TO keen com
pany with the first. Thcrcupon Cap
tain Duncan warmed up and proffcred
me any and every assistance l might
need during the stay Of Sherman
army. Without further inspection of
the hospitals, he reported to General
Howard that he had examined my
hospital, and that was all right, and
asked General Howard to see that I
have whatever protection might be
necessary. Within an hour or swo
the cavalry retired from the town.
Next day, early: there came in several
hundred bummcrs, who committed all
kinds of vandalism. They took cv-
erything they could find in sight that
could be carried away, and searched
for many things out of sight. Brown
hospital was thoroughly sacked. Not
particle Of butter, -four, chickens,
eggs or anything at all had for the
sick was spared.
| was left fully twcnty-four hours
with forty-cight sick and wounded
men without anything at all for them
to eat. AS soon as could get to
General 1loward's headquarters, which
was mile out Of town, l did so. He
respectfully referred my papers to
General Sherman, and asked that be
given everything that needed for my
patients. When reached General
Sherman's headquarters found the
mayor Of the city there, asking for
protection for the town. Sherman
was in no very amiable mood. To the
mayor he dealt out many expletives,
such as I have heard ascribed to Sher-
man before. Several old gentlemen
we're there, past arm bearing age. To
those Sherman was kind and consider
ate.
A couple Of young gentlemen were
present, whose clerical avocasion ex-
empted them from military duties.
They were .combatants. When
these gentlemen presented themselves
General Sherman, with withering
scowl, said:
"Young men, you are worse than
traitors to profess the principles you
do and shield yourselves behind such
an exemption; it is worse than treas
on. You should hang your heads ID
shame and are unworthy the consider
alton Of any honorable gentleman or
lady" and most summarily dismissed
them. I then presented my papers.
General Sherman. in very pleasant
manner. ordered his adjutant to iss ue
requisition upon the medical pur.
veyor f'r whatever medicine I might
need for my sick and wounded; also
one on each of the quartermaster and
commissary generals for whatever
stores in their departments might
need. Issuing q further order upon
the provost marshal to give me eight
men twice daily to guard my hosp pit
ais, with further instructions that
these men obey me implicitly in pre-
ference to any of his officers.
carried these requisitions to the
various officers. They were promptly
honored; my patients we're very com.
Portable, and as long as his army re-
mained in Milledgeville were we'll pro-
tected and guarded. In this conneo-
ton, I will state that before leaving
General Sherman's Office there came
in courier with despatch. Sher-
man read it. He became very much
excited. He paced up and down the
floor of the Office three or four
times, then stopping in front Of us,
said:
"Whilst you are here, begging me
for help and provisions and protec-
ton, Wheeler is lowering on the
outskirts of the city and numbering
my men. Here is dispatch where
his men have just murdered twenty.
two of my men. Your man Wheele,
gives me more trouble than all Of
Hood'sarmy."
We we're pent up in the city, cut of
from all outside communication, anc
really did not know that Genera
Wheeler was within % miles of US
We were glad to know that help wa,
80 near. One Of the young men above
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