The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-04-19
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ing. w. J. Vaughan and I were
targets for sharp shooters. We could
not see the rascals but could hear the
music Of their minnies all the same.
We were on high knob on the flank
# the brigade. Vaughan was as
brave q man as ever drew . sword.
At Deep Bottom when the enemy
were repulsed some of the most VEN
turesome men would jump over the
works and forage the dead and
wounded. All of them possessed
more or less whiskey in their can
teens. This was given to increase
their courage. This they often did
After this assault the Yanks called
Fort Harrison Fort He'll" As the
enemy would falter the officers would
curse them and strike them with their
swords, do everything in their power
to make them 60 forward. Our Of
ficer came in advance walking back
wards, keeping step, urging his men,
sword in hand. lie almost reached
the rife pits before being repulsed.
Our casualties were very light, do
not remember our l,ss. The enemy
acknowledged, officially, 1900 killed
and wounded in our front. In the
attack on Fort Gilmore by the
negroes, the poor darkies came on
for while with steadiness which
betoken disaster to the Confederates.
But suddenly the lines began to
waver and twist, and then there was
a positive halt by al, except perhaps
q hundred who rushed forward and
miraculously escaped death, tumbled
headlong and pell nell into the wide
Ds..a~--E..t ~..,., nnnding the fort.
shouted the commander Of tic tie i tors.
'S'rendar 20 self ssh! game the
reply in q stentorian VOICE. ''Jess
vaitll We 9ns sit in dAr, eff you
vanter." Then they began lifting
each other up to the tip of the
parapet. but no sooner did head
appear than its owner was killed by
a shot from the rifles Of the infantry.
LESS lift Corporal Dick up" one Of
them suggested, she'll git in dar
suah," md the corporal was accord
,ingly hoisted, only to fall back life
of his cornEnpsk through his head,
! lone dead! What 1 done -
yous" Yet, Notwithstanding the l0i :,
Of Corporal Dick it was not until Y
, ;umltes of the fort thlsw Gxhte
g shells over into tho ditch that u
n ~ '.r;o. cama 10 terms and crawls
r. oMt one after another through
n opening at the end Of the ditch ~
< the fort.
sr This continuous Gshtsns sOr ror
70 odd hours Without sleep and ratio
Ve almost exhausted u', still no 0
ad compiained. No braver men eN
or eTisted than the Confederate soltle
So This is acknowledged by the civil;
nd world. The Yanks had the world
~: recruit from. I think every nj
nd sss renresspted In their ar'
/. q Thous .nds deserted while besiegg
in Richmond and Petersburg. L
BON crossed the James daily. It'll a
by o Of history that the Army Of
aer, Po,am,c, after tskias all the sun
lem TO fight il aas on this ever sn .a
tato mo, Sine was reduced to su
do ~s. msps skeleton of its former maanl
'soh that is commander found II neee'
l to cali for 100000 more mon
me. establish his dead limo; How
the the new lines all stood up TO
mber Nv. Nv am not prepared to
orks. Th;sI IT, know. We had to face
dis. and this was done oftimes by y
slng ing ont, making tbs apaoe "a
$ and ak feet between, each man in
we +o ha~Shle To front them,