The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-01-18

their days again, and the sixties are
to them NOE than any other epoch in
the century inst ended. Had the
historian come to the rescue a quarter
of a century or more ago, there
would not have been such demaua
for personal remiaisesncss. & SIS. q
:. Uaionso oaelhsy Go6tr76uted si3 5(;
tConfef efetd xhi4 sold diars sS,itl la
tS1ursee a6d lid dursnce to any an ia the
Copfsderate States. IT'S q conIilis
ment that has gone into history; ;of
which its people ought To (aad do1 81
less do) feel a pride; hat on ona 90 s
casior General JenkiSs was said to
have been asked by General Long
street which he thought was the best
regiment in his brigade. His reply,
was, "Sir, 1 believe thar the; 9th South
Carolina regiment 10 not only thesbest
drilled regiment In nay ocmhand but
1t is equal to any nthe .Confsdsrafe.
army, and that the .Pe< Rid des com:
pany is the bspFss ookn pany Of the
regiment e ls<tnade nls g tbe hard.
lest men ald;tne nesf t9hterst the world
ever sa On Thia cOilQuuy ig eHt4(<.ri
hs ws.' taLan; sni.ca ;;nss 6sfora UoiiffI
into the hattie ~ tha. yWiidarness or ]
the 9Th of NAV fS84 'fs's ,sIa'' q :.
The soldiers siifS wss NOT altogethef
confined 40 the horrors and dangersz
of the battlefield. Between these
awful crises he had his enj ,yable
pastimes, and of these it is more
pleasant to speak aud to remember.
Most of the Ex. Confederate States
have long ago placed upon record the
soldiers thew furnished and the actions
of their troops. but South Carolina
has signally failed up to this time, and
but little, if any prospects of its ever
being any better.
While the Holcomb Legion cavalry
was on the South Carolina coast during
the winter of 1862 it was assigned
to the duty of p;ckettinp Elisto and
Jehassee islapds. these were dan.
perous points. az the Federal gun.
boats could easily cut rhe pickets off.
surround the islands aud capture
them. .ssst5ss#ss
o.. ono neeas;~. r--.--e,. .,rs r, - -
crossing that connected tnese wv
Islands by means OF a Temporary "s.. E..
Among the detail we're "DoPn fau'
and Henry Burrough. me oI
guard a gunhoat came ~ S'suT 49, Su
began shelling the Plckets. ipese .ss
was nothing to protect tnem anu as .ne
onlv way they had to get away was
by traversing ievee thrown up 10
protect the rics fields, Az nl an,'she., .hsaa
places bitches were cut ao'o:s .A.Se .Se
fields for the purpose OF hoooiIg 'ns o
rice lands, which was % !Ie me.n'u ~, ~
cultivating the crop, noae,Ia' .S. ha. .u'
i, pickets had 70 get oul OF ra"ge n;no IN. D .h
. way they could. eitner oy iunns ns.;n, ;n
I levee or plunglng into ,a auI % ~ Inv
l., the bitches the best they eo1 q. D,ipu
with one part OF the dssaon%eu' sa. .asG .oo
r the levee and fell back 10 Paohes s.har u.~.
). quarters, but Henry VINO wAs la'net y,
it chunky man, thought tnas cIoes,ns s '. v.
10 bitches offered the Oes' meiHou ,;O .o,o y, -
n cape. 90 he struck pee i,no aCio ~,
the field and stuck up over Ane: J''
T. in the m9a 'ne hrsS a. u 49, .nd too
jump. FlnaiLy NO so' ott .Ssm ~ A
er the others as ne came W , .no no,n. =
old darkey-one OF 'no a." ~ ~
oil style, full Diooueu ;a 90 ,hs me-
watching the movements pm a,oas ~ b;s is; bige m
and saw henry a. as No eo.t u"'s and d asSe
rom sIo az non,s von1er?" "Ths
Captain simon Hugss' e.
,ou "DolPh" fs8.. %.,. an! tait u~s and T read b,