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

ing the iron turrett, glanced of. The
range was too short for effective
work. Before the guns could be re.
loaded the vessel was well past, and
the nature of the ground occupied
by our artillery wss such as to pro-
tect the gunbost. Our infantry were
not inactive. Every port hole and
other objects were targets for their
rifles. AS soon as the crew recov-
cred from their surprise they put
their guns to work throwing she'll
grape shot and canister, at their un-
expected foemen. Bill Vaughan was,
on picket post at Sand Bluff at the,
time. lie was in about -huas raiiiis-
of our batteries when they opened on
the boat. As they passed the post
he was on-one where we had kept
picket all the time-they filled the
air with grape shot, but fortunately
they hurt no one. From where we
were we could see the flashes from
the cannon, as the sky Redeemed one
moment, the next one we could hear
the report. The small arms in the.
meantime kept up the music. The.
officer commanding the battery was
severely criticised for not firing on
the boat sooner. He knew his bust
ness too well and the character of
the work to be done. and soon the
censure died out. Men are too often
selfconstituted judges of things they
know nothing about. This was no
less the case then than now. The
most ignorant private we had could
criticise the official acts of the best
officers. Then, as now, those who
knew the most afterwards were the
biggest fools beforehand. I shall
show few instances of this kind.
should I live to finish this work.
AS before stated, Jas. A. Donald
and VIM. Good Fowler were on post
at Pineberry, when the boat came
up and began shelling the battery.
It was the duty Of pickets to report
. thing, being done, instead of try
ing to prevent it, particularly this
kind Of work. As The boat ap-
teSesesha,fSsaF horses were hit1bea hs s
snfpe distaneay from the post. The
relief had taken to rhefr hools and
left them to take care of themselves,
and their horses to do the same.
They had to travel some distance on
a rice bank before they got out of
sight IF the boat. When the boat
would fire Bill Good would fall and
wait for the shell to pass, and then
up and run again until he would
hear another shot, when he would
fall again, and so on until they got
out of reach. AS they passed the
battery they wanted to 20 in and
share the fate Of the inmates, but
the officer in command told them to
"get further" When they got there
Squire Donald's horse had wound
himself up ia limb and the halter
rein, so that it was necessary to cut
the latter to get him loose. The
boat was throwing shell at them oil
the time.
forgot to tell about Wess Nc
Kown, Jim McCulloch and myself
going to Edisto ferry as couriers,
where we killed two large coons,
which 1 had brought to camp and
had cleaned and cooked-old Stephen
Farr superintended this part of the
work. | asked Capt. McKissick if
he didn't want to try piece of coon.
He said "no, l don't want to eat
that old poor coon, but if it was
big fat 'possum l might try and worry
down small piece, provided my
stomach would take it," During
our stay at Ddisto Ferry as couriers,
we gathered sage at Legare's place
and made tea in frying pan. When
we got back to camp. Jim McCul-
loch told Capt. McKissick we had
found new dish. "What is it Jim2"
the Capt. said. "Fried tea," said
Jim. "How is it nader" "In a
frying pam
Buryine the Dead After the
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