The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-07-19
YOUR BUSINESS IS RESPECTFULLY S0IIClTFn

The road near the church was deep,
causing the enemy to-quit the road
and turn out to the left. When they
were forced to come in the road again
where a small branch crossed the
same there was a considerable COLI.
sion, made worse by our troops. In
the road was pile of men ar d
horses, the writer one of the party.
1t was With great difficulty that he
succeeded in extricating himself Fl om
thestruggling mass of men and dherses.
He observed "Yank" get out, Jump
the fence and lay down in a corn
row, ever turning his head to observe
his surroundings. Jim Askew saw
him, rested his pistol through crack
of the fence bursting several caps,
his pistol was wet and would not fire.
told the Yank to come to me and
and give up which he did. l did not
approve of Askew's conduct under
the circumstances. For this act
Askew gave me ''hail Columbia"
accused me of protecting the enemy
instead of letting him kill him.
Askew was quite an old man, conse-
quently did not contend nor take
offense at his cursing me. He was
brave man and an independant vol
unteer. In this engagement the
enemy lost several killed and wounded
besides several prisoners. We were
satisfied and greatly pleased at the
result. We did not lose man. This
affair caused them, at least for a
while, to let US alone. We gathered
up their wounded, placed them in the
church and did all in our power to
relieve their suffering. One OF them.
mortally wounded, wrlthing with
pain, requested Sergt. w. X. Thomas
to write note to his wife stating his
condition, etc., shat he would soon
be dead" He dictated the letter
between his par"xism of pain. He
requested Thomas to try and convey
or send 1t into their lines, which he
faithfully promised to do. After
heartily thanking Thomas and all of
US for our kindness, he expired.
Amongst the killed was lieutenant
On the next day the enemy came
with truce to get their dead and
Lieut.. Jeter, in command. recognized
the same and granted their request,
and Sergt. Thomas at the same time
delivered the note. During the truce,
while the enemy were gathering up
their dead, Lieut.. Jeter and the Fed
eral officer engaged in an interesting
conversation concerning the war and
other topics. l will here state that
the enemy's cavalry were armed with
breach loading rifles, navy pistols and
sabers. While we were armed with
double barrel shot guns, sabers and a
few of us had pistols, the latter we
borrowed from the enemy and re-
turned some of them at Appomattox.
Our guns were loaded with fifteen
buck shot and one ounce ball and
their action in rear was almost equal
to that in front. Our shoulders were
badly bruised after every fight. The
Yanks called our guns ''pepper
boxes Some of the prisoners told
us that as many as twenty seven buck
shot were taken from the back oi
Capt. Hoggermaster, Of the 5th
Penn, in fight preceding this
when the battle cry was "kemembe,
Corporal Lementine Peak" as be
was 'he commander of the party who
killed Corporal Peak and private
|. Tillman Millwood near sun down one
cold bleak day in February not fal
from the Burnt Ordinary. While the
enemy were driving in our picket 6
covy of quail few across the road in
our front. One of them came in con
tact with telegraph wire which com
, pletely decapitated it. Corporal GiG
|, Keasler dismounted and put it in hin
, haversack. This was done regardless
of balls and will illustrate wha
hunger will prompt a man to do
t Keasler was DUBBED Corporal Gisseldi
Q mar Rasco. He was an excellen
= soldier
; We suffered intensely from hunge
r and for the want of clothing. Some
times wheat bran was issued to ou