The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-08-02

Charleston Hotel where he gave us per-
mts to knock about" in town, which
we did that evening. We visited the
V wharf and went on board an Engli Ii
steamer, (OlCckage runner) and amused
ourselves in this way until sundOwn,
when we returned to the Charleston
Hotel. Here we separated for the night.
Some went one way and some another.
Gillian Thomas, II. g. K.nner and my
self went to the Pavilion Hotel and were
assigned room on the top floor. From
window in our room we had fine
view of the harbor and the different
forts, as well as of the Inflated city.
Next morning was the first time re-
member seeing Col. JOS. F. Gist.
Our duty next day (Monday) was to
transfer our baggage from the Savannah
to the South Carolina depot which we
did, and were ready by 4 p m. to start
to Summerville. At that hour the 'COn-
garee" with its ponderous traiu backed
back and our boxes hitched on. With
silent majesty it moved along the pleXus
of tracks and after a while she gave
| shout from her iron throat, bounded
| forward like champion Of the turf, aud
left the city, that seven months before
had witnessed our advent, in the dis
tance. On she sped, while telegraph
poles ard other objects dashed back like
50 many meteors. For three quarters of
an hour we went like bird flying. The
| train halted at Summcrvile. Not more
| than half the men who left Adams Run
the morning before could be found, and
part OF them boarded that train for Co
lumbia that evening. III two days from
that time we hadn't a dazen men in the
company beside the cooks. These two
days we stayed there to allow the other
companies to get tausp ,rtat!on for their
horses TO Columbia. Wednesday even
| irg 23i July, '62, we boarded the train
| with our horses and followed the CON-
mand. Part of the baggage bad never
| been taken off the train. The company
| had 1O2 horses and filed 10 cars with
stock. one with baggage and one carried
| t'e men. Thus, that evening Il train of
| Il cars well loaded moved out from Sum
| merville at p. m. AS we passed The
| residences OF the planters home with ali
| its erjnyments WAS plainly pictured to
MS White handerchiefS waving from
the widows of stately mansions We're
| saluted with Il "rebal yell'' that almost
browne the whir of the living wheeIs.
Long stretches Of road appeared and dis
| appeared alternately. Railroad platforms
were crowded with beautiful women and
a kind word was in store for every
soldier. Thus we passed the time Most
of the men had got permission to GO
home before we left Summerviile, and 4
general rush had beeu made for ''lrave
| of atSance" when the command arrived
| there Sunday evening, and of course,
somebody had to be disappointed. Lieut..
Palmer, in command of the company,
drew the line, "those who have not been
home may 90 first I" This ruling called
up the ire OF some, and sharp W ,rd5 en-
silr1, in which the assertion is IN idn that
| if Lieut.. Palmer did not have On his
stripes something would be done The
Lieut.. politely agreed to take them off if
| they were in the way, and thus things
soon quieted down.
About a. m, on the oath of July 'Ga
we arrived at the Greenvile Depot, in
Columbia 5. c., and made search for
water, but failed to find any until we
mounted the tender against the protesta-
tion Of the engineer and fireman; who,
with the police found remonstrance ur-
necessary. The morning after daylight
our hIrSes Wee taken off the train and
wateird and fed About II NJ the lin.
WAS form Il aud We laarohed through
tie CITY and bvouacpd not far from the
| ',r"'inttr d"pot. 1t vas now understood
| That sever al days would elap-e before we
would move again our horses must b.
ShOd, aud this would necessarily d tain
us some time.
| Capt. Nick iSSick was not in camp
Col Shngler Was in the city, and Lieut..
| Palmer was in command Of the company.
| Friday morning, 25th July, 'G2, / com
| cluded TO 90 home for 3 DAYS Got nv
nrrmit written ont and went !, The cit,
,o get Col ShiuoIar tn .ion II h,,, L..
| had gopp across tha Cnna,rsc po.mr,im,,