The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-02-22

up several throphies left by the enemy
in What appeared to us as hurried
flight from the place where dangers
were breeding fast. We returned
to our lines and then spent several
hours in looking down the inlet at
the boats and transports as they were
busily engaged landing troops On
Edisto Inland. 1t was a beautiful
Sabbath day, the sun shone warm
and while We were musing on the
spring-like weather and surroundings
we could see the cotton stalks which
had not been killed by frost, putting
out sprouts from the old roots, and
growing luxuriously. The long grey
moss hung in graceful confusion from
the water oaks that skirted the wood
land to out left and the woeIng or rfrr-
palm leaves that decorated the land
scape, added to its beauty.
AS soon as the investigation was
made and no enemy found on the
main land, courier was dispatched
to halt the infantry and artillery that
was coming on with all possible speed
and save them lone tiresome march.
AS the sun was sinking below the
western horizon detail was made to
picket the line till morning, and re-
port any other demonstration the
enemy might make during the night:
! JTrhAeeu 'fofrtngrr nofses, and the rest
of the command was taken back to
camp to be in easy reach should the
proceedings of that morning be re-
newed. We returned to our bivouac
lust across Tuggadoo bridge, where
we were dismounted without any
thing to eat, save barrel Of hard
tacks which was setting by the road
side where each man got cracker
as he passed. Not bundle OF hay
or an ear of corn could there be had
for our horses. We had been hur'
ried off from camp that morning
without moments time to make the
preparation to stay all day and night
.. Every old soldier will appreciate ou
y conditions just at this time. Ihes'
are the occasions that not only tr.
= men s souls but bring out whateye
7 ingenuity is in them. After we ha
IL IL got our horses picketed and arrange
y u to spend the night with our scant
~ outfit, Capt. McKissick, who neve
4 was despondent, came to your CORE
y y respondent and said: "Jim, by ging
q; u YOU don't call this first class hot
~ do you?" "No Captain, the outl
~ ~ at present is very defective, but v
nc nc hope it will improve later was n
on reply. . eoa
h.s m feed. The captain said he would II
10 10 to know if we could get forgi
o ", party to send out. Several sponde
lus among them your correspondent, a
lmao m struck out afoot. Near by wa
81 plantation with lot OF darkeyss
eSs 'sS, It. They had colored man TO
sn' foreman, as they called him.
~ ~, went to him to get potatoes.
the readily sold US what We wan
III. and we paid him for them. He t
'age proposed to send the Captain some
o oh a present. These we agreed to 6
uo" @ and thanked him too, in beha
VIZ" '..t the Captain. The plantation
u M W. longed to man by the nam
= ~ Jenkins. After getting the pota
~ we told him we would like to
tne some chickens. He said he di
nsort Mort have any himself but that the o
,hols darkeys on the place had plen'
'nU.1 aud them and we might buy them.
anu went to the darkeys and they "
.ho not hear to us, and We couldn'
.mo .o the chickens for neither love
,rked moneys. w .nbow ond strncl
ppose Few y, 'n Rcsore we cot to
, one of the negroes had gone an
'S'lns ported that the soldiers were ate
,e%s Ta' his chickens, and Capt. Walsl
ol :: l.;.S ns, each Captain to call the roll !
;sS,oa .;snoa who was absent. Capt. NICK