The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1901-03-22

killing one and mortal swohud ding
another sand slightly wodnaioe
several others. Onr cornuslsa was
then th,o"n squmely across the fsad
while part Of the Infantry. made 4
Reconnaissance of thespremises. Day
vas .jlst breaking when 'two% com
pani's of our dismountcd men, Nc,
Kis,ick's ard Spearman' 81 were
ordered still further on to occupy a
position on tue road it was supposed
that the Federa's would pass in case
they advanced to the relief of th@r
pickos guards : The. rest. pfs5bx s
command. except those huly
serve at Aiken's summer Nit
Nstt' 8 cut took the left q 6l lI68a5
the road leading towaFs n
vile. Major Palmer with i 3
ment crossed into, 4 sitsle Eds t "a a 4,
captured a number or pfissd6 6fs ;sss
good deal of camp equippage. The
position to which We were ordered
was fine mansion surrounded by
once luxurlant growth of orange
trees and other ornamental shrub
berry and flowers. All these bad
been badly damaged by the soldiers
who had occupied the house as picket
headquarters, All over the flor of
the house; in the yard and about the
premises could be found pieces Of
glass and cbinaware, books, papers
and other treasurers left to the tender
mercies of the invaders by the fleeing
refugees lay scattered hnher aud
thithcr over the yard and about the
premises. Capt. McKissick was in
command of our party. Many Of
the men went through the house and
picked out the windows from which
they proposed to fight in case We
were attacked by larger force than
our own.
After about an hours occupancy
of the house and premises we saw
Jim Askew coming at q turkey trot
across the field from the direction the
rest OF our men went, and when he
got in proper hearing he called to
Capt McKissick, saying, "Col.
Stevens says for you to take your
men off the Island at once or they
will be cut off" We w.re so2Ay Ay,,ip: IL
Just as we crossed we overlook the
litter corps with the wounded pris-
oners in charge. The men were
broken down and we relieved lhcn.
One man died ON the litter and WIS
buried by our picIets at Alken's
summer house. His n~nc was John
Doupe. Another mortan.s wounded
was James Ritchey. They hlongcd
to the 55th Penn. Regiment, Co<K.
The rest was brought off and placed
iu the hospital at Adams Run where
they received such medical and sur
gi cal attention as it was possible tc
give them. This ended our first raic
on Edisto Island. Major Palmer
brought off quite number of prison
ers from Lite Edisto.
w nen tne IeutId'S lou"" N"o w.
we we're on the Island and it was TN
possible for them to get Oft with the'
effects, they threw their trunks an
other effects into the river. But on
, men went in and brought many
them to land. Jimmie Heron got
| valise filled mostly with paper al.
l envelopes. 1t was an adjutant's on
z fr, and next day Sunday he hi.
| ar auction sale and sold out the pap'
A and envelopes. Everybody, it seemc
f wanted Yankee paper and enve
t opes" to wri'e home, and Jimmie h;
II no trouble in disposing Of all Ii
o stock. AS soon as he got throus
n selling he called out: "Now II al
1t more of you want to sell your pap
le aud invillips for Yankee paper brl'
ID them up and we'll be half IN t
profts' 1t is needless to say tn
IS Jimmie got no more to sell that da