The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-11

tHcIc WAS iaEBc uuUDer VINO were
not favored with this rare treat, just
fairly burning to wet their whistles
with that fine old Cognac. A large
crowd of the neglected assembled
about hundred yards in front of Dr..
Todd's tent and got up one of the
biggest rows ever heard in the camp
OF the Tenth Georgia regiment. Men
and officers rushed to the scene of the
terrible fight, which seemed to be
going on between about fifty men.
Everybody was excited, except about
dozen men, who the moment the
row began, ripped open the back Of
DR.. Todd's tent, took the cask, emp
tied it into jugs, tin pans and camp
kettles previously provided, distribu-
ted the jugs, etc., fairly among the
ten companies Of the Tenth and then
hid the empty cask in one of the tents
OF the Fifty-third regiment. When
DR.. Todd discovered his loss he was
in furious passion and made the air
lurid with his maledictions against
the men who had stolen his cask. He
sent for Captain Rcdwine and the
provost guard and began systematic
hunt for the thieves. Many of the
Tenth had by this time tested the
"spiritus vini gallici" and joined
earnestly in the hunt and boldly de-
nounccd tho malefactors. Captain
l'cdwinc searched faithfully through
the tents Of the Fifticth and Fifty
first Georgia regiments, and then
started through the Fifty-third, little
doubling from the first that he would
find the empty cask in the Tenth.
Many Of the Tenth were unusually
hilarious, and there was much cir.
cumstantial evidence besides the gen
cral reputation of the regiment to war
rant his belief; but great was his
surprise, and that Of everybody else,
when be found it in one of the Fifty
thirds tents. A number Of arrests
followed, but no one was punished.
The Tenth Georgia was doing picket
duty in Fredericksburg, having the
very best kind of time. Successful
fishing and traffioking with the Yan.
KEGS went on every day. Seiners on
both sides, "stark Naked" made rich
hauls of fine fish, and had some in
tensely ludicrous quarrels. I related
in former article how some of the
Tenth who had encroached too far on
the Yankees side, when told by tho
Yankees that they would turn loose
their artillery on US, told the Yankees
they would come over naked as they
were and take every gun they had. 1
refer TO th;s ssss:a because 7 havo re-
Gently learned that Captain G. r.
Lamar, now living at or near Thomas
ton, Ca, was with General McLaws
on that April day, and saw and heard
all / have related.
Un the morning Of the 10Th of April
our season Of pleasure was suddenly
and rudely ended by rapid musket fir
ing not far to our right. We imme-
diately stood to arms. About IL
o'clock I was ordered by Colonel Holt
to take command Of the sharpshoot-
ers and 60 on picket at the foot Of
Lees hill, our left resting near Wei
ford's mill, on Hazel Run, our right
near to and in front of Howison s
house, where We remained till about
sunse, on the 30th, when we marched
about three miles toward Chancellors-
vile, and went into camp on Friday,
May lst. Semmes' brigade had q
sharp fight with Sykes regulars near
Zoar Church. Colonel William nj.
Slaughter and Lieutenant Colonel Ed
ward Ball, of the Fifty-first Georgia,
were both seriously, the former NOR
tally wounded. Many others of that
splendid regiment fell. The Tenth
was less exposed and had few casual
ties; We were in perfect jungle of
rank vines and undorgrowth, lying
down. Birds and animals frightened
by Sykes men, who were keeping up
a lively shooting in our direction,
came close up to our lines OF flow over
us. Several pheasants came close up
to the "Ialler Hammers" Sparks and
others gathered some rocks, ran after
them and got one or two Of them.
The sharpshootcrs Of the Tenth soon
got good position and poured de-
structive enfllading fire into Sykes
men. They fell back toward Chan
ccllorsville. We pushed them hard
captured, killed and wounded good
many and made nearly all Of them
shed their knapsacks, overcoets, etc.
Semmes' brigade made rich hauls Of