The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-01-30


Just here occurred one Of thos. in
cidcnts, proof Of the undauntcd valc
aud intrepid prowcss Of Southern
troops, and which history fails K
chronicle The enemy. in the AFRO
gance of superior numbers, were press
ing our line, when hurried orders came
for reinfcrcements. Two regiments
were in reserve behind the hill CT
which we were posted, and were order
ed to the front.
These were the 54th and 57th North
Carolina, if VIC remember correctly
They were raw troops, fresh from the
pines and hills Of the Old North
State, and had had no time nor oppor.
tunity to become familiarized with the
"usagcs Of war" or to cultivate the
callousness Of seasoned veterans, sc
we watched :~;.il curiosity do they re.
sponded; watched as the sinuous col
umn filed up the ascent, when rico
chetting Parrot shell came hu-tling
overhead, with its ominous futter,
struck l;mh, glanced down and one
file ce men went to the last oll.call.
Then the commanding officer cried:
Steady, men! Close up!" and they
stepped over their dead comrades,
passed over the crest of the hill with
"firn and martial tread AID on to
the firing line; as they deployed into
battle line and quickly the long fash
and cloud and rattle as they were en-
vcloped from view in their own pow
der smoke. Then came, borne back
to us, long continued yell, like a
thousand huntsmen with thousand
packs in fullest cry.
Then, as the smoke cleared, was
seen their charging gray line and the
blue line falling back Forward goes
the gray, into the railroad cut, up on
the OF her side.
Cousins, go halt those men, or
they'll be captured" was the quick
order given by Gen. Law to the long
Indian-haired, devil-may cara Capt.
Cousins, of Texas, who LAID his horse
to earth and did succeed, in the nick
Of time, in turning and saving these
regiments, WHO claimed they were on
their way to Washington and didn t
see why they were stopped. There
were some splendid fighters among the
"Tarhcels.
AS the sun was casting lengthening
shadows eastward our battery was Or
dered to high cminence TO the left,
from which an unobstructed panoramic
view Of the field of battle could be
had. Fighting had waned until now
the armies were silently watching
each other across the cut. Along the
river bank could be seen blue line of
troops; advanced still farther there
was another line, while behind their
skirmishers was a third serried col
umn in blue; yet on our side there
was but one thin, soil-colored line,
but underneath their homely garb'
there were determined souls, who had
resolved that the "On to Richmond"
should stop there, and it stopped, as,
this fight ended the campaign Of 1862,
and Burnside's prestige waned and
Lees waxed.
The 14th and 18th passedi in quiet
preparation for any further onslaug at
Of our foes. It is said that Burnside
desired to renew the fight, but his
officers protested.
On the morning Of the 10th, while
lolling about our entrenched guns on
the hill, there was heard prolonged
cheering, that grew nearer and nearer,
when some one cried: "Boys, that's
Stonewall or rabbit" 1t was Gen.
Jackson, who soon appeared in his
usual unpretentious way, and, riding
up to the battery, remarked: "Weli,
boys, your formidable works have
helped to scare the enemy. ACROSS the
river" and this was our first knowl-
edge Of their having retired during the
night.
Official figures record that the Union
army numbered on the morning e9 the
battle 113, ,GGG; the Confederate army
65, 900. The Union loss In killed,
wounded, captured and missingi was
IL, ,653; Confederate loss 5,377.
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