The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-04-16
WAR STORIES.
Graphic Description Of the Battle Of the Will
derness by a Michigan Veteran.

terrible loss in His ranks and checking
his advance until the Confederate
army and suDsistcnce trains are at a
safe distance and proper line Of de-
fcn,c established. At West Point
ana other places his regiment had
fought tic hard battle Of the rear
guard until the army vas safe on the
south side of the Chickalomi,c
River, his regiment having suffered
untold hardships and severe losses in
men aud officers, for Which lie received
just recognition for his gallant and
mcritorious conduct in face Of an
overwhelming enemy.
Next we find him at the battle Of
Seven Pines, or Fair Oaks, with his
gallant regiment and one other driving
before him whole federal division,
gaining good position, held the bat
tic field and inficting loss on the
enemy about equal to the number Of
men in his regiment, only abandoning
his position when the army was with
drawn to the former defcnces of Rich
mond, in the dark hours Of the Con-
fcderacy which followed the battle of
Seven Pines, when Johnston 8 vague
plans and operations puzzled and con-
fused the president.
y new star appeared on the Con-
fcderatc horizon. 1t illuminated the
whole American continent. It's reful-
gent rays penetrated the remotcst
bounds Of the Old World. That mag
niiccnt and glowing orb personified in
the wonderful Robert Il. Lee gave new
life to the Cenfodcracy, vigor and
swiftncss of movement. Plans were
speedily eonsummated: hostile guns
must not cover the capital; the siege
must be raised, the enemy beaten to
cover. Jackson in tho valley re-
ccives 4 message, his foot cavalry are
put in motion. He boats Banks aud
Shields. down the valley as with
fail. CONSERVATION is in their path.
One takes refuge in Harper's Ferry;
the other across the Potomac. The
great failer returns and brushes Ere
mont out of his path, drops back
few foot-sore Spartans as pickets for
Fremont to cape at until his (Jack-
son's) return. Lee CROSSES the Chick
ahominie at Meadow Ridge aud drives
the encmy to its common center about
Grapevine Bridge and Woodbury.
Bridge. The seven days battle is on.
The second day, June q, 1862, Long
street strikes the enemy's left and
Jackson the right tanks. The battle
RACES all the afternoon. The enemy
hold their ground. Late in the cvcn-
ing Lee makes the final effort to count
that days victory his own. Tho Tex
an brigade under Hood are hurled like
thundcrbolt against the left center.
Colonel Micah jenkins with his vail
ant Palmetto regiment and one other
against tho extreme left. The left
center is broken and shattered into
fragments. jenkins fires one volley
and charges with cold steel. The
enemy broken, slaughtered, and the
survivors driven into the swamps of
the Chickahominic-and only the
sheltering wings of night saved us
from complete annihilation
The writer's regiment, one Of the
most magnificent regiments in the
army, II companies, 1,140 men, was
almost total wreck, and jenkins held
our beautiful banner. Col. james a.
Hoyt, editor Of the Grecnvile Noun
taineer, then captain in Col Jen-
kins' regiment, has told tho story cor
rectly in the Veteran.
Lee is victor. Mcclellan is on the
retreat to the James River. The
siege of Richmond raised. The 5th
Of the battle days, June 30. Jenkins
takes the advance of the battle of
Frazicr's Farm. Beats back tho enc
my. Holds the battle ground. He
has commanded R. II. Anderson's
brigade in both battles. His regimen
tai loss is severe. himself severely
wounded. Tie Palmetto regiment
alono sustaining loss of 375 aud no
prisoners reported After march Of
over two hundred miles, on hal: ra-
tions, we find General Jenkins again
on the old battle ground of Bull Run,
or Manassas No. 2, on Longstreet'
right. Porters' federal corps left,
this time he fights Maxey Gregg's, old
enemies of Gains Mill Jcnkins'
brigade has some desperate fighting
and himself again severely wounded,
and brigade loss about 45O Heis