The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-12-10

officers:
James NJ. Gadhcrry, Colonel.
Ferdinand Scaife, Lieut.. Colonel.
W. B. Allison, Major.
j. II. Montgomery, Commissary.
p. 0. Lemons, Quartcrmastcr.
W. II. Wallace, Adjutant.
Rev. a. a. James, Chaplain.
The regiment onsistcd Of four
companies from Union District, two
from Spartanburg, two from York, one
from Darlington and one from Andcr-
son.
The regiment remained in camp on
the south side Of the Ashley River,
near Charleston, for about six n onths.
with short intervals spent on James
Island aid Mt. Pleasant.
About the first of May, 1862, the
reorganization took place and w. II.
Wallace was elected lieutenant colonel
in place Of Col. Scaifc, who was dis
charged, being over age, and Clough
s. Sims, Of company A, was appointed
adjutant in place of Col. Wallace, pro-
NOTED.
About the first of July we were or
dered to Virginia, and were in camp
below Richmond at Malvern Hill.
After remaining here for some two
weeks the regiment was ordered 10
Gordonsville. We were conveyed on
the cars, and on the way several off
GERS from South Carolina accompanied
us, among them Col. Means, Col.
NJ 4rshall and Col. Moore. Col. Cad
berry remarked that he had present.
iment that he would be killed in the
first battle he got into, and asked Col.
Marshall what he should do. Mar
shall replied: "Do your duty and
trust in your Cod This remark was
made by Col. Gadborry not because he
was wanting in courage or to shirk
duty, for he deserves to be ranked
with Hobson or Dewey. When
Beast Butler issued his Infamous or
der in New Orleans characterizing the
ladies Of that city as common street
walkers" he consulted with some of
his friends aa to the propricty of his
making his way into New Orleans and
shooting Butter down on sight and
sacrifice his own life in vindicaticn Of
the honor Of the women Of the South.
He was anxious to put his purpose
into execution, but was persuaded by
his friends not to undertake it.
There was not braver man in the
Confederate service than Col. JAS. NJ.
Gadberry. He, no doubt, had in some
way unknown to mortals, heen aprrised
Of the fate that awaited him.
We remained in camp at Gordons-
Vile FOR several days when the order
came to prepare three days rations
and march in the direction Of Kappa
hammock Station. We were hurried
off and left the -four and raw meat in
che old field and bade adieu to our
tents for the remainder Of the war.
We soon came up with Gen. T. j.
Jackson's corps, which left us and
went up the south bank Of the Kappa
hammock, while our command, in Gen.
Longstreet's corps, went directly to
the railroad crossing on the river to
make feint at crossing and hold the
Federal forces under Gems. Mcdowell
and Pope, while Jackson with his
forces crossed the river at Raccoon
Ford and passed through Thorough
fare Gap and got possession of Ma
nassas junction in the rear Of the
Federal army.
While we were exposed to heavy
artillery fire at Rappahanuock Station
where we could offer but little resist
ance, having but one battery Of artil-
lery, commanded by Capt. Boyce, sew
-eral Of the brigade we're severely
wounded, among them Lieut.. Munro
Of the artillery, shot through both
thighs-hesh wounds. We then fol-
lowed 10 the footsteps Of Jackson's
forces, az Gen. Pope had hurled his
forces against them and vas pressing
them severely. when Gen. Longstreet's
corps oaGs &C h:s assistance. We ~
oountered the enemy on the evening
of the 2Sth Of August, 1862, and /
think our regiment had but one man
killed in a charge we made after dark
The next day we were under constant
fire; but on the Both was the great
charge made in which our command
lost in killed and wounded just one
half Of tke number taken into the
.ight. Our gallant Col. Gadberry was
killed, which fulfilled the PRESENT.
,ment he had expressed some days be-