The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1902-08-27

"hN Az ouOIt Wuljc 1 became unQer
the influence and like drunk man
did not know when | went TO bed in
the hospital. What ecstacy, what de.
licious delirium this drug brings. In
my dreams everything waa lovely in
the extreme. Beautiful scenery, beau
tiful flowers and fruits and beautiful
females passed before my opium
clouded vision. Suddenly I was
aroused from this revery, my eyes
opened, and there before my startled
vision was most lovely creature gag
ing on NE, with her soft tender fingers
lightly touching my bandaged head,
and in tones Of deep tenderness she
said, poor fellow, he is shot in the
head. I can never forget that tender,
loving angel-for sbe is an angel now
for her devotion. She was at my
bedside constantly until I was able to
leave the hospital and before our last
separation there were words of love
and devotion spoken. She was after
wards killed by the bursting of ehell
while eating her dinner during the
bombardment of Petersburg.
Zone more incident and 1 am done.
While General Longstroet was driv-
ing the enemy from Loudon to Knox.
vile, Tenn, he forced battle on the
retreating forces at Campbell Station
and there for awhile the lines swayed
back and forth in deadly conflict.
Twas at this time Richard Cabun, as
fearless and as bold soldier of our
company as ever carried a musket,
was shot down and left between the
lines. Twas then q man Of God
named Thomas, private soldier Of
company c approached Colonel Gary
and asked he be allowed to go and
pray with the dying man. Colonel
Gary at first refused, but so importu-
nate was this brave soldier that Gary
allowed him to go. Forward to the
side of Cabun advanced Thomas while
the bullets were plowing up the earth
and whistling around him and on
bended knee and uplifted hands he
implored the God Of battles. Sudden.
ly then, there was lull in the storm
of battle and both sides gazed on the
affecting scene aud ceased firing.
When Thomas returned our regiment
advanced with yell and drove the
enemy into their entertainments at
Knoxville. A short time after, at
the request Of Colonel Gary, I wrote
the order commissioning Private
Thomas as chaplain Of the regiment.
"Now, fellow soldiers, in conclu-
sion let me say we can never regret
the part we took in this struggle for
Southern independence, and we
should ever continue to hold these re-.
unions to let our children know and
remember their fathers were soldiers
and answered promptly the call to
arms. Though our cause was lost,
still when an impartial history of the
struggle is written the deeds Of the
Southern soldier, the boy in gray will
fill bright page in the annals Of fame.
We brother soldiers will soon meet no
more ut pleasant reunions, but will go
to join those who now rest in fame q
eternal camping ground on the bat
tlefelds of Virginia and Tennessee
where wo shall remain until the grand
and iLal reveille shall be announced
By GsbFiels trump, and our armies
shall pass in review before the great
Jehovah. Continue your reunions, keep
up your old organizations ss long as
yor can and never forget your old sol.
diers. The poet says:
"For wealth the merchant plows the
| main,
The farmer plows the manor,
But glory is the soldiers prize,
The soldiers wealth is honor.
Then pity tho poor soldier,
| Nor treat him % stranger,
For he is his country's stay
| In day and hour OF danger"
II hope mono that hear my voice to-
day may have to go to battle, but
there are war clouds now no longer
than mans hand which may soon
envelope the whole hea .ens. T be-
lieve the boys I see before me will as
willingly respond to the call OF duty
as did the men Of 81. Peace
bright, beautiful, smiling peace
reigns over our country, and progress
and prosperity, her handmaids, stalk
abroad in this fair Piedmont country.
have been privileged to visit many
sections of the United States, and I
am forced to believe this land of ours
is more blessed than many others.
We have good allround country.
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